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The FIFA World Cup is coming. What do you expect?
- Thread starter Kylo Rey
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I'm expecting Spain to not crash and burn immediately again. With USA and Italy both absent, its the only team my daughter has for her first WC. They better not fuck it up.
This World Cup is kind of sad, normally pre World Cup I spend most of my time finding the different music collaborations centered around it. Brazil being one of the more memorable ones for me. I haven't come across a thing for Russia yet.
This World Cup is kind of sad, normally pre World Cup I spend most of my time finding the different music collaborations centered around it. Brazil being one of the more memorable ones for me. I haven't come across a thing for Russia yet.
Ireland was the next country I looked for, then Wales. Back to supporting France again I suppose
2014 was my first world cup I watched with my ex. I enjoyed it a lot so I'll tune in as much as I can this time.
It would be cool for Iceland to make a big impact since just being there is historic for them. I'm expecting Germany to come in and run through everyone. France needs to go a little farther than they did last time then choke just so I can hear my ex scream from the west coast.
It would be cool for Iceland to make a big impact since just being there is historic for them. I'm expecting Germany to come in and run through everyone. France needs to go a little farther than they did last time then choke just so I can hear my ex scream from the west coast.
And other people act like he somehow isn't needed in the team. He was a key part in Portugal getting out of the group stage and getting to final. He was also a key part in Portugal getting to this World Cup (as well as the previous World Cup, for example). To say he wasn't/isn't important to the team is beyond ridiculous.
Yup. If you want to win, you need to be good, healthy and lucky. Last three finals were as close as it gets
2006: Italy on pens (Zidane red card)
2010: Spain 1:0 in OT (Robben misses twice 1on1 with Casillas)
2014: Germany 1:0 in OT (Higuain, Messi, Palacios miss sitters)
Using the Poker analogy, we know that Germany and Brazil hold pocket Aces, France and Spain got kings, while Iran & Panama have off suite 2s and 3s.
We know the pre flop percentages pretty well, but the actual tournament is like one gigantic flop, where no hand guarantees shit. Spain, the reigning World&Euro champ, couldn't even get out of the group last time around.
The craziest, overlooked anecdote in 2014 was actually that Sami Khedira got injured during warm ups at the final. Christoph Kramer replaced him and made his first start for Germany at the WC final. Kramer then got knocked during the game and Andre Schürrle came on and later assisted Götze's game winner.
Expecting us Aussies to get destroyed - also expecting our media to whinge and accuse the winners of not playing fair.
Being Scottish I have no expectations of the World Cup. Do we enjoy seeing England make a mess of it. Yes. But you have to be in it to make a mess of it in the first place so there is that.
He asked the referee if this was the final. It was a pretty frightening concussion in hindsight. Watch the interview with him after the final to see just how much he is still out.
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They're a bunch of lucky bastards in general though, apart from how they normally perform in WC's. So I think they'll do well in this one, unfortunately.
Yeah, it's pretty freaking rare to see outfield players get knocked out like that and it's even rarer to make your first international start in a final....
I really hope we will get a book or Netflix documentary about Kramer's day at the WC final one day.
This just has to be the craziest couple of hours any footballer has ever had, especially since Kramer hasn't been called up in over a year and is unlikely to ever get in a game as big that final ever again.
I'll probably update my bracket before June, but from a quick go at the Libération link, I have France, Belgium, Germany, and Colombia in the final 4, with Germany beating France in the final.
IDK man there's less "Bayern Power" in Die Mannschaft than usual (not saying that's a good thing).
Two or three pieces from the 2014 "Bayern axis" Neuer-Lahm-Schweini-Müller are gone.
Hummels, Jerome, Kimmich, Müller are the only surefire 2018 starters imo
Neuer's status is still a big ?, while Rudy and "Lord Sandro" will either be on the bench or get cut. Goretzka doesn't count (yet).
Our best midfielder is playing for Real, our best attackers for Leipzig, PSG and City.
By German standards, this is a pretty diverse squad.
Didn't Iceland do alright last time?
Anyhow Messi gets player of the tournament or whatever it was again for playing crap...
Anyhow Messi gets player of the tournament or whatever it was again for playing crap...
This is Brazil's cup to lose. They are playing at a very high level, a very Stark contrast from the team that lost to Germany in such spectacular fashion.
Messi can only take Argentina so far, I predict them to lose in the round of 16. The team as it is right now it's a mess.
Colombia will make a lot of noise as always to choke spectacularly in the round of 16 or quarter finals.
Uruguay can potentially Uruguay their way to the later rounds if Suarez keeps his cannibalistic tendencies to himself. A much better team overall than Argentina.
Peru is my predicted dark horse. An unknown, quality team to the rest of the world.
Messi can only take Argentina so far, I predict them to lose in the round of 16. The team as it is right now it's a mess.
Colombia will make a lot of noise as always to choke spectacularly in the round of 16 or quarter finals.
Uruguay can potentially Uruguay their way to the later rounds if Suarez keeps his cannibalistic tendencies to himself. A much better team overall than Argentina.
Peru is my predicted dark horse. An unknown, quality team to the rest of the world.
Can you consider something one sided a fight!?
Fight to the death.
I expect there to be loads of shit being written about how everything will be chaos (especcialy blaming on russians) up til the tournament and then the whole tournament time will be pretty much spared from everything but minor drunk incidents from different nations.
Also Messi is a fraud, Ronaldo too and they will be eliminated in the quarter finals. Top 4 is 4th- Brazil, 3th- Belgium, 2th- France, 1th, Germany
Also Messi is a fraud, Ronaldo too and they will be eliminated in the quarter finals. Top 4 is 4th- Brazil, 3th- Belgium, 2th- France, 1th, Germany
Expecting my team Germany to make it far. Would love to see a runback between them and Brazil. Need to find a second team to root for since the US is out, though it is nice not to get grief from co workers for not rooting for my own country. lmao
Just noticed Italy is not in this. Huh.
Just noticed Italy is not in this. Huh.
This was the fantastic. The meltdown in the stands as the game went on was fantastic lol. The best part was Klose breaking Ronaldos record in Brazil. Hopefully those clowns get embarrassed in equally pitiful fashion again.
My parents will probably cry tears of joy if Portugal wins.
...I might shed a tear too, tbh
Australia will beat Peru, we play very well vs Sth American teams. But France and Denmark will beat us. Peru will beat Denmark and scare France in a draw to go through second.
1- Russia will pull a South Korea in 2002 and actually reach later stages of the competition due to being the host and needing to fill those stadium seats.
2- Whatever the final is, Germany will be one one of the teams playing it. The other is TBD
3- Some awesome moments from Messi, Ronaldo, Neymar are expected.
4- PORTUGAL ALLEZ, PORTUGAL ALLEZ, PORTUGAL ALLEZ!
2- Whatever the final is, Germany will be one one of the teams playing it. The other is TBD
3- Some awesome moments from Messi, Ronaldo, Neymar are expected.
4- PORTUGAL ALLEZ, PORTUGAL ALLEZ, PORTUGAL ALLEZ!
Germany to basically go unbeaten and win comfortably.
Their B Team is better than most other teams normal squad.
Their B Team is better than most other teams normal squad.
