crashcarson15 Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 Pursuant to @Crabcake47's question in the Ask a Moderator forum, the World Cup's big enough to get its own topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
officeglenn Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 Opening match (RUS v KSA) is Thursday, June 14 at 7 a.m. ET. Full group stage schedule here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnus Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 Go England! (I know, but I can't help it...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaz Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 With Ovi finally raising the cup, it looks like it's Messi's turn to expel his demons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadragon76 Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 Looking at the groups, Group D looks like (on paper, anyway) to be the best group. Argentina is probably going to win the group, but you can easily make a case for the other three teams to take second place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crabcake Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 I am so hyped for this tournament. The last World Cup came at a time when I was just beginning in my soccer fandom, so to be able to experience one now when I’m a full-fledged soccer nut is awesome! As @Kaz said, the fact that the Caps just won the Cup shows nothing is impossible. Maybe we’ll get to see Harry Kane raise the World Cup in a month? Lol that ain’t happening. I’d be willing to put down a significant amount of money on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Cesarano Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 3 hours ago, Magnus said: Go England! (I know, but I can't help it...) I say "go, England!" also. But they are in the group with the team that I think is going to emerge as the super team of the tournament: Belgium. Luckily the other two teams in their group, Panama and Tunisia, won't present much of a challenge; so England are likely to get out of the group. P.S. - I don't care how much of a disappointment the England fans think the Golden Generation was; I loved that group. Lampard, Terry, Joe Cole (the player with the prettiest game I have ever seen), Beckham, Gerrard, David James. Also, England games were the only chance that I had to root for the Man United goons Rooney, Neville, and my namesake Rio Ferdinand (who turned out to be a bum, but I didn't know that then; all I knew then was that he spit disgustingly when he talked). By comparison, the current England team is kind of devoid of interesting characters, with the exception of Harry Kane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashcarson15 Posted June 8, 2018 Author Share Posted June 8, 2018 6 minutes ago, Ferdinand Cesarano said: But they are in the group with the team that I think is going to emerge as the super team of the tournament: Belgium. Yeah, but Roberto Martinez is Belgium's manager, so they'll get to a key game and then concede five goals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG_ThenNowForever Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 Are people still excited about Iceland? Poland? I think Germany wins again. My personal favored team is Panama. 1 hour ago, ShutUpLutz! said: and the drunken doodoobags jumping off the tops of SUV's/vans/RV's onto tables because, oh yeah, they are drunken drug abusing doodoobags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaffa Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 England are going to win the grand sum of nowt. However, I dug my Italia 90 England shirt out of the cupboard yesterday so at least I'll look ace whilst we get shown up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wings Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 -England makes it to the quarters. -Mexico fails to make it out out group play. -Egypt & Senegal make it to the Round of 16. -Spain over Brazil in the final Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crabcake Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 If Germany wins again, they’ll look mighty fine doing it. Their home/away kit combo is the best at the WC imo. I think France is going to seriously underperform. They’ve got an incredible team on paper, but it seems like they have a penchant for choking in big games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Needschat Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 Poland surprises people and makes it to the semis France underwhelms, again. Oh what could have been.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goalieboy82 Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 If Germany plays Russia (would be in the Semi Finals or Final) that would be a fun game to watch. so long and thanks for all the fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJWalker45 Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 1 hour ago, goalieboy82 said: If Germany plays Russia (would be in the Semi Finals or Final) that would be a fun game to watch. Russia won't get out of the group stage without help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockstar Matt Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 Their group is pretty bad though, aside from Uruguay (who shouldn’t drop a point to be honest). They could make it out. Egypt, Russia and Saudi Arabia are pretty meh teams. I don’t think they will, but you never know. Cowboys - Lakers - LAFC - USMNT - LA Rams - LA Kings - NUFC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crabcake Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 A pretty close to full strength France is currently losing to the USMNT on home soil. In a word, oof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaz Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 7 minutes ago, Rockstar Matt said: Their group is pretty bad though, aside from Uruguay (who shouldn’t drop a point to be honest). They could make it out. Egypt, Russia and Saudi Arabia are pretty meh teams. I don’t think they will, but you never know. If Salah isn't healthy enough to make it, then I think Russia actually has a pretty solid chance at advancing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac the Knife Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 My Predictions to advance to the knock-out round... Group A: Russia, Uruguay Group B: Spain, Portugal Group C: France, Peru Group D: Argentina, Nigeria Group E: Brazil, Costa Rica Group F: Germany, Mexico Group G: England, and in what I suspect is an upset, Tunisia Group H: Colombia and Senegal My knowledge of international team soccer? Absolutely zero. So these predictions definitely fall into the "read, but don't bet" category. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 Go England, until you inevitably let me down. PotD 26/2/12 1/7/15 2020 BASS Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Regular Season Champion 2021 BASS NFL Pick'em Regular Season Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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