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OT: World Cup 2018

intlzncster said:
Almost feels like chalk to me: Croatia, Brazil, France, and....actually, I think I'll go with Sweden. I'm not as sold on the English as everyone else appears to be.

Something about Uruguay intrigues me. They might be able to beat France. But if the French are on, forget it.
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I feel like Uruguay is the most underrated team in the tournament. Can beat France. But Belgium can beat Brazil as well. Brazil gets into it’s sloppy play mode and Belgium can be lights out. Lukaku is very tough for them. I’ll go with on Euro and one South American team, but I don’t know which.

England vs Sweden is a toss up.
 
HuskyHawk said:
I've met over 100 and they've all been cool.
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Really? Huh. I’ve just always gotten an arrogant vibe. I know my sample size probably doesn’t represent most folks there, but it’s really the one country I’ve had really poor experiences with
 
uconnphil2016 said:
Really? Huh. I’ve just always gotten an arrogant vibe. I know my sample size probably doesn’t represent most folks there, but it’s really the one country I’ve had really poor experiences with
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Like anything, depends on the people I guess. I have found them funny as hell, with a dry sarcastic sense of humor. It’s no coincidence that some of the funniest people in entertainment are English. Monty Python, Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry, Pegg and Frost, Jeremy Clarkson and the guys, now James Corden.
 
Jaker said:
if Spain loses in PK's it will serve them right
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Let me see. The better team possesses the ball for most of the game. It ends up tied. Then they get snakebite on PKs and lose. Hmmm. Oh, now I see. Look behind the Spain bench ... it's Ray Reid!
 
HuskyHawk said:
I feel like Uruguay is the most underrated team in the tournament. Can beat France. But Belgium can beat Brazil as well. Brazil gets into it’s sloppy play mode and Belgium can be lights out. Lukaku is very tough for them. I’ll go with on Euro and one South American team, but I don’t know which.

England vs Sweden is a toss up.
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Uruguay has some dudes, that's for sure. But do they have enough? Unfortunately I don't think their defense can hold up. They'll need an early lead so they can bunker and not let France get in behind them. But by being aggressive early they open themselves to counter attacks all the same. France is a problem.

Belgium can beat Brazil. I'd make it 40/60 in Brazil's favor.

Let's all hope Croatia can find a way through that Russia 11-man no attack Iron Curtain.

England 55/45.
 
France is a team of superstars with a superstar fixer in Kante. I put them as the current favorite.
 
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auror said:
Uruguay has some dudes, that's for sure. But do they have enough? Unfortunately I don't think their defense can hold up. They'll need an early lead so they can bunker and not let France get in behind them. But by being aggressive early they open themselves to counter attacks all the same. France is a problem.

Belgium can beat Brazil. I'd make it 40/60 in Brazil's favor.

Let's all hope Croatia can find a way through that Russia 11-man no attack Iron Curtain.

England 55/45.
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Uruguay has probably the best D in the entire tourney, have they even given up a goal in 4 games yet?
 
Jaker said:
Uruguay has probably the best D in the entire tourney, have they even given up a goal in 4 games yet?
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They played Saudi Arabia, Russia, and Egypt in the group stages. Literally the easiest group of all time. (From the 32 teams, all 3 were in the bottom 13 of offense and SA/Egypt were both bottom 3 overall).

They gave up 1 to Portugal.

Diego Godin and Jose Gimenez are 2 of the dudes I was referring to. But defending Ronaldo (and not much else) is not the same as defending France, unfortunately.
 
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I think France wins 2-1.

I'm pulling for Belgium, and they can win, but they're a lesser version of the Dutch teams from the late 1990s. There is something lacking there and I think Brazil has whatever that is. I hope I'm wrong, but I think Brazil wins 3-2

Russia is riding a wave like Korea in 2002, minus the funny business. I think it ends here for them. Croatia 1-0.

England Sweden is a toss up for me as well. Sweden has been impressive, though, and I think they have something going for them. 2-1 Sweden.
 
bobbygt said:
I think France wins 2-1.

I'm pulling for Belgium, and they can win, but they're a lesser version of the Dutch teams from the late 1990s. There is something lacking there and I think Brazil has whatever that is. I hope I'm wrong, but I think Brazil wins 3-2

Russia is riding a wave like Korea in 2002, minus the funny business. I think it ends here for them. Croatia 1-0.

England Sweden is a toss up for me as well. Sweden has been impressive, though, and I think they have something going for them. 2-1 Sweden.
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Interesting comment. I liken this France team to those Dutch teams. Loaded with young talent. But can they put it together? Belgium on the other hand, seems like team that exceeds their talent. Their coordination in attack is very impressive.

So if I had to predict:
Uruguay
Belgium
Croatia
England

I’m really curious to see if this Brazil team has the discipline to play defense for 90 minutes. So often they don’t. The Belgian counter is brutal.

Uruguay I pick on physicality. France might struggle dealing with it.

England just has better players than Sweden, even if they can’t seem to finish. The defense is also pretty solid. Close one.
 
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intlzncster said:
I don't give a lick either way about the English national team, but I will say that the majority of their hardcore football supporters tend to be louts. Just a cultural thing.

There's a reason every World Cup host seems to specifically prepare to manage drunk English hooligans.
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Popped up on my feed today and made me chuckle. English fans in Kent celebrate their team with a good ol' fashioned donnybrook.

England fans brawled at £50 a table pub in Chatham during the Colombia game
 
I’ve got France at +700, England at +1600, and Belgium at +2000. So I’d be happy if any of them won.
 
bobbygt said:
I'm pulling for Belgium, and they can win, but they're a lesser version of the Dutch teams from the late 1990s. There is something lacking there and I think Brazil has whatever that is. I hope I'm wrong, but I think Brazil wins 3-2
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It depends if they give Bobby Firmino the start. If they do, you know they are serious about winning.
 
DaveHuskiesFan said:
I’ve got France at +700, England at +1600, and Belgium at +2000. So I’d be happy if any of them won.
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Belgium at +2000 is nice. That's actually probably "fair" unlike most futures odds.
 
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HuskyHawk said:
I’m really curious to see if this Brazil team has the discipline to play defense for 90 minutes. So often they don’t. The Belgian counter is brutal.
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Similarly, I’m really curious to see if this Belgian team has the discipline to play defense for 90 minutes. So often they don’t. The Brazilian counter is brutal.
 
intlzncster said:
Popped up on my feed today and made me chuckle. English fans in Kent celebrate their team with a good ol' fashioned donnybrook.
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So, a tad bit different than an ol' fashioned cat fight in Shanghai during yesterday's game: English vs Colombianas. "You're fat & ugly reportedly set off one English gal". ;)
Info shared by uninvolved English, Chinese, Italian and Kiwi friends BSing on WeChat today
 
Seems as if the rumors of Ronaldo to juventus are picking up. No clue why he would want to go there but seems to be a lot of traction there
 
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UConnSwag11 said:
Seems as if the rumors of Ronaldo to juventus are picking up. No clue why he would want to go there but seems to be a lot of traction there
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That will crank my Juve hate to 11.
 
Da_Aisijimo_Gou said:
For some people, ronaldo's departure to Juventus may even make it a little easier to not root against Real Madrid.
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Not for me. It's forever the team of Franco in my mind. And even if that is exaggerated they are still the equivalent of the Yankees. Plus, Suarez is just as unlikable as Ronaldo, maybe more so for me.
 
Suarez may flop and embellish everything but his hustle and grind is unmatched. Best in the world
 
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