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

1Darko said:

Balkan power!

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Alp power

This was a very exciting and open match

wwwulff said:

Alp power

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Alp Power = ca. 70% Albanian power

VAR should have given a penalty though to be fair, Aleksandar Mitrovic was "wrestled" to the ground unfairly imho

bestdomainstoday said:

VAR should have given a penalty though to be fair, Aleksandar Mitrovic was "wrestled" to the ground unfairly imho

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Wrestled to the ground by two players.

Congrats to Switzerland, great match for them.

But That was a penalty.

Serbia 1-2 Switzerland

Should have been a penalty... Hey ref, it's football... not rugby.

Xhaka and Shaqiri both scoring goals and doing an Albanian eagle celebration

Both these two boys left Kosovo in the 1990's and immigrated to Switzerland, because of Serbian repression. Now it is payback time.

Now they are playing for Switzerland, on behalf of Republic of Kosovo...

A Political statement that FIFA normally doesn't like...

GILSAN said:

Should have been a penalty... Hey ref, it's football... not rugby.

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The judges made a big mistake here. All that technology available and still not fair...

On the other hand this was quite funny, because they didn't have any recipe left to stop Mitrović

GILSAN said:

Xhaka and Shaqiri both scoring goals and doing an Albanian eagle celebration

Both these two boys left Kosovo in the 1990's and immigrated to Switzerland, because of Serbian repression. Now it is payback time.

Now for playing for Switzerland, on behalf of Republic of Kosovo...

A Political statement that FIFA normally doesn't like...

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They are both refering to the double headed eagle in the Albanian flag:

1Darko said:

The judges made a big mistake here. All that technology available and still not fair...

On the other hand this was quite funny, because they didn't have any recipe left to stop Mitrović

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Indeed... Mitrovic is very strong, so you gotta stop him by any means possible...

I didn't see the 2nd half. Did this double tackle on Mitrovic get a VAR review?

GILSAN said:

I didn't see the 2nd half. Did this double tackle on Mitrovic get a VAR review?

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No strange enough, it was a clear penalty

GILSAN said:

Just saw this explanation from a VAR Official

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I saw it repeatedly in slow motion and from different angles on tv and it sure looked like a clear penalty to me

wwwulff said:

I saw it repeatedly in slow motion and from different angles on tv and it sure looked like a clear penalty to me

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Worst referee decision so far in the games...

Today's matches


Sat June 23: Belgium v Tunisia (Group G)

Sat June 23: South Korea v Mexico (Group F)

Sat June 23: Germany v Sweden (Group F)

Interesting info

-The first World Cup took place in Montevideo, Uruguay in 1930. The competition was created by the Frenchmen Jules Rimet who, inspired by the success of the Olympic Games, had the idea of bringing nations together through Football/soccer.

-Due to the Second World War, the tournament didn't take place in 1942 and 1946. The Olympics were also suspended for this time.

-The World Cup's top scorer is the retired German striker Miroslav Klose who, in 24 games over four tournaments (2002, 2006, 2010, 2014) scored a total of 16 goals.

Second place belongs to the Brazilian player Ronaldo, 'The Phenomenon' who scored 15 goals in four tournaments (1994, 1998, 2002, 2006), playing in just 19 games.

-The former French player Just Fontaine still holds the record for top scorer in a single World Cup. In 1958 he scored 13 goals. This tally makes him the fourth top scorer in World Cup history.

-The fastest goal of the competition was in 2002 and took just 11 seconds to be scored. Former Turkish international player, Hakan Sukur, scored in the 3rd/4th place playoff between Turkey and South Korea. Turkey ended up winning the game 3-2.

-The national team with the record of most finals lost is Germany, who have been runners-up four times in 1966, 1982, 1986 and 2002.

-The player who has played on a winning team the most times is Brazilian, Pelé, who has won three World Cups altogether, in 1958, 1962 and 1970. He is also the youngest scorer, and winner of the competition, at just 17 years old.

-The most decorated coach in World Cup history is Italian Vittorio Pozzo (1886-1968), with two victories, being the only manager so far to achieve such a feat, in 1934 and 1938.

-Brazil (in 1958 and 1962) and Italy (in 1934 and 1938) are the only countries to win the competitions back-to-back.

MS-Domains said:

Today's matches


Sat June 23: Belgium v Tunisia (Group G)

Sat June 23: South Korea v Mexico (Group F)

Sat June 23: Germany v Sweden (Group F)

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My picks

Belgium will win
Mexico
Germany

Predictions.........

Belgium v Tunisia 2-0

South Korea v Mexico 0-1

Germany v Sweden 2-2

kevin de bruyne is genius

Someone will get red card sure in Belgium vs Tunisia

My ignorant (lacking knowledge) attempt!

MS-Domains said:

Today's matches


Sat June 23: Belgium v Tunisia (Group G)

Sat June 23: South Korea v Mexico (Group F)

Sat June 23: Germany v Sweden (Group F)

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Belgium (easy pick games is over lol)
Mexico
Germany (even though I like Swedish girls)

Now which one of the two will be a upset..seems to happen a lot in this contest!

Just heard on radio...there has been no "scoreless" games...will it happen today?

briguy said:

My ignorant (lacking knowledge) attempt!

Belgium (easy pick games is over lol)
Mexico
Germany (even though I like Swedish girls)

Now which one of the two will be a upset..seems to happen a lot in this contest!

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Your prediction is as good as any...