NP's 2018 World Cup Thread, Predictions, News and Fun

Today's matches will be better

Predictions :

Denmark - Australia 2-2

Argentina - Croatia 1-1

France - Peru 2-1

Asfas1000 said:

Today's matches will be better

Predictions :

Denmark - Australia 2-2

Argentina - Croatia 1-1

France - Peru 2-1

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Same predictions as you, except I think Argentina will win

Denmark - Australia 2-1

Argentina - Croatia 1-1

France - Peru 1-1

VUVUZELA
For sale on Amazon.....
In the field of noisemakers, the vuvuzela is unmatched. A long way from its South African home in a soccer stadium, our Black Vuvuzela delivers ear splitting honks that carry over even the most raucous sports fans. Vuvuzela is made of plastic and measures 15in collapsed, 29in extended.

Not for children under 8 years.
Only $4.99....

Buy one, buy a dozen....
Then you too can drive the parents crazy at the kids soccer games.
Or match the tempo of that nighttime barking dog of your neighbor.

I say, a goal is a goal...no matter how that ball gets in, it is a goal.
Never hear in basketball that someone got a lucky basket because it bounced off another player.
Or in baseball when a ball hits a base and bounces the right way for a run.

iowadawg said:

I say, a goal is a goal...no matter how that ball gets in, it is a goal.
Never hear in basketball that someone got a lucky basket because it bounced off another player.
Or in baseball when a ball hits a base and bounces the right way for a run.

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Comparing football to basketball or baseball is pointless. Very different games. Just like I admitted that my country, Portugal were LUCKY to beat Morocco so I can say it was a LUCKY goal by Spain... which it was.

That's all I need to say about it...

A team can be LUCKY to win....
In any sport....

What, one can not compare one sport to another?
What makes soccer so special it can not be compared to baseball or basketball or even bobsledding?

Very damn strange...
Earlier post, number 204, I said at Amazon one could buy a black vuvuzela for $4.99.
It was true at the time...
but now?
Can not find this on Amazon at that price!
Like Amazon found out vuvuzela was on namepros at $4.99 so they changed the price.
to $7.99.
Weird...
Should have posted the darn url....

iowadawg said:

A team can be LUCKY to win....
In any sport....

What, one can not compare one sport to another?
What makes soccer so special it can not be compared to baseball or basketball or even bobsledding?

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Or UNLUCKY to lose as was Morocco today against my Portugal.

Hey Dawg, I can see you're in an argumentative mood, but you're not gonna win this one... Amigo. I never said football (soccer) is more special than other sports. I love Basketball, Table Tennis, Tennis and Snooker as much as I love Football. I used to play those 5 sports in my younger days. But they are so different... like apples, oranges and bananas...

The only thing they have in common is that they all use a ball and even the balls are very different...

iowadawg said:

Very damn strange...
Earlier post, number 204, I said at Amazon one could buy a black vuvuzela for $4.99.
It was true at the time...
but now?
Can not find this on Amazon at that price!
Like Amazon found out vuvuzela was on namepros at $4.99 so they changed the price.
to $7.99.
Weird...
Should have posted the darn url....

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At Ebay UK... They vary from £1.00 - £4.00. They look like they won't last till the World Cup Final
https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_...13.TR3.TRC2.A0.H0.TRS0&_nkw=vuvuzela&_sacat=0

Sampaoli says Argentina fans should lay off Messi after his penalty miss cost them a win against Iceland.

Argentines are having non of it.

They want him to do what Ronaldo is doing for his team.

This is probably going to be his last world cup. In fact, he came out of retirement for this one.

For football's sake, they have to win, he has to score.

Good luck to them.

In stead of the vuvuzela : Listen to all (offical) Worldcup songs
What song did you found the best ????

South Africa & Shakira's songs are nice. But also 1998 France, I loved it then.

This video includes some non-offical songs I think..

Thanks for sharing

Denmark on the board 1-0 going to be tough for Australia scoring on Schmeichel.

Great goal - GO Denmark

wwwulff said:

Great goal - GO Denmark

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really great

wwwulff said:

Great goal - GO Denmark

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Yeah great goal, I root for him all Premier League at Tottenham

He is Tottenhams golden boy - Barcelona wants him but Tottenham wil not let him go and have put a pricetag on him for about $200 mill.

wwwulff said:

He is Tottenhams golden boy - Barcelona wants him but Tottenham wil not let him go and have put a pricetag on him for about $200 mill.

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Yeah I know, they can't let him go, need to keep him and Harry Kane.

equity78 said:

Yeah I know, they can't let him go, need to keep him and Harry Kane.

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I agree but as a dane I would love to see him play in Barcelona as Michael Laudrup did in their golden era with Romaio and Stoitjkov

wwwulff said:

I agree but as a dane I would love to see him play in Barcelona as Michael Laudrup did in their golden era with Romaio and Stoitjkov

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Yeah him and Messi would be something. I follow Premier League and just check in on the Spanish and German leagues, I know a little but I don't know all the facets of the league.

Handball called after VAR

Australia taking penalty kick

Australia goal

I have to say the broadcasters here on Fox sound like idiots, saying Schmeichel you can do what you like to try the mindgames but he knew what he was going to do. Of course he did it was a penalty kick. I think Eriksen scores again.