Japan clearly thought they had the advantage if they kept attacking, yet that is what killed them in the end. That and the size of Lukaku and Fellini on the crosses.
Japan clearly thought they had the advantage if they kept attacking, yet that is what killed them in the end. That and the size of Lukaku and Fellini on the crosses.
Absolutely incredible comeback by Belgium.
One of the greatest games i’ve Ever watched. Just astounding.
And just before the winner Japan had an unbelievable free kick that took a brilliant save by the Belgian keeper to keep out.
WOW!
Doug
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Japan clearly thought they had the advantage if they kept attacking, yet that is what killed them in the end. That and the size of Lukaku and Fellini on the crosses.
Absolutely incredible comeback by Belgium.
Props to Japan for not parking the bus. Amazing how passes into the box by Belgium bred goals.
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Japan clearly thought they had the advantage if they kept attacking, yet that is what killed them in the end. That and the size of Lukaku and Fellini on the crosses.
Absolutely incredible comeback by Belgium.
Props to Japan for not parking the bus. Amazing how passes into the box by Belgium bred goals.
One of the sad things PK is that it often seems like teams who play in the proper spirit of the game end up losing while the cynical faking wankers ( I’m looking at you Neymar and Russia) continue on. Hope that Belgium beat Brazil and that Neymar gets a good kick in the nuts so that he can finally legitimately roll around in agony.
Good lord that half of football had enough fantastic moments for three full games!
Doug
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We looked absolutely fine for 65 minutes. Then the Colombian sh*thousery, allied to a referee who had only slightly more control over proceedings than I did, seemed to get inside our heads just before Dier came on to completely imbalance our midfield. Quite why we ended up so deep, quite why only Kane had the nous to kill a few seconds and draw a niggly foul, quite how Kieran Trippier lost six inches in height at his own far post...
When the ref allowed only a yellow card to Barrios in the first half, he basically told everyone that the rough stuff was allowed. A mistake. That deserved a red card, he may have missed the English player by a chin but you just can’t do that stuff. The pushing and shoving continued on.
It was a horrible game to watch, when Colombia tied it late, I am pretty sure that the UK fans went ‘Oh No’ but Kane was pretty lethal from 12 yards.
wco81 wrote:All the UK commentators are resentful of Neymar's antics.
Interesting debate about Neymar's theatrics on the surprisingly good "World Cup Tonight" last night on FOX. Hosts Fernando Fiore and Kate Abdo, along with manager Guus Hiddink, ripped Neymar for his acting. Meanwhile, American Cobi Jones defended it.
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wco81 wrote:All the UK commentators are resentful of Neymar's antics.
Heads might explode if Brazil wins the cup.
And yet they twiddle their thumbs while Ashley Young does the same thing. At least one of those guys is a world-class footballer in addition to being a shitty actor.
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If Cavani is a no go, it’ll be difficult but not impossible for Uruguay to advance to the semis. L. Suarez would be the lone ranger and they would have to deviate from their 4-4-2 formation. Their midfield is still young and the French should continue to explore Mbappe’s speed along Griezmann. They have a strong D though and if they can stretch it to ET, anything can happen.
I do hope that the Belgians can pull the upset on Brazil. This is the type of game where I can see De Bruyne making a big difference, as Casemiro will be missed by the Brazillians. I picked them to go all the way though, hope we see a close one.