Thread: FIFA World CUP Russia 2018

It's homing come.

Originally Posted by Dragonfly94

You must be one of those jealous Scots kunts who were last in the world cup in the 50's going to bed, neither team will beat the smelly Frogs

You really are a pathetic excuse for a human being.

Oh Well.

Just not good enough.

Exceeded all expectations though.

Best team won.

Twat the French.

Well after all that kerfuffle, it appears it's not coming home after all.

Useless Tottenham twats to blame, I say.

Here's hoping for a good final.


Hopefully they can recover in time to give France a good game.




And beat the fookin' Frog koonts.

Croatia really picked it up after that first England goal. Should be a very good final match.

Well done England.

Well done the English Supporters.

Showed your pride and passion.

The World Cup Semi-Final and a play-off for is an achievement.

England's a young team, building a foundation ... the future is bright for England

Originally Posted by Mandaloopy

Croatia really picked it up after that first England goal.

No they didn't.

England scored after 5 minutes.

Should have been 2 or 3 nil up by half time and job done.


2 goals from open play (and 2 from direct set pieces) in their last 420(?) minutes of world-Cup football against weak or knackered opposition is woeful.

Originally Posted by David48atTD

England's a young team, building a foundation ... the future is bright for England

Agree on that.

Hopefully (surely) Southgate kept on, on a FT basis.

They're gonna be skilled and hungry for the Euro's in 2 years time, and will have the press, media and whole country behind them.

Oh well, you win some and you lose some.
piss-taking apart the Croats look knackered in the first half and England should have killed them off by halftime.
In the second 45 they stepped it up a gear and their experience showed through in the end.

Bad luck boy's,but i think you have found the new messiah Southgate look's the goods.

Originally Posted by Switch

You really are a pathetic excuse for a human being.

so, it's African wanderers V Croation Gypo's well have to go with the the last lot knackered or not, anyone but the fooking frogs

Originally Posted by Chittychangchang

It's coming home

Yes it is and it feels fookin good for me, a Swede. muhahaha

We did better than Sweden, Germany, Brazil, Spain, Argies and Portugal so nowt to cry about

Originally Posted by cyrille

Best team won.

Twat the French.

Depends if they play like in the 1st half or 2nd, could've been two different teams.

Originally Posted by David48atTD

Good point.

Two extra time games for Croatia, plus playing a day later then France (France having an extra day to recover),
the Croats have to be knackered.

So, who do then Poms support for the Final?

The Frogs they dislike or the Team who just knocked them out of the Final?

Have to deal with it, they're pros playing for the most prestigious trophy; tomorrow they'll be up and training.

Must say the ref (Turkish?) let them get away with some nasty shit in the first half, FIFA HQ must have reminded him during the break how the card thingies work.

Aside from rough stuff Croatia played great in the second half and deserved to win, while our heroes looked impotent up front and shaky behind, and at the best of times the frogs are knuts so I be rooting for the knuts that sent us home.

Originally Posted by Luigi

Agree on that.

Hopefully (surely) Southgate kept on, on a FT basis.

They're gonna be skilled and hungry for the Euro's in 2 years time, and will have the press, media and whole country behind them.

Of course he will be. We've overachieved to get to the semis with such a young team that will only get better and Southgate has brought a positive vibe to the squad and the country.

Really happy with our tournament but the class of Modric and Rakitic (and Perisic) told in the 2nd half against our midfield.

As you said, we could/should have been 2 or 3 up at HT, but Croatia's class told overall and the best team won on the day.

For once though, England fans come away from a tournament feeling good about the future.

Originally Posted by Neo

Not too disappointed because it was all so typical, and though there is ambition and skill in the England players, the lack of tactical play, (not controlling the game after 1-0 and lack of supply to the front men throughout and especially in the crucial extra time) shows Southgates lack of vision and stewardship under pressure. Yes we did well to get where we did, but based on our performance last night you can see the luck of the draw was a big factor in that. Next up the Euros, and I expect England to return to their default of all show and no go with the media building up the hype for a new era of paper heroes.

You're talking complete and utter bollox.

The lack of tactical play?

How do you think they managed so many goals at set pieces and looked so dangerous with the 3-5-2 set-up that Southgate switched us to?

Not controlling the game at 1-0 and lack of supply to the front men?

That's because an experienced Croatia side were better than us (it happens in Football) and the midfield pairing (and other areas) is still young and naive.

Yes we did well to get where we did, but based on our performance last night you can see the luck of the draw was a big factor in that.

Ask Germany, Portugal, Spain etc about that.

Nxt up the Euros, and I expect England to return to their default of all show and no go.

Given what we've just seen, and the talent in the squad that will only improve, there's absolutely no basis whatsoever to suggest that this will be the case.

Have you ever kicked a football before?!?!?!?

Looked so dangerous? I think we must have been watching a different match.

How many shots on goal, or even how many touches in the 18 yard box from the front two?

Originally Posted by Neo

Looked so dangerous? I think we must have been watching a different match.

How many shots on goal, or even how many touches in the 18 yard box from the front two?

I'm talking about the tournament, obviously.

England have scored 12 goals in the competition so far, missed plenty of chances along the way (2 or 3 in the first half today that would have given us a healthy lead at HT) and Harry Kane is on course for the golden boot.

Do you think this just comes from sending the lads out and telling them to hit the big man up top?

You're clearly a grade-A know-nowt, "bud."