The newer footy thread

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Eff Croatia indeed. The fact that Borjan plays his club football for Red Star Belgrade likely doesn't help either.


Borjan was born in an ethnic Serb region of Croatia that was part of the conflict that split the former Yugoslavia in the 1990s. Borjan's family left their hometown in 1995 when it was taken by Croatian forces amid stories that ethnic Serbs fled on tractors.

During Canada's 4-1 loss Sunday, one banner displayed by Croatia fans used a flag of tractor manufacturer John Deere and changed the marketing slogan to target Borjan. The abuse was especially loud in the second half when Borjan's goal was right in front of the Croatia fans.

 

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Here's one for @forty_three

 

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[Bloody Brian Burke]

Well, did that go how you thought it was gonna?

 

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Senegal!!

 

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That's a shame, a damn shame...

 

[forty_three]

That's a shame, a damn shame...

Also becomes the first host nation to arrest someone for reporting being r*ped.

HISTORIC

 

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No Reyna in the starting 11 for the States. Maybe he's injured, but a lot of USA fans/pundits won't be happy about that.

 

[forty_three]

Just swapped over to the Iran/USA match and I think there must be a hive of angry hornets near the microphones.

 

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Nice goal and Pulisic takes one for the team.

 

[esls79]

Nice goal and Pulisic takes one for the team.

What’s worse - a shot to the pills like that or a cleat to the dome?

 

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What’s worse - a shot to the pills like that or a cleat to the dome?

I'm going shot to the pills.

 

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Too bad that was offside, that was a great finish by Weah.

 

[forty_three]

Too bad that was offside, that was a great finish by Weah.

Not sure how that was offiside but Pulisic's wasn't...

 

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Not sure how that was offiside but Pulisic's wasn't...

Are you thinking about the guy (I think it was Dest) who headed the ball to Pulisic? He timed his run perfectly and the Iran defenders were not as tight as they should have been.

 

[forty_three]

Are you thinking about the guy (I think it was Dest) who headed the ball to Pulisic? He timed his run perfectly and the Iran defenders were not as tight as they should have been.

Yeah, I didn't see that much difference in the two

But I often struggle with offside in football

 

[esls79]

Yeah, I didn't see that much difference in the two

But I often struggle with offside in football

That’s the beauty of it - it infuriates you and screws you over until it doesn’t. There are always outside forces and interests that decide these important matches, not the players themselves. I mean this is a FIFA tournament after all.

 

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I thought we controlled play and had good pressure in the first half. But I really wanted to see that second goal.

Can’t relax now, although Iran has done very little offensively, momentum can turn quickly in a one goal game.

 

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I thought we controlled play and had good pressure in the first half. But I really wanted to see that second goal.

Can’t relax now, although Iran has done very little offensively, momentum can turn quickly in a one goal game.

Yeah, Iran had a good 8-10 minutes to start, but then it was all USA.