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Japan vs Croatia, Round of 16, 3PM GMT, Al Janoub Stadium


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I don't like extra time at all but I really don't think there's any proper solution to what to do if teams are level. Golden goal was crap, extra time is almost always dull as dishwater, penalties are a pretty crap way to decide things (albeit incredibly dramatic obvs), really not sure what you can do about it that doesn't have some awful flaw

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7 minutes ago, Rob1981 said:

That bad Jenas is lobbying for them to scrap extra time

It's bad when you've got two teams like this. But 2 of the last 3 world cups have been won in extra time, England beat Denmark, Italy beat Austria and Spain beat Croatia in ET at Euro 2020.

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Just now, The_jagster said:

It's bad when you've got two teams like this. But 2 of the last 3 world cups have been won in extra time, England beat Denmark, Italy beat Austria and Spain beat Croatia in ET at Euro 2020.

Yeah, exactly.  People moan when big games are decided on penalties, so why on earth would you have penalties any earlier than you have to.

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Just whistle for full time, this match is why casual viewers say football is boring.

  

3 minutes ago, Coulthard's Jaw said:

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Actually really interesting, noone came even close to the corner on the left side, regardless of height.

This is a nice example of how every goalkeeper has a stronger side for diving.

Right-footed keepers have an easier time diving to the left, as seen here.

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2 minutes ago, GunmaN1905 said:

Just whistle for full time, this match is why casual viewers say football is boring.

  

Actually really interesting, noone came even close to the corner on the left side, regardless of height.

It makes sense, most right footers are stronger shooting to their left so a good pen there and the keeper can't save it

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Just now, Haguey said:

That Jaap Stam one at the Euros would be about three images high

Still the biggest bottling in history of big tournaments, imo.

Home advantage, two penalties during the match, man up and then shootout.

1 minute ago, The_jagster said:

It makes sense, most right footers are stronger shooting to their left so a good pen there and the keeper can't save it

And if your stronger foot is right, you've got an easier time diving to the left.

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8 minutes ago, Constantine said:

You can get a case of beers here for one round in Qatar :lol:

This isn’t even a posh place, just a standard sports bar. That’s normal price for alcohol here. The official fanzones are supposed to be affordable but they’re still £12 and you can only get Budweiser.

I’ve barely drank since I’ve been here, just occasionally go out to watch the games because it’s a nice change and there’s a bit of atmosphere. 

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1 minute ago, Weezer said:

This isn’t even a posh place, just a standard sports bar. That’s normal price for alcohol here. The official fanzones are supposed to be affordable but they’re still £12 and you can only get Budweiser.

So it's not even a beer... :lol:

What a robbery.

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4 minutes ago, The_jagster said:

It makes sense, most right footers are stronger shooting to their left so a good pen there and the keeper can't save it

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Also shown by the large concentration of successful ones to the left of the goal here.

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3 minutes ago, CFuller said:

Told you so.

Even without Modric, I still think Croatia win the shoot-out. Hope Japan can pull it off, though.

Actually Modrić is a pretty bad taker, even when he scores it barely goes in most of the time.

 

For all his faults, Livaković is a top tier keeper for penalties and 1v1s.

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