Group L's General Discussion Thread

Discussion in 'L - England, Croatia, Ghana, Panama' started by Philip J. Fry, May 12, 2026.

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Who's winning the group?

  1. England

    20 vote(s)
    90.9%
  2. Croatia

    2 vote(s)
    9.1%
  3. Ghana

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  4. Panama

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  1. pipinogol

    pipinogol Member+

    May 20, 2016
    Club:
    Cary RailHawks U23
    I think we've found the front runner for the title.

    More physical than Spain and Argentina while being technically very good and more tactically sound than France. Only thing that casts some doubts are the center backs.
     
  2. Philip J. Fry

    Philip J. Fry Member+

    Mexico
    Jun 12, 2013
    Club:
    Borussia Dortmund
     
  3. vancity eagle

    vancity eagle Member+

    Apr 6, 2006
    France is better.
     
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  4. vancity eagle

    vancity eagle Member+

    Apr 6, 2006
    Nonsense.

    Brazil v Morocco
    France v Senegal
    Japan v Netherlands

    All better matchups.
     
  5. Philip J. Fry

    Philip J. Fry Member+

    Mexico
    Jun 12, 2013
    Club:
    Borussia Dortmund
    If England is at it's best, the gap isn't big. Same with Argentina. Three great ********ing teams. Let's see if teams like Spain or Portugal can also start playing like we expected them to.
     
  6. persianfootball

    persianfootball Member+

    Aug 5, 2004
    outside your realm
    I forgot about Brazil vs Morocco. Senegal and Japan were good but not "world class".
     
  7. vancity eagle

    vancity eagle Member+

    Apr 6, 2006
    Very poor half for Ghana, even by their standards.

    They haven't been able to do anything offensively despite having the better attacking players.

    They really miss Kudus but this is just horrific.
     
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  8. Philip J. Fry

    Philip J. Fry Member+

    Mexico
    Jun 12, 2013
    Club:
    Borussia Dortmund
    They need to rebuild that program from the ground up.
     
  9. bigsoccertst1

    bigsoccertst1 Member+

    United States
    Sep 22, 2017
    This must be the most erratic match up yet. First nominees to get grouped as a pair: PAN + GHA.
     
  10. Philip J. Fry

    Philip J. Fry Member+

    Mexico
    Jun 12, 2013
    Club:
    Borussia Dortmund
    Gooooal Ghana!!!
     
  11. Philip J. Fry

    Philip J. Fry Member+

    Mexico
    Jun 12, 2013
    Club:
    Borussia Dortmund
    Well, with this win it's more difficult for Ghana.
     
  12. vancity eagle

    vancity eagle Member+

    Apr 6, 2006
    2nd half much better from Ghana but they still need to improve.
     
  13. bigsoccertst1

    bigsoccertst1 Member+

    United States
    Sep 22, 2017
    GHA ain't scoring again in this group phase: 3pts and negative GD all the way.
     
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  14. Philip J. Fry

    Philip J. Fry Member+

    Mexico
    Jun 12, 2013
    Club:
    Borussia Dortmund
    I think it's gonna be very unlikely for them to take a point from England (if they keep today's level) or a desperate Croatia, but this win really helps them stay alive. Probably could've been by more, though since the ref didn't givve them a possible penalty in the second half. No idea how it went in the first half, though (didn't watch).
     
  15. Philip J. Fry

    Philip J. Fry Member+

    Mexico
    Jun 12, 2013
    Club:
    Borussia Dortmund
    They'll probably have to bunker down if they wanna do anything.
     
  16. bigsoccertst1

    bigsoccertst1 Member+

    United States
    Sep 22, 2017
    Hmm... yeah, 4pts will secure their promotion to R32. Can't see it though, with both ENG + CRO opening up a shooting gallery today.
     
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  17. Philip J. Fry

    Philip J. Fry Member+

    Mexico
    Jun 12, 2013
    Club:
    Borussia Dortmund
    Yup, specially with Croatia probably desperate for points.
     
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  18. Viking lord

    Viking lord Member

    Uruguay
    Aug 4, 2022
    Nat'l Team:
    Uruguay
    Ghana vs Panama has been the worst match of the world cup imo

    At least based on they played today, I think both England and Croatia are going to nuke both teams.

    Ghana is probably going to play for a draw in both games to secure the third place
     
  19. nick p

    nick p Member+

    Jul 11, 2009
    Baltimore Maryland
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    A big win A big three points for Ghana
     
  20. persianfootball

    persianfootball Member+

    Aug 5, 2004
    outside your realm
    The Carlos Quieroz effect lol. Ugly game but get the goal out of nowhere at the end and bag the points in first game and keep hope alive.
     
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  21. Philip J. Fry

    Philip J. Fry Member+

    Mexico
    Jun 12, 2013
    Club:
    Borussia Dortmund
  22. Philip J. Fry

    Philip J. Fry Member+

    Mexico
    Jun 12, 2013
    Club:
    Borussia Dortmund
  23. Philip J. Fry

    Philip J. Fry Member+

    Mexico
    Jun 12, 2013
    Club:
    Borussia Dortmund
  24. Philip J. Fry

    Philip J. Fry Member+

    Mexico
    Jun 12, 2013
    Club:
    Borussia Dortmund
  25. Gilbertsson

    Gilbertsson Member+

    Barcelona
    Spain
    Apr 1, 2012
    Geneva
    Club:
    Toronto Croatia
    Nat'l Team:
    Switzerland

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