EdmontonDandy Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 2 hours ago, senorsoupe said: FFS. Mark-Anthony Kaye gets sent off for one of the stupidest second yellow cards you will see. Fell for the shithousery Absolutely. He didn't need to go near him. Dominated the second half and thought we deserved a goal. Currently in Mexico on holiday so hopefully the same bar we watched the game in will have the Jamaica game on. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satoshi Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 (edited) 9 hours ago, AMMjag said: Whether likely or not, the fear is nonetheless present of England shanning their way to the final and Harry Maguire lifting the World Cup trophy above his head; thus breaking the sport irreparably. As many knockout specialists as possible for this reason. I'm not surprised the England fans are lording it over Italy going out to be honest, Italy ran rings round them in the 2012 Euros, beat them in the 2014 World Cup then spanked them at home in the Euro 2020 final. England last beat them in a competitive match in 1977, with Italy winning 6 since then (not counting the City Tournament or Tourni de France as competitive matches). Since the 70s England have lost 4 friendlies to Italy, and only won 1. And Italy opening don't give a shit about friendlies, losing to plenty of no marks over that period. So a proper bogey team, there's little doubt even an average Italy team would steamroll England (like they did last year), it must be something psychological. I'm not surprised their fans are celebrating. Edited March 25, 2022 by Satoshi 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senorsoupe Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 5 hours ago, EdmontonDandy said: Absolutely. He didn't need to go near him. Dominated the second half and thought we deserved a goal. Currently in Mexico on holiday so hopefully the same bar we watched the game in will have the Jamaica game on. For the benefit of our Scottish friends, basically it was like that time a few years ago when Scott Brown goaded Alfredo Morelos into doing something petulant, and then Brown went down like he was shot and Morelos got sent off 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BFTD Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 1 hour ago, Satoshi said: I'm not surprised their fans are celebrating. Neither am I, but it doesn't stop it being fucking tragic. Be like Scotland fans soiling themselves with joy when Brazil got pumped 7-1 at the World Cup. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey Edwards Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 2 minutes ago, BFTD said: Be like Scotland fans soiling themselves with joy when Brazil got pumped 7-1 at the World Cup. I laughed like f**k. It was hilarious. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 6 minutes ago, Richey Edwards said: I laughed like f**k. It was hilarious. True, but not because they keep beating us because we're shite. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theroadlesstravelled Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 Englanders still in bits over losing the Euto final. So bitter. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 1 hour ago, BFTD said: Neither am I, but it doesn't stop it being fucking tragic. Be like Scotland fans soiling themselves with joy when Brazil got pumped 7-1 at the World Cup. That was funny as f**k. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 1 hour ago, Bully Wee Villa said: That was funny as f**k. I was hoping ze Germans hit double figures personally, but only because that was the worst Brazil side I've ever seen and it was a scandal they made it that far. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 The 2014 World Cup was my favourite that took place without Scotland. Bonkers matches, nuts scorelines (at least in the early rounds). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latino Lover Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 3 hours ago, Satoshi said: I'm not surprised the England fans are lording it over Italy going out to be honest, Italy ran rings round them in the 2012 Euros, beat them in the 2014 World Cup then spanked them at home in the Euro 2020 final. England last beat them in a competitive match in 1977, with Italy winning 6 since then (not counting the City Tournament or Tourni de France as competitive matches). Since the 70s England have lost 4 friendlies to Italy, and only won 1. And Italy opening don't give a shit about friendlies, losing to plenty of no marks over that period. So a proper bogey team, there's little doubt even an average Italy team would steamroll England (like they did last year), it must be something psychological. I'm not surprised their fans are celebrating. Some hyperbole there in describing two penalty losses. -2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donathan Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 Quick state of