I love the Iranians' tears.

They are weeping because they have to return to that hellhole.

Not sure why the announcers are making such a big deal about that hand ball call.

Arms extended away from his body and the ball hits him in the arm.

What in the world is the Russian goalie thinking?

Jumps away from the free kick, right as its being taken.

This whole play is bizarre. There's also a Russian defender plowing through 2 Uruguay players, creating the shooting lane.

https://i.redd.it/l50j5t2g06611.gif

ROFLROFLROFLROFL

Trying to cheat to the side of the wall got caught leaning thinking the shot was going over the wall. Plus the clearout by his defender opened up a lot more space for the shot.

The Russian player was trying to clear out the Uruguayan players. What happens a lot is the defending team will set the wall according to the keeper's instructions. Typically, the keeper will set the wall to completely cover one side of the goal so only an absolutely perfectly taken kick would be able to go up and over the wall and get back down into the goal. One or two of the attacking team will position themselves on the open side of the wall in an attempt to block the keeper's vision. They will wait until the kick is taken and move at the last instant so the keeper has even less reaction time. The Russian player was trying to move those players earlier so the keeper can see. That "shooting lane" actually benefits the keeper because he can see. This keeper just messed up on it though...the shot went to the side he was expecting. The keeper should always have that open side of the goal covered. I don't know why he took that little hop to the closed side of the goal.

Spot on.

**** Russia.

Bottom 10 culture in the world. I hope the dopers get taken behind the woodshed by Spain.

Terrible take.

Russia has enriched the world with literature, ballet, music, icons etc. It is not even close to the bottom.

No amount of literary works by Dostoevsky, Tolstoy and Gogol can save that current wretched cesspool.

Also, not a huge fan of ballet.

BUT THEY MAKE TEH TRUMPZ GIT ELCTED CUZ HAX

I heard reports that Russia also has highly enriched URANIUM!

Anybody see the story about COCAINE being found in WORLD CUP trophy replicas in Argentina?

I'm torn on who I want to win this ARG-NGA game. You want the best players playing late in the tourney but Nigeria is really fun to watch.

Also, the Nigeria warm ups and kits are best in tourney, hands down.

I'm not surprised. Where there is Maradonna, there is cocaine.

Fack teh Argies. Let's go Nigeria and let's hope for Croatia to tank for Iceland.
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Croatia tanking

Schnikes, that was stupid.

EDIT: Now THAT shows you just how unforgivable missing a PK is. Moses found his zen and slotted it in, easy as tossing a Coke can in the bin.

Looked pretty soft to me.

As they go up 1-0.

Iceland! They ****ed but they scored at least

Poor Nigeria...damn

Wow...

What a treat!!

...and the damn Croats bury Iceland. ****

gay ass shit
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I feel bad for Nigeria, that handball was a 50/50 gift from the ref. Had the game been 2-1 for ARG at that point, I bet he awards NIG a PK. I say that because the handball deflection, in the box, deflected the ball away from an awaiting NIG player who would have had an easy goal.

And **** Messi, he's no Ronaldo...


And **** Ronaldo too!

On the flip side, I thought the PK they did award earlier in the game was very soft. I don't think 2 PKs for those 2 plays would be just.

Point made. But soccer has the same issue the NFL has with arbitrary calls, and selective "letting them play" times of the game.

Handball was the reason Nigeria got that nice shot in the box.

Wait, what did I miss. It came off the ARG's head, onto his arm (away from the NIG player who very well might have scored), and wasn't played by a NIG player.

The only shot NIG got (that went in) was a PK for having been raped in the box on a CK...

I'm confused. Perhaps since I'm working I missed something.

I’m talking about the one that happened in the 77th minute or so.

As a Ronaldo fan....I can live with this.
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All the greats say Messi>Ronaldo

It's a tough comparison. Messi has superior skills. Ronaldo is a superior specimen.

Kind of like Lebron v Curry, except soccer equalizes particular traits more effectively and is more of a team sport.

I wonder if the Croats finally like their national team?

Ah, I see now.

Pfffffffffft. **** them both...

Can't believe Argentina pulled it out...thankfully France will steamroll them.

Croatia looks like that proverbial team no one wants in the knockouts.

I just got digits from a hot, smart Argentinian chick I met at the bar.

Yea World Cup, bringing us all closer.

Was really pulling for Ragnar Lofbrok's team.

Anybody but FRANCE! I'm still pissed about the double off sides/double handball non calls vs. IRELAND. Needed replay back then. The fix was in.

