World Cup 2018 thread

~~Cuthbert~~ · 10-08-2017, 10:28 AM

Kane

~~Cuthbert~~ · 10-08-2017, 11:57 AM

Over for Scotland. Winning 1-0 just needed to hold on. 2-1 then they equalised but it's not enough. FT 2-2 and Scotland are out of the World Cup.

Northern Ireland should still be OK for a play off place.

Wales vs Ireland tomorrow should be an absolute belter.

~~Cuthbert~~ · 10-09-2017, 04:21 PM

Congrats to Ireland.

A bit gutted.

Awesome.

**Goofle** · 10-09-2017, 04:34 PM

Proper gutted.

Trollheart · 10-10-2017, 10:39 AM

Why are you guys gutted? England is through. Quite surprised we beat them. Wales I mean, obviously.Typically, I set the TV to record the highlights, it clashed and missed out the first part of the prog which was (anyone?) the Irish match. Got to see Serbia, Italy, Lichtenstein!
Oh joy!

A Northern Ireland vs Republic would be one hell of a playoff, and it might happen....

~~Cuthbert~~ · 10-10-2017, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

Why are you guys gutted? England is through. Quite surprised we beat them. Wales I mean, obviously.Typically, I set the TV to record the highlights, it clashed and missed out the first part of the prog which was (anyone?) the Irish match. Got to see Serbia, Italy, Lichtenstein!
Oh joy!

I just wanted Wales to go through. I support all the Home Nations (and Ireland when it doesn't inconvenience them). Plus Wales were great last summer and Bale deserves to play in a World Cup.

Ireland going through isn't bad, a shame it was between those two really but I would have preferred Wales.

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A Northern Ireland vs Republic would be one hell of a playoff, and it might happen....

Would be great.

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard · 10-10-2017, 12:02 PM

Wales have a great group of players atm so there'll always be a small part of me that wants them to go through.

~~Cuthbert~~ · 10-10-2017, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Qwertyy

Wales have a great group of players atm so there'll always be a small part of me that wants them to go through.

It's the tournament as a whole and the neutral supporters who lose when players such as Bale aren't there.

We are facing the very real possibility of Bale, Messi and Ronaldo all missing out. Portugal play tonight against Switzerland and need a win to top the group, if not, then they're in the play offs. They should be OK, but you never know.

Argentina are in big trouble. They are 6th (SIXTH) and their final game is away in Ecuador tomorrow (well tonight technically, 00:30 GMT) - a fixture they haven't won in their last three visits and it's 9,000 feet above sea level. It's not an easy place to go because of acclimatisation and Argentina are badly out of form. It will be interesting.

~~Cuthbert~~ · 10-10-2017, 02:45 PM

So European group matches have now finished. Portugal won so Switzerland go into the play offs.

The Netherlands have failed to qualify for a tournament again. Their team tonight - Ake, Babel, Blind, Cillessen (G), Janssen, Rekik, Robben, Tete, van Dijk, Vilhena, Wijnaldum.

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard · 10-10-2017, 03:45 PM

no doubt the dutch aren’t what they once were, but it still boggels my mind. on paper there’s no reason why they shouldn’t be still doing well. they have a very solid team.

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10-08-2017, 11:57 AM	#2 (permalink)
~~Cuthbert~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Black Country Posts: 8,827	Over for Scotland. Winning 1-0 just needed to hold on. 2-1 then they equalised but it's not enough. FT 2-2 and Scotland are out of the World Cup. Northern Ireland should still be OK for a play off place. Wales vs Ireland tomorrow should be an absolute belter.

10-09-2017, 04:21 PM	#3 (permalink)
~~Cuthbert~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Black Country Posts: 8,827	Congrats to Ireland. A bit gutted. Awesome.

10-10-2017, 02:45 PM	#9 (permalink)
~~Cuthbert~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Black Country Posts: 8,827	So European group matches have now finished. Portugal won so Switzerland go into the play offs. The Netherlands have failed to qualify for a tournament again. Their team tonight - Ake, Babel, Blind, Cillessen (G), Janssen, Rekik, Robben, Tete, van Dijk, Vilhena, Wijnaldum.