The World Cup Thread (23 Viewers)

[Earlsdon_Skyblue1]

I think Jonathon Pearce and Keown have been to the Eakin school of commentary.
Pearce doesn't know who's playing, and they call goal when it was obviously wide.

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Keown is decent and in fairness to them I thought it was a goal at first too.

 

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[Paul Anthony]

Egypt player just injured himself doing an overhead kick....apparently

 

[covmark]

Keown is decent and in fairness to them I thought it was a goal at first too.

Really?? Thought it was obvious that it went wide.

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[Otis]

Really?? Thought it was obvious that it went wide.

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It was once we saw the replay.

 

[lifeskyblue]

My initial thought was it was wide. Then way net moved thought it was in. Then way ball came out it was clearly wide.


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[covmark]

It was once we saw the replay.

No shit

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[lifeskyblue]

Can’t believe Uruguay so poor at the minute. Really thought they would walk this group


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[Otis]

Can’t believe Uruguay so poor at the minute. Really thought they would walk this group


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And Russia would get wupped every game?

 

[covmark]

Can’t believe Uruguay so poor at the minute. Really thought they would walk this group


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Agreed. Pretty dire game tbh. Hopefully Salah comes on before the end.

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[Paul Anthony]

Very poor half from Uruguay. In a group they'd expect to be very strong in, they've looked poor. Suarez hasn't been his best, have to wonder if he's fully fit. Just not been at the races.

 

[lifeskyblue]

And Russia would get wupped every game?

Had Russia down as poss runners up but more likely 3rd. First game showed how wrong I am


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[Otis]

Had Russia down as poss runners up but more likely 3rd. First game showed how wrong I am


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All of us. I did think they would do okay and maybe quality for the knockout phase, but never dreamed they would thrash anyone.

 

[Paul Anthony]

Is there actually reason the VAR officials can't say to the ref that a player has clearly dived and should be booked? Or can they apply it after the game using the video footage? Just seems incredulous that there wasn't a yellow for it.

 

[Otis]

Is there actually reason the VAR officials can't say to the ref that a player has clearly dived and should be booked? Or can they apply it after the game using the video footage? Just seems incredulous that there wasn't a yellow for it.

Thought the whole point was they could identify things during the game.

Can't see why he now can't be booked at half time.

 

[lifeskyblue]

Hopefully there will be retrospective action. Clearest dive I think I’ve seen. Ref doesn’t get the angle we did so has to be var for obvious cheating.


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[Paul Anthony]

Thought the whole point was they could identify things during the game.

Can't see why he now can't be booked at half time.

That's what I thought. He has to be booked retrospectively for It, surely? Otherwise what point is there having the system?

 

[Paul Anthony]

Just not Suarez's day today. Should have scored 2, and he's got neither of them.

 

[Terry Gibson's perm]

Terrible crowd a lot of spaces

 

[Earlsdon_Skyblue1]

Suarez must have taken a bribe from the Russians.

Looks to be deliberately fucking this up.

 

[Covstu]

Shocking game, itching for a bit of class. Hope Egypt don’t regret not putting on Salah

 

[Liquid Gold]

Do teams take their own chefs or are the Russians sprinkling ketamine in the rest of group A's dinner.

 

[lifeskyblue]

What a good save there


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[Terry Gibson's perm]

That was a good stop

 

[Paul Anthony]

Great save from Cavani's shot there.

 

[Liquid Gold]

Uruguay fans booing their own team

 

[Terry Gibson's perm]

‘Suarez looks like he’s towing a caravan’. Made me smile


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I’d like to know who is in the caravan

 

[lifeskyblue]

Uruguay fans booing their own team

They have been poor. Apart from one Cavani and a couple of half hearted efforts from Suarez they have done nothing.


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[Paul Anthony]

Silly free kick to give away, that. Oh so nearly a let off for Uruguay.

 

[Liquid Gold]

Big moment.

 

[lifeskyblue]

Haha. Great fee kick then Uruguay mess up by blocking their own shot.


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[lifeskyblue]

And then head in. Lucky win


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[Paul Anthony]

And now they do score. They absolutely do not deserve to win this but surely now they will.

 

[Terry Gibson's perm]

It was a soft free kick

 

[Liquid Gold]

It seemed like Uruguay upped the pace as soon as Egypt made their 3rd sub and they knew Salah wasn't coming on.

 

[Terry Gibson's perm]

Every player who entered the field in that celebration should be booked.

Saudi Arabia looked awful and Egypt have tired badly has Ramadan not helped them? Maybe they needed slightly later fixtures