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Re: World Cup 2018

PostPosted: Mon Jul 02, 2018 3:54 pm
by Lianachan
Brazil 2 - 0 Mexico nets me 6 valuable points. 3 for getting the correct score, doubled for using my "joker" for the round on that match. So far, I've got all but the first Brazil score right :)

Re: World Cup 2018

PostPosted: Mon Jul 02, 2018 4:20 pm
by Arneb
Excellent. Any predictions for

Frittes munchers - Raw Fish

later today?

Re: World Cup 2018

PostPosted: Mon Jul 02, 2018 4:25 pm
by Lianachan
I have that as 3-0 for Poirot. So you can be sure that Japan will win on penalties after a tedious 1-1 draw.

Re: World Cup 2018

PostPosted: Mon Jul 02, 2018 4:50 pm
by Arneb
Probably. Seems to be tha fad du jour any way.

Re: World Cup 2018

PostPosted: Mon Jul 02, 2018 7:10 pm
by MM_Dandy
Well, darn. No Mexicans, no Germans, no fun.

On the other hand, we have a chance at France v Russia or France v England in the final.

Re: World Cup 2018

PostPosted: Mon Jul 02, 2018 7:15 pm
by Arneb
Meanwhile, it's Belgium 0, Japan2 half an hour from time. Doesn't anyone behave normally here?

Re: World Cup 2018

PostPosted: Mon Jul 02, 2018 7:32 pm
by Lianachan
MM_Dandy wrote:On the other hand, we have a chance at France v Russia or France v England in the final.

You take that back!

Arneb wrote:Meanwhile, it's Belgium 0, Japan2 half an hour from time. Doesn't anyone behave normally here?


2-2 now, 20 mins from time. Might get a point for a Poirot win yet.

Re: World Cup 2018

PostPosted: Mon Jul 02, 2018 9:03 pm
by Arneb
And 3 - 2 to the waaterzoi slurpers it is. Japan go out, but with a big round of applause. All the five goals were a charm to watch.

Re: World Cup 2018

PostPosted: Tue Jul 03, 2018 9:17 am
by Arneb
Up today,

Coca farmers - Perfidious Albion

Cheese hole wankers - Baaad carpenters

I guess Lianachan has the first game as 4 - 0 for reasons of principle, and the second one is insignificant anyway, because it only determines who goes down against the winner of the other match.

Here's a nice one our Prtuguese house officer told me yesterday: Whats the difference between Germany and a tea bag?

Spoiler:
The tea bag stays in the cup for longer.

Re: World Cup 2018

PostPosted: Tue Jul 03, 2018 9:24 am
by Heid the Ba
Wayhey!

Re: World Cup 2018

PostPosted: Tue Jul 03, 2018 10:00 am
by Lianachan
Coca farmers 1 - 2 Perfidious Albion

Cheese hole wankers 1 - 2 Baaad carpenters

On the subject of Germany being knocked out of the cup, somebody here said:

Spoiler:
Germany haven't tanked that badly in Russia since Kursk

Re: World Cup 2018

PostPosted: Tue Jul 03, 2018 10:02 am
by Heid the Ba
Excellent!

Re: World Cup 2018

PostPosted: Tue Jul 03, 2018 10:31 am
by Arneb
I'm just relieved they never had to play in Volgograd. That would have made for quite some really bad jokes.

Predicting an Perfidious Albion victory while hoping for a defeat is probably a smart move. Sure to get something out of the match regardless of the outcome.

Re: World Cup 2018

PostPosted: Tue Jul 03, 2018 1:02 pm
by Arneb
Breaking non-news: Jogi Löw will stay in his job as Bundestrainer. I think that's a mistake, but he has quite a few points in his favor. Having reached every semifinal since 2006 and being reigning World Champion are two of those.

Re: World Cup 2018

PostPosted: Tue Jul 03, 2018 1:04 pm
by Lianachan
Arneb wrote:I'm just relieved they never had to play in Volgograd. That would have made for quite some really bad jokes.

Predicting an Perfidious Albion victory while hoping for a defeat is probably a smart move. Sure to get something out of the match regardless of the outcome.


Yes, obtaining predictor points would be some (slim, but some) compensation for seeing the Pinstripe Poofters progress. Especially since they'll have an easy game in the next round.

Arneb wrote:Breaking non-news: Jogi Löw will stay in his job as Bundestrainer. I think that's a mistake, but he has quite a few points in his favor. Having reached every semifinal since 2006 and being reigning World Champion are two of those.


Any Scotland manager who achieved anything like he's achieved would be in a job for life, and carried around the country on joyful shoulders on a weekly basis.

Re: World Cup 2018

PostPosted: Tue Jul 03, 2018 1:19 pm
by Heid the Ba
And given some form of droit du seigneur .

Re: World Cup 2018

PostPosted: Tue Jul 03, 2018 1:27 pm
by Lianachan
Heid the Ba wrote:And given some form of droit du seigneur .

Absolutely that too, yes.

Re: World Cup 2018

PostPosted: Tue Jul 03, 2018 8:58 pm
by Arneb
Aw, shit. PPs go through 4-3 in penalties.But honestly, the CFs weren't worth it.

Re: World Cup 2018

PostPosted: Tue Jul 03, 2018 10:02 pm
by Lianachan
Awful refereeing yet again. England lucky to get that penalty, and that the ref was only punishing Colombians for diving and fouling but letting English players do whatever they liked.

Re: World Cup 2018

PostPosted: Wed Jul 04, 2018 8:38 am
by Arneb
The FAZ headline on the first penalty shootout win by England blared: No Kidding!

Re: World Cup 2018

PostPosted: Wed Jul 04, 2018 8:42 am
by Lianachan
Arneb wrote:The FAZ headline on the first penalty shootout win by England blared: No Kidding!

I'm sure you can imagine what it's like over here.

Is Scotland the only country in the world that has foreign football commentators and coverage foisted upon it? Would Germany enjoy only having coverage from the Netherlands, or Brazil having Argentine coverage? Doubt it very much.

Re: World Cup 2018

PostPosted: Wed Jul 04, 2018 1:15 pm
by Arneb
True, but the Bavarians accept our commentary and we theirs.

Re: World Cup 2018

PostPosted: Fri Jul 06, 2018 1:16 pm
by Мастер
Ha! My hotel room has CCTV Channel 5! I can watch both matches before buggering off to Hong Kong in the morning.

Re: World Cup 2018

PostPosted: Fri Jul 06, 2018 1:20 pm
by Lianachan
Excellent! They both have the potential to be good matches. I can tell you not to expect the following results:

Uruguay 1 - 2 France
Brazil 1 - 1 Belgium (AET).

Re: World Cup 2018

PostPosted: Fri Jul 06, 2018 1:54 pm
by Мастер
First match seems to be in Nizhny Novgorod.

Go Uruguay!