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Post by kevin on Jun 26, 2018 13:20:01 GMT
Starts in about 40 minutes. Will this be an interesting match & will Denmark try to become 1st in the group or are both countries happy enough with 1 point each, resulting in a bore draw?
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Post by kevin on Jun 26, 2018 13:53:01 GMT
I'm going for a bold choice this time: a win for Denmark.
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Post by mangekyoalleluia on Jun 26, 2018 13:53:43 GMT
2 - 1 France.
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Post by kevin on Jun 26, 2018 14:36:34 GMT
What a boring game so far.
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Post by mangekyoalleluia on Jun 26, 2018 14:43:05 GMT
France still a bit rubbish, they'll get get the final.
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Post by kevin on Jun 26, 2018 14:46:47 GMT
Griezmann is really underperforming so far this World Cup, I hope he gets better later in the tournament.
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Post by MrFurious on Jun 26, 2018 15:33:28 GMT
78,011 watching this crap. Hope they both go out against Arg, Cro or maybe Nigeria
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Post by kevin on Jun 26, 2018 15:39:04 GMT
Looks like this will be the first 0 - 0 of the tournament.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2018 15:39:26 GMT
Well this is by far the worse game of the world cup so far.
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Post by DrKrippen on Jun 26, 2018 15:40:50 GMT
What a dull, lifeless affair.
I hate this part of the tournament. Teams don't bother to put their best out on the pitch and play defensively. Just play for a draw if that moves you on.
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Post by mangekyoalleluia on Jun 26, 2018 15:44:19 GMT
Are both teams playing for a draw.... match fixing?
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Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on Jun 26, 2018 15:45:09 GMT
c'mon denmark! score!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2018 16:55:50 GMT
They should both be deducted points for wasting everybody's time.
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Post by Pangolin on Jun 26, 2018 20:45:28 GMT
They should both be deducted points for wasting everybody's time. Napoleon Bonaparte |
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Post by hoskotafe3 on Jun 26, 2018 21:02:50 GMT
Like I said yesterday. France was happy with a draw, Denmark was happy with a draw, so this is what you get. A standard late in the group stage snorefest where both sides are more interested in chewing up 90 minutes without major incident than winning the game.
Happily 6 of the last 8 games have major impact on progression so this scenario shouldn't rise its head again.
England v Belgium could be a snoozer though.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2018 21:43:51 GMT
Like I said yesterday. France was happy with a draw, Denmark was happy with a draw, so this is what you get. A standard late in the group stage snorefest where both sides are more interested in chewing up 90 minutes without major incident than winning the game. Happily 6 of the last 8 games have major impact on progression so this scenario shouldn't rise its head again. England v Belgium could be a snoozer though. It’s most likely going to be the B-team of England vs the B-team of Belgium. Slight advantage to England. Might still be fun to watch, lots of young players hoping to leave a mark. |
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Post by Hairynosedwombat on Jun 26, 2018 22:27:35 GMT
Are both teams playing for a draw.... match fixing? Probably, although I thought France might have gone to lose, so they would pllay Croatia instead of Argentina next. |
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Post by hoskotafe3 on Jun 26, 2018 22:37:12 GMT
It's not matvh fixing. If a defender stuffed up and gave a handball in the box I guarantee you the guy stepping up to the spot doesn't deliberately bomb it in the second tier.
Not trying to score is not the same as deliberately losing. If it were then every team who pushes 9 into the defensive third late in a game is match fixing. If neither team are trying to score, then it is what it is.
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Post by weststigersbob on Jun 27, 2018 5:13:58 GMT
Are both teams playing for a draw.... match fixing? Probably, although I thought France might have gone to lose, so they would pllay Croatia instead of Argentina next. Given the 3 game sample size, there is not a chance I want to play Croatia ahead of Argentina. |
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Post by Hairynosedwombat on Jun 27, 2018 5:26:04 GMT
Probably, although I thought France might have gone to lose, so they would pllay Croatia instead of Argentina next. Given the 3 game sample size, there is not a chance I want to play Croatia ahead of Argentina. I suppose. But the several year sample size the rankings give us tells a different story. I didn't see any Group D games but I expect game strategies might change with sudden death, and some teams that look lackluster in the group could look better in the next rounds. Messi stepped up only in the last game. |
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