Thread: FIFA World CUP Russia 2018

English hooligans are an embarrassment and will be a liability at World Cup 2018
THE NEXT generation of English hooligans rolled into Amsterdam with the sole intention of enhancing one of the worst traditions in football.
24 May 2018


https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/fo...orld-Cup-2018#

Originally Posted by Klondyke

English hooligans are an embarrassment and will be a liability at World Cup 2018

Not half as much as the national team.

The BBC will broadcast all 29 of its World Cup matches in 4K HDR on iPlayer, but you’ll have to be on-the-ball if you want to catch them because the trial will only be available to a limited number of viewers for each match.


In order to ensure you’re one of the lucky ones, you’ll need to log into the iPlayer app as the coverage of the match is starting. At that point you’ll see the stream available on the iPlayer home screen in a promo box labelled UHD.


But you’ll need to act quickly. The BBC is only making each stream available to “tens of thousands” of users at a time − a tiny fraction of the amount of people in the UK that will watch each game.

http://www.trustedreviews.com/news/bbc-world-cup-4k-3478962

England Nigeria kicks off in 15 mins (23:15 Thailand).

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

England Nigeria kicks off in 15 mins (23:15 Thailand).

Was gonna say 3-1 to the darkies.


But doubt England will win by that much.



*ba dum tsch*




Saw that Nigeria's kit has sold out amid queues down the street.

https://news.sky.com/story/nigeria-w...rders-11392433



The design looks less than bog-standard shite to me.

Originally Posted by Luigi

Was gonna say 3-1 to the darkies.

Not impossible if Sterling continues to prove that he couldn't hit a cow's arse with a handful of rice.

Monday 18th June
Tunisia 19:00 England
Volgograd Arena, Volgograd

2 nil to the Tuna.

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Ooh la la

Brain fade ... posted this in the wrong thread

Originally Posted by David48atTD

FIFA World Cup 2018: Russia's stadiums rated, from the beautiful to the butt-ugly


The 2018 World Cup will be played in 12 stadiums, of varying levels of gorgeousness, starting and ending at the Luzhniki.

It's a little-known fact that football fans are among the smartest people on the planet.

Not only can they count themselves as masters of the intricacies of the world game, but also as economists and accountants
(when it comes to transfers and a club's back office), fashionistas (when that new kit is announced) and, of course, architects.

A truly beautiful football stadium is among the best things this planet has to offer, and a World Cup gives a host country the
opportunity to create something truly special — or, often, something truly rank.

Russia 2018 has offered up a bit of both. These are the definitive rankings of this year's World Cup stadiums

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Saint Petersburg Stadium, St Petersburg — 8/10


There are unconfirmed reports this stadium will return to its home planet at the tournament's end.

It was one of the many stadiums that was an absolute debacle to put together, but rest assured this thing is
absolutely unbelievable.

Imagine someone took your standard-issue UFO and fused it with elements of the car Homer Simpson designed,
took it to the banks of the Neva River and then placed it on an elevated pedestal like some sort of living monument
to outrageous stadium architecture.

Inside, you've got four steep, vertical stands and seats coloured with Zenit's shade of blue.
This whole thing is just the right kind of ridiculous.



The Zenit blue is almost so nice, it's a shame a bunch of people have to turn up and hide it.

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Fisht Stadium, Sochi — 4/10


Ignore the sunbathers and focus on that big white monstrosity.

What is this? Stop it.
Looks like one of those cyclists' helmets from the outside, and a smaller version of Sydney's Olympic stadium on the inside.



More often than not, weird does not equal good. Full marks for trying something different, but it doesn't really come off

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Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow — 9/10

WOW...


It's old, it's beautiful, it's on the river. It's very good.

This is it. The grand daddy of Russia's World Cup stadiums, the big bopper that will host the tournament opener and the final.

And unlike every other stadium at this tournament, it has a weight of history behind it — something much more important
than modern design or flashy new-age trappings


All of them are here ... FIFA World Cup 2018: Russia's stadiums rated, from the beautiful to the butt-ugly - FIFA World Cup - Russia 2018 - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Originally Posted by Dillinger

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Rep Ire 2 - 1 USA - Match Report & Highlights

90th minute winner.


That French team is ridiculously strong.

Gotta be between them and Ze Yermans for the WC.

Originally Posted by Luigi

That French team is ridiculously strong.

I wonder who the Socceroos are playing first up?

Saturday, June 16th

France 13:00 Australia

Your print out and stick on the fridge WIfe's Guide to the World Cup.

Informative vid here from the BBC on England's group opponents Panama...

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/44315320

What sort of Bogan wears football shirts ?

Well who'd have guessed it?

Arsenal midfielder Ozil missed the Saudi Arabia game with a slight knee problem - although he is not a doubt for the World Cup.

Have England been knocked out yet?

Originally Posted by bobo746

What sort of Bogan wears football shirts ?

Was gonna buy one of the Thai ones they're selling in the 7-11 for 400b. The blue one is quite nice.


Unfortunately they didn't have the large gut fit, so had to pass it up.

Originally Posted by cyrille

Well who'd have guessed it?

Well if they'd said he's missing it because he's fasting, no doubt the knuckle draggers would be off on one.

Conveniently, their first game is over Eid.

So apparently they're trying to make this the unofficial England song....

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

missing it because he's fasting,

vs Saudi Arabia.

How perfectly Mesut.

Actually this Ramadhan has been a doddle. Golf Club bar open all day and night, with smoking.

Staff canteen is open as well, but you can't have everything.



Having said that, one of my ACs has gone tits up and it's going to be a struggle getting it fixed until they've all stuffed their fat faces.

Dangerous Mr. Putin's welcome address: