World Cup 2018 #3 - Ronald's Revenge

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2-0 Peru.

[DrGreggles]

Peru scoring is good for everyone. It's good for the game of football.

Peru are good for football.

[im barry bethel]

Do you think in 20 years time we'll all be laughing at how today's players were wearing shirts 2 sizes too small, or will shirts have given way to just a sports bra by then?

Led panels that alternate between Vauxhall Nike and Marfrig

[im barry bethel]

Peru are good for football.

They've been unlucky, if Quaver had converted that pen in the first game...

[wosl]

French somewhat understandably trying to stroll through this one to conserve energy, physical and mental, but that sort of thing can have an adverse effect on a squad's tournament mindset and momentum.  They're dicing with something, Clive.

[Cuellar]

They've been unlucky, if Quaver had converted that pen in the first game...

Yes, given how it's panned out my prediction that Peru would come 2nd in the group looks completely stupid. With an inch here or there however it could have been inspired.

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I think it'd be good if Australia carried on this tradition of bringing on Tim Cahill at some stage of every World Cup. Last five minutes of the last group game WC 2042 and on comes a slightly befuddled Cahill (and his nurse), trundling slowly down the wing in his wheelchair. Crowd goes wild.

[BlodwynPig]

French somewhat understandably trying to stroll through this one to conserve energy, physical and mental, but that sort of thing can have an adverse effect on a squad's tournament mindset and momentum.  They're dicing with something, Clive.

They've strolled through every game. I hate it. It's the wrong mentality. You could be dumped out 1-0 in the next round and you instantly become forgettable. Griezmann who?

[BlodwynPig]

Have you ever seen such shit passing

[George Oscar Bluth II]

This group has been awful. They should have to forfeit a place in the next round as punishment.

Mad that Morocco are going out and Denmark are going through. Appalling, Clive.

French somewhat understandably trying to stroll through this one to conserve energy, physical and mental, but that sort of thing can have an adverse effect on a squad's tournament mindset and momentum.  They're dicing with something, Clive.

Yes. All this talk around England maybe sacrificing the Belgium game is making my squiffy too. Keep winning for god's sake, take the momentum.

[massive bereavement]

Worst game of the tournament? Really does look like the first 0-0, they're clearly both happy with that.

[Cuellar]

At least the tedious man co-commentating on one of the games yesterday (Dixon?) gave that idea short shrift when it was mooted by the other one: as professionals the idea of just coasting a game and not trying to win is unthinkable.

[wosl]

What we could do with, given this turgidity, is a sudden straight red. 

[chveik]

Worst game of the World Cup. Bring MBappé on ffs

[Cuellar]

Can't believe you jerks are persisting with France Denmark - get some Peru into your holes.

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Offt. THRIKER rattles the bar.

[George Oscar Bluth II]

At least the tedious man co-commentating on one of the games yesterday (Dixon?) gave that idea short shrift when it was mooted by the other one: as professionals the idea of just coasting a game and not trying to win is unthinkable.

Also imagine the horror if we "take the easy route" to the final and lose an "easy" quarter final to Mexico. Fuck that. No need to be too clever.

[Captain Z]

Oh someone's had a shot

[Cuellar]

Peru keep giving away pointless corners

[wosl]

Can't believe you jerks are persisting with France Denmark - get some Peru into your holes.

I know it's perverse, but boring tickles something in me, both art-wise and sport-wise.

[chveik]

I know it's perverse, but boring tickles something in me, both art-wise and sport-wise.

Well It's not really a Bela Tarr film, is it?

[George Oscar Bluth II]

With 20mins left and both going through surely the France Denmark game is going to raise boredom to an artform. They'll probably be passing the ball to each other, having keepie uppie competitions in the centre circle.

[wosl]

Well It's not really a Bela Tarr film, is it?

It is if you turn the colour off on your set and rig the hose outside to create the sound of heavy rainfall.

[wosl]

In the crowd, a bored, bald Aussie sporting a vellus chinstrap beard; has there been a more unprepossessing sight in this World Cup, Clive?

[colacentral]

Shameful Danes.

[im barry bethel]

Also imagine the horror if we "take the easy route" to the final and lose an "easy" quarter final to Mexico. Fuck that. No need to be too clever.

Or a second round to Columbo

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FIRST 0:0 OF THE TOURNAMENT

[wosl]

Schmeichel being more dramatic than he had to be there; trying to give the crowd something.

[gabrielconroy]

Come on you bloody great Danes

[im barry bethel]

Let us know if Schmeichel goes up for an 89th minute corner