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Is this the soccer thread? 😝
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The 32 countries that qualified for the 2018 World Cup have been drawn into 8 groups of 4 teams.
Each team played the other 3 teams in their group once (3 Group Stage games in total), and the top 2 teams from each of the 8 groups qualified to go through to the ‘Last 16’ Knockout Stage…
A Wikipedia page for the 2018 World Cup - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup
23-Man Playing Squads - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup_squads
A guide to all 736 players - https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2018/jun/05/world-cup-2018-complete-guide-players-ratings-goals-caps
Venues - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup#Venues
Useful ‘fixtures, live scores, results, standings & info’ sites - FlashScores : LiveScore : BBC : ESPN : FoxSports
TV stations around the world covering the World Cup matches live : Wikipedia Link & LiveSoccer Link
UK TV Coverage - http://www.live-footballontv.com/live-world-cup-football-on-tv.html (BBC & ITV)
US TV Coverage - https://www.foxsports.com/soccer/fifa-world-cup (Fox) : Telemundo - link)
Thursday, 14 June
Russia 5 - 0 Saudi Arabia : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDY1N-IJOA8 - 2 minute FIFA highlights
Friday, 15 June
Egypt 0 - 1 Uruguay : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPzZa-Btx6I - 2 minute FIFA highlights
Morocco 0 - 1 Iran : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rG6hK0eZ_Ys - "
Portugal 3 - 3 Spain : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rp2aLQl7vg - "
Saturday, 16 June
France 2 - 1 Australia : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4_SXeQdIJo - "
Argentina 1 - 1 Iceland : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xvarnwv6hRk - "
Denmark 1 - 0 Peru : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4odLCih0Os - "
Croatia 2 - 0 Nigeria : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qS-V5h0wKr8 - "
Sunday, 17 June
Costa Rica 0 - 1 Serbia : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bA6_7wFvG0E - "
Germany 0 - 1 Mexico : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BSeFs40QOI - "
Brazil 1 - 1 Switzerland : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dWrKNrWbWQ - "
Monday, 18 June
Sweden 1 - 0 South Korea : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZlE-hUl5UU - "
Belgium 3 - 0 Panama : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCr1xpwEuZQ - "
Tunisia 1 - 2 England : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3wfrhjoIJg - "
Tuesday, 19 June
Colombia 1 - 2 Japan : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4SeAfCg7-o - "
Poland 1 - 2 Senegal : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXkg_12ukOk - "
Russia 3 - 1 Egypt : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AygUlfmQgBs - "
Wednesday, 20 June
Portugal 1 - 0 Morocco : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEtVNlzYAqQ - "
Uruguay 1 - 0 Saudi Arabia : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxEMQTAGYzI - "
Iran 0 - 1 Spain : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3C6DK8n0mQ - "
Thursday, 21 June
Denmark 1 - 1 Australia : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24m_D5EFb-A - "
France 1 - 0 Peru : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-QIE-xaueo - "
Argentina 0 - 3 Croatia : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcM5n71XmBo - "
Friday, 22 June
Brazil 2 - 0 Costa Rica : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2v_mb5Xx00 - "
Nigeria 2 - 0 Iceland : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIk9avLQSds - "
Serbia 1 - 2 Switzerland : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0O3CbugZtTg - "
Saturday, 23 June
Belgium 5 - 2 Tunisia : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKuQ8zDo0Lw - "
South Korea 1 - 2 Mexico : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOSg165xRTw - "
Germany 2 - 1 Sweden : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4e9a3KptfC0 - "
Sunday, 24 June
England 6 - 1 Panama : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1gw5sc2JlY - "
Japan 2 - 2 Senegal : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLS1JQ7qtpI - "
Poland 0 - 3 Colombia : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wa974tOozEI - "
Monday, 25 June
Saudi Arabia 2 - 1 Egypt : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEzuFPeSBcA - "
Uruguay 3 - 0 Russia : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_YrTEiOVGo - "
Iran 1 - 1 Portugal : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlPIrEKFCeo - "
Spain 2 - 2 Morocco : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIOqidBVnO4 - "
Tuesday, 26 June
Denmark 0 - 0 France : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvFP1ITZ7To - "
Australia 0 - 2 Peru : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fR-txBJG-B4 - "
Nigeria 1 - 2 Argentina : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmlkAOwJ1gI - "
Croatia 2 - 1 Iceland : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfy1ojdPyzA - "
