MATCH THREAD - Croatia 4 Vs Cameroon 0 - Group A - 11PM KO (UK Time) - Wednesday 18th June

[Allezfan]

What happened lads?

Three great games. Your curse is over.

 

[Azzurri]

Three great games. Your curse is over.

It has been a great day of games so I've stopped beating my head against the wall for now.

 

[tsubaki]

bowyer vs dyer

grobelaar vs mcmanaman surely?

 

[mitch]

Cameroon is ridiculous.

Mexico game will show our real face, best opponent possible.


Brazil wil have best possible opposition in game three, where they need build up their morale and confidence. I expect something like 7-0 for Brazil against this hilarious African show.

 

[Garrick]

Cameroon is ridiculous.

Mexico game will show our real face, best opponent possible.


Brazil wil have best possible opposition in game three, where they need build up their morale and confidence. I expect something like 7-0 for Brazil against this hilarious African show.

Real excited for Mexico/Croatia. Sad that (most likely) only one of them is going through.

 

[Arteta2391]

Oh Croatia make my dreams true.

 

[mitch]

Real excited for Mexico/Croatia. Sad that (most likely) only one of them is going through.

Unfortunately... I'd rather see Brazil out, but that happens only if they lose by 3 goals and we draw against Mexico.

Mexico game is our final and our chance to break some awful streaks.

Croatia against Latin American opposition at the WC:
5 games, 5 losses, 1-7 goal-differential
Brazil 0-1 and 1-3
Argentina 0-1
Ecuador 0-1
Mexico 0-1

Croatia in WC last group stage game:
3 games, 2 losses, 1 draw, 2-4 gd
Argentina 0-1
Ecuador 0-1
Australia 2-2

Croatia qualified to next stage at the big competition (EC or WC) three times (1996, 1998, 2008). Each time we had 6 pts after 2 games and were qualified before game 3. Each time we had to win in game 3 to qualify (2002 Ecuador, 2004 England, 2012 Spain) we lost or (2006 Australia) drawn. We only won one last group stage game, and that happened in 2008 against Poland, They were knocked out already, we topped group and won 1-0.

I'ts gonna be TOUGH.

 

[Billy Dean]

Unfortunately... I'd rather see Brazil out, but that happens only if they lose by 3 goals and we draw against Mexico.

Mexico game is our final and our chance to break some awful streaks.

Croatia against Latin American opposition at the WC:
5 games, 5 losses, 1-7 goal-differential
Brazil 0-1 and 1-3
Argentina 0-1
Ecuador 0-1
Mexico 0-1

Croatia in WC last group stage game:
3 games, 2 losses, 1 draw, 2-4 gd
Argentina 0-1
Ecuador 0-1
Australia 2-2

Croatia qualified to next stage at the big competition (EC or WC) three times (1996, 1998, 2008). Each time we had 6 pts after 2 games and were qualified before game 3. Each time we had to win in game 3 to qualify (2002 Ecuador, 2004 England, 2012 Spain) we lost or (2006 Australia) drawn. We only won one last group stage game, and that happened in 2008 against Poland, They were knocked out already, we topped group and won 1-0.

I'ts gonna be TOUGH.

Looking forward to your game against Mex - should be a cracker.

 

[Madmate]

Unfortunately... I'd rather see Brazil out, but that happens only if they lose by 3 goals and we draw against Mexico.

If Croatia-Mexico draw, any Brasil lost will see Brasil out. Mexico will have a point more then Brasil and Croatia already have better goal difference then Brasil.