git2thachoppa Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 Heavy rumours the past few days that the Greece v Iran friendly is cancelled but still no official word as far as I know, only many articles quoting each other or giving different reasons. Now there are rumours it is being replaced by Kosovo v Iran. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob1981 Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 Watched a bit of Austria v Russia online last night, Austria winning 1-0. Russia didn't look much. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispypaul Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 41 minutes ago, Rob1981 said: Watched a bit of Austria v Russia online last night, Austria winning 1-0. Russia didn't look much. 2018 World Cup winners Russia you mean Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nordan Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 Not much happening today, Slovakia v Netherlands the most interesting (for me). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMLF Posted May 31, 2018 Author Share Posted May 31, 2018 Brazil XI in training today (likely lineup vs Croatia): Alisson; Danilo, Thiago Silva, Miranda, Marcelo; Casemiro; Fernandinho, Paulinho, Coutinho, Willian; Gabriel Jesus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nordan Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 Slovakia takes the lead, Nemec. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nordan Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 Promes for the Dutch fellas, 1-1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob1981 Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 Senegal held to a 0-0 draw in Luxembourg earlier. Thought they were supposed to be decent, potential banana skin for England in the Round of 16 etc. Can't even beat Luxembourg! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
av3ry Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 No Sadio Mane. Thats why. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaceCrusher Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 Also 0-0 at Morocco-Ukraine. If we look at the names alone, Morocco have a good squad. Compared to Tunisia it looks impressive. Benatia, Belhanda, Ziyech, Harit, Carcela... all of them born in Europe. Probably the most balanced African team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
himan Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 3 hours ago, Rob1981 said: Senegal held to a 0-0 draw in Luxembourg earlier. Thought they were supposed to be decent, potential banana skin for England in the Round of 16 etc. Can't even beat Luxembourg! France vs. Luxembourg 0-0 one year ago. We all know Luxembourg belong to the mighty powers of Football Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigcwwe Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 France vs Italy tonight. Also Tunisia vs Turkey. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cambiale Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 Argentina will play Israel next Saturday (06/09) in Jesrusalem, just for the money in it. Nobody wanted to play but the FA wanted to cash. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMLF Posted June 1, 2018 Author Share Posted June 1, 2018 18 minutes ago, cambiale said: Argentina will play Israel next Saturday (06/09) in Jesrusalem, just for the money in it. Nobody wanted to play but the FA wanted to cash. Should be a nice friendly in a nice venue, Israel is a fairly traditional Argentine opponent in friendlies. I wish Brazil would do the same. This friendly in 1998 is very cool: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cambiale Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 hace 2 minutos, PMLF dijo: Should be a nice friendly in a nice venue, Israel is a fairly traditional Argentine opponent in friendlies. I wish Brazil would do the same. This friendly in 1998 was very cool: Yeah, there is that component of tradition (or as we call it, "cabala"), but it´s mostly about the money. Going to Jerusalem one week before our tip-off is a bit odd. Still, we probably need every opportunity to practice, and Israel is as good as it could get without the chance of getting embarrassed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMLF Posted June 1, 2018 Author Share Posted June 1, 2018 Just now, cambiale said: Yeah, there is that component of tradition (or as we call it, "cabala"), but it´s mostly about the money. Going to Jerusalem one week before our tip-off is a bit odd. Still, we probably need every opportunity to practice, and Israel is as good as it could get without the chance of getting embarrassed. Yes, but friendlies are almost always about the money. Even those pre-WC friendlies. I think Israel at least will be a better opponent than Haiti (but as you say, it's still not a team that will actually threaten Argentina much), although Haiti was a different kind of friendly anyway as Argentina were leaving the country to travel abroad, so they needed an opponent that would pose no threat. This is another thing Brazil should have done instead of playing only friendlies in Europe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nordan Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 Australia beat the Czechs 4-0 earlier. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMLF Posted June 1, 2018 Author Share Posted June 1, 2018 1 minute ago, Nordan said: Australia beat the Czechs 4-0 earlier. Pretty sad how bad the Czechs have become. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nordan Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 1 minute ago, PMLF said: Pretty sad how bad the Czechs have become. Yes indeed, and they're still better than us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cambiale Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 hace 4 minutos, PMLF dijo: Yes, but friendlies are almost always about the money. Even those pre-WC friendlies. I think Israel at least will be a better opponent than Haiti (but as you say, it's still not a team that will actually threaten Argentina much), although Haiti was a different kind of friendly anyway as Argentina were leaving the country to travel abroad, so they needed an opponent that would pose no threat. This is another thing Brazil should have done instead of playing only friendlies in Europe. Yes, a bit weird that Brazil had no friendly before leaving for Europe, but from the outside it seems that they are handling everything really professionally. Is that just an outsider view? It seems as if Brazil is well prepared this time around. