Sabres Fan in NS Posted June 27, 2018 Author Report Posted June 27, 2018 Did I mention that I am not a fan of VAR. Let the match be decided on the pitch. I am not a fan of Germany either.
Sabel79 Posted June 27, 2018 Report Posted June 27, 2018 No way the holders do not score and win 1 - nil. Even if they win, they're cooked. Sweden currently up 3-0. Whoops. That'll be all.
Sabres Fan in NS Posted June 27, 2018 Author Report Posted June 27, 2018 Even if they win, they're cooked. Sweden currently up 3-0. Whoops. That'll be all. Even if Sweden were to win they would be on 6 points and if the Germans won they would be on 7. Not that it matters now, eh? Wow, that's incredible There's still a chance. A little bird whispered in my ear that the ref is adding on just enough stoppage time for the Germans to score 3.
Sabel79 Posted June 27, 2018 Report Posted June 27, 2018 Even if Sweden were to win they would be on 6 points and if the Germans won they would be on 7. Not that it matters now, eh? No, they lost to Mexico, so they'd both have been on 6, but now it double doesn't matter. LOL.
Huckleberry Posted June 27, 2018 Report Posted June 27, 2018 Like my brother said, Germany has never won anything in Russia.
Sabres Fan in NS Posted June 27, 2018 Author Report Posted June 27, 2018 No, they lost to Mexico, so they'd both have been on 6, but now it double doesn't matter. LOL. Yeah. You are right. FIFA in their all encompasing stupidity have an up to the minute standings report as matches are being played. I can't be the only one that thinks that is stupid and I am completely put off the rails by it.
Huckleberry Posted June 27, 2018 Report Posted June 27, 2018 Did I mention that I am not a fan of VAR. Let the match be decided on the pitch. I am not a fan of Germany either. I am a fan of the VAR if they get it right. Correct cal to review this.
Sabres Fan in NS Posted June 27, 2018 Author Report Posted June 27, 2018 Like my brother said, Germany has never won anything in Russia. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Huckleberry Posted June 27, 2018 Report Posted June 27, 2018 I predicted out Argentina/Brazil/Germany that 2/3 wouldn't make it past group stage. Never expected Argentina to survive though, so Serbia better bring their best game tonight :D I like it though, the way they behaved after their win over Sweden. karma :p Deutschland Deutschland alles gehts vorbei alles gehts vorbei
sabills Posted June 27, 2018 Report Posted June 27, 2018 They lost so it doesn't matter, but I can't believe they got 6 minutes stoppage time at the end. If the score was the other way at the end of regulation there's no way it would have been more than 2.
Huckleberry Posted June 27, 2018 Report Posted June 27, 2018 They lost so it doesn't matter, but I can't believe they got 6 minutes stoppage time at the end. If the score was the other way at the end of regulation there's no way it would have been more than 2. Been like that all Word cup, seen games go to 7 - 8 minutes of extra time.
Swedesessed Posted June 27, 2018 Report Posted June 27, 2018 Just unbelievable that this Germany team went down in flames. What a shock
Huckleberry Posted June 27, 2018 Report Posted June 27, 2018 Didn't think their youth overhaul was that big even, still had some stars in that team from last WC. But their play has really stunk, its not a good sign when you loose 4 straight games before the WC.
Sabres Fan in NS Posted June 27, 2018 Author Report Posted June 27, 2018 My big question is what the hell was the manager thinking against Sweden. If I recall correctly, Ozil didn't set foot on the pitch.
Huckleberry Posted June 28, 2018 Report Posted June 28, 2018 Belgium going to change 9 players for this game, England more than 6 as well. Minor Injuries and won't play: Carasco, Hazard, Lukaku, Mertens Yellow cards: De bruyne, Vertonghen, Meunier Kompany and Vermaelen will start, need to get a game after recovering from injuries.
sabills Posted June 28, 2018 Report Posted June 28, 2018 Senegal eliminated on yellow cards. Ouch. Ah, that's what "eliminated by fair play" means. I get the message behind it, but it seems an odd way to determine who moves forward.
Sabel79 Posted June 28, 2018 Report Posted June 28, 2018 Belgium going to change 9 players for this game, England more than 6 as well. Minor Injuries and won't play: Carasco, Hazard, Lukaku, Mertens Yellow cards: De bruyne, Vertonghen, Meunier Kompany and Vermaelen will start, need to get a game after recovering from injuries. Wait... Vermalen. Thomas Vermalen? Didn't his legs explode five years ago or something?
Eleven Posted June 28, 2018 Report Posted June 28, 2018 Ah, that's what "eliminated by fair play" means. I get the message behind it, but it seems an odd way to determine who moves forward. It's the last step before drawing lots. So it's better than that, I guess; at least it has something to do with things that happen on the field.
sabills Posted June 28, 2018 Report Posted June 28, 2018 It's the last step before drawing lots. So it's better than that, I guess; at least it has something to do with things that happen on the field. Good point, I hate a coin flip.
Swedesessed Posted June 28, 2018 Report Posted June 28, 2018 It's the last step before drawing lots. So it's better than that, I guess; at least it has something to do with things that happen on the field. True, but yellow cards are subjective calls made by the refs. I would settle it with penalty kicks.
Huckleberry Posted June 28, 2018 Report Posted June 28, 2018 Wait... Vermalen. Thomas Vermalen? Didn't his legs explode five years ago or something? Yeah he has had his fair share of injuries. Not a good game, but seems England didn't try much, we had a couple of nice chances.
Swedesessed Posted June 28, 2018 Report Posted June 28, 2018 The teams who are tied are not always playing each other the 3rd game though. How about this instead? Before the tournament, all 4 teams in each group gather in a stadium. Each group could have it's own site or you could double up, whatever. You do a round robin PK competition. 5 kicks v. each team. You then rank each team 1st through 4th in the group based on the number they convert. If there is a tie between 2 teams they do sudden death right then to settle it. That way everyone goes into the tournament knowing where they stand with respect to the tie breaker after GD. Also, it's another thing for FIFA to televise and sell tickets for. I like this idea as well. All better then having this decided by referee calls.
Sabres Fan in NS Posted June 28, 2018 Author Report Posted June 28, 2018 True, but yellow cards are subjective calls made by the refs. I would settle it with penalty kicks. IMO, penalties are the worst possible way to decide any match.
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