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FIFA World Cup 2018

Rubashov said:
Dude you're old... USA 94 for me, i was twelve. first game i remember watching was Australia vs Argentina from the Sydney Football Stadium in 1993
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Was it the 94 World Cup when Nigeria looked really strong but lost in the Semis to Italy?


That was my first World Cup.
 
Jazzta said:
I’m the authority here, I lived in Spain for 24 years. The best league in the world.

Just kidding, tbh I haven’t been following La Liga much since I moved here. For one my team is still in frickin 2nd division...
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The best League without question is the English Premier League.


Spanish League is a 2 horse race.
 
Jazzta said:
@fishonjazz You starting to get into soccer? A good game doesn’t necessarily need to have a lot of scoring if you appreciate and understand the course of the game. The less skilled team normally tries to put up a defensive wall and score on the break. It can be fun to watch the more skilled team pass the ball back and forth to try to open spaces further ahead on the field. The more you watch it the more you like it.

By skilled I mean players that can dribble the ball better and create more for themselves. Some countries just have more of these players because kids play it every day in the street.

Of course sometimes both teams aren’t very skilled and the game sucks, just long inaccurate passes and trying to snag a goal from a loose ball..
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I usually watch some World Cup. Sucks that USA isn’t in it though.
I watched a lot of Portugal vs Spain and it was very entertaining. Watched about half of the Argentina game and enjoyed it. I thought Messi played pretty poorly. Watched a bit of the Denmark game.

I actually like women’s World Cup games better though. Not only are many of them hot but I also think they have more shots at the goal which makes it more exciting. I’m thinking that maybe the men are too good technically and therefore rarely make mistakes that lead to scoring opportunities. Where as the women have more mistakes and play a bit “looser” which leads to more opportunity at the goal.
Helps that the USA women’s team is usually really good too.
 
Rubashov said:
Germany vs Mexico tomorrow should be pretty bloody good.
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Too typically good teams iirc.

So it seems like for years the argument for best in the world always came down to Ronaldo vs Messi. But they both have been around for what seems like forever and it seems that they would be gettin old and slowing down.
Is the guy from Brazil (Namar maybe?) supposed to take their place as worlds best soccer player?
 
rare144 said:
Youll see this tournament... someone hesitate stutter before kicking it right down the middle, the the goalie laid out to one side watching helplessly
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Not only does going at the middle seem like good strategy but as a bonus it also makes the goalie look especially silly when he dives away from where the ball was going to go.
 
fishonjazz said:
I actually like women’s World Cup games better though. Not only are many of them hot but I also think they have more shots at the goal which makes it more exciting. I’m thinking that maybe the men are too good technically and therefore rarely make mistakes that lead to scoring opportunities. Where as the women have more mistakes and play a bit “looser” which leads to more opportunity at the goal.
Helps that the USA women’s team is usually really good too.
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This. Also have to say I enjoyed watching the women's softball world series this year.
 
Does drogba (i think that’s his name) still play?
 
latin jazz said:
wut? Goal differential has been used like in forever. .
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Maybe in S.American qualifiers? Any other competition is it always head to head results, then total wins, then goal differential. Props to Peru anyway, they played way better than I was expecting. But to be honest Denmark played way worse than usual and still managed to win, all that experience playing in top European leagues matters.... both Sisto and Eriksen looked nervous and made bunch of sloppy passes, Jorgensen was kind of meh.. I would rather see Cornelius or Fisher as a striker.... Eriksen usually is clinical in finishing those one one chances and this time he hit the keeper instead of the corner of the net at the end of the game where he could have made it 2-0. Anyway, nothing would make me happy if Peru beats France and both Peru and Denmark advance, your fans were amazing and it is so crazy that so many were able to make it to Russia from relatively poor country.
 
latin jazz said:
Are you from Zaragoza? Almost went there last year. I extended my holidays in Pais Vasco instead.
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Born and raised, Real Zaragoza will be great again. We have one of the best fan bases in the country.

I love el Pais Vasco, one of my best friends is Basque, very pretty region and the food is amazing.
 
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