Wednesday, 27 June
South Korea 2 - 0 Germany : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKjV2SQfKrw - "
Mexico 0 - 3 Sweden : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHT6V1SpmNA - "
Serbia 0 - 2 Brazil : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dusyi-4pMs - "
Switzerland 2 - 2 Costa Rica : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izvscMabH8o - "
Thursday, 28 June
Japan 1 - 0 Poland : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7pVlD8Q660 - "
Colombia 1 - 0 Senegal : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CRmHuN-O84 - "
Panama 1 - 2 Tunisia : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nc9zirKrT0Q - "
England 0 - 1 Belgium : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5F1hqWW_5w - "
The final Group Standings…
The ‘Last 16’ Knockout Stage, and beyond…
Saturday, 30 June : Last 16
France 4 - 3 Argentina : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6C6oOcDFmLY - 2 minute highlights
Uruguay 2 - 1 Portugal : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auqyXFLZ_zw - "
Sunday, 1 July : Last 16
Spain 1 - 1 aet Russia (Russia win 4-3 on pens) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHPke43iqNg - "
Croatia 1 - 1 aet Denmark (Croatia win 3-2 on pens) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_iIW2DZ8nc - "
Monday, 2 July : Last 16
Brazil 2 - 0 Mexico : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYIf8I1dvdo - "
Belgium 3 - 2 Japan : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJeJuc27ggE - "
Tuesday, 3 July : Last 16
Sweden 1 - 0 Switzerland : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=012FkPcI1uE - "
Colombia 1 - 1 aet England (England win 4-3 on pens) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbmaLT320hw - "
Friday, 6 July : Quarter-Finals
France 2 - 0 Uruguay : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YK4o-Gbppg - "
Brazil 1 - 2 Belgium : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8IK0ZqfxNI - "
Saturday, 7 July : Quarter-Finals
Sweden 0 - 2 England : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wr7-HtVlAdI - "
Russia 2 - 2 aet Croatia (Croatia win 4-3 on pens) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjU8j2bj3RY - "
Tuesday, 10 July : Semi-Finals
France 1 - 0 Belgium : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntQsMSuEbyg - "
Wednesday, 11 July : Semi-Finals
England 1 - 2 Croatia (after extra-time) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gi_2GELMwfY - "
Saturday, 14 July : 3rd Place Play-Off
Belgium 2 - 0 England : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_5SJPKMHAA - "
France 4 - 2 Croatia : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrsEAvRerTg - " & more reddit/footballhighlights links
France win the 2018 World Cup.
Current odds of each country winning this World Cup (according to the ‘experts’) - Bookmakers’ Odds
In Dec '17: Ger 5/1, Bra 5/1, Fra 6/1, Spa 8-1, Arg 9-1, Bel 12-1, Eng 16-1, Por 28-1, Rus 40-1, Cro 40-1, Col 40/1, Uru 40-1, Den 100-1, Swi 100-1, Swe 100-1, Mex 125-1, Ser 200-1, Ice 500-1, Aus 750-1, Pan 2000-1, Sau A. 5000-1.
A Wikipedia page on the history of World Cup competitions - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup
A Wikipedia list of previous WC winning sides - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_FIFA_World_Cup_winners
A Youtube channel with almost every WC goal since 1966 - https://www.youtube.com/user/MrDrobisha/videos
Previous OriginalTrilogy•com World Cup threads - 2014 : 2010 : 2006
Or just sit back and enjoy the games - Summer will be here, beers in the fridge, and footy on the telly 😃
Turned out to be a cracking & enjoyable tournament…
I’ll be likely routing for Iceland - fantastic achievements in footy of late, and superb rapport / togetherness with their supporters too. They are also the smallest nation to ever make it to a World Cup Finals. You?
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Is this the soccer thread? 😝
^ Ha! 😃
This is a football thread, my friend 😉
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Football? They’re finally going to hold a world tournament for football?
Football? They’re finally going to hold a world tournament for football?
Every four years mate - for a long time now 😃
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Does every footsocc thread have to involve a conversation about what to call it?
Say what now? footsocc? I think you can get some cream for that mate 😉
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i thought it was sockball
… ducks from oojason’s revenge …
Does every footsocc thread have to involve a conversation about what to call it?
it’s tradition.
Does every footsocc thread have to involve a conversation about what to call it?
it’s tradition.
So were other things that we have moved on from because they sucked too.
I didn’t know this one sucked, I just thought it was funny.
Hey, who decides what is and isn’t legitimate?
Frink I guess. 😛
As usual, I miss the joke.
I decide what is legitimate, per your decree, and I have decided the football/soccer joke is not.
ah.
