Deuce Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 Fewer capable hosts in England? Europe. He means that when the time comes for Europe to get a WC, the competition between nations capable of hosting it is much harder than when they look at North America, where there's essentially just two. Canada couldn't host it alone, I think. *stifler klaxon* They’d have to invest heavily in stadium upgrades. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 Two days, two motherfucking days until non-stop football for a month. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Geordie Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 Is there going to be a women of the world cup thread, this year? Just tried looking for the Brazil 2014 one, but can't find it. :: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizero Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 Is there going to be a women of the world cup thread, this year? Just tried looking for the Brazil 2014 one, but can't find it. :: Time's Up, you know. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 20/20. Piece of piss. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alberto2005 Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 Looking through the groups there looks to be an awful lot of potentially shit games Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 Firmly believe that any match-up has just as much potential to be a belter as it has of being a dull one. Just cos it's the WC. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fedyan Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 Senegal will be based in Kaluga, a city about 3 hours away by car from Moscow, so practically a distant suburb by our standards. Even though it's a different region. This is where legendary Mendeleev invented a certain Periodic Table of Chemical Elements, basically established several scientific principles upon which modern space exploration was made possible and invented the universal recipe for vodka. Not to be confused with distillate, the guy actually established the production principle for getting the best and purest formula for a 40% vol product. Been there quite a few times during summer vacation in my youth, there is a lovely museum dedicated to Kaluga's favorite son. Anyone who is really into the history of science should pay a visit. A decent choice by Senegal, quiet town (by our standards, obviously a city for most Europeans), nice people and none of the distractions some other larger places may have. These guys have a decent squad, some genuine quality there. Will see Koulibaly in flesh (for some reason don't really like Mane, but really rate the big Napoli fella). Will probably prefer them to finish second after Colombia, but will be tricky, as Poland certainly have some tremendous players as well. A few kids went mental after taking a selfie with Messi. Man, time flies. It would be pointless to debate with them if Maradona was a better player when they grow up. A 86 year old lady will be among the volunteers in Saransk. A rather funny story how she insisted upon being among, dare I say it, significantly younger people helping those forrin forrins getting around the fan-zones and stadium vicinity. Anyone who will be in Moscow ticketless - all the matches will be aired live on a huge screen in the central fan-zone, located in Gorky Park. Which is big, has plenty of restaurants and all those bike/skater activities so adored by men in their late 30's who still fancy their chances chasing younger skirt. Located on the riverside, the view is great. Also, a ton of things to do late night and quite a few forrins living in Moscow go there to get some food, music and learn some fancy dance moves. Swedes have arrived in Gelendzhik in the Krasnodar Region. Cue plethora of jokes about how they will end up having an orgy, because the town has a reputation as being a resort for younger blue collar audience, who can't afford the mental prices of Sochi or Anapa. Personally, think these are slightly underrated. Some interesting younger players coming through. And Forsberg is a real star, terrific player. Neymar congratulated Coutinho writing Happy Birthday in Russian on Insta. Working on his social media accounts must be fun. No word on him being able to properly pronounce though. A certain former Newcastle United number 9 has arrived as well and described the reception as terrific. Your club does have a bit of a following among those who started watching football in early 90's. Also, Ketsbaia factor, what with a ton of Georgians historically living all over Russia. Got a few calls form the hotels I booked checking if I was indeed coming over. Oh, yes I am. Don't even dream of getting a cancelation days before the thing starts so that some poor forrin will be paying way over the going rate. Sunday night train departing to Kazan, a few bottles of vinho verde at the ready. Haven't felt this chuffed since I was like ten and it was New Year' eve. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgarve Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 Looking through the groups there looks to be an awful lot of potentially shit games You know they will be the great ones though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paully Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varadi Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 Fucking hell Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbnufc Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 Reports in Spain that Lopetegui is about to be sacked Spain are considering replacing coach Julen Lopetegui 24 hours before their first World Cup game after the announcement that he will take over at Real Madrid. The Spanish FA (RFEF) and in particular the federation’s new president, Luis Rubiales, are known to be furious with the way that Lopetegui has handled this situation and Rubiales flew back from the Fifa congress in Moscow late on Tuesday night to Krasnodar, where the Spanish squad are based. A press conference on Wednesday will clarify the 53-year-old coach’s future but there remains the possibility that the RFEF will decide Lopetegui can no longer continue in the post. https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup/world-cup-2018-spain-replace-julen-loptegui-manager-real-madrid-betrayal-sacked-latest-a8396371.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 Similar sort of situation to Robson/England/PSV isn't it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderson Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 Class, good bit of pre-WC chaos. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbnufc Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 2026 WC host voting about to happen here Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raconteur Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 Fucking hell Yeah, that's not okay Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raconteur Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 Lopetegui sacked! https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/44467548 Spain sacked head coach Julen Lopetegui after he was named the new Real Madrid boss - two days before their opening World Cup match against Portugal. Real Madrid announced on Tuesday that Lopetegui would succeed Zinedine Zidane at the Bernabeu on a three-year-deal. The Spanish football federation (RFEF) said it had dismissed the 51-year-old because the negotiation occurred "without any information to the RFEF". The World Cup in Russia starts on Thursday. "I know it's a very difficult situation. I know there's going to be criticism whatever I do," RFEF president Luis Rubiales said. "I'm sure this will, in time, make us stronger. I admire Julen very much, I respect him very much. He seems a top trainer and that makes it harder to make the decision. "You can't do things this way, two or three days before the World Cup. We have been compelled to make this decision." More to follow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fugazi Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 The 1-7 currently being shown in full on the Beeb site https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/43922973 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElDiablo Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 No WC fantasy league on here? Should I set one up? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 No WC fantasy league on here? Should I set one up? That'd be good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fugazi Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 LESS THAN A DAY TO GO Looking forward to an inexplicably confusing opening ceremony that I'll still watch in full Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 Anyone doing Super 6 feel free to join my league: Blundersliga, pin 87Z7HW. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 Less than 24 hours. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 Just on the train and have read through all of Fedyan's posts. Great read. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 Laughing HARD at these Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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