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Thought the ref was bloody great with Neymar tonight. The ‘get up!’ Gesture with his first blatant dive let him know how things were going to go.
Didnt stop the usual antics but nice to see the red not having any of it
I might be wrong but IIRC it's difficult/nigh on impossible to win the World Cup without a decent proper out and out front man banging in the goals for you. Brazil don't seem to have a "proper" center forward.
Blimey.....there’s no one left to beat!
footballs coming home. 🏴😮😎
as good as the games have been my favourite so far
https://twitter.com/dreamteamfc/status/1014841323818373120
All hail the killfile. Nice not to have to read chewkw’s bollocks on this thread.
Delighted to see the Brazilians headed home. Undoubtedly skilful but so cynical with it. Here’s hoping Belgium dump the cheating French out of it too 😀
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Not a penalty? Is there a rule that says touching the face is a foul? Has anyone else said it was? You have a better chance with the earlier one
I'm sure there's a rule sticking your fingers in people eye somewhere, don't quote me though.... 😆
Do you also think he's that good at diving where he can diving with his eyes? aye better shut this right eye so the slo mo supports me! 😆
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Youse are having a laugh if youse think that’s a penalty. It’s just a bit of fitba.
a poke in the eyes is fair game? seriously?
Great game, clearly not a peno and just the Europeans left in the tournament. Really could go any way and given how topsy turvy its been so far, Russia could do a Greece.
is that a poke in the eye?
Hand flat, nothing more than that. Do the soft buggers north of the border give penalties for that?
Man the hate for neymar is powerful! 😆
Yeh Jesus, what do ye want? VAR for everything? Youse sound like youse what to stop the game for everything. Ye cannae break the flow of the game for everything ye wannae have another look at.
A <b>foul</b> is an unfair act by a player, deemed by the referee to contravene the game's laws, that interferes with the active play of the game.
Youse are a funny man DD! 😆
inside the box, penalty shout, yes I do(you know the important bits.). (that doesn't contravene anything I said a couple of pages ago.)
What like diving when you havn't been touched?
What like diving when you havn’t been touched?
Are you under the impression I'm defending neymars diving? I'm not, he clearly kicked out earlier to con a foul. should have been yellow carded.
To the untrained eye, that was a good foosball game though eh?
Swedish taking the optomistic approach.
https://twitter.com/DagensNyheterMJ/status/1015496690818789377
Brilliant! Trolling should be a competition sport.
Anyone else excited now rather than just resigned?
I was wondering earlier which country had the most neighbours at the world cup. My first guess was France but I reckon it's Germany, with Poland, France, Belgium, Italy, Denmark and Switzerland.
Looking forward to it without the usual dread that it will be a failure if we go out at this stage. If everything clicks, then this team can be pretty decent.
Italy
🤔
Anyway, truly envy you guys - I’ve only felt this once in my life as we prepared to be dumped out by Italy in 1990. It had been a glorious first WC for the Irish.
Really hope for all my England supporting mates and the contributors here that they do it today. I just can’t get emotionally invested in it.
Predictions ?
Swe 1-0 Eng
Sorry lads but I think Sweden has this one wrapped up.
However if you look at my previous predictions you’ll see a pattern of being not very accurate.
All I say is best of luck lads, enjoy the game.
I was wondering earlier which country had the most neighbours at the world cup.
My Guess would be Russia.
England Unchanged!!
I've stuck on an england croatia double, sorry lads, you're now jinxed(well 50:50 chance of the jinx falling on one of the teams.)! 😆
Good luck though!
So we have stage 1 out of the way, cheers for keeping the pace up, another World Cup in Italy dispatched on time
Anyone getting nervous?
So a dull, dull game in store then! Do something! 😆
No nonsense ref there, might have made a bit of a difference against Colombia
Ten minutes gone ..and I'm at a loss why Dele is on the pitch ..he has been woeful in every match so far ..and has continued into this match
2-1 Sweden.