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMLF Posted June 1, 2018 Author Share Posted June 1, 2018 Just now, cambiale said: Yes, a bit weird that Brazil had no friendly before leaving for Europe, but from the outside it seems that they are handling everything really professionally. Is that just an outsider view? It seems as if Brazil is well prepared this time around. Yes, it is being handled very professionally and not too different from previous World Cups. But a friendly in Brazil was considered but for some reason they ended up deciding against it. Maybe it was because the Brazilian league won't stop until a few days before the World Cup, so finding a venue would have been hard. Or maybe they couldn't find an opponent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nordan Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 Just now, PMLF said: Or maybe they couldn't find an opponent. Hellooooooo No? We're boosting Panama's and Iceland's confidence tbf, no time for tinpot nations. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMLF Posted June 1, 2018 Author Share Posted June 1, 2018 3 minutes ago, Nordan said: Hellooooooo No? We're boosting Panama's and Iceland's confidence tbf, no time for tinpot nations. The problem is making someone accept to come to Brazil. Argentina faced Haiti while Peru played against Scotland, but European team tend to prefer to play only in Europe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nordan Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 8 minutes ago, PMLF said: The problem is making someone accept to come to Brazil. Argentina faced Haiti while Peru played against Scotland, but European team tend to prefer to play only in Europe. Roger that. Have you lined up friendlies in Europe before the WC? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMLF Posted June 1, 2018 Author Share Posted June 1, 2018 Just now, Nordan said: Roger that. Have you lined up friendlies in Europe before the WC? Yes, but there was still a date available for late May (around 27 May) which was supposed to be the game in Brazil before going to Europe, but that date ended up wasted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nordan Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 South Korea 1-3 Bosnia. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nordan Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 Watching Tunisia, the comms are 15 sec behind the picture ffs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nordan Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 That was boring, hope France v Italy is better. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nordan Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 Umtiti tap-in, 1-0 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nordan Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 Penalty France after a Hernandez raid. Griezmann 2-0 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nordan Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 Clear penalty to Italy, Taylor pulls it outside the box and VAR agrees. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nordan Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 They score anyway, Bonucci. 2-1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nordan Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 Dembele with a nice placed finish, 3-1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob1981 Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 Tunisia v Turkey finishes 2-2. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nordan Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 France v Italy ended 3-1. Second half was entertaining. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Race 9 Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 France v Italy was a good watch thought both teams looked good Italy looked a lot fresher they can take some positives from the game Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
georginho_juventusygr Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 Italy were crumbling like cookies. But it was understandable with all the new faces. France were strong. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Race 9 Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 37 minutes ago, georginho_juventusygr said: Italy were crumbling like cookies. But it was understandable with all the new faces. France were strong. chiesa played really well Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob1981 Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 Egypt v Colombia was 0-0. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob1981 Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 Tonight’s highlights 17:00 Austria v Germany 17:15 England v Nigeria 18:45 Sweden v Denmark 19:45 Belgium v Portugal 21:00 Iceland v Norway 01:00 Mexico v Scotland Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMLF Posted June 2, 2018 Author Share Posted June 2, 2018 7 hours ago, Rob1981 said: 17:00 Austria v Germany Almost like a local game, like England vs Scotland. Brazil play against Croatia tomorrow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nordan Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 Bad weather, kick off delayed in the Austria game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Constantine Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 Bad weather in June, where do they play that game, at the top of Alps? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nordan Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 1 minute ago, Constantine said: Bad weather in June, where do they play that game, at the top of Alps? I dunno, pitch is waterlogged. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakarooney Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 Nice to see Pickford start after his brilliant end of season form. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vynal Seven Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 Why they booing Alli? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enigmatic Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 Cenk Tosun getting sent off for gesturing angry at a section of home fans because he thought they were threatening his father who was in the crowd has got to be one of the weirder things to happen in pre-World Cup friendlies Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enigmatic Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 1 minute ago, Vynal Seven said: Why they booing Alli? Eligible to play for Nigeria and a load of stories about how he's cut his Nigerian family out of his life. - cracking header Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nordan Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 Not sure Kane can claim that, I give it to Cahill. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vynal Seven Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 4 minutes ago, enigmatic said: Eligible to play for Nigeria and a load of stories about how he's cut his Nigerian family out of his life. Ah right, cheers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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