Other Sports Official 2018 FIFA World Cup Thread. - Page 22

TripleThreat · 10:47 AM

The most popular tournament in the world has finally come to a reality after 4 long years. 32 teams battle it out for the once every four year tournament known as the FIFA World Cup.

USA Eliminated from the World Cup, and did not qualify for the tournament for the first time since 1986. USA plans and vows to be back as a power house for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

USA, Mexico, and Canada will host the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with USA hosting 60 of the 80 matches. Below is a link for the 2026 possible venues for play, Arrowhead being one of the possibility's as a venue for the cup.

https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/wor...da-going-to-be

Below are the 32 teams that qualified this year for the 2018 World Cup, and will fight for a chance at the title.

Eliminated:

Group A: Saudia Arabia, Egypt

Group B: Iran, Morocco

Group C: Peru, Australia

Group D: Iceland, Nigeria

Group E: Costa Rica, serbia

Group F: Germany, Korea Republic

Group G: Panama Tunisia

Group H: Poland, Senegal

MarkDavis'Haircut · 06-25-2018, 01:54 PM

C'mon Portugal, don't let Team Terrorist win.

**Baby Lee** · 06-25-2018, 01:54 PM

Does the Stoppage Time sign have enough digits?

Hangin'WithMahomes · 06-25-2018, 01:54 PM

Damn close to putting Iran through right there off of the side of the cage

MarkDavis'Haircut · 06-25-2018, 01:56 PM

Bye bye Team Obama!!

Hangin'WithMahomes · 06-25-2018, 01:57 PM

Uruguay v Portugal
Spain v Russia

Are set for round of 16...Spain and Portugal?

MarkDavis'Haircut · 06-25-2018, 01:58 PM

I love the Iranians' tears.

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

jd1020 · 06-25-2018, 01:59 PM

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.

**Baby Lee** · 06-25-2018, 02:07 PM

What in the world is the Russian goalie thinking?

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

Shag · 06-25-2018, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Baby Lee

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.

GloryDayz · 06-25-2018, 03:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shag

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

Stinger · 06-25-2018, 03:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Baby Lee

What in the world is the Russian goalie thinking?

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

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.

**loochy** · 06-25-2018, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Shag

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

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.

Shag · 06-25-2018, 04:20 PM

TripleThreat · 06-25-2018, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by loochy

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.

Pants · 06-25-2018, 08:46 PM

**** Russia.

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

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