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Post by bidiein on Dec 1, 2022 20:58:23 GMT
Gosh - exciting game between Japan and Spain!
Apparently, we could see Germany going out before the knockout rounds.
(This, of course, will cause the tabloids to assure us that England will be in the final.)
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Post by Rufus Firefly on Dec 2, 2022 3:30:09 GMT
Gosh - exciting game between Japan and Spain! Apparently, we could see Germany going out before the knockout rounds. (This, of course, will cause the tabloids to assure us that England will be in the final.) Looks like we may need to beat France and Spain to get there. |
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Post by bidiein on Dec 2, 2022 8:06:31 GMT
Indeed. One game at a time please tabloids.
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Post by bidiein on Dec 2, 2022 16:55:50 GMT
South Korea beat Uruguay! Time for the pundits to give these lesser known teams (in footie terms) full credit for their skills. They may be relative new comers to the sport but they will invest in top coaches and develop gifted kids to play for their country.
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Post by bidiein on Dec 2, 2022 19:09:12 GMT
Sorry, that SHOULD read S. Korea beat PORTUGAL.
But the result knocked out Uruguay.
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Post by bidiein on Dec 3, 2022 17:35:05 GMT
Dutch SIL doing cartwheels after they defeated the USA.
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Post by Rufus Firefly on Dec 3, 2022 18:24:34 GMT
Only 3 teams still unbeaten. Croatia Holland and England.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 4, 2022 17:01:49 GMT
Arsene Wenger has suggested countries that protested at the World Cup saw their on-field performances suffer.
Germany players covered their mouths before their opening defeat against Japan after Fifa threatened "unlimited" sanctions against players who wore the anti-discrimination OneLove armband.
"The teams [who performed well] were mentally ready," Wenger said. "They had the mindset to focus on the competition and not on political demonstrations."
Germany's football federation was the most vocal in pressing for the OneLove armbands to be worn by players and said "extreme blackmail" led to Germany, Denmark, Belgium, Netherlands, Wales, England and Switzerland abandoning plans to wear them. Fifa had threatened "unlimited" sanctions against players who wore the OneLove armband during matches.
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Post by beverley61 on Dec 4, 2022 18:57:29 GMT
I think that's a lame excuse, Germany just weren't that good. Neither were Belgium. I don't know why they thought they'd get away with it anyway. These sporting competitions are often in unsavoury places, I've never seen any of them go to the US and protest about capital punishment or penal servitude.
You're either in or you're out and the FA could opt out and just do a European tournament every year.
On we go, it's the knock outs now, so a bit skill and a bit of luck and you never know. Let's see how far we can go.
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Post by bidiein on Dec 4, 2022 21:07:53 GMT
Great game by England! I am a fan of Southgate and his squad.
Sadly the media will now be totally OTT - and they have France to beat in the next round.
But it was a good performance.
The hype should be saved for the final, if they get there.
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Post by beverley61 on Dec 5, 2022 12:19:03 GMT
Yes, and I always remember Southgate doing his best to remind people that in world terms getting to the Quarter Finals is a good tournament, keeps us up the rankings and doesn't embarrass anyone, develops the squad and allows new players to be introduced.
Whereas teams that have gone out like Belgium and Germany get caught up in the bad press at home and it can knock you back completely. Rebuilding for the next competition is quite hard, just look at Italy.
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Post by bidiein on Dec 5, 2022 21:01:59 GMT
Sorry to see Japan go. Maybe next time...
They really need to practice penalties.
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Post by beverley61 on Dec 6, 2022 18:08:29 GMT
Spain go out on penalties. Let's see how Portugal do.
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Post by bidiein on Dec 6, 2022 20:46:39 GMT
Very well, is the answer. Ronaldo on the bench for most of it whilst a 21 year old scored a hat trick.
There are always new talents coming along.
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Post by bidiein on Dec 9, 2022 18:54:26 GMT
Oh dear - bye bye Brazil!
I still think penalties is a rotten way to decide a match. Surely they could reschedule it at this stage in the tournament when there are gaps in the schedule?
Ready to cheer on The Netherlands - for the sake of my SIL.
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Anymore to come?
