World Cup 2018

[CountryRoyal]

Like a modern day Italy, happy with 1-0, but with more cynicism and less flair

Portugal are probably my least favourite team.

Kind of like the international Reading 16/17.

Reading 17/18 more like Saudi (just with less fight and passion).

[bcubed]

Like a modern day Italy, happy with 1-0, but with more cynicism and less flair

Portugal are probably my least favourite team.

Kind of like the international Reading 16/17.

Reading 17/18 more like Saudi (just with less fight and passion).

Though we've never been cynical

By the way are the Saudis playing someone called Farage?!

[Winston Biscuit]

Just read that not only did the Argies have some shambolic friendly fixtures pre world cup, draw with iceland and have one of their coaches accused of sexual misconduct by someone in the Argie FA, but somehow their training schedule was tampered with, a message was sent to the players saying training had been moved and so the players were apparently back at the hotel relaxing and playing FIFA while Sampaoli and his training staff are on the training ground wondering where the players are.

It's said that this world cup is being seen a total shambles back in Argentina

Lol

[CountryRoyal]

Just read that not only did the Argies have some shambolic friendly fixtures pre world cup, draw with iceland and have one of their coaches accused of sexual misconduct by someone in the Argie FA, but somehow their training schedule was tampered with, a message was sent to the players saying training had been moved and so the players were apparently back at the hotel relaxing and playing FIFA while Sampaoli and his training staff are on the training ground wondering where the players are.

It's said that this world cup is being seen a total shambles back in Argentina

Lol

As an Englishman this makes me smug.

[CountryRoyal]

I think if Iran score the noise may create a small earthquake

[tulip]

A lot of Iranian playacting going on.

[CountryRoyal]

This Iranian performance reminds me of Villa away last season.

[CountryRoyal]

Spain with 82% possession and 1 shot on target. It’s Jaap Stam’s wet dream.

[Scutterbucketz]

Iran’s disallowed goal was absolutely painful to watch. If that had been a team I cared about my foot would have been well through the other side of the screen before the ref had taken the minute and a half to rule it out via VAR.

[Winston Biscuit]

[tulip]

Hope Iran go home soon and take their vuvuzelas with them

[genome]

Iran’s disallowed goal was absolutely painful to watch. If that had been a team I cared about my foot would have been well through the other side of the screen before the ref had taken the minute and a half to rule it out via VAR.

My biggest (irrational) bugbear with VAR. It's just a big buzzkill.

[genome]

The best part of the World Cup so far.

[Scutterbucketz]

Beautiful stuff!

[Scutterbucketz]

Iran’s disallowed goal was absolutely painful to watch. If that had been a team I cared about my foot would have been well through the other side of the screen before the ref had taken the minute and a half to rule it out via VAR.

My biggest (irrational) bugbear with VAR. It's just a big buzzkill.

It’s every goal time a goal is scored you’re thinking it’s going to be disallowed. I’ll not allow myself to truly celebrate just incase I boot a pint glass across the room and then have to go and ignominiously clean it up 3 minutes later.

[Stranded]

Iran’s disallowed goal was absolutely painful to watch. If that had been a team I cared about my foot would have been well through the other side of the screen before the ref had taken the minute and a half to rule it out via VAR.

No problem with anyone beating up on VAR but on this one the linesman had flagged the goal correctly offside before the review. The ref checked it as a goal had been scored and it was very tight. VAR just confirmed the initial call.

Arguably VAR saved the Iranian's from letting in a second. If the ref hadn't gone to the review, nothing would have stopped Spain taking advantage of the Iranian's being off the pitch celebrating. They could have taken the free kick and gone down the other end unopposed to score.

[Sanguine]

Iran’s disallowed goal was absolutely painful to watch. If that had been a team I cared about my foot would have been well through the other side of the screen before the ref had taken the minute and a half to rule it out via VAR.

My biggest (irrational) bugbear with VAR. It's just a big buzzkill.

It’s every goal time a goal is scored you’re thinking it’s going to be disallowed. I’ll not allow myself to truly celebrate just incase I boot a pint glass across the room and then have to go and ignominiously clean it up 3 minutes later.

Why would you think a goal is going to be disallowed, unless there is already reason to believe so?

[Sanguine]

I mean, genome is literally complaining that the right decision was made on the Iran 'goal'. Bizarre.

[leon]

I mean, genome is literally complaining that the right decision was made on the Iran 'goal'. Bizarre.

Well it beats him trying to get simpletons banned

[John Madejski's Wallet]

Yeah VAR seemed to work ok for the Iran goal

Though I have no idea what the point of a linesman is nowadays. Don't even bother flagging champ, VAR will decide....