lichtie23 Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 Th early game today see’s Los Ticos meet the Eagles in a group E matchup from the Samara Stadium. Will this be our first 0-0 draw of the competition? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankthetank22 Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 Mitrovic has been banging in the goals recently, he'll score imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DutchBorderer Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 Think it might be a high scoring affair, yes. Neither of these two can afford to draw, but they actually have some quality to them which should make for a better match than the pig slop served up by Morocco and Iran on Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmothecat2 Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 I'd like to see Costa Rica win but I have Serbia as my dark horses of the competition. I think they are a better team than they get credit for. Unfortunately I'll be missing this game which, despite the other two arguably being more glamorous, I'm disappointed that this is the one I won't be able to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The DA Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 I can see this being 1-1. One of them to go ahead early doors and then sit tight in defence with the equaliser coming in the 89th minute after the 30th attack of the second half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagfox Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 Seriously though, a crucial first game as both teams will be looking to get three points on board before facing Brazil and Switzerland in their final two matches. On paper a tight affair could be on the cards but some decent attacking talent on show so I’m predicting a 3-1 Serbia win. Lazily ripped from the BBC Match FACTS! Quote MATCH FACTS Head-to-head This will be the first ever encounter between Costa Rica and Serbia. Costa Rica Costa Rica have qualified for their fifth World Cup - they have reached the knockout stages in two of their four previous appearances (1990 and 2014). Penalty shootouts excluded, Costa Rica were one of only three sides to remain unbeaten in the 2014 World Cup (alongside Germany and Netherlands). Costa Rica have kept three clean sheets in their last four World Cup games, that's more than in their previous 11 games in the competition (2). Costa Rica have also won their opening game at the World Cup in three of their previous four appearances, the only exception coming against hosts Germany in 2006 (2-4). This will be Oscar Ramírez's first World Cup as a manager. He played every single minute of Costa Rica's 1990 World Cup campaign, in what was their first ever appearance in the competition. Serbia Serbia have lost their opening game by a 1-0 scoreline each time in their last two World Cup appearances. Having inherited Yugoslavia and Serbia & Montenegro's records, this is Serbia's 12th World Cup participation, although it will be only their second tournament as an independent nation following 2010. Serbia have failed to reach the knockout stages in their last two World Cup appearances (2006, 2010). In fact, over their last two participations, Serbia have lost five of their six group games (W1), their only win coming against Germany in 2010 (1-0). Their best performance in the competition dates back to 1930 and 1962 when Yugoslavia finished fourth. Since then, whether as Yugoslavia or Serbia, they have never gone further than the quarter-finals. Only Joshua Kimmich (9) provided more assists than Serbia's Dusan Tadic (7) in the European qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup. Slavoljub Muslin was Serbia's manager in the entire World Cup 2018 qualifying phase, leading them to top spot in their group, before he left in October 2017 and was replaced by caretaker manager Mladen Krstajic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DutchBorderer Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 Imagine spending 11 Billion Dollars on hosting the world cup, only to f**k up something as simple as patches on the referee's kits. Imagine, instead of fixing your fuckup like a grown ass country, you just say f**k it and staple that shit on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren1872 Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 Hope Serbia give this mob a good ol pumpin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross. Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 Fancy Serbia for the win. They just look to have a stronger team throughout, with the goalie being the only real exception. 1 goal win for the Serbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berwick-the-unbeatable Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 2 hours ago, DutchBorderer said: Think it might be a high scoring affair, yes. Neither of these two can afford to draw, but they actually have some quality to them which should make for a better match than the pig slop served up by Morocco and Iran on Friday. Hopefully you're right - I'm sure no matter what is served up you'll get a kinky hard-on over the pattern on the shirts or thickness of the socks though, so you're guaranteed to get more out of it than us. I'll go 2-1 Serbia. Fancy Mitrovic to be a bit of a nuisance and do some bullying to delude the Toon fans even more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DutchBorderer Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 7 minutes ago, berwick-the-unbeatable said: Hopefully you're right - I'm sure no matter what is served up you'll get a kinky hard-on over the pattern on the shirts or thickness of the socks though, so you're guaranteed to get more out of it than us. I'll go 2-1 Serbia. Fancy Mitrovic to be a bit of a nuisance and do some bullying to delude the Toon fans even more. You know me well, although this matchup is a bit poor in that regard. New Balance claims the Costa Rica home kit to have a DNA pattern in it, but I'm not quite seeing it myself; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.A.F.C Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 1 hour ago, DutchBorderer said: Imagine spending 11 Billion Dollars on hosting the world cup, only to f**k up something as simple as patches on the referee's kits. Imagine, instead of fixing your fuckup like a grown ass country, you just say f**k it and staple that shit on Is winning world war 2 grown up enough for you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrewDon Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 "I'm glad to say Ian Dowie is watching this one with me." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 25 minutes ago, D.A.F.C said: Is winning world war 2 grown up enough for you? That escalated quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 1 minute ago, DrewDon said: "I'm glad to say Ian Dowie is watching this one with me." The main commentator has an annoying voice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banana Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 Are these c***s commentating from a cupboard in fucking London? ITV, please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue_e'hm_A_Dee Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 Fast start to the game, both playing it quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ya Bezzer! Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 Am I alone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ya Bezzer! Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 Must all be at church. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The OP Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 1 minute ago, Ya Bezzer! said: Must all be at church. Or on the other thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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