The newer footy thread

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Wasn't particularly good was it? Still, just about sealed their passage to the next round and plenty of time to grow their way into the tournament...

Serbia probably deserved a draw but thems the breaks.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

The amount of shit Gelsenkirchen is getting from fans is a little sad but I know a few people who went to the Champions League Final there in 04 and the nicest thing any of them said about it was that it was easy to get in and out of.

Feel like Hanover or Bremen may have been better options.

 

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No keeper is stopping this screamer...

 

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It's interesting to see these teams like Romania and Colombia who made noise at the World Cup 30 years ago in 1994 and then seemingly fell off the radar (Colombia with the death of Escobar (the drug kingpin, not the football player) now making the presence known on the world stage again.

 

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Dúbravka stones Lukaku and then Slovakia opens up the scoring from a Belgian giveaway.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

This has quickly become my favourite roast.

 

[mattola]

This has quickly become my favourite roast.

I am loving this stuff.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Mbappé urges vote vs. extremes in French election

Kylian Mbappé on Sunday called on the French public to vote against extremism, backing up the comments made by his teammate Marcus Thuram a day prior.

www.espn.com

"I call on all young people to go and vote, to understand the gravity of the situation. I hope that my voice resonates as far as possible. I hope we will still be proud to wear this jersey on July 7."


The jersey he was proud to wear the last 7 years:

The jersey he'll be proudly wearing for the foreseeable future:

Also, here's an entire article about how useful Mbappe was for the Qatari government that entire time:

What Mbappe leaving PSG means for Macron, the French and Qatar

Mbappe has been useful to the French president and the Qataris in recent years - but his departure spells the end of an era

www.nytimes.com

Shut the fuck up, man.

 

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Slovakia full value for their 1-nil lead at halftime and could be easily up by more.

 

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Belgium ties it up but I think Lukaku was offside. Indeed he was.

 

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Good choices, both of them.

 

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Lukaku ties it up in the 86th minute. Great finish, but shambolic defending by Slovakia.

 

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VAR review for possible handball in the buildup to that goal. Oh man, goal disallowed.

 

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I don't have a dog in the fight, but I think that goal should have counted. The Belgian player was running hard and he was being held by the Slovak defender, that was much more a case of ball to hand than hand to ball and had very little to do with the goal that was scored.

 

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Slovakia gets a huge three points, but I think Belgium will think they have been robbed by VAR.

 

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[Bloody Brian Burke]

Why was Belgium #3 after going out in the groups in 2022?

 

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Why was Belgium #3 after going out in the groups in 2022?

FIFA rankings are pretty similar to power rankings in that they often do not make a ton of sense.

 

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Okay Austria, now it's your turn to provide an upset.

 

[esls79]

Why was Belgium #3 after going out in the groups in 2022?

That 3rd place clean sheet against England in Russia carries all the weight.