3rd/4th Place Playoff

[tommye]

Keeper should be doing better no?

Great finish
Never had a chance at it

 

[d34noj]

Loving the Croatia player pushing the defender back, keeping the forwards inside for the first goal - absolute genius.

 

[Rita_Poon]

Without wanting to forget all the pre-WC and off-field issues, it's been a very enjoyable WC. Arguably, one of the best?

I wanted not to watch, I don't like any of that the qataris stand for or behave like, but theres been some quality games, a lot of on field drama (good and bad) with some goals for the ages. It's been helpful that the game times have been convenient. infantino can fudge himself twice over, the smug little parasite.

(Mex US Can 2026 will hopefully learn a lot from this WC and have games played in respective time zones as friendly as possible to 'home' audiences)

Surprised more hasn't been made of the booze ban, I wonder if Budweiser will get a badge on the ball next time round...

 

[Martin Alvito]

Lovely game so far, glad I was wrong about the Croatians deciding to have a full-strength go.

 

[Rita_Poon]

If France can annihilate argentina tomorrow it will be very sweet indeed. To this fixture, it's a shame we all have to get old because the next round of Croatia players are gonna have to go some going to measure up with this crop.

 

[LinekersLegs]

 

[Rita_Poon]

We've had someone with a gold chain on? And that chap has his wedding ring on. Supposed to be pro's these...

 

[roydo]

That Metro BTW, was built largely by a British company, here in little old Portishead.

 

[Martin Alvito]

Without wanting to forget all the pre-WC and off-field issues, it's been a very enjoyable WC. Arguably, one of the best?

Hard to judge it without seeing the final. Certainly well above-average so far, with the two knocks being 'no good teams' and a turgid start to the group stages where Spain and England stole all the goals from a bunch of other matches. Those problems resulted in a last group stage round where almost every match mattered, since hardly anyone was eliminated, and a lot of competitive, knife-edge knockout games.

A ridiculous final could haul the tournament up towards the top of the heap on the pitch; a poor one knocks the whole affair down a couple of pegs.

 

[sdk]

C'mon Vlasic, show the world what you learned on the Everton bench.

 

[Rita_Poon]

Well, with that massive set of subs, it now looks and feels like a pre season warm up. Players out of position everywhere.

 

[LinekersLegs]

C'mon Vlasic, show the world what you learned on the Everton bench.

That!

 

[Martin Alvito]

Would have to see the replay, but at full speed I'm pointing to the spot there.

At least he was consistent at both ends, waving off the Moroccan appeal as well.

 

[LinekersLegs]

Would have to see the replay, but at full speed I'm pointing to the spot there.

Me too

 

[Librarian]

Should be a penalty there