Well, the first game was hardly outstanding. Two soft goals for the hosts + a dodgy penalty for a BLATANT dive. And a better keeper should have saved all three! The best goal of the game was the own-goal that Brazil scored on Croatia's behalf!
The ref was a blinkered homer.
So far, meh.
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It's good to see you were watching the same game as me then.Xamonas Chegwé wrote:Well, the first game was hardly outstanding. Two soft goals for the hosts + a dodgy penalty for a BLATANT dive. And a better keeper should have saved all three! The best goal of the game was the own-goal that Brazil scored on Croatia's behalf!
The ref was a blinkered homer.
So far, meh.
Actually, as opening games go, it wasn't bad. At least it HAD incidents and goals.
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True dat. But still pretty meh. You see better in the Championship week-in week-out.klr wrote:It's good to see you were watching the same game as me then.Xamonas Chegwé wrote:Well, the first game was hardly outstanding. Two soft goals for the hosts + a dodgy penalty for a BLATANT dive. And a better keeper should have saved all three! The best goal of the game was the own-goal that Brazil scored on Croatia's behalf!
The ref was a blinkered homer.
So far, meh.
Actually, as opening games go, it wasn't bad. At least it HAD incidents and goals.
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Spain v. Netherlands is the big game tomorrow. The wonders of the FIFA draw, allowing the finalists from the last competition to be drawn in the same first round group.
I remember when football really did shut down during the summer, and the papers had to publish results from Australia for the Pools.
Yes, but since it's the close season, we have to make do with the World Cup.Xamonas Chegwé wrote:True dat. But still pretty meh. You see better in the Championship week-in week-out.klr wrote: ...
Actually, as opening games go, it wasn't bad. At least it HAD incidents and goals.
I remember when football really did shut down during the summer, and the papers had to publish results from Australia for the Pools.
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They still do that, so you get to bet on teams with names like Manly United, Bonnyrigg White and Bendigo (named after a guy from Nottingham who was handy with his fists).klr wrote:I remember when football really did shut down during the summer, and the papers had to publish results from Australia for the Pools.
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Brazil look poor in defence, only Neymar and Oscar stood out further up the field, Argentina look like they may be a good bet.
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Soccer is the word.
To me, football is Aussie Rules...
Is there some sort of world tournament of scoreless draws going on somewhere?
To me, football is Aussie Rules...
Is there some sort of world tournament of scoreless draws going on somewhere?
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It's called "Aussie rules" yet has no discernible rules. Odd that.JimC wrote:Soccer is the word.
To me, football is Aussie Rules...
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And we like it like that!
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And the 1980s style kitJimC wrote:And we like it like that!
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Real men show their bums!
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Wish I weren't so honest, but I'd be surprised if SK won a single contest this time, considering who they got grouped with and the fact that they are perennially mediocre at best.
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Race you to the bottom. SK is ranked 24th out of 32 teams. One of its three first round opponents is actually ranked lower. Australia is ranked 30th. All of its three opponents are higher, and one of them is Spain, which is ranked 1st. The Wallabies will be hopping mad when they'll be tossed out of the competition after three matches without winning a single one of them, but they won't be surprised.FBM wrote:Wish I weren't so honest, but I'd be surprised if SK won a single contest this time, considering who they got grouped with and the fact that they are perennially mediocre at best.
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It's just not cricket.
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Netherlands 5, Spain 1 ... and there's still 10 minutes to go. 
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