I believe most of us are subject to a cognitive bias which makes us more likely to readily perceive "all time" greatness when said greatness is happening NOW.

While being cognizant of this fact, I still maintain that Messi is GOAT. He didn't revolutionize the game like, say, a Johan Cruyff, who, in my opinion, was GOAT before Messi. However, Messi's pure talent is probably the closest to transcendent we have witnessed in any sport, right? I think maybe Tiger at his peak or Roger Feder at his come close?

We have seen plenty of uber scoring machines like Ronaldo before. I don't think we have ever seen anything like Messi, though. He is so ****ing filthy with the ball around his feet, it's like watching a dolphin compete in swimming disciplines against a bunch of Michael Phelpses. It's just not fair.

Ronaldo is definitely more clutch for his country, though. :D

Really hoping for Germany 1-0 over Korea and a 1-0 wind for Sweden over Mexico. That would send Germany through as the winners of the group and Sweden through in second and Mexico would be out.

It won't happen, but.....

MEX/SWE off to a fast start! The announcers for the MX games are so much better than the other games.

Sweden has had three or four great chances but couldn't hit water if they fell out of a boat

Fairly clear handball there by Chicharito

WOW....how in the F**K did they call that clean? I see FIFA is alive and well even with VAR.

I wonder if these Swedish players have been microchipped yet?

FINALLY the Swedes put one in the net

And a PK puts Sweden up 2-0.....C'mon Germany...

3-0 Sweden :) Come on Germany, damn it

Win, draw, or lose, Germany should be ****ing embarrassed by their play in the World Cup so far. This is pathetic to watch.

Needs more commercials.

That should be a goal.

Bye Germany. You guys played pathetic.

Every single game Germany has played like they just expect the other team to concede to them.

Korea score :( Germany is gone...Mexico move on

LMAO

THEY PULLED THE GOALKEEPER!

Merkel should tell the pilot to take off and make the players walk back to Germany.

The passion the comes out of these games by the fan bases is amazing.

Each goal is a live or die moment.

I hope they dont extend Loew.

Glad Germany lost. Im an underdog kinda guy.

I wasn't as much pulling FOR Germany as I was against Mexico.

As soon as I saw Ozil in the lineup again my confidence in Germany circled the drain. He was awful but really the entire German squad looked disinterested for all but 10-15 minutes the entire group stage.

Ozil doesnt deserve a spot on any national team. How do you bring a guy who is truly awful in 90% of any game he plays and couldn't care less about his performance to a World Cup again and again.

There might be someone I am missing, but Werner and Kroos were really the only German players looked like they cared. Boateng and Mueller were both pretty awful. Neuer did not play very well either and the list goes on.

Germany had so many excellent scoring opportunities in every game and rarely capitalized. Their defense against the counter was horrible against Mexico and S Korea and would have been the same against Sweden if they tried to score.

How can anyone root for Mexico?

I dont think any of them cared.

Kroos played like shit too. It's easy to look at his goal against Sweden to end it and forget that the goal Sweden scored was because of a lazy ass pass by Kroos midfield that was intercepted.

All 3 games it was the same shit. They were just kicking the ball around as if they were up 1-0 playing against a superior team and just trying not to give up the equalizing goal.

All the possession in the world in every match and you can count on 1 hand the amount of actual goal scoring threats they created in any one of them. Their plan of attack was pathetic throughout.

How many of the 6 saves did the Korean keeper legitimately sweat over in this match? I can only think of one off the top of my head and that was Gomez's header that was struck well but ultimately right at him.

Had Sweden been given that penalty kick in their match after Boateng mauled the Swedish player, and could have easily been red carded right there, Germany would more than likely be leaving the World Cup with out a win when they controlled possession 70-30.

That's what stunned me. I didn't watch today's game. But the first two games, Germany absolutely dominated. They created scoring opportunities at will. It's just uncanny that they were so ineffective at scoring this tournament.

Bingo.

Add South Korea to my hated list. (or Germany??)

Put your fury on Germany for playing like pansies this tournament. They have the talent to squash all of the teams in the group.
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Not cheering on MEX, but love seeing the previous winner out.

It was fun to watch Korea be smaller, slower and weaker at each spot on the field and still whip Kraut's ass. LMAO

Costa Rica coming out swinging

GO SERBIA!

NEYMAR gets the award for best acting with a triple roll! :clap: DRAMA KING!

It was like 6. Bitch jumped right up when the whistle blew

Great touch by Paulinho to give Brazil the lead
The Swiss also go up 1-0 on the Ticos