Thread to discuss the football itself.
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Didn't look like Ronaldo got a touch at all.
Brunos goal imo. Unless they lick the ball for the taste of hair gel.
The right back has kept meme onside.
RONALDO!
Finished player gets his second goal for his country in as many games! SIUUUU.
Such dreadful defending.
Uruguay are awful, playing long balls and the two strikers spilt so far and the midfield deep it's just pointles. Should at least get the two strikers closer.
Portugal have been poor enough themselves but at least they are trying to play
Depending on where that protester is from, they could be in for some rough treatment. Though the eyes of the world and the media will be making enquiries as to their safety and wellbeing.
Pitch invader with a rainbow flag. Brave 😬
Christ, want to have some balls to invade the pitch in a country like this!
Have bentancur fifty to one first goal scorer. Tough to watch that lol.
Cagey game. Portugal dominant but creativity lacking in the final third. Uruguay struggling to ask questions apart from Bentancur's solo run. Darwin not able to hold up play well enough. Hopefully better fare second half.
Totally panicked when he didn't expect the ball to bounce the right way for him.
Holy **** that was a great run! Deserved a better finish/goal.
I could be well wrong here but 1994 felt like that. 1998 looks almost like a different sport.
It's a real end of era world cup like just seems to be so many huge names of the last decade and more that we won't ever see compete again.
Love Uruguays anthem too, one of the best.
ha, true enough! Not too many of the starters out there today are too bad for it I think. We'll see how it pans out though! And yeah, really don't envy that ref!
On your last point, the Uruguayans don't exactly have a reputation for staying on their feet either, but may be helped by Bitey being left on the bench. Could be a long game for the ref.
Glad to see Cavani taking Suarez place. Much bigger threat these days. Think he'll work better with Nunez too.
Pellistri dropped as well after a poor game the last day.
That's a good looking Uruguay team, could see them getting a draw or a tight win. Would Hope Uruguay will just tell Nunez to run at Pepe all day.
One things for sure - we're gonna see Portugal players flying all over the place between a mixture of pure diving nonsense, and absolute crunchers from the Uruguayans. Love to see Uruguay nick it.
Calling it now: Xhaka red card. I can see him being really wound up for that one.
Portugal vs Uruguay hopefully brings a return to the goals of earlier. I'll go 2-1 Portugal.
Hopefully the Swiss can beat the Serbs in the last one - that one's gonna have some serious fire in it! Major grudge match.
Is there something weird going on with the match clocks or something? Seen a fair few games blown up in the minute before the supposedly minimum added time. No big deal, its usually just 20 or 30 seconds, but just seems a bit odd.
Brazil are both fascinating and incredibly infuriating to watch. Could have had more goals if some of the players weren't so greedy with the ball.
I had no idea he was given a bit of lip but sure they all do that. Thought there be a kick out or something. It was quiet funny given the size of each
RTE lads seem clueless with names
Thiago Silva and Marquinhos have been so good. Has Alisson had to make a save this tournament?
What that about? Right in the Swiss fellas face eyeballing him. Thought the Swiss lad was going to react back at him.
CASEMIRO!
Akanji's arse will be launching an appeal to the Dubious Goals Panel
In off the arse of the Swiss defender.
Really hope he's not to be honest... good at football and all, but christ it'd be depressing to see him dedicating his first goal to Jair Bolsonaro, as he's already said he'd do. Think we could all do without that sort of right-wing rubbish.
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