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#4427046 - 06/21/18 07:44 PM Re: FIFA World Cup [Re: KraziKanuK]  
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Croatia is spanking Argentina!


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#4427048 - 06/21/18 08:03 PM Re: FIFA World Cup [Re: KraziKanuK]  
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I'm not sad for Argentinian team, they deserve it... I'm sad for the fantasticks Argentinians soccer fans, this people really loves soccer, they breath soccer... Really sad for them.

It's not over yet, we will see what gonna happen tomorow, but... Argentina eliminated during the first phase, I've never seen that.

#4427126 - 06/22/18 06:54 AM Re: FIFA World Cup [Re: KraziKanuK]  
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Over the hills and far away.
Argentina is a good as out. The goal saldo also matters in the end , and the other teams also have to play and can score more goals and Argentina are weakest of their group now, if they would go to the next round it would be a small miracle.

Also if Germany tomorrow loses from Sweden, and Sweden is a good team, then Germany is also on a plane back to Europe smile

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#4427157 - 06/22/18 01:00 PM Re: FIFA World Cup [Re: KraziKanuK]  
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The Germany vs Sweden game will be a must watch for me.


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#4427233 - 06/22/18 07:02 PM Re: FIFA World Cup [Re: KraziKanuK]  
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I don't know about you guys but I find the audio of the crowd noise excessively high. It sure doesn't get me more excited/involved in the game, just irritated. Yes I could use the volume control but then I can't hear what the announcers are saying (yes most of the time they are just babbling).


There was only 16 squadrons of RAF fighters that used 100 octane during the BoB.
The Fw190A could not fly with the outer cannon removed.
There was no Fw190A-8s flying with the JGs in 1945.
#4427404 - 06/23/18 08:02 PM Re: FIFA World Cup [Re: KraziKanuK]  
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What an incredible game between Germany and Sweden!!! Germany wins it 2-1 at the very end.


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#4427424 - 06/23/18 09:47 PM Re: FIFA World Cup [Re: KraziKanuK]  
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...the very, very end indeed.

#4427427 - 06/23/18 09:51 PM Re: FIFA World Cup [Re: Ssnake]  
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Originally Posted by Ssnake
...the very, very end indeed.


Das war knapp ! watched it on Das Erste just to be in the genuine mood !


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#4427502 - 06/24/18 11:36 AM Re: FIFA World Cup [Re: KraziKanuK]  
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Over the hills and far away.
The Swedish deserved a penalty at the beginning of the game, the referee pretended to not have seen anything and the VAR was not even asked! It was UNFAIR!

I guess the Fifa did not want the germans to be out in the first round, something smelling there!


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#4427505 - 06/24/18 11:53 AM Re: FIFA World Cup [Re: KraziKanuK]  
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I'll be honest,I didn't know what VAR was until a mate told me. I never thought such a system would ever make it into football. I also didn't know the ref carried a white marker for free kicks. How long has that been a thing?

What's really needed is a 'diving cam'. It's pathetic how a player will go down when taking a little light contact. Diving has ruined the game imo. I'd rather watch the women's game.


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#4427508 - 06/24/18 12:19 PM Re: FIFA World Cup [Re: KraziKanuK]  
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The problem with the VAR, as it is now, it's not really clear how it interacts with the referee on the pitch, and it gives me the feeling that every matches are not referee in the same way. Personnally I would prefer that the VAR can't have the possibility to call the ref, as it is in other sports, referee's mistakes are part of the sport. But if they remain in this VAR use, we need to have the communications between VAR and referee.

As for the white marker it is since the 2014 FIFA World Cup I think. Or 2010 maybe...

#4427513 - 06/24/18 01:00 PM Re: FIFA World Cup [Re: KraziKanuK]  
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Oh my, 5-0 for England over Panama at 1/2 time.


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#4427514 - 06/24/18 01:04 PM Re: FIFA World Cup [Re: KraziKanuK]  
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Originally Posted by KraziKanuK
Oh my, 5-0 for England over Panama at 1/2 time.



That kind of thrashing hasn’t been done by the English since Trafalgar. biggrin

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#4427518 - 06/24/18 01:42 PM Re: FIFA World Cup [Re: KraziKanuK]  
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Players attitudes about actual or fake fouls are really boring : they systematically ask for fouls, offsides, penalties etc etc...they even ask for the VAR by doing the referee's gesture miming a TV screen...Id love to see the next one doing that having a yellow card. But it is also disturbing and frustrating not to understand how the referree decision is linked or not with the VAR. Il should be totally clear for the players and audience.


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#4427566 - 06/24/18 08:03 PM Re: FIFA World Cup [Re: KraziKanuK]  
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Poor Poland.


There was only 16 squadrons of RAF fighters that used 100 octane during the BoB.
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#4427947 - 06/27/18 04:22 PM Re: FIFA World Cup [Re: KraziKanuK]  
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Aaaand Germany is out, in the first round, lost to Korea with 0 - 2.


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#4427950 - 06/27/18 04:30 PM Re: FIFA World Cup [Re: Kodiak]  
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Originally Posted by Kodiak
Aaaand Germany is out, in the first round, lost to Korea with 0 - 2.



Yup. No cup for Die Mannschaft this time around.


And Sweden destroyed Mexico 3-0!


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#4427975 - 06/27/18 08:17 PM Re: FIFA World Cup [Re: KraziKanuK]  
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I'll be shocked if that wasn't Low's final game in charge. It's a bit of a chicken and egg thing, but it appears he was found out in Russia. His lineups, substitutions and tactics were questionable at best, and the decision to leave Sane at home is looking like a bad one at the moment. I don't think anyone would argue that Germany would have progressed simply because Sane was available for selection. But he offers something that no other German player does. A directness that they might have benefited from when Plan A was clearly not working. Draxler in his place didn't play badly I don't think, but Sane could have possibly turned a game with his speed and directness. Off the bench against tiring defenders he could have made an impact.

Aside from the fact that their coach had no ideas to fix the problem, I'll say that their failure is down to a sense of overconfidence. In the run up to the tournament Germany had poor performances against Brazil, Spain, Austria and Saudi Arabia. They felt that despite these warning signs, that they would show up in Russia, flip the switch, and play like World Cup champions. Some players and the coach even said as much publicly. But when that didn't happen they had no answers. No plan B that would show a different look, or cause tactical problems for their opponents.

The methodical build up and patient possession that are hallmarks of the German style are quickly becoming old news. The game is changing, and Germany might do well to update their approach. That will start (presumably) with a new coach. If I were that coach (ya never know!) I'd tell Ozil and Khedira thanks for the memories. In the end, Germany will probably be fine, they produce some fantastic footballers and will continue to do so. But they need to be shaken out of their current malaise. They need young blood to push the stalwarts, more meritocratic selection, and more of an up-tempo gameplan, even if it's just a plan B. This result is an embarrassment, especially as you could see it coming. Except if you wear your hair like Moe and maybe then it's harder to see biggrin


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#4427982 - 06/27/18 08:58 PM Re: FIFA World Cup [Re: KraziKanuK]  
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#4428047 - 06/28/18 11:21 AM Re: FIFA World Cup [Re: KraziKanuK]  
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With Germany out I guess I'll be rooting for England!


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