Matchday Thread | GROUP E

It actually was much much better. I would rather see Ecuador advance then the swiss advance.

 

Well, that was humbling. Haven't experienced that in many years.

Von Bergen will not return from his injury so our defensive woes remain. Just like four years ago it all comes down to a match against Honduras. Think I want Drmic and Stocker back in the starting eleven. Add in Dzemaili instead of Behrami, don't feel like he has fully recovered from his injury.

 

I was talking about the city of Geneva. It is essentially a peninsula in France, with many French working and living in the city, and even more crossing the border on a daily basis. Look at a map.

Add in the complaints about rising rents and infrastructure in general and that about captures the mood. I'm not a supporter of these developments but the current net-number of immigration at about 80,000 a year is a bit much for a 8M country. But to answer the question, the country largely stands behind this team.

 

Honduras looking to play spoiler again like in 2010. Oh boy.

 

Interesting final day for this group. Both Ecuador and Switzerland could qualify or be eliminated with a win. Switzerland gets the (seemingly) easier rival but Ecuador has the goal differential advantage.

 

I can see France taking their foot off the gas v Ecuador and Switzerland shitting the bed against Honduras...

 

Honduras vs. Switzerland in Manaus.. Honduras thrives in very hot temperature, this might be a spoiler for the Swiss. Legs get weak in the 2nd half and who knows what happens.

 

But its also smart to conserve energy for the later rounds. France has been playing a very high energy style and the midfield has been pressing like madmen. Rotating is smart but I wouldn't be surprised if DD tells them to slow the game down a bit.

 

The first goal is going to be crucial. Chasing a deficit in those conditions will be taxing.

Let's see if we give up yet another goal on a corner in the first 15 minutes.

 

If Honduras got into the round of 16 would it be more shocking than Costa Rica toping group D?

 

It would be more shocking than Greece making it to the round of 16.

 

lol that is funny but any thing seems possible in this world cup

 

I had Costa Rica topping Group D actually (and Uruguay second) On the other hand, Croatia

 

Interesting that the matches will once again be at 5pm, this is the third time France get a late kickoff while some teams seem to always play early. I wonder what caused this? In a way this group goes completely against the trend of this World Cup as Honduras and Ecuador are the only Latin American teams not qualifying (one of them could qualify but not both) and the European teams so far beating them.

 

Damn, pretty excited to play spoiler today.

 

No, several kickoff times were changed after the draw. In any case that's not my point. The conditions are uneven between the groups and teams

 

I don't know why.
Anyway, the weather shouldn't be a disadvantage for the France team in the late afternoon.

 

Any news on the France line up?

 

Bring down the Swiss!!!

 

Lloris, Sagna, Koscielny, Sakho, Digne, Pogba, Morgan, Matuidi, Greizmann, Benzema, Sissoko.

 

Hope Ecuador can advance today and hondarus beats the Swiss.