Other teams World cup thread

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Maybe Brazil aren't all that Serbia seem poor at the back.. 5 goals conceded in 2 games

No form thus far in this WC.
Group stages used to be quite boring.

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Was 2-0 for Ghana a S Korea
Now 2-2
Like another cup final.
All to play for.

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Now 3-2 Ghana!

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Twice so near for S Korea
Amazing game

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Apparently there is a FIFA directive to count wasted minutes so that ball stays in play much longer.
Hence expect maybe up to 10 mins added time each half.
Better value for customers? Yes, cut out time wasting.
Will play havoc with train times back in UK.

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FT Ghana 3 S Korea 2

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Lovely goal Krameric 3:1

So many in football could learn from Croatia. Tiny tiny nation - how do they have so many superb technicians? And the game they play is actually so fooking simple. Passing - the quality of the pass when in tight areas - it’s football at its most devastating.

On a slightly different note
Uruguay are also a small nation that sometimes play the most beautiful football but has sometimes been mixed with ugliness.
They instigated world football.
They have 4 stars on their team crest because they won FIFA world cup in 1930 and 1950 but before the world cup proper there was the Olympics world cup which they won in 1924 and 1928. Which apparently was also recognised by FIFA at that time but not now.

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And next up
Portugal v Uruguay!
Haven't seen many histrionics to date in this tournament.
Expecting some in this game.
But that 10 mins extra per half sometimes? Appears to add quality and drama

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Sorry but next match is
Brazil v Swizerland

[Steveo]

On a slightly different note
Uruguay are also a small nation that sometimes play the most beautiful football but has sometimes been mixed with ugliness.
They instigated world football.
They have 4 stars on their team crest because they won FIFA world cup in 1930 and 1950 but before the world cup proper there was the Olympics world cup which they won in 1924 and 1928. Which apparently was also recognised by FIFA at that time but not now.

They have an amazing record - though almost all of it at the infancy of world international football competition. The 1950's Brazil win is the anomaly and even that is early doors and a world cup dominated by post war issues - with many nations withdrawing or not competing at all. They haven't been performing at anything like those levels in the modern era. Also they have often been notorious for playing extremely cynical football.