The Swamp

This site is in Danish, but it's really cool:

https://www.weekendavisen.dk/vm-bolden

mister d wrote: ↑Tue Jul 03, 2018 10:55 am I clean up a hotel room before I leave too.

As do I.

Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Tue Jul 03, 2018 10:50 am I was always cool with a defender making himself big and acting like a wall. But I was very clear with my guys... Don't be sticking your leg out like that. It's not like hockey... the goal is too big and bad things happen. That shot was right at the keeper.

Yeah but that line between "shot I should try to block and shot I should let go" is incredibly thin in that microsecond where the decision (er, instinct) is presented.

As far as a rooting interest of "countries I've been to" is, it's down to Colombia and England for me.

P.D.X. wrote: ↑Tue Jul 03, 2018 12:52 pm

Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Tue Jul 03, 2018 10:50 am I was always cool with a defender making himself big and acting like a wall. But I was very clear with my guys... Don't be sticking your leg out like that. It's not like hockey... the goal is too big and bad things happen. That shot was right at the keeper.

Yeah but that line between "shot I should try to block and shot I should let go" is incredibly thin in that microsecond where the decision (er, instinct) is presented.

I get it. But it used to drive me crazy, particularly when they would jump in front of me and try to do my job. More than once I've pushed my own guy out of the way to make a save. You just don't have the tools or skill set to make that a high percentage play.

But I know it's very nitpicky in that moment. Just a long-held pet peeve of mine.

brian wrote: ↑Tue Jul 03, 2018 12:56 pm As far as a rooting interest of "countries I've been to" is, it's down to Colombia and England for me.

Hmm. I guess France and England for me. Or is Leichtenstein still alive?

England looking very dangerous down the left. I'm not used to them having so much team speed.

Sucks that Hamez isn't out there.

That was dirty.

Looks like the yellow cards versus the red cards out there, doesn't it fellas???

Colombia trying to bring the level of play down. Very clearly a tactic, not just temper.

Can we just go right to the penalties?

Rex wrote: ↑Tue Jul 03, 2018 2:09 pm Can we just go right to the penalties?

This game is going to end with some kind of shambolic defending by England leading to a late Colombian goal. Book it.

Rex wrote: ↑Tue Jul 03, 2018 2:09 pm Can we just go right to the penalties?

Or just one penalty ; P

Or maybe some BS penalty call in favor of England. Either way.

brian wrote: ↑Tue Jul 03, 2018 2:16 pm Or maybe some BS penalty call in favor of England. Either way.

that was a rugby tackle.

Ref definitely did his homework in the break. two yellows in under two minutes.

MLS ref getting tested now.

degenerasian wrote: ↑Tue Jul 03, 2018 2:17 pm Ref definitely did his homework in the break.

..cause he is 'Merican

P.D.X. wrote: ↑Tue Jul 03, 2018 2:19 pm MLS ref getting tested now.

He is an MLS Ref but pretty accomplished on the world stage
Geiger has refereed the 2012 Olympics; at the 2013 and 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cups; and at the 2014 (3 matches) and 2018 (currently 3rd match plus VAR work) FIFA World Cups. At the 2014 World Cup, he became the first referee from the United States to officiate a knockout match at a World Cup tournament. Before becoming a full-time referee, Geiger was a high school mathematics teacher (After studying teaching at Trenton State College, he became a mathematics teacher at Lacey Township High School in Lanoka Harbor, New Jersey, a role that he gave up to become a full-time referee. While at Lacey Township High School, Geiger was among 103 recipients of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching in 2010.).

game is really feisty now, guess we had to have one of these with this big an opportunity to join Russia, Croatia and Sweden.

I was hoping there wouldn't be any controversy for the 'Murican ref. Too much to hope for, I guess.

I have friends on vacation in Colombia right now (he is Colombian-American, she is a blonde, blue-eyed American. Three kids.) I wonder if this might affect their safety. Seriously.

I very much doubt it. Colombia is probably safer than America these days. The gangs and cartels have been routed.

Fuckin' England diving worse than anyone at this point.

That was 1000 percent a penalty kick.

All this crap about Geiger losing control of the game is ridiculous. Anyone ever watch CONMEBOL qualifying? When a South American team wants to turn a game nasty, there's very little a ref can do other just resort to doling out yellows and reds. And then they will claim he lost control and that's why all the cards came out.

It's a no-win situation. And a COL coach barging into an English player just cements the fact that they are just trying to bring the game into the gutter. They are without their best player, so you know going in they were going to do this if it looked like England were taking it to them.

This happens a LOT with S.A. teams. Very cynical at times.

maybe they should just boot South American teams out of the World Cup!

brian wrote: ↑Tue Jul 03, 2018 2:25 pm I very much doubt it. Colombia is probably safer than America these days. The gangs and cartels have been routed.

Yes, and I don't mean to profile. But, I do recall that a Colombian player who caused an own-goal at a previous World Cup was murdered when he got home. People all over the world take this stuff seriously.

Agreed. 1000% pen.

sancarlos wrote: ↑Tue Jul 03, 2018 2:34 pm

brian wrote: ↑Tue Jul 03, 2018 2:25 pm I very much doubt it. Colombia is probably safer than America these days. The gangs and cartels have been routed.

Yes, and I don't mean to profile. But, I do recall that a Colombian player who caused an own-goal at a previous World Cup was murdered when he got home. People all over the world take this stuff seriously.

That was 24 years ago.

Woof, Kyle Walker.

brian wrote: ↑Tue Jul 03, 2018 2:15 pm

Rex wrote: ↑Tue Jul 03, 2018 2:09 pm Can we just go right to the penalties?

This game is going to end with some kind of shambolic defending by England leading to a late Colombian goal. Book it.

Well, it didn't END that way. (Yet.)

oh boy

Anyone else see the guy with the Brazil jacket and maple leaf hat cheering for Colombia?

did mina just pull his groin celebrating?

Only way this game ends is with England losing in penalties now.

Always put somebody (who isn't a midget) on the back post.

my swedish friend in the office just cheered

YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH EXTRA TIME

A shot on goal after the whistle?? That deserves a glove to the face.

Just waiting on the Pickford howler that makes him unusable going forward

England should really just score here.

As much as we can make fun of Colombia's shitshow antics, England have one shot on target outside the penalty. They've simply not been anywhere near good enough.