The Quarter Finals: Croatia, Argentina, Morocco, and France through

[gbandit]

Noppert gagging to drop a howler. The Netherlands style of passing with no intent is already enraging me 

[Deuce]

  On 09/12/2022 at 18:51, Pata said:

 

Because he's the greatest player to have ever played the game? And would already be a WC champion if he had abandoned Argentina and had chosen Spain instead.

 

 

 

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He’s also not any less Argentinian because he moved away when he was a bairn.

[joeyt]

Absolutely despise the yellow card suspension rule.

 

2 yellow cards in 5 games (2 of which could go to extra time) should not result in a ban in a World Cup semi final game

[LionOfGosforth]

"Here man, why's nobody getting on the end of that ridiculously over-hit cross at 40mph?"

[Deuce]

  On 09/12/2022 at 19:06, TheBrownBottle said:

Ho’way the cloggies

 

 It’s absolutely the least tragic part of that country’s break-up, but Yugoslavia would have won a major trophy or two had it remained unified.  Certainly think they would have in the ‘90s

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Putting together an all-former Yugoslav republics national team is a fun exercise.

[Geordie Ahmed]

How is that a free kick?

[Deuce]

  On 09/12/2022 at 19:10, joeyt said:

Absolutely despise the yellow card suspension rule.

 

2 yellow cards in 5 games (2 of which could go to extra time) should not result in a ban in a World Cup semi final game

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Slate should be wiped after the group stage imo.

[Kid Icarus]

I recognise this ref, isn't he notoriously bad?

 

Thought that was a great tackle 

[polkaDot]

Proper quality tackle that

[Kid Icarus]

And that should have been a freekick to Argentina 

[TRon]

Fancy Holland to go through. Argies are relying too much on individual magic up front.

[Kimbo]

Both Brazil and Argentina are so passive out of possession.

[Super Duper Branko Strupar]

  On 09/12/2022 at 17:57, Sima said:

  On 09/12/2022 at 17:56, TRon said:

 

Can't help but feel the dumb dancing against Japan has played a part. They were mostly shite today, found it very difficult to get through Croatian lines when they were up against the big boys.

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[NotMike]

  On 09/12/2022 at 19:14, Kid Icarus said:

I recognise this ref, isn't he notoriously bad?

 

Thought that was a great tackle 

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You remember him from Just Shoot Me, tbh.

[TheBrownBottle]

  On 09/12/2022 at 19:16, Kimbo said:

Both Brazil and Argentina are so passive out of possession.

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I don’t think it’s a coincidence that Argentina and Brazil both have managers who haven’t been managing in Europe.  The game generally has moved away from that sort of passivity 

[Unbelievable]

Fuck, decent chance gone begging

[gbandit]

Argentina are looking disorientated here 

[Kid Icarus]

One of those weird ones that's been uneventful but gone quickly 

[54]

 

[dembabah]

  On 09/12/2022 at 19:27, 54 said:

 

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Rightly so, Brazilian Steve Bruce.

[Skeletor]

  On 09/12/2022 at 19:27, 54 said:

 

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[Unbelievable]

Very cautious game from both sides, but especially Argentina have nothing going forward so far. Can see us scoring sooner than them

[leffe186]

  On 09/12/2022 at 17:20, JNK said:

BTW Neymar oficially equalled Pelé in official goals for Brazil. 

 

EDIT: Not even Ronaldo or Romário were able to do that.

 

 

 

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He has played nearly twice the number of games Romario did tbf.

[gbandit]

This ref looks like such a whopper

[Kid Icarus]

I have a real problem with this De Paul.