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LIVE World Cup Thread

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  • #1532
    AndyBoBandy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,555 ✭✭✭✭AndyBoBandy


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124559916#Comment_124559916

    And then the Wally with the Brolly was appointed and they missed out on Euro 2008

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  • #1533
    Jaffa3000
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,894 ✭✭✭Jaffa3000


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124559904#Comment_124559904

    Well yea they’re usually a top ranked side they will always have easy draws like any other big national team in Europe



  • #1534
    AndyBoBandy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,555 ✭✭✭✭AndyBoBandy


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124559972#Comment_124559972

    yeah but the Pot 2 team they usually always get are the weakest of the Pot 2 teams, and are only in Pot 2 to make up the numbers.. and would ordinarily be a Pot 3 team..

    Anyway, The World Cup

    All 48 teams have now played.. that felt like a lot of games!! so all again times 2…



  • #1535
    Dick phelan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,060 ✭✭✭Dick phelan


    England were very good 2nd half last night, get Saka back and start Rashford and they'd be even better. Having said that with the squad he picked, an injury or 2 in defense and they're in trouble. Wouldn't fancy the like of Spence or Burn against a top side.



  • #1536
    odyssey06
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,636 ✭✭✭✭odyssey06


    I anticipate a busy time for the referee later, the Czechs are niggly and if the South Africans react like they did v Mexico it could get stormy.

    "To follow knowledge like a sinking star..." (Tennyson's Ulysses)



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  • #1537
    josip
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 16,054 ✭✭✭✭josip


    What could have been…

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  • #1538
    josip
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 16,054 ✭✭✭✭josip


    Never, ever give up. Even when you didn't qualify 😀

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    Nobody seen yet in a GAA jersey…

    Post edited by josip on


  • #1539
    Acosta
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,350 ✭✭✭Acosta


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124560827#Comment_124560827

    You there? Enjoy the match



  • #1540
    josip
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 16,054 ✭✭✭✭josip


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124560910#Comment_124560910

    Couldn't bring myself to travel when we didn't qualify.
    My wife and son went to represent the family 🙂



  • #1541
    josip
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 16,054 ✭✭✭✭josip


    South Africa are the worst team at this World Cup. Completely clueless.



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  • #1542
    McDermotX
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,090 ✭✭✭✭McDermotX


    Dull stuff here. Dull.

    Not for their fans obviously.



  • #1543
    EagererBeaver
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,122 ✭✭✭EagererBeaver


    South African lad with one of the worst stepovers ever.



  • #1544
    namloc1980
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,766 ✭✭✭✭namloc1980


    Shame about South Korea and Mexico kick off time, would be interested in seeing that but no chance staying up till 2am.



  • #1545
    Willie Power
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 382 ✭✭Willie Power


    I can't ever recall seeing a good South African football team. Plenty of energy put nothing else.

    Lucky enough penalty now.

    "He might be an eejit, but he's our eejit"
    Willie Power



  • #1546
    Acosta
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,350 ✭✭✭Acosta


    Well, we were 2 up against these guys, in their own back yard. Before throwing it away....



  • #1547
    Willie Power
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 382 ✭✭Willie Power


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124561194#Comment_124561194

    With the Tokyo Olympics I remember going to bed around 8 or 9pm and getting up at 2 or 3am for events I wanted to see. The body clock does go a bit all over the place.

    South Korea v Mexico is the game of the day but I wouldn't do that routine for it!

    "He might be an eejit, but he's our eejit"
    Willie Power



  • #1548
    Acosta
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,350 ✭✭✭Acosta


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124561211#Comment_124561211

    I'll save the late late nights for the knock out games.



  • #1549
    ~Rebel~
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 36,761 ✭✭✭✭~Rebel~


    The absolute state of Schick, going down whinging while they're in the middle of a dangerous break late on. He's meant to be the lad bursting into the middle to try to get on the end of things like.

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  • #1550
    josip
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 16,054 ✭✭✭✭josip


    Schick really can't hide his disdain for the ref.



  • #1551
    Willie Power
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 382 ✭✭Willie Power


    Is Madiba related to Nelson Mandela🤭

    "He might be an eejit, but he's our eejit"
    Willie Power



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  • #1552
    McDermotX
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,090 ✭✭✭✭McDermotX


    Improved a bit in the 2nd half, as background noise, but sounded like SA deserved a point.

    Neither team much use overall



  • #1553
    namloc1980
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,766 ✭✭✭✭namloc1980


    Czechs are grim enough. Doesn't say much for us.



  • #1554
    Steady1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 107 ✭✭Steady1


    Two teams that won't be missed.



  • #1555
    RoryMac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,156 ✭✭✭RoryMac


    Don't understand the fuss the RTE panel are making over the penalty, a shot at goal was blocked by the defenders hand. To me that should always be a penalty.



  • #1556
    EagererBeaver
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,122 ✭✭✭EagererBeaver


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124561202#Comment_124561202

    There's an angle that shows it hit his left hand that was sticking out rather than the right arm he had tucked properly. Stonewall.



  • #1557
    Zeek12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,188 ✭✭✭✭Zeek12


    The Czechs are very limited indeed. We will regret for a long time the way we threw away that playoff game



  • #1558
    ~Rebel~
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 36,761 ✭✭✭✭~Rebel~


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124561288#Comment_124561288

    It's super subjective though, since intent is an integral part of judging it.

    The Premier League and Champions League for instance have totally different takes on it — that likely wouldn't be a penalty in the premier league (your hand has to be either above your chest, or really fully held out very intentionally in the PL), but it very likely would have been in the Champions League where it tends to be much stricter.

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  • #1559
    fran38
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 683 ✭✭✭fran38


    No vuvuzelas in the SA support this time?



  • #1560
    MisterAnarchy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 17,603 ✭✭✭✭MisterAnarchy


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124561313#Comment_124561313

    The ref left them get away with murder that night.

    Twenty something fouls and only 1 yellow card. They made no attempt to play football.

    The free they scored their second goal from wasn't even a foul.



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  • #1561
    StevenToast
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 4,818 ✭✭✭StevenToast


    Some here getting carried away with the notion we were close to qualifying....There was no guarantee that we would have beaten Denmark...im actually shocked they lost to the Czechs....they are stink...

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