FIFA World Cup: Russia 2018 [Archived] Soccer • Page 32

I’ll do an updated standings of the betting pool tomorrow evening after all the rounds are completed.

 

Son very much looking like a player who benefits from the club players around him as opposed to an equal in the Spurs line up with this performance. Can definitely understand why most of the players Spurs seem to be linked with in the attacking third could easily replace him in the line up.

 

Is Sweden - South Korea the least interesting first round clash?

It doesn't have the mystery of something like Iran/Morocco, but also doesn't actually feature any good teams.

 

Disappointing Korean performance and I found Sweden just unpleasant to watch in general.

Time to continue the unpleasantness with Panama!

 

Belgium could score like 6 here. But also, Panama may injure their entire squad so let's see.

 

C’mon Panama

 

It was either that or Russia-Saudi Arabia. But at least Cheryshev was a delight to watch in that one.

 

I was kind of interested because I knew nothing of SA except they are terrible, and I wanted to see Golovin play.

Sweden vs S. Korea had literally zero appeal to me, and it seems I was correct to think it would be drab.

 

Mertens should be sent off for that attempted dive.

 

All I can think of this is "Christ, how bad are USA that you got out performed by these...?"

 

Belgium looking average. Hopes peaking.

 

Mark Lawerson is the most bitter, jaded old man in existence. Makes me miserable just listening to him.

Bit of thinly veiled racism thrown in too. Ref made a slightly questionable decision, though nothing major, and he went "so where is this referee from?" as if that had something to do with it.

 

Got the Belgium match in the background at work!

 

I red buttoned it straight away as soon as I heard that miserable git, 5 Live audio is a lot better.

 

Cracking goal

 

what a volley

 

Great cross, thought Lukaku looked ever so slightly in front of the defender there, proper close though.

 

Belgium could easily score a couple more before the games out.

 

De Bruyne is a dick

 

Belgium are gonna get ripped apart if they ever come up against a halfway decent attack.

 

"The stadius is packed" says Jermaine Jenas.

Visibly empty stand pictured behind him...

 

Come on Tunisia

 

Well there's the Sterling scapegoat sorted.

 

Tunisia look terrible

 

Been coming. Tunisia are crap.