***Official*** 2018 World Cup thread (and Drinking Guide) (3 Viewers)

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Well ####

 

[The Gator]

Awesome shootout 

Feel for the Danes, but happy to see Croatia go through 

 

[The General]

Cue the crying Danes.

 

[QuizGuy66]

Coach Jimmy Connors walks off a winner.

While Prince Harry/David Beckham hybrid is sad 

-QG

 

[Sammy3469]

 

 

[Slapdash]

After all the GK blunders in the group stage, some really fantastic GKs today.  No, not you De Gea.

 

[Slapdash]

Feel for the Danes, but happy to see Croatia go through 

Yep.  Toughest way to lose a game in sports.

 

[msommer]

Oh well, Denmark leaves with honour.

Well played tonight, good game

@culdeus - Damn you!

 

[Sinn Fein]

Denmark Pens sucked. 

Schmeichel did what he could to keep them in it.

 

[Slapdash]

Croatia up to 12% odds on 538 now

 

[rascal]

What a great match.  

 

[Long Ball Larry]

Wow

 

[Sinn Fein]

I turned it off - but let me know who Eriksen swaps shirts with:

Rakitic - he is off to Barça

Modric - he is off to RM

Kovacic - Kovacic to Spurs...

 

[Slapdash]

Fantastic weekend of soccer

 

[The Gator]

I turned it off - but let me know who Eriksen swaps shirts with:

Rakitic - he is off to Barça

Modric - he is off to RM

Kovacic - Kovacic to Spurs...

Lovren

 

[Slapdash]

I turned it off - but let me know who Eriksen swaps shirts with:

Rakitic - he is off to Barça

Modric - he is off to RM

Kovacic - Kovacic to Spurs...

It moved for the 1st and 3rd one of these.  The 2nd made it crawl back into its shell for the next 3 weeks.

 

[Sinn Fein]

Lovren

We're ####ed

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

If Mexico were to knock off Brazil this would become the most wide open WC in history.

Three of the four post-war multiple-time winners are already out/missing.

 

[culdeus]

Oh well, Denmark leaves with honour.

Well played tonight, good game

@culdeus - Damn you!

 

[msommer]

If Mexico were to knock off Brazil this would become the most wide open WC in history.

Three of the four multiple-time winners are already out/missing.

That ain't gonna happen

 

[msommer]

Snaps?

Made from potatoes. Similar to German Korn (that you Americans call Schnapps)

 

[Slapdash]

If Mexico were to knock off Brazil this would become the most wide open WC in history.

Three of the four multiple-time winners are already out/missing.

That ain't gonna happen

Man, I hope not

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

That ain't gonna happen

Mexico is 6-1-4 vs Brazil in official FIFA comps over the last 20 years.

Even if you take out Confed Cups and Gold Cups, and only count World Cups and Copas, Mexico is 2-1-3.

Far from a sure thing.

 

[msommer]

Man, I hope not

Then both my teams would be out (after more than a decade in Brazil they are my second favorite team)

 

[NewlyRetired]

England fans might never have a better path to the WC in our life time.  

 

[NewlyRetired]

Only one keeper in WC history has saved 3 pk's in a shoot out situation before Subasic did it today.

Ironically Schmeichel saved 3 pk's on the day but won't go in the record books.

 

[Major]

Made from potatoes. Similar to German Korn (that you Americans call Schnapps)

I remember when I was studying abroad in Copenhagen and tried 'Schnapps' for the first time.  In America, our version of Schnapps is a sweet, fruity liqueur.  In Denmark, there's nothing girly about it.  Almost spit it out during a post dinner toast.  Stuck to Tuborg for the rest of the night. 

 

[msommer]

Only one keeper in WC history has saved 3 pk's in a shoot out situation before Subasic did it today.

Ironically Schmeichel saved 3 pk's on the day but won't go in the record books.

Can't fault Schmeichel for his performance today. Nikolaj Jørgensen on the other hand  weak ### kick in the middle

 

[msommer]

I remember when I was studying abroad in Copenhagen and tried 'Schnapps' for the first time.  In America, our version of Schnapps is a sweet, fruity liqueur.  In Denmark, there's nothing girly about it.  Almost spit it out during a post dinner toast.  Stuck to Tuborg for the rest of the night. 

