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[FDC1]

Allez les bleus!!

 

[kamorra]

Okay:

- you're all fucking weird for supporting continents. Costa Rica played brilliantly today, but it's fucking odd that you're all saying CONCACAF YEAHHH when a) USA won a game against a team they were pretty even with and have two left and Mexico aren't guaranteed to go through, and Honduras got thrashed, and b) that it's a completely different way of looking at it to the Europeans, who hate all their neighbours. That's weird. Please hate your neighbours.

- you're all fucking boring for posting pictures of salt. At least post ones of snails dying in it or some salty chips.

- you're all fucking gr8 cunts m8 to enjoy footy with but pls for the love of Martin Scorsese's coke infused asshole stop talking about fucking continents like anyone gives a shit about any other team but their own

Forza England World Cup winners 2018

Thank you, again Wilbur to the rescue.

 

[Mobius 1]

Enjoy watching the underdogs win while it lasts, I'll definitely skip their shitty round of 16 matches. Costa Rica vs Cote d'Ivoir/Greece will definitely be a bummer to watch.
Yeah they fight with heart and run till they fall over dead, but you see nothing great in terms of strategy/tactics with those teams.

Long balls up front and through passes to the sides followed by crosses. Even Brazil played creatively bankrupt, with Oscar whipping in cross after cross. The fuck am I watching here? Is this Brazil?! South American football used to be flamboyant, it had style, it had great dribblings and precises passes and runs. I've seen nothing of that so far.

So I say fuck this world cup so far. You fucking event mugs, who come out like rats during the WC, talking about salt and piss off again when it's over and the league starts and just have some interest for the sport when the Classico is on again can suck a big fat dick. Fucking cunts.

What gives you the right to judge when people develop an interest in anything, seasonal or no? Are you the holder of the rights to football enjoyment?

 

[GHG]

Okay:

- you're all fucking weird for supporting continents. Costa Rica played brilliantly today, but it's fucking odd that you're all saying CONCACAF YEAHHH when a) USA won a game against a team they were pretty even with and have two left and Mexico aren't guaranteed to go through, and Honduras got thrashed, and b) that it's a completely different way of looking at it to the Europeans, who hate all their neighbours. That's weird. Please hate your neighbours.

- you're all fucking boring for posting pictures of salt. At least post ones of snails dying in it or some salty chips.

- you're all fucking gr8 cunts m8 to enjoy footy with but pls for the love of Martin Scorsese's coke infused asshole stop talking about fucking continents like anyone gives a shit about any other team but their own

Forza England World Cup winners 2018

England wont qualify for the 2018 WC.

 

[Wazzy]

LET'S GO FRANCEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

 

[trixx]

hahahahaha this is great

 

[Chuckie]

This one is kinda funny tbh.

 

[Char Aznable]

god damnit now i have to pray for suarez to get injured ala Ronaldo ..... worst part i wasn't able to watch the match : /

 

[His Majesty]

WHY IS GIROUD PLAYING

WHY

 

[FootballFan]

Insigne, Cerci and Cassano have done shit so far. Great subs Prandelli.

Worst overall World Cup I can remember so far. Shit officiating, shit match results, shit bus parking by shin-stomping South-American teams, great teams leaving too early.

Nearly everyone would disagree with you. Only people not enjoying it are salty fans with already eliminated teams.

 

[Shinriji]

Everybody posted their reply .gif yet? Cool.
Took a shower and cooled down a bit.

England vs Italy was still, by far the best game (that wasn't a complete thrashing of one side) in this competition.

All other close matches (except maybe Australia vs Holland) were a sore to watch.

All African teams so far:
Good control of the ball and solid build up play, as soon as they get close to the last third of the pitch they lose all their cool, play unprecise passes, start whipping aimless crosses or shoot out of the distance.
Exempt of this: Disgraceful Cameroon game vs Croatia and Algeria which scored with a penalty and had no clear cut chances or good build up play.

Argentinia and Brazil.
Both disappointed so far. Argentina would get rect in a matchup with a proper offense if they think 7 men defending is enough. Messi, Aguero and Higuain did nothing defensively and not much more offensively.
Brazil as said before: Aimless crosses by Oscar and very dependant of Neymar's genius. Creatively bankrupt.

