Thread to discuss the football itself.
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I don't think they were calling you a Trump supporter, just that the level of fanaticism seems similar to that found within Trump supporters.
Poor Ayew was thinking the same ffs!
Haha that lad just done the Ronaldo celebration 🤣
C'mon Ghana! A lot to ask for to get a third, but at least they're in it right to the death.
3-2. Good game
Bukari scored and did the Ronaldo celebration. You can't knock that sh*thousery. 😂
Portugal's defending doesn't bode well for their hopes.
What odds there'll be a Portugal player on the ground at all times over the next 7 or so minutes?
"one of my favourite players is answering his critics in style?
What game are you watching? He scored a penalty. Whoop-de-doo! He didn't do anything else in style. Maybe the dive for the penalty.
9 minutes. Another opening 3-3 game for Portugal?
Ghana need to not help the time wasting by getting into fights.
He had a perfectly good goal chalked off in the first half and was Portugal's biggest threat. We were told coming into this tournament that he offered nothing anymore, so yeah he has answered the critics in style. FIVE World Cup returns. What a player.
Leao making a good case to start the next game.
More diving from Portugal. Leao this time, getting himself booked, and a Ghana player for doing nothing.
For sure, really need to not rise to anything, and just keep the heads.
The sheer amount of shithousery that will occur between Portugal and Uruguay will be off the charts.
Why the hell did Portugal swing that free kick in.
What happened there? I presumed it was over.
Seen the replay, if only he hadn't lost his footing.
That's that... gutting for Ghana, deserved more from that.
Portugal at the back have been a shambles. Shay Given has experience of that Costa moment!
Pity Williams slipped going for that. Ghana deserved something. Great second half.
Ah man what a slip. Gerrard-esque!
Williams robbed a loose ball from the keeper as he was kicking it clear but slipped before he could finish it
Imagine the look on Ronaldo's face had Williams of scored that😂
Would have been so much fun if that last chance went in. We would be joking about it for years.
That Brazil line-up looks seriously strong. Hoping to see Neymar and Vini Jr. dazzle tonight.
Mitrovic got the nod ahead of Vlahovic. Interested to see how CB Pavlovic does as I read a few Serbian fans comparing him to Vidic.
I'd find Brazil so much easier to get behind if Neymar wasn't such a detestable human being :-/
I hate that just because he is the anointed Brazilian forward we are seemingly obligated to include him in all conversations about great players since he was a kid.
The Brazilians can't handle that Argentina had an all time legend in Messi and they didn't so we all had to mollycoddle them.
Plenty of better and more decorated players in football.
You especially know a fella isn't the nicest in the world when he's the Brazilian teams talisman - and half their own country despises him.
Not sure you will ever see Cancelo have a worse game.
Plenty to work on for Portugal, but they got the 3 points and their forwards got among the goals so I suppose you have to say job done.
What was the keeper thinking at the end 🙈
Ghana showed enough at times that if they were let loose or played with a bit more belief they could cause problems for Uruguay who were no great shakes either
I doubt that's it tbf
how so?
