FIFA World Cup 2018

[Acidbaron]

Complaining about the random element of the lottery being unfair. Mkay

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Yes, and? Panama is terrible. Shouldn't be there. Negative goal average while qualifying in one of the easiest groups.

Maybe they should take one spot away from North America and one from Asia and then give both to Africa.

[Cairhiin]

Maybe they should take one spot away from North America and one from Asia and then give both to Africa.

I think both those could lose a spot but when the WC are going to increase the amount of teams we will see more nations from Africa. Then again we will also more of these really bad teams. I'm not sure what the right solution is.

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Good start, 3-0 is what I predicted. Panama is a weak team and we weren't very efficient against them. But this is what we had to do, so first mission accomplished.

[Cairhiin]

Complaining about the random element of the lottery being unfair. Mkay

Guess you don't know how CONCACAF qualifying works? I'm not saying they got lucky with their group, I mean CONCACAF as a whole is one of the easiest regions to qualify in because they get three spots.

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Good start, 3-0 is what I predicted. Panama is a weak team and we weren't very efficient against them. But this is what we had to do, so first mission accomplished.

Start of tournament is always difficult, especially against a team that just defends. First half was poor. Second half some Belgian players showed their class and wrapped up the game.

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Hazard and KdB is what makes this Belgium team good, the rest of the team seems pretty ordinary

Lukaku and Mertens are far beyond ordinary, get real. Witsel, even though he plays in China, is also a crucial player to make this Belgian squad work.

[Valeron]

Id say Lukaku is abit more than ordinary tho. He might not be worldclass like Hazard and De Bruyne, but he is doing very well in the national team. He is their all time goal scorer with 38 goals at 25 years old. That´s pretty damn imporessive.

He is decent. Above ordinary, I agree but not a player I would have starting for Spain, as an example, if he was eligible.

[DrMcNinja]

Still a long ways off from the Portugal-Netherlands game in WC 2006

I doubt we'll see anything that can top that shit. It was one big theatrical drama that would have you wondering if you bought tickets for some 17th century themed musical.

[Nerph-]

Not the best of performanes but I'll take the 3-0, the goals were good. Gonna need to up their game though if they wanna beat harder opponents.

[Valeron]

Not the best of performanes but I'll take the 3-0, the goals were good. Gonna need to up their game though if they wanna beat harder opposition.

When do you play England? That should be tasty

[DrMcNinja]

Not the best of performanes but I'll take the 3-0, the goals were good. Gonna need to up their game though if they wanna beat harder opposition.

Performance aside, at least you won your match unlike half a dozen of the teams that were expected to win.

[Nerph-]

When do you play England? That should be tasty

28th June.

Performance aside, at least you won your match unlike half a dozen of the teams that were expected to win.

True enough.

[Valeron]

28th June.

Ah so last group game.

[Nerph-]

Ah so last group game.

Yeah. Really need to win vs Tunisia, because depending on how England play tonight, I can see them beating us unless we actually turn up properly.

[Valeron]

It will be interesting to see if Martinez continues with Carrasco as a left wingback against the better teams, especially ones with good wing play. Better coaches will exploit that

[Nerph-]

It will be interesting to see if Martinez continues with Carrasco as a left wingback against the better teams, especially ones with good wing play. Better coaches will exploit that

What I have a gripe with is how he plays De Bruyne, he's played too far back, compared to how he's played at Man City. I think it frustrates De Bruyne a bit.

[Northern Goblin]

This is going to be a massacre if we can find the net.

[Valeron]

Tunisia is being overrun. This could be an ugly game

[Puupi]

Tunisia looks absolute bollocks.

[draynay]

England's out for blood, gonna need to finish something though.