PBP Thread: Match #4, Uruguay vs. Saudi Arabia, 20 June 2018 [R]

They were part of Roman empire and adopted a Latin language hundreds of years before Latin America was even discovered.

 

@leao1918 where are you from?

 

Latin America has been discovered since prehistoric times by migration from Asia and Oceania.

Was there a Latin language back then? Do tell.

 

Just like I expected ... a comfortable but boring win for Uruguay. We won't know what this team is made of until someone really challenges that defense of Godin and Gimenez.

 

I expected this. I'm not watching properly even. Doing some other stuff. It's over now.

 

Thank God that match is over.

 

yeah...

Truth be told Uruguay wanted to play, and the game would have been better if they had a tough opponent. But when you deliberately let the Saudis have possession (Uruguay have done it a few times) and see that they still can't score you're kind of - unconsciously - dragged to their level, which is what made the game unwatchable

 

7:0 they said...

 

Just pointed out that the concept of Latin didn't even arrive to the Western Hemisphere until many hundreds of years after Romanians were Latinized. This isn't opinion. It's just basic fact. If someone from Ecuador or Guatemala is Latin, so is someone from Romania.

 

FYI Romanian is a Romance Language.

 

Russia will top this group and send uruguay straight to spanish mouths.

 

Who's the nutcase that's said that? I only said 6-0

 

We'll see what Russia is made of next match.

 

Care to explain what you mean by "romance"?? I really don't understand

 

Brazil.

See? It isn't that hard to be nice.
I don't think anybody disputes that there are more diving around in Brazil than in England (and, in my opnion, their style of play reinforces this more than their cultural differences) but it's a well-spread plague in the world today.

 

Then Uruguay will pay for being in a worst group. From Egypt and Saudi Arabia and even mediocore Russia to Spain. Failure is predeterminded.

 

Lucky you, I even asked the missus for a quickie but she turned it down too tired from sightseeing during the day. So I had to put up with this travesty of a game.

I am nominating it for worst match of the decade.

 

Languages derived from Latin,i.e.:Spanish,Portuguese,Italian,French and Romanian.

 

Oh, yes they are: Brazilians and South Americans in general mostly

agree

 

And they did. That is their game. They weren't successful at scoring, but they don't mind ugly matches with opponents not really getting close to goal.

 

Oh, that's what you meant. Yes, I know that. That's exactly what I've said, too

Thanks for the explanation

 

I know that they don't mind it. But I wanted to say (maybe I didn't explain myself properly), that in this game - unlike against Egypt - they entered the pitch with a "we must play, score, and win" mentality.

It could only be my imagination, but again, I didn't see this mentality in their game against Egypt, which is why I said that this time they wanted to play

 

Uruguay can beat Spain, their defense looks vulnerable but we’ll see how they play later today.

 

Add that even if they're losing,never think that they're done,they will come back at the last minute to tie it.

 

I like this Uruguay team. There is something about them. As I said many times: It will be very difficult to take them out.