play in the qualifiers after last night: Asia Qualified teams: 4 Remaining spots: 0.5 Japan's win in Australia seals a spot for both them and Saudi Arabia, joining the already qualified Iran and South Korea. The Socceroos can still qualify, but will need to win 2 playoff matches. The first of those will be against one of UAE, Iraq or Lebanon. The winner of that game will face the South American 5th placed team in the final playoffs. Africa Qualified teams: 0 Remaining spots: 5 Five two-legged playoffs will determine the 5 representatives. First legs are being played today with the deciding legs on Tuesday. Today's fixtures are: DR Congo v Morocco - 3pm Cameroon v Algeria - 5pm Mali v Tunisia - 5pm Egypt v Senegal - 7:30pm Ghana v Nigeria - 7:30pm North America Qualified teams: 0 Remaining spots: 3.5 With two games left in the round robin, Canada have 1.99 feet in Qatar and the USA and Mexico have 1. Costa Rice and Panama both still have a chance, but realistically they'll be focusing on finishing 4th and having a playoff against the Oceanian winner. South America Qualified teams: 4 Remaining spots: 0.5 Brazil, Argentina, Ecuador and Uruguay have all qualified with at least one game to spare. Peru lead the chase for the playoff spot (Against Australia/UAE/Iraq/Lebanon), but either Colombia or Chile could pip them on the final day. Oceania Qualified teams: 0 Remaining spots: 0.5 Covid has wreaked all kinds of havoc on this process but they're down to the semi finals, which are being played on Sunday with the final on Wednesday Solomon Islands v Papua New Guinea New Zealand v Tahiti Winner will face (most likely) either Costa Rica or Panama. Europe Qualified teams: 10 Remaining spots: 3 10 group winners have already qualified: France, Germany, Croatia, Serbia, England, Spain, Switzerland, Denmark, Belgium and Netherlands. The remaining three berths will be decided by the playoff final winners: Poland v Sweden (Tuesday) Portugal v North Macedonia (Tuesday) Wales v Scotland or Ukraine (June) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donathan Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 In total 19 spots have already been determined. A further 10 will be determined this week and the final 3 in June. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satoshi Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Latino Lover said: Some hyperbole there in describing two penalty losses. Not really, look at the stats and reports of either game. Indeed, not even the most biased of English pundits could contend it wasn't one sided - it wasn't just that Italy deserved to win both games, they were much, much better. I'm sure I saw a crazy stat that England only had about 10% possession for a full 40 mins of the game - which is almost unheard of at any level, never mind the final of an international tournament. Italy dominated England in that game, almost as much as Spain dominated Italy in the semis. Also, on a more philosophical note, would Italian fans give up the Euros win to qualify for the World Cup? I'm not sure they would. But they got their gloating in, so no issues for England fans to gloat at their exit. It doesn't look likely that they will be beating Italy any time soon so laugh it up. Edited March 25, 2022 by Satoshi 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VincentGuerin Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 12 minutes ago, Satoshi said: Also, on a more philosophical note, would Italian fans give up the Euros win to qualify for the World Cup? I'm not sure they would. But they got their gloating in, so no issues for England fans to gloat at their exit. It doesn't look likely that they will be beating Italy any time soon so laugh it up. Since 2000 Italy fans have seen their team win the World Cup, the Euros, and make another two Euro finals. I think they'll manage. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 Some wind in Kinshasa for the DRoC v Morocco game. Having trouble keeping the ball still for corners. DRoC 1-0 up, and Morocco absolutely spooned a terrible pelanty attempt. Nothing against Morocco, but it's about time that the home side got a proper shot at a World Cup, so hopefully it continues thusly. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donathan Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 DR Congo have never been to the World Cup in their current guise but they of course did go to the 1974 World Cup under the name of Zaire, when they were in our group 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 Hope Mali get through or we will have no new teams, barring an Oceanian miracle. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donathan Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 1 minute ago, Bully Wee Villa said: Hope Mali get through or we will have no new teams, barring an Oceanian miracle. North Macedonia say hi! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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