Colombia. Easy group, showed a great and calm performance against Greece, even match against CIV.
Honduras. Weak overall(shin-stomper, some horrendous tacklings, sorry pulga).
Ecuador. Match against the Swiss team bored me out of my mind. Unbelievable they lost it. Showed no composure.
Chile. Great composure on the ball, highly technical but can switch a flip and go into physical mode. Best southamerican team I've seen so far. Will probably beat the Dutch.
Mexico: 5-3-1-1 vs Brazil. If that's not bus parking I don't know what is.

Asian teams except for "Australia": Snore and borefest.

salt.gif

 

[Esch]

continentalism is the new nationalism

 

[Subliminal]

To be honest id support anyone playing Scotland at a world cup or european championship as well.

Don't think i'll ever get to do that again though.



But then again the tennis starts on monday. Andy is british until he loses ofc.

I've never really felt much against Scotland, the only team I usually actively want to lose is Germany (and maybe the argies). They always manage that for themselves in the semis though!

 

[Unknown Soldier]

This xbox advert is so shit.

"Yoooooooo"

You had an unnecessary word in there. I crossed it out.

 

[Gentle Rodriguez]

Okay:

- you're all fucking weird for supporting continents. Costa Rica played brilliantly today, but it's fucking odd that you're all saying CONCACAF YEAHHH when a) USA won a game against a team they were pretty even with and have two left and Mexico aren't guaranteed to go through, and Honduras got thrashed, and b) that it's a completely different way of looking at it to the Europeans, who hate all their neighbours. That's weird. Please hate your neighbours.

- you're all fucking boring for posting pictures of salt. At least post ones of snails dying in it or some salty chips.

- you're all fucking gr8 cunts m8 to enjoy footy with but pls for the love of Martin Scorsese's coke infused asshole stop talking about fucking continents like anyone gives a shit about any other team but their own

Forza England World Cup winners 2018

preach

 

[megabytecr]

Costa RicaGAF How's the party going on in your country? You were already surprising people by beating Uruguay now your flying to the sweet sixteen.

Everything is collapsed!! Tears, Joy, Amazing stuff!! so happy for them, showed great heart and very well coached too!

 

[Juz]

Hopefully this match starting will stop the continent crap for a while at least.

 

[John Dunbar]

shame it had to come down to italy vs. uruguay. i can't choose between pirlo and suarez.

i think italy will go through, though. italy that knows a draw is good enough will be tough to crack.

 

[Portugeezer]

No Mangala? Why do you do this to me, I have to watch Varane...

 

[Acorn]

Land of the bankers vs the land of Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité

 

[figadapaura]

Les Bleus to save the day.

 

[bjaelke]

Best anthem. There's Europe finally winning something.

 

[Sviatoslav]

England wont qualify for the 2018 WC.

Unfortunately they will, since they play in the weakest confederation (UEFA) that somehow has the most slots for the world cup. Injustica.

 

[DerZuhälter]

Costa Rica are playing a dynamic 3-5-1-1 formation with a small young joel campbell as the lone man up front and you're telling me that they are doing nothing in terms of tactics/strategy?

Meanwhile spain and england have played a rigid & boring 4-2-3-1 formation and both are out.

Either you're trolling or you really dont have a clue about football.

Are you trolling right now?

3-5-1-1 is by far more defensive than a 4-2-3-1. It's basically off the ball the same as a 5-3-1-1 defensively. So either you are admitting that they are parking the bus and agreeing with me or you are watching a different sport.

 

[Talamius]

So simple, yet my favorite so far.

 

[Niven]

Best anthem. There's Europe finally winning something.

.

 

[Ela Hadrun]

Love that French anthem. Who else is like "listen those guys are coming to murder your children"

 

[Navy Bean]

Hopefully this match starting will stop the continent crap for a while at least.

This game has entirely too much EUROPE and entirely too little CONCACAF...

Spoiler

j/k

 

[tass0]

Pulling for Switzerland here.

Hope to see Germany, or Holland in the finals.

 

[Shanks D Zoro]

shame it had to come down to italy vs. uruguay. i can't choose between pirlo and suarez.

i think italy will go through, though. italy that knows a draw is good enough will be tough to crack.

if you root for Suarez then you are a racist.

if you root for Pirlo then you enjoy the finest things in life

 

[Jb]

Let's crush these fuckers.
It's not a real country anyway.

 

[masud]

Best anthem. There's Europe finally winning something.

But that's only because Canada didn't make it.

(concacaf)

 

[Jill Sandwich]

This xbox is so shit.

