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Semi-related, during the Iran match after Berhalter subbed on a 5th defender I got a text from my kid saying “ballsy move, in a cowardly sort of way.”

 

Probably the only game I saw with panicky bunkering when a team was ahead and in control.

 

Don't watch the USMNT much, do ya?

 

Only 5 unbeatens left:

On one side of the bracket you have:
Netherlands
USA
Croatia

On the other side of the bracket you have:
Morocco
England

 

New Japan flag for the upcoming game


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I rate the following countries as ongoing majors -

Brazil
Argentina
Italy (although not here, obviously)
Spain
Germany
England
France
Netherlands

Which means that the following non-Euro teams took major scalps this tournament -

Japan (twice)
Cameroon
Saudi Arania
Tunisia

Not bad, particuarly in that no European team beat any of those squads.

 

Oh FFS. Pepe chasing down players and stomping on their heads while they lay on the ground was just another Sunday for him. I've never seen any other player do shit that he did routinely. Seriously, no matter who you pick to compare with him, even Nigel de Jong, this is just soul-crushingly nonsensical.

 

Pepe , Ivanovic , Rudiger and Koulabaly quickly come to mind as regards cynical thuggery


One of Ivanovic’s kidney punches on little Shaun Maloney - done behind the ref’s back as well

 

So...Portugal v Swiss in round of 16. A refrain from Ports Nat. Anthem...♫ "these boots were made for walkin and that's just whut they'll do".....

 

I guess we play football different in Africa. Constant apologist. I always ask, if this is 10 percent ok, why don't we teach children to do this?

 

I can agree with this. Weah right now with his speed and dribble is offensively creating headaches and is doing the tracking back and forechecking for lack of a better word asked of WF these days. I feel like Claudio, Gio is a bit over hyped. Yet to deliver on his potential. As for why Gregg hasn't picked him yet, I assume he must have accidentally ran over Gregg's dog at a training session or something. And Haji and Shaq have some photos of Greg in compromised situations.

 

First Argentina now this, you are really trying to make me not like you.

 

Sorry your wife has bad taste in men!

 

Harkes! Who goes there?

 

My wife is Shamar Moore and Jason Statham. I am bald and they are bald so there is that consistentcy.

 

Daywalker!!

 

As a Man Untied fan, he will be remembered as garbage!!

 

See in Ghana, you would get beaten for doing that. It is unacceptable to do that. You take your L. Like I said, Savages.

 

I am only 7 years but mine are often should I die, here are the rules. You should see her face when I say I am moving to Texas to be closer to my brother for support and away from her family.

 

My friend who is an Englishman living in France and is top Top 14 Rugby union writer has a player he nicknamed the Spell checker Nightmare - Metuisela Talebulamaijaina is the players name.

 

Why do you go to the airport!?! I know you explained it already but could you explain it to me again?