Sorry, I just don’t think we’re that good!
Sterling looking like the key here, though I think he has been running like he knows he has 60mins
England shaking the nerves off a little here
england need to grow a set of balls.
england need to grow a set of balls.
And 5hen kick them into Sweden’s net
Improving as we go here. Trippier is going very well
Exactly what we needed there 😉 should keep the critics quiet for a bit
No one wants to chance a through ball, all a bit scared of losing possession I think. Bit like later Wenger sides.
Nice goal though!
Terrible game, cracking header!
Well I missed the goal ..fell asleep but have seen it on replay ..lord this is dire
It's not easy for Lingard and Sterling having to make up for Ali's absence.
How come the other England forwards standing around when someone breaks forward, instead of going with them into the box?
FFS
the pope scores more often than Stirling. What is his purpose.?!
Ffs Sterling pass the f--king ball !!
What is his purpose.?!
Well he has been doing a lot off the ball and deep, I expect to see him off at 60, Rashford and RLC on but they have to have an eye on somebody blowing up after the long game. Needs a second.
What !!
Impressed with them ..are you watching a different game Shearer?
Get Sterling off and get Rashford on. He looks like a rabbit in the headlights in front of goal! What is the point of getting yourself into those positions when there is never ever an end result?
we look far too lightweight in midfield, especially carrying a passenger.
It's as if MOTD are speaking directly to STW 😉
Same old, same old. Stirling's caused problems but his lack of finishing ability is shocking. Alli is a waste of space. This team is a couple of clinical attackers away from being very good, but they don't have anyone who can finish. Has Kane touched the ball? I don't remember it if he has.
Still not fond of either Alli or Lingard. Sterling at least is a bit more direct and likely to draw defenders away from the likes of Kane.
I might trust Shearer's opinion a bit more than STW 🙂
He couldn’t hit a cows arse with a banjo! Get Rashford on
Alli looks about as match fit as me
Has Kane touched the ball? I don’t remember it if he has.
Yes, he pretty much stole it off Stirling and nearly scored about 20 minutes in
Interesting ..Im happy with Lingard ..just think he would be better placed where Alli is playing with Loftus Cheek in his position ..
Sterling needs replacing at some point with Rashford
Sweden has started strong 😬
Weren't you lot complaining about Pickford earlier?
I've never doubted his ability ..just his Makem parentage ..in terms of not liking him
Delighted for them with the score line but man, this is such poor quality football.
Well expect more of the same if Russia get through
Oh man, Ali scores. 😂
Wow Dele Alli ..what a player 😁
Lots of pressure building there, swapping them around, working the defence both ways then make the gap
Delighted for them with the score line but man, this is such poor quality football.
yip, gonny be a big step up at some point.
hat trick 'arry?
Maybe England will amble through to the final just winning games like Greece did.
Well, you can only beat the team opposing you at the time you’re playing. Not that we’ve conclusively achieved that here yet.
Awesome Pickford and top quality with the bollocking that followed
Not that we’ve conclusively achieved that here yet.
You have. Sweden are muck.
You have. Sweden are muck.
Im sure Japan thought they were through 2-0 not so long ago...
Don't want to be picky, but surely Kane should be on the end of all these crosses that Trippier (best player in the team BTW) puts in?
stop trying to add drama, this has been a forgone conclusion since the first went in! 😆 enjoy the semi final!
Going well then 🤪
stop trying to add drama, this has been a forgone conclusion since the first went in!
as I’d said previously, I’m a Bolton and England fan. I’ve become accustomed to losing matches from the most ludicrous of positions
Well I think that summed up Sweden.
28 years ago as an 11 year old I watched the last time England made a world cup semi final, got to hope that this lot can go just that little bit further
Just wish that Sir Bobby could have been there to see it
England have answered each question they have been asked.
Fantastic result ..so why do I feel a little flat..