World Cup - Qatar - Knockout rounds to the Final
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Have some fucking pride. Those guys have given up
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Are you expecting the Swiss to put up a fight?
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They started playing hard again but clowning now
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That’s ok, we have Eddie Nketiahhhh, fuck.
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Casemiro looks like a Kewpie doll.
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This sure feels like it's going to PKs. This round, teams play super tight.
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Knockout football is super tight yet we want more of it. Round of 32s in 2026!Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Fri Dec 09, 2022 10:35 am This sure feels like it's going to PKs. This round, teams play super tight.
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I don't know if any of you caught The Captains (maybe just Captains) on Netflix, but it highlighted/chronicled the head guys on a variety of teams, including Modric and Thiago. As ugly as this game has been, it's still compelling to me, having gotten to know both of those guys a bit through the series.
Modric seems like a really good dude. Thiago... So much pressure on the Brazilian team, and exponentially so for the captain.
Modric seems like a really good dude. Thiago... So much pressure on the Brazilian team, and exponentially so for the captain.
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that was nice
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Keeper needs to stop that
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That was beautiful...
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Deserves to win any game
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I’d love to see the stats on what percentage of extra times end up with one goal. With one team having scored and the other pressing, I feel like another goal is likely from someone.
And his one problem is he didn’t go to Russia that night because he had extracurricular activities, and they froze to death.
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Daaaaaaaaaaaag!
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Or maybe not
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Vape worthy!
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Look at Nostradamus up there!Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Fri Dec 09, 2022 12:27 pm I’d love to see the stats on what percentage of extra times end up with one goal. With one team having scored and the other pressing, I feel like another goal is likely from someone.
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Pucker time...
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Though I didn’t expect Brazil to be the team caught by a counter-attack …L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 09, 2022 12:30 pmLook at Nostradamus up there!Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Fri Dec 09, 2022 12:27 pm I’d love to see the stats on what percentage of extra times end up with one goal. With one team having scored and the other pressing, I feel like another goal is likely from someone.
And his one problem is he didn’t go to Russia that night because he had extracurricular activities, and they froze to death.
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First two shots right down the middle of the Dubrovnik version of Broadway.
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The 'No-Dancing' crowd is celebrating....
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For some reason I have a little more empathy for sad international fans than I do say US sports fans but I still love a grown man crying crowd shot.
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I love smashing it right at the keepers head, especially if I'm an inexperienced penalty taker in a shootout.
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The Lead podcast (The Athletic) today is about the psychology of penalty kicks by the way. Pretty fortuitous.
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I just got chills on the video of the fans in the tent in Zagreb.
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Buddy i was watching with at the bar for lunch said same thing. Funny.
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Apologies if I have missed this in the thread, but didn't Brazil beat Croatia involving a totally BS penalty at the 2014 world cup following play acting by Fred?
I love the way Brazil can play, but the cheating, throwing themselves all over the place has ruined it for me. You can't have it both ways with the dancing, happiness and togetherness, while at the same time being cheating, lying cunts.
Watching Neymar cry was schadenfreude, and almost as good at watching Luis Saurez cry, the cunt.
I love the way Brazil can play, but the cheating, throwing themselves all over the place has ruined it for me. You can't have it both ways with the dancing, happiness and togetherness, while at the same time being cheating, lying cunts.
Watching Neymar cry was schadenfreude, and almost as good at watching Luis Saurez cry, the cunt.
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spoiler alertNonlinear FC wrote: ↑Fri Dec 09, 2022 12:03 pm I don't know if any of you caught The Captains (maybe just Captains) on Netflix, but it highlighted/chronicled the head guys on a variety of teams, including Modric and Thiago. As ugly as this game has been, it's still compelling to me, having gotten to know both of those guys a bit through the series.
Modric seems like a really good dude. Thiago... So much pressure on the Brazilian team, and exponentially so for the captain.
If you watch this show, you'll see that the Croatian keeper got sat for the pivotal game against Russia during qualies after some shaky games leading up.
Modric gives him a pep talk, tells him he just needs to steady himself.
Pretty fucking cool to see him step up in PKs this tourney.
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Damn work so I missed it but have seen a few episodes of Captains over the kids shoulder. Really good. Basically hard knocks for world cup qualifying. Follow about 4-6 different teams.
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FFS what a pass.
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It's the way the Brazillian league is reffed that has ruined Brazilian players. That league is unwatchable because EVERYTHING is a foul.Tom 1860 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 09, 2022 1:27 pm Apologies if I have missed this in the thread, but didn't Brazil beat Croatia involving a totally BS penalty at the 2014 world cup following play acting by Fred?
I love the way Brazil can play, but the cheating, throwing themselves all over the place has ruined it for me. You can't have it both ways with the dancing, happiness and togetherness, while at the same time being cheating, lying cunts.
Watching Neymar cry was schadenfreude, and almost as good at watching Luis Saurez cry, the cunt.
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I don't think Fred was in the squad then, though I do get him and Hulk confused for some reason.degenerasian wrote: ↑Fri Dec 09, 2022 3:02 pmIt's the way the Brazillian league is reffed that has ruined Brazilian players. That league is unwatchable because EVERYTHING is a foul.Tom 1860 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 09, 2022 1:27 pm Apologies if I have missed this in the thread, but didn't Brazil beat Croatia involving a totally BS penalty at the 2014 world cup following play acting by Fred?
I love the way Brazil can play, but the cheating, throwing themselves all over the place has ruined it for me. You can't have it both ways with the dancing, happiness and togetherness, while at the same time being cheating, lying cunts.
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No but they all started there so it's engrained.
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Yeah, I assumed that the members of their national team all played in Europe/England.
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They have three Brazil-based players (And Dani Alves plays in Mexico).
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