Football/Soccer WC 2018

[Alexz]

RusCro game in Sochi, great fancam video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFqVOitd-w4

 

[cathlen]

I bet on France in penalties. But I don't really care though, these are two very good teams, and both I like pretty much the same. It's relax time for me today, unlike tomorrow

 

[cathlen]

I thought there would be more goals in that match. Congrats France on advancinfg to final!

 

[Ded Moroz]

Hope:

Gold- England
Silver- France
Bronze- Croatia
Pewter- Belgium

 

[russianfan]

France is sooo boring... i hope they will lose final, but it's not likely considering their roster..

 

[irriya]

France is sooo boring... i hope they will lose final, but it's not likely considering their roster..

I hated what they've done today after the lead. waste time in every possible and impossible way...just disgusting to watch...I don't care who won after Germany was out but now I hope either England or Croatia would win

 

[snowflake]

England scores already on a free kick. Lovely!

 

[deedee1]

FIFA definitely, desparately or whatever, wants France-England Final it seems... :sarcasm:

 

[NoNameFace]

I keep being surprised very positively by English team, match after match. They have no complex over anyone as opposition. They are not playing magic or some cosmic stuff, but they are very neatly organized, very disciplined regarding positions and tactics, excellently prepared and very united in what they are doing, it just shows from their performance all around that they want to play and fight for result. And it could be seen as only that, but for me it makes a real team, a 'people's team' out of them.

Southgate looks like taught them to see themselves and assess through their own performance only, not history, tradition, people's view or opinion, previous results and failures. And one performance at time which is extremely important and adds to mentality of these guys. They focus on what is happening at the pitch, not what is ahead of it. Listening to them speaking with media it shows maturity and how seriously they treat this opportunity. For me, it already 'came home' for them and it will travel with them wherever they will go and whoever they will play with.

 

[snowflake]

1-1... very much a mental game now... intense

 

[cathlen]

Hrvatska will make me go mental. But I hope it would be good mental....

 

[Osmond4gold]

England is not playing inspired football. Croatia's to lose me thinks. :confused2:

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Update: Goal Croatia!!!

 

[cathlen]

Please, let Hrvatska score in extra time, so they'll go to final. Please....

ETA: I can't believe I've written it and they did!

 

[Grap74]

Can't believe this match! My heart is with Croatia!!! I love them!

 

[russianfan]

It's not coming home yet

gz Croatia, its nice that now i have some team to cheer for in the final

 

[NoNameFace]

Croatia is the most fighting team of them all, lots of people have written them off based on more time spent on pitch, but they represent something more than just physicality as a team - if they put their minds on it, they can win with anyone. And they did it today, riding on momentum stolen from England.

 

[russianfan]

Now there are even more similarities with Ukraine at World Cup 2006, I noticed this at the group stage already, just look at it:

2006
Group stage: Ukraine loses to group's favorite (Spain, 4-0). Easy win against Saudi Arabia (4-0), win against north african team (Tunis, 1-0). In 1/8 Ukraine has beaten european team (Switzerland) by penalties.

2018
Group stage: Russia loses to group's favorite (Uruguay, 3-0). Easy win against Saudi Arabia (5-0), win against north african team (Egypt, 3-1). In 1/8 Russia has beaten european team (Spain) by penalties.


More similarities: in both cases Poland couldn't make it out of the group, losing to latin american team (Ecuador in 2006, Colombia in 2018), but winning the last game.

One more thing: Ukraine has lost to the champion in 2006 (Italy). Russia has lost to Croatia. Do you get it?

P.S. Btw, is Croatia the first slavic football team ever in the world cup final?

 

[cathlen]

It's not coming home yet

gz Croatia, its nice that now i have some team to cheer for in the final

It's not "coming home" it's Croatian version: "Dolazi kuci!"

Extremely happy, I predicted Croatia will medal in this World Cup and they already did! We just don't know the colour of their medal yet So, so happy for fellow Slavs!

 

[zounger]

Could they have lost both of them o wouldn't mind .

 

[russianfan]

This was before the game. Croatian fans made a banner "Thank you, Russia". Still not sure for what exactly. But there was some scandal after the game with Russia, one of the croatian players recorded a very controversial video, which could be considered political and offensive to Russia. So may be it's related somehow.