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Posted
Just now, AlexLaw76 said:

Upset is on here....

Why upset? Argentina like Brazil are an ageing side. They've not been great so far in the tournament.

So far 5 european sides and 1 North African side in the last 8. Football has re-centered on Europe. We should have 2 world cups out of every 3. 

Posted
1 minute ago, Window Cleaner said:

Why upset? Argentina like Brazil are an ageing side. They've not been great so far in the tournament.

So far 5 european sides and 1 North African side in the last 8. Football has re-centered on Europe. We should have 2 world cups out of every 3. 

Argentina, the holders, going out in a knockout to Egypt. yeah, that is an upset...

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Posted
4 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

Argentina, the holders, going out in a knockout to Egypt. yeah, that is an upset...

This. Norway and Egypt I think are ranked together, and Norway's win over Brazil was considered one of the upsets of this World Cup.

Posted
4 minutes ago, skintsaint said:

This. Norway and Egypt I think are ranked together, and Norway's win over Brazil was considered one of the upsets of this World Cup.

And yet Norway were by far the superior side.

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Egypt’s keeper having a worldie so far. That save just now was an example of strong wrists. Pre-Peretz, we’d be conditioned to thinking those would always go in. Argentina building up the pressure.

Good header for the goal. 

Posted (edited)
8 minutes ago, Window Cleaner said:

And yet Norway were by far the superior side.

Yes they played well that game.

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Now I’m sure in the past goals have not been ruled out despite fouls happening because the incident was too far away from the goal. 
 

shame great goal 

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Never seen VAR pull the play that far back before. There has been some dodgy decisions going on for the North and South American sides recently.

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Posted
Just now, HarvSFC said:

Never seen VAR pull the play that far back before. There has been some dodgy decisions going on for the North and South American sides recently.

Certainly would have been interesting to see if the same decision would have been arrived at had it been an Argentina goal and not Egypt. 

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Posted
4 minutes ago, Turkish said:

Now I’m sure in the past goals have not been ruled out despite fouls happening because the incident was too far away from the goal. 
 

shame great goal 

Yep, Argentina got a goal which var didn't even look at in the build up in one of the group games

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Posted (edited)
19 minutes ago, trousers said:

Does the guy get his yellow card reversed for taking his top off to celebrate the goal...?

Only if the current holder of the FIFA Peace Prize gets involved.

Interesting point though. I thought the point of booking players for taking their shirt off when scoring was down to the sponsors wanting their names to be seen on pictures of the goal scorer. There are no sponsors names on shirts in the WC.

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Posted
2 hours ago, Verbal said:

This would be a contender as fittest bird overall, the long wattled umbrellabird - although not entirely sure it isn't a Ducky selfie

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A pair of Boobies.....

Galapagos Red Footed Booby - Facts, Behaviour, Where to See Them

 

 

 

 

Posted
6 minutes ago, Window Cleaner said:

If Argentina want to have any sort of chance Scaloni needs to step up and hook the old bloke. 5 games in 3 weeks or so is obviously too much for him.

Then again….

Posted
5 minutes ago, whelk said:

I don’t mind if Argies win - will make our semi final win even better

Also, there's plenty for Tuchel to work on if we do meet them in semis. They have looked wide open to the counter attacks from Egypt. 

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2 minutes ago, Saint Pete said:

Also, there's plenty for Tuchel to work on if we do meet them in semis. They have looked wide open to the counter attacks from Egypt. 

Brazil didn’t look that good. Neither do Argentina. We have nothing to fear from them.

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