Smart move. If it ain't straight out of the freezer the normal industrial stuff is vile. A lot of people do their own though, with different herbs and some of them are quite nice. Since distilling is restricted most people (that do their own) buy the extra bland versions and just infuse the herbs for a few months.

 

[Christo]

roger bennett‏Verified account @rogbennett 1h1 hour ago

If football consisted only of Penalty Shoot outs, it would be bigger than the NFL in the United States of America

 

[Ted Lange as your Bartender]

Goals By Club

Barcelona (ESP) - 9

Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) - 9

Real Madrid (ESP) - 9

Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) - 8

Atlético Madrid (ESP) - 6

Manchester United (ENG) - 6

Manchester City (ENG) - 4

Villarreal (ESP) - 4

Arsenal Tula (RUS) - 3

Borussia Dortmund (GER) - 3

Chelsea (ENG) - 3

CSKA Moscow (RUS) - 3

Krasnodar (RUS) - 3

Liverpool (ENG) - 3

Aston Villa (ENG 2) - 2

Beşiktaş (TUR) - 2

Juventus (ITA) - 2

Stade Rennais (FRA) - 2

Al-Ettifaq (KSA) - 1

Al-Hilal (KSA) - 1

Al-Nassr (KSA) - 1

Arsenal (ENG) - 1

Augsburg (GER) - 1

Bologna (ITA) - 1

Borussia Mönchengladbach (GER) - 1

Celta Vigo (ESP) - 1

Eibar (ESP) - 1

Eintracht Frankfurt (GER) - 1

Eupen (BEL) - 1

Everton (ENG) - 1

FC Köln (GER) - 1

Fiorentina (ITA) - 1

Flamengo (BRA) - 1

Fulham (ENG 2) - 1

Gent (BEL) - 1

Guangzhou Evergrande (CHN) - 1

Hoffenheim (GER) - 1

Huddersfield Town (ENG) - 1

Internazionale (ITA) - 1

Los Angeles FC (USA) - 1

Málaga (ESP) - 1

Monaco (FRA) - 1

Municipal (GUA) - 1

Napoli (ITA) - 1

Olympiacos (GRE) - 1

Pachuca (MEX) - 1

PSV Eindhoven (NED) - 1

RB Leipzig (GER) - 1

Real Sociedad (ESP) - 1

River Plate (ARG) - 1

Roma (ITA) - 1

Sevilla (ESP) - 1

Southampton (ENG) - 1

Stoke City (ENG) - 1

Stuttgart (GER) - 1

Torino (ITA) - 1

Toulouse (FRA) - 1

Vancouver Whitecaps (CAN) - 1

Watford (ENG) - 1

Werder Bremen (GER) - 1

West Bromwich Albion (ENG) - 1

West Ham United (ENG) - 1

Yeni Malatyaspor (TUR) - 1

(OG) Al Ahly (EGY) - 1

(OG) Borussia Mönchengladbach (GER) - 1

(OG) Bursaspor (TUR) - 1

(OG) Club América (MEX) - 1

(OG) CS Sfaxien (TUN) - 1

(OG) CSKA Moscow (RUS) - 1

(OG) Las Palmas (ESP) - 1

(OG) S.P.A.L. (ITA) - 1

(OG) St. Pauli (GER 2) - 1

(OG) Villarreal (ESP) - 1

Goals By League

La Liga - 33

Premier League - 32

Ligue 1 - 13

Bundesliga - 11

Russian Premier League - 9

Serie A - 8

English Championship - 3

Saudi Professional League - 3

Turkish Süper Lig - 3

Belgian Pro League - 2

Major League Soccer - 2

Argentine Primera División - 1

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A - 1

Chinese Super League - 1

Eredivisie - 1

Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala - 1

LigaMX - 1

Super League Greece - 1

(OG) La Liga - 2

(OG) 2. Bundesliga - 1

(OG) Bundesliga - 1

(OG) Egyptian Premier League - 1

(OG) LigaMX - 1

(OG) Russian Premier League - 1

(OG) Serie A - 1

(OG) Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 - 1

(OG) Turkish Süper Lig - 1

 

[GregR]

Bah, every elimination game so far has gone against what I was wanting.  At least they've had some excitement.