29 days to go till this kicks off…
The sun is out, it actually feels like Summer too, and football-mania is soon to begin (until England get knocked out in the Group stage or in the Last-16) 😉
The official World Cup song (another slice of Europop cringe) - though fair play if this is your thing; it does have a very Eurovision-esque vibe to it:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVXpHdTk2cY
ITV’s World Cup promo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pojXEFDFMw8
BBC’s World Cup trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBxwX1myxqc
Fox Sport’s World Cup promo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC3LwDEVyzE
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Less than 3 weeks before the opening game. As always, I’ll follow France squad (obviously) und die Mannschaft (being of german origin). Two teams that can go very far:
I’m not very confident for many reasons (Spain back in business, Brazil getting better), so… we shall see when it begins !
So…
Allez les Bleus !
and
Deutschland !
and May the FIFA be with you. Always.
^ I saw a bit of France vs Ireland (towards the end - when it was really lashing down with rain! 😃) - the depth of the French squad looks superb, and easily brushed aside Ireland who only really offered the occasional counter-attack and set-pieces -though a good warm-up vs a defencive minded side.
Am off to se Brazil vs Croatia this Sunday in a pre-World Cup match - may be worth putting a couple of £ on Croatia to do well in Russia - and they plays some decent attractive footy with some quality players.
The bookies odds for winning the World Cup (as of today)…
Brazil & Germany both at 9/2, Spain & France at 6/1, Argentina 10/1, Belgium 12/1, England 16/1 (likely because of the amount of bets the English put on them rather than odds of actually winning it), Portugal 28/1, Croatia 33/1, Uruguay & Colombia at 33/1, Russia at 40/1, Poland 80/1, Denmark 100/1, Egypt, Senegal & Serbia at 250/1, Iceland 400/1, Australia at 750/1, with Saudi Arabia at 2000/1.
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apparenty the fifa 18 simulation’s result was a french win. and they got the last two right, so… better watch out for france!
i’ll be rooting for my home country of brazil, naturally. too bad dani alves got injured a couple of weeks ago - we literally have no one else to put in his place. i’ll also be rooting for england. we’ll see how that goes.
Zimmer & Balfe have delivered the official anthem of the 2018 Fifa World Cup: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFhNqhCfz8Y
I had no idea they were working on that…
Spain sack their manager one day before the World Cup starts:-
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44467548
Spain vs Portugal is on Friday…
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Spain sack their manager one day before the World Cup starts:-
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44467548
Spain vs Portugal is on Friday…
I kinda think Spain didn’t have a choice - what were Madrid and the manager thinking? Timing of statement was stupid!
Not sure I understand why they announced it. I guess for transfer targets to know who the manager was for but you’d think they would have given Spain FA more than 5 mins notice
Spain sack their manager one day before the World Cup starts:-
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44467548
Spain vs Portugal is on Friday…
I kinda think Spain didn’t have a choice - what were Madrid and the manager thinking? Timing of statement was stupid!
Not sure I understand why they announced it. I guess for transfer targets to know who the manager was for but you’d think they would have given Spain FA more than 5 mins notice
Good point - seems there may have been a leak or possibly some politics involved. Real Madrid, eh?
Hierro as manager too… experienced and respected as a player, serving his time and earning his dues coming up as a coach - though that’s a big ask, and in far from ideal circumstances!
Wonder if Spanish FA will sue Real for tapping up their manager? And how Real will try and manage the PR side - I imagine a lot of Spain fans won’t be happy with what’s gone on there…
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I’d imagine compensation may have been in the thinking, it’s all bizarre.
Madrid will have a PR disaster if Spain crash out.
Just read about Heirro - probably best that they can hope for in these circumstances.
BBC have his solo goal up on their website from 94 on the article - any excuse to see that again is worthwhile.
Spain sack their manager one day before the World Cup starts:-
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44467548
Spain vs Portugal is on Friday…
I kinda think Spain didn’t have a choice - what were Madrid and the manager thinking? Timing of statement was stupid!
Not sure I understand why they announced it. I guess for transfer targets to know who the manager was for but you’d think they would have given Spain FA more than 5 mins notice
Good point - seems there may have been a leak or possibly some politics involved. Real Madrid, eh?
Hierro as manager too… experienced and respected as a player, serving his time and earning his dues coming up as a coach - though that’s a big ask, and in far from ideal circumstances!
Wonder if Spanish FA will sue Real for tapping up their manager? And how Real will try and manage the PR side - I imagine a lot of Spain fans won’t be happy with what’s gone on there…
Wasn’t expecting that scoreline from the Russians - fair play to them, 5-0!
2 min highlights - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDY1N-IJOA8
Thought that was harsh on Saudi’s - yet for all the neat technical play and quick feet in the middle of the park they did struggle in both final thirds.
Cheryshev’s 2nd goal and the free-kick after it were really well-taken 😃
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