"Yoooooooo"

I love Aaron Paul but answering your phone with YOAH is so weird I had to try it at work to see what response I got. They were nonplussed.

 

[Gentle Rodriguez]

Are we going to root for refs too? Seems fitting.

#EUROREFS4LYFE

 

[Unknown Soldier]

If only there was some kind of way to decide which confederation is the best. A sort of confederations cup if you will. That would be super neat.

Too bad that tournament is used as a dry run for the World Cup and it has no impact on qualifying for the World Cup.

 

[Guamu]

Fixed that for you. We are everywhere. And despite everything; we love to root for our confederations bros (and we love to have any reason to party too lol)

And don't know why. Over the qualifications there's nothing but hate both ways.

 

[figadapaura]

if you root for Suarez then you are a racist.

if you root for Pirlo then you enjoy the finest things in life

correct

 

[Fox318]

continentalism is the new nationalism

So everybody is gonna pick on Australia?

 

[ghst]

Costa Rica are playing a dynamic 3-5-1-1 formation with a small young joel campbell as the lone man up front and you're telling me that they are doing nothing in terms of tactics/strategy?

Meanwhile spain and england have played a rigid & boring 4-2-3-1 formation and both are out.

Either you're trolling or you really dont have a clue about football.

i enjoy the irony that a roy hodgson side playing aggressively through a 4231 went out to a defensive 442 team playing a route one long ball.

 

[Smiles and Cries]

so who should I be rooting for here?

 

[Xando]

If only there was some kind of way to decide which confederation is the best. A sort of confederations cup if you will. That would be super neat.

English fans would love it, they would actually win something

 

[kamorra]

Go Switzerland! I need a win of a Italian speaking country.

 

[moai]

Oh no there is no one to hate! Both teams are from uefa

 

[AstroLad]

What an awesome week of matches, and really cool to see all of the CONCACAF people supporting each other. If/when US meets Mexico then yeah it's war, but until then definitely pulling hard for all my CONCACAF teams.

 

[figadapaura]

This xbox advert is so shit.

"Yoooooooo"

You'd think there'd be more PS4 ads since Sony are sponsors. Who the fuck would want an X1 after that ad?

 

[gutter_trash]

Oh no there is no one to hate! Both teams are from uefa

I hate both these two teams, one bores while the other cheats

 

[Subliminal]

so who should I be rooting for here?

France got the $wag

Switzerland got the Nazi Gold.

 

[Jill Sandwich]

You'd think there'd be more PS4 ads since Sony are sponsors. Who the fuck would want an X1 after that ad?

YOOOOO

 

[gutshot]

Okay:

- you're all fucking weird for supporting continents. Costa Rica played brilliantly today, but it's fucking odd that you're all saying CONCACAF YEAHHH when a) USA won a game against a team they were pretty even with and have two left and Mexico aren't guaranteed to go through, and Honduras got thrashed, and b) that it's a completely different way of looking at it to the Europeans, who hate all their neighbours. That's weird. Please hate your neighbours.

- you're all fucking boring for posting pictures of salt. At least post ones of snails dying in it or some salty chips.

- you're all fucking gr8 cunts m8 to enjoy footy with but pls for the love of Martin Scorsese's coke infused asshole stop talking about fucking continents like anyone gives a shit about any other team but their own

Forza England World Cup winners 2018

We'll stop supporting our region once you lot stop collectively shitting on it.

I remember people in the draw thread actually saying that the US wouldn't be able to qualify for the World Cup if they were in UEFA. That we only qualify because 'lol CONCAFAF' and that in a real region we'd never make it through. Our domination of the region wasn't a symbol of our quality, just a lack of competition. Yet now we are seeing that CONCACAF does have quality sides that can compete with and beat Europe (and South Americas') best.

And so, naturally, we all want to thump our chests a little bit and crow about the quality we have on this side of the Atlantic. Because it not only means that Costa Rica is better than the Euro-snobs thought, it means that the US and Mexico and Honduras and Panama, et al. are probably better too.

 

[GHG]

Are you trolling right now?

3-5-1-1 is by far more defensive than a 4-2-3-1. It's basically off the ball the same as a 5-3-1-1 defensively. So either you are admitting that they are parking the bus and agreeing with me or you are watching a different sport.

They are parking the bus but yet scored 3 vs team Suarez and 1 vs Italy? How many teams in this tournament have scored more than 4 goals in their 1st 2 games?

Please understand that a formation doesnt denote how attacking or defensive the mentality of a team is.