PBP Thread: Match #30, England vs Panama, 24 June 2018 [R]

Discussion in 'GROUP G: Belgium, England, Tunisia, Panama' started by Paul Calixte, Jun 23, 2018.

  1. cleansheetbsc

    cleansheetbsc Member+

    Mar 17, 2004
    Club:
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    It was still bad
     
  2. HomietheClown

    HomietheClown Member+

    Dusselheim FC 1971
    Sep 4, 2010
    Club:
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    Over/ under on how many fans actually show up for the Panama-Tunisia match next match day?
    I am going to say official attendance will be 35 K or so but the actual butts in the seats will probably be like 7 thousand people.
     
  3. HomietheClown

    HomietheClown Member+

    Dusselheim FC 1971
    Sep 4, 2010
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    He did a great job for you guys in comparison though.
     
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  4. nick p

    nick p Member+

    Jul 11, 2009
    Baltimore Maryland
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Is anybody else thinking how Panama is getting embarrassed but if the United States qualified instead
     
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  5. grandinquisitor28

    Feb 11, 2002
    Nevada
    #105 grandinquisitor28, Jun 24, 2018
    Last edited: Jun 24, 2018
    Considering in the home and away in the hex the scoreline was:

    5-1 for the US

    Not sure how you come to that argument.

    The key elements in hexagonal qualifying are #1:

    #1 Win at home (we lost for the first time ever to Mexico and Costa Rica at home, and inexplicably to T&T on the Final Matchday while Panama "won" via the video below and a 2nd (actually legit) goal scored just before the 90th minute. Combine that w/Honduras beating Mexico the same hour on match day 10 by bouncing a shot off the back of Mexico's goalies head and back into the net and presto the US is out)

    #2 Somehow find away to draw or win on the road despite referee incompetency that beggars belief and ALWAYS favors the home side in games played in Central America.

    If you want to know what pushed Panama into the World Cup, take a look:





     
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  6. tudobem62014

    tudobem62014 Member+

    Feb 26, 2014
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    Tbh. It’s better to finish second in this group looking at r16 and beyond
     
  7. jcsd

    jcsd Member+

    Jan 27, 2006
    It would've been better for the quality if USA were there, but that's no-one's fault but the USA - you should really qualify when you have to beat out teams like this.
     
  8. HomietheClown

    HomietheClown Member+

    Dusselheim FC 1971
    Sep 4, 2010
    Club:
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    And if it were not for some weird phantom goal Panama would be at home right now and not in the Cup.
     
  9. tudobem62014

    tudobem62014 Member+

    Feb 26, 2014
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    And the big winner was... Volkswagen’s marketing team
     
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  10. tudobem62014

    tudobem62014 Member+

    Feb 26, 2014
    Club:
    FC Barcelona
    USA needed the break to concentrate on securing the 2026 bid
     
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  11. Bajen Forever

    Bajen Forever Member

    Hammarby IF
    Sweden
    Jun 18, 2018
    Well USA is a lot worse than these Belgian and English teams, so probably better to be at home rebuilding for future WCs.
     
  12. cleansheetbsc

    cleansheetbsc Member+

    Mar 17, 2004
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    This won’t help our arguments “it’s hard to qualify inCONCACAF”
     
  13. tudobem62014

    tudobem62014 Member+

    Feb 26, 2014
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    FC Barcelona
    Cause of u guys i can’t look at Sampaoli without envisioning him wearing a bandana and holding a tennis racket
     
  14. glennaldo_sf

    glennaldo_sf Member+

    Houston Dynamo, Penang FC, Al Duhail
    United States
    Nov 25, 2004
    Doha, Qatar
    Club:
    FL Fart Vang Hedmark
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Problem is there's a big difference playing Panama and playing IN Panama... same goes for Saudi Arabia
     
  15. tudobem62014

    tudobem62014 Member+

    Feb 26, 2014
    Club:
    FC Barcelona
    So true, just an excuse to start fresh for the 2026 Group.
     
  16. glennaldo_sf

    glennaldo_sf Member+

    Houston Dynamo, Penang FC, Al Duhail
    United States
    Nov 25, 2004
    Doha, Qatar
    Club:
    FL Fart Vang Hedmark
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I wonder if there's anyway Kane can claim those Stones goals and go for Solenkos record
     
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  17. Nico777

    Nico777 Member+

    Olympique de marseille
    Croatia
    Oct 19, 2017
    Costa Rica got more class players than England and Uk.

    I have read it on big soccer forum :D
     
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  18. Mucky

    Mucky Member+

    Mar 30, 2009
    Manchester England
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    That "ghost goal" was a 100% penalty though.
     
  19. Bajen Forever

    Bajen Forever Member

    Hammarby IF
    Sweden
    Jun 18, 2018
    What did the hater Lalas say in half time?
     
  20. HomietheClown

    HomietheClown Member+

    Dusselheim FC 1971
    Sep 4, 2010
    Club:
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    Heck, Honduras would have played better than this. Pinto would have had them playing more organized.
     
  21. tudobem62014

    tudobem62014 Member+

    Feb 26, 2014
    Club:
    FC Barcelona
    Next Thursday in Kaliningrad gonna be fun. Belgium and England both gonna have so much confidence
     
  22. sgeorge

    sgeorge New Member

    Manchester United
    Brazil
    Jun 22, 2018
    Woke up late to a 5-0 scoreline, kind of unexpected since it was England. But they are more and more looking like they could make a deep run in the tournament.

    Time for some subs now, Rashford and Vardy may be.
     
  23. jcsd

    jcsd Member+

    Jan 27, 2006
    I don't doubt there is and England are better than USA, but looking at the quality of the Panama team and knowing USA, USA should still have been able to finish above Panama with no difficulty (which they usually do anyway).
     
  24. HomietheClown

    HomietheClown Member+

    Dusselheim FC 1971
    Sep 4, 2010
    Club:
    --other--
    Benchers vs. Benchers.
     
  25. tudobem62014

    tudobem62014 Member+

    Feb 26, 2014
    Club:
    FC Barcelona
    They need to score soon to get the goal record
     

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