 

[Slapdash]

Ah, finally remembered to retry uploading what my manager will come back into tomorrow on the back of his door

 

[Sebowski]

Missing the match thread right now... No way I reading all that. 

TLDR ¡WHOOP! 

 

[culdeus]

England can't possibly win this. Right? 

My entire SO side of the family are insufferable blokes. 

 

[El Floppo]

Schmeichel looks like GM reimagined as a Norse god.

So...basically nothing like gm.

Mexico is 6-1-4 vs Brazil in official FIFA comps over the last 20 years.

Even if you take out Confed Cups and Gold Cups, and only count World Cups and Copas, Mexico is 2-1-3.

Far from a sure thing.

I tried to point out Mex taking out Brazil twice en route to their two recent u17 wc championships... With a number of same players for both teams. Iirc, a number of Mexs results  at senior level happened at Azteca or in the US.... But yeah.... They have a good record against them. 

 

[Christo]

England can't possibly win this. Right? 

My entire SO side of the family are insufferable blokes. 

 

[Slapdash]

England can't possibly win this. Right? 

My entire SO side of the family are insufferable blokes. 

They can.  Best team they've had in a while and a dream path to the final.  So, yeah, they'll probably lose to Colombia

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Made from potatoes. Similar to German Korn (that you Americans call Schnapps)

Korn?

I know those guys.

 

[Sinn Fein]

Current odds - by bracket:

Brazil: 7/2
France: 7/2
Belgium: 6/1
Uruguay: 14/1
Mexico: 50/1
Japan: 150/1


Croatia: 11/2
England: 11/2
Colombia: 18/1
Russia: 20/1
Switzerland: 33/1
Sweden: 40/1

 

[Slapdash]

Current odds - by bracket:

Brazil: 7/2
France: 7/2
Belgium: 6/1
Uruguay: 14/1
Mexico: 50/1
Japan: 150/1


Croatia: 11/2
England: 11/2
Colombia: 18/1
Russia: 20/1
Switzerland: 33/1
Sweden: 40/1

Switzerland is a sneaky play here

 

[QuizGuy66]

So one of the finalists will either be a new country, a country that made their one and only final in 1966, or a country that made their one and only final in 1958. 

-QG

 

[culdeus]

So one of the finalists will either be a new country, a country that made their one and only final in 1966, or a country that made their one and only final in 1958. 

-QG

Stop it with stats like these, what's really important is how many goals members of River Plate scored.

 

[CletiusMaximus]

That ain't gonna happen

England can't possibly win this. Right? 

My entire SO side of the family are insufferable blokes. 

I’ve got the feeling anyone can beat anyone in this World Cup. 

 

[gianmarco]

So there were only 3 teams that finished with 9 points in the group stage. 2 have already won (Croatia and Uruguay). Belgium is the last.

 

[Slapdash]

So one of the finalists will either be a new country, a country that made their one and only final in 1966, or a country that made their one and only final in 1958. 

-QG

This feels a lot like Euro 2016 bracket.  One side is stacked, but both sides are going to be really competitive.

 

[The Gator]

Ah, finally remembered to retry uploading what my manager will come back into tomorrow on the back of his door

 awesome 

 

[Mjolnirs]

Russia advances but, let’s be honest, there were no winners here today.

Well, technically this is true.  Both teams get a draw in overall standings statistics, but Russia advances.

 

[NewlyRetired]

So one of the finalists will either be a new country, a country that made their one and only final in 1966, or a country that made their one and only final in 1958. 

-QG

another way to think of this is that there is not a single player left in the tournament who has played in a WC final before, much less having won one.

 

[Christo]

Harry‏ @HSilk95 Jun 30

Say what you want about France but their preparation for this tournament was second to none. Spent half the 19th century conquering Africa so they could build this side. Unreal.