World-cup 2018 , QF, SF and Final ( News , Results and updates )

[brando]

They thought they are so smart by avoiding the more difficult bracket. If you want to win it all, you must not take any shortcuts. Decisions like the one England made early on, more often than not end up backfiring.

both agree and disagree
1986 group matches last day. Denmark and Germany played for 1st and 2nd spot.
Winner will be crowned group wiiners, but will face Spain
Runner up will be 2nd, but will face Morocco
Smart Germans let Denmark win the game and become group winners.
In the knock outs, Germany took Morocco with ease, '
but Demark...got raped by Spain 1-5 as their biggest WC defeat ever.
Some of the Danish players got psychological help after return from that world cup.
Germany went all the way to the final, and hit the wall of Diego.
Still Germans were only cm away from sensation.

 

[Finally]

both agree and disagree
1986 group matches last day. Denmark and Germany played for 1st and 2nd spot.
Winner will be crowned group wiiners, but will face Spain
Runner up will be 2nd, but will face Morocco
Smart Germans let Denmark win the game and become group winners.
In the knock outs, Germany took Morocco with ease, '
but Demark...got raped by Spain 1-5 as their biggest WC defeat ever.
Some of the Danish players got psychological help after return from that world cup.
Germany went all the way to the final, and hit the wall of Diego.
Still Germans were only cm away from sensation.

Well based on your example, while Germans avoided Spain, but end up losing anyways. My point is, if you want to win the tournament, you must not fear facing any teams.

 

[Playboy]

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Nah I rarely rarely rarely bet on teams. %95 of the time I bet on goals and this time I got my +1.5 goals. Thanks to Hazard

my bookie had the over at 2.i thought it's too low so i punted.
i would have bet if it was 2.5 or 3!!!!!

 

[brando]

Well based on your example, while Germans avoided Spain, but end up losing anyways. My point is, if you want to win the tournament, you must not fear facing any teams.

Thats why I started with both agree and disagree
Germans did that smart Morocco trick but faced great great nations on the way to the final.

England.... terekmoon...this world cup was like Liecesters championship.
In the vacume created by Big guns failers, this must had been the easiest world cup to win for any dark horses (inc. england). But they just couldn't.
England is like that.. At first knockout defeat (semi), they lose their moral, losing both semi and bronze, back to back.
1990 and now 2018

 

[Finally]

Karma is a bitch. Anyone old enough to remember this?

 

[Real Madrid]

 

[ChaharMahal]

Zidane's dream is gone come true no matter what. Deschamps would be an idiot not to step down. 2 back to back final appearances!
He won't be able to top that achievement.

 

[Real Madrid]

https://twitter.com/statuses/1018189504102924288

 

[Real Madrid]

 

[oghabealborz]

just like iran's case that's the best they have.

Gucci is a better finisher than Taremi …….he was picked ahead of Gucci because of his defensive ability and youth ,Gucci's clinical finish was sacrificed .

 

[Behrooz_C]

What is all this about England losing intentionally to Belgium and that they played crap etc etc?
England didn't lose intentionally to Belgium in the group stages, they simply weren't good enough to win. They tried and wanted to win but couldn't.
As for their style of play, Southgate simply figured out a way to get the team go as far as it can. The old style of attacking football and long balls never worked for them in 50 years. They are simply not good enough.

When you have to play Lingard as your attacking threat, you are already in a dire state.

 

[Real Madrid]

https://en.as.com/en/2018/07/15/football/1531656092_709585.html

 

[Bache Tehroon]

Though, France have been quite underwhelming for the most part in this tournament, I just don't see Croatia pulling an upset here. They're already stretched very thin after playing three 120-min marathons. No way their legs can sustain another one.

France should wrap this up in 90 minutes with relative ease.

 

[YePaDoPa]

I should have bet some money on this wc!

 

[Real Madrid]

 

[Kian Pars]

Though, France have been quite underwhelming for the most part in this tournament, I just don't see Croatia pulling an upset here. They're already stretched very thin after playing three 120-min marathons. No way their legs can sustain another one.

France should wrap this up in 90 minutes with relative ease.

They are children of war man, anything is possible.

 

[IEI]

Though, France have been quite underwhelming for the most part in this tournament, I just don't see Croatia pulling an upset here. They're already stretched very thin after playing three 120-min marathons. No way their legs can sustain another one.

France should wrap this up in 90 minutes with relative ease.

Again BT jan ?
They had 4 days in between
More than enough, fitness won't be an issue

 

[Shahram]

I think this is the first World Cup Final that I have no preference for either team to win!

 

[Babr]

France: 3 WC final in last 20 years.

 

[Babr]

Knowing Croatia never gives up. I have a feeling they will make a come back.