54 Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 Switzerland going to the World Cup. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 Thank fuck for that. Made it unnecessarily hard for themselves. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilikenewcastle Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 Switzerland could have won 8-0 on agg, but can't believe that penalty decision has ultimately cost them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gallowgate_pete Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 World Cup playoffs, first legs: Just seven goals in six games, five of which came in Croatia v Greece. Make that seven goals in seven playoff matches. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 International football is getting more dull year-on-year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 International football is getting more dull year-on-year. Also feels more even.. or tight than ever before. A lot of teams decent at keeping it tight. Not playing regularly means better sides often rely on "a bit of magic" to score goals. When teams evenly matched - dire. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gallowgate_pete Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 At 4-1 down, it would be fair to say that Greece need a lightning start tonight in the second leg. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
astraguy Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 At 4-1 down, it would be fair to say that Greece need a lightning start tonight in the second leg. http://cdn1-www.playstationlifestyle.net/assets/uploads/2011/09/feature-grease.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 International football is getting more dull year-on-year. Also feels more even.. or tight than ever before. A lot of teams decent at keeping it tight. Not playing regularly means better sides often rely on "a bit of magic" to score goals. When teams evenly matched - dire. I think that the last decent international tournament was probably the 2002 World Cup, since then and especially in the knockout stages I just remember tournament football being such a let down. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 Enjoyment is largely down to how well your team does. 2002 was also one of the last times England turned up without being preditable. Ghana a penalty kick away from a WC semi final? Smashed the US. Fucking loved WC2010. England got smashed in what must've been a very exciting match for a neutral. The Germany vs Brazil game is such a landmark game imo. 2014 was cool. Some exciting games. Group stages and finals tend to suck but second round, quarters and semi's often full of drama. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 For me it wasn't anything to do with how England performed as our football was completely turgid. You had the drama of the games involving South Korea, France and Argentina going out in the group stages, Turkey making the semi finals as well as the emergence of Senegal. I also don't know how anybody couldn't have been overjoyed for Ronaldo after the nightmare four years that he'd suffered. That was one of the greatest moments of watching football for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 I loved that World Cup. Associate the "Little Less Conversation, A Little More Action" song with that from an advert (Adidas I think?). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willow Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 laser pen'd Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaus Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 Looks like he has just sucked off shrek Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 For me it wasn't anything to do with how England performed as our football was completely turgid. You had the drama of the games involving South Korea, France and Argentina going out in the group stages, Turkey making the semi finals as well as the emergence of Senegal. I also don't know how anybody couldn't have been overjoyed for Ronaldo after the nightmare four years that he'd suffered. That was one of the greatest moments of watching football for me. Call me cynical but my over-riding memory of S. Korea (the team) is a string of dubious refereeing decisions. 2006 had an excellent game between Italy and Germany iirc. Italy winning it in ET. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 Another 0-0, three in a row now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colos Short and Curlies Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 I loved that World Cup. Associate the "Little Less Conversation, A Little More Action" song with that from an advert (Adidas I think?). Nike - the cage 98 had better Nike adverts mind Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 I loved that World Cup. Associate the "Little Less Conversation, A Little More Action" song with that from an advert (Adidas I think?). Nike - the cage 98 had better Nike adverts mind Scotland's pisstake of the Brazil airport one with Colin Hendry doing keep-ups to "Don't come home to soon". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gallowgate_pete Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 I loved that World Cup. Associate the "Little Less Conversation, A Little More Action" song with that from an advert (Adidas I think?). Nike - the cage 98 had better Nike adverts mind Brazil airport advert https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YePFGhCC7ro Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 Me and my brothers were kicking a football around an airport that summer, don't think people were very impressed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jericho Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 Another 0-0, three in a row now. Add two inter-confederation play-offs and it's five in a row. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peppe Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 lol Italy are shitting themelves because they might miss the WC. They even called one of FIFAs top dawgs to make sure they had a more fair referee in the second leg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 lol Italy are shitting themelves because they might miss the WC. They even called one of FIFAs top dawgs to make sure they had a more fair referee in the second leg Proper dodgy that like. Hope they miss out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peppe Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 lol Italy are shitting themelves because they might miss the WC. They even called one of FIFAs top dawgs to make sure they had a more fair referee in the second leg Proper dodgy that like. Hope they miss out. Aye. They called to complain about the referee in the first leg to put pressure on the ref for the second leg tonight. Very dodgy and desperate, and I obviously want them to miss out too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikky Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 Why aren't Italy starting Insigne? Surely he's their best attacking threat Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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