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Such a crappy opening fixture. :lol:

 

I want to get a shirt. Tempted by Mexico away, Egypt home and Peru home.

 

Wash your mouth, sir :)

 

Colombia away brings back so many childhood memories, like. Defoe buying one, what with their matches against Poland and Senegal coming up with me gracing the occasion.

 

Speaking of which, if you remember that awesome Italia-90 Cameroon side, their manager is still alive and kicking. Now, at a mere 75 years of age, Valery Nepomnyashy just got himself a pretty decent job at Baltika. New stadium and training ground in Kaliningrad, a decent budget and promotion to the top tier as a set target. The guy also had spells in South Korea, Japan and Turkey. Ever since I was a kid, it always fascinated me how some people just do what they love and manage to travel around so many completely different places. In a way, he was a huge inspiration. I was sane enough not to get into football, would end up being a Russian Holloway/Herrera type, but in certain aspects the cool dude with sunglasses during that World Cup influenced so many people, he probably wouldn't even know.

 

I now also have a farm of Sliti stickers. Ferking Panini, pesky forrin capitalists :lol:

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Has anyone seen any decent wallcharts either for sale or included with magazines/papers that are out/due out? Preferably one where you fill in the group standings?

 

This one's okay, got the coverage on it. No standings though: https://www.facemediagroup.co.uk/uploads/templates/wallchart-sweepstakes/world_cup_2018_wallchart.pdf

 

:thup:

 

Next question - any sports shops selling a decent array of World Cup shirts that isn't our glorious overlord's emporium of tat?

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Just realized this kicks off on a Thursday, bit weird.

 

Not really. Same as Brasil.

Really? Could have sworn that started on a Friday.

Nah, Brazil-Croatia on the Thursday. Holland raped Spain on the Friday

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I complained about a similar campaign which involved Andy Murray hitting aces, sure I got pelters for it, can't remember if it was on here.

 

But yeah, just donate the maximum you were going to anyway.

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Not for me to stick up for a corporate giant like Mastercard but they are the biggest private sector supporters of the World Food Programme and have committed to funding 100 million meals, this is just a bit of extra PR done badly.

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Not for me to stick up for a corporate giant like Mastercard but they are the biggest private sector supporters of the World Food Programme and have committed to funding 100 million meals, this is just a bit of extra PR done badly.

 

Just rewriting their tweet to Justin Lockwood there :lol:

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Australia's final 23 named - biggest stories were the inclusion of uncapped 19 year old Arzani and over-capped Tim Cahill. Ex-NUFC midfielder James Troisi was the most controversial axing, despite a loud cheer from me!

Socceroos final 23-man World Cup squad (don't laugh):

 

Goalkeepers: Brad Jones, Mat Ryan, Danny Vukovic

 

Defenders: Aziz Behich, Milos Degenek, Matt Jurman, Mark Milligan, James Meredith, Josh Risdon, Trent Sainsbury

 

Midfielders: Jackson Irvine, Mile Jedinak, Massimo Luongo, Aaron Mooy, Tom Rogic

 

Forwards: Daniel Arzani, Tim Cahill, Tomi Juric, Robbie Kruse, Mat Leckie, Jamie Maclaren, Andrew Nabbout, Dimitri Petratos

 

Whoever put that together for the SBS website clearly think that wide = "Forward", because we certainly aren't taking eight strikers!

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