Thread to discuss the football itself.
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You can discuss the hosting in the relevant thread.
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.
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.
I'd find Brazil so much easier to get behind if Neymar wasn't such a detestable human being :-/
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.
Would have been so much fun if that last chance went in. We would be joking about it for years.
Imagine the look on Ronaldo's face had Williams of scored that😂
Williams robbed a loose ball from the keeper as he was kicking it clear but slipped before he could finish it
Ah man what a slip. Gerrard-esque!
Pity Williams slipped going for that. Ghana deserved something. Great second half.
Portugal at the back have been a shambles. Shay Given has experience of that Costa moment!
That's that... gutting for Ghana, deserved more from that.
What happened there? I presumed it was over.
Seen the replay, if only he hadn't lost his footing.
Why the hell did Portugal swing that free kick in.
The sheer amount of shithousery that will occur between Portugal and Uruguay will be off the charts.
For sure, really need to not rise to anything, and just keep the heads.
More diving from Portugal. Leao this time, getting himself booked, and a Ghana player for doing nothing.
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.
Ghana need to not help the time wasting by getting into fights.
9 minutes. Another opening 3-3 game for Portugal?
"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.
What odds there'll be a Portugal player on the ground at all times over the next 7 or so minutes?
Bukari scored and did the Ronaldo celebration. You can't knock that sh*thousery. 😂
Portugal's defending doesn't bode well for their hopes.
3-2. Good game
C'mon Ghana! A lot to ask for to get a third, but at least they're in it right to the death.
Haha that lad just done the Ronaldo celebration 🤣
Poor Ayew was thinking the same ffs!
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.
God that was pathetic from Joao Felix there. Proper order for ref to be pointing to his watch: "If you're play-acting (as I'm 99% certain you are) your team won't benefit"
I'm a Trump supporter because one of my favourite players is answering his critics in style? Sounds reasonable!
Ghana showed some nice moments in this game but were naive when it mattered.
Jesus I step out for 2 minutes.
