World Cup Kickoff Thread

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  • martinezXgonzales
    martinezXgonzales Community Member Posts: 61 Contributor

    I don't hate any countries - the bias towards Korea was evident.

  • martinezXgonzales
    martinezXgonzales Community Member Posts: 61 Contributor

    anyhow please refrain from putting words into my mouth…

    many thanks

  • martinezXgonzales
    martinezXgonzales Community Member Posts: 61 Contributor

    oh also pommes my mom & her family lived in austrila for a couple of years, my half brother was concieved there, his father (moms husband - I have a very confusing family) helped buidl one of the major highways there.

    it was a jokey name for people who moved there & moaned about the ehat,food etc

    zero more or less other than a jokey observation

  • martinezXgonzales
    martinezXgonzales Community Member Posts: 61 Contributor

    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1133739#Comment_1133739

    sorry got that wrong - my moms family helped build a parts of the highway infrstructure there, her husnad flew back & forth from there as I have 2 older half bros, I came along way later to a differing man.

  • Bluebell21
    Bluebell21 Community Member Posts: 5,552 Championing

    Argentina played better and deserved to win, but I do wish they had less dives and play acting.

  • Anhedonia2
    Anhedonia2 Community Member Posts: 285 Empowering

    I wish it wasn't so Messi focussed, I had to watch the game on mute because of the bias of the commentators.

    I'm looking forward to England's game tomorrow. Who else will be watching?

  • Bluebell21
    Bluebell21 Community Member Posts: 5,552 Championing

    I will be watching @Anhedonia2 Fingers crossed you never know with England.

  • kreacher
    kreacher Community Member Posts: 572 Empowering
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1133751#Comment_1133751

    the whole country will be watching, i will be shouting at my tv tomorrow

  • Scooby222
    Scooby222 Community Member Posts: 170 Empowering
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1133775#Comment_1133775

    I will be watching, from behind my emotional support cushion… 😊 😱

  • yellowpineapple84
    yellowpineapple84 Scope Member Posts: 317 Empowering
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1133751#Comment_1133751

    Hi, hope you’re well and enjoying the games :) This is a fair point, I feel this too sometimes

  • yellowpineapple84
    yellowpineapple84 Scope Member Posts: 317 Empowering

    That Cape Verde - Uruguay game was one for the ages :)

  • yellowpineapple84
    yellowpineapple84 Scope Member Posts: 317 Empowering

    Argentina coped well with Austria tonight, I thought they would struggle. I don’t think Austria ran at them like they run at other teams, maybe they were filled with awe about playing Argentina. Argentina dealt with them well and played at a quicker tempo than their lethargic showing against Algeria

  • yellowpineapple84
    yellowpineapple84 Scope Member Posts: 317 Empowering

    Indeed and I think this happened at the last World Cup too. I was impressed with them last night though after a rather abject showing against Algeria. Yes they won 3-0 but Algeria might as well have had less numbers on the pitch, they didn’t cause them anywhere near enough problems. At times Argentina played walking football in their own half and Algeria watched and if it wasn’t for Messi’s shots I’m not sure who else in that team had the initiative to go for goal. So I thought they would encounter big problems against a proper running team in Austria but that didn’t materialise which I found slightly bizarre. Maybe they were filled with awe. I’m sure another running team like Japan wouldn’t feel inhibited though and would run at Argentina. The jury is still out for me on Argentina

    As for Portugal I think they’re costing themselves this World Cup by continuing to start Ronaldo. They have so many great attacking players that are unable to play free-flowing Cape Verde style football because they seem inclined or micro-managed to slow the game down to Ronaldo’s pace to give him the ball to score. It’s upsetting in some ways, I’m sure Portugal could be winning some of these games 6-0 without Ronaldo in that team

    I hope Japan win the World Cup :)

  • Adrian_Scope
    Adrian_Scope Posts: 14,626 Online Community Programme Lead

    Afternoon all,

    This evening we have:

    6pm (BST): Portugal (@luvpink and @mellybobs) v Uzbekistan (@JanePS)

    9pm (BST): England (@Tony60 and @Ainger13) v Ghana (@StoryGuy)

    12am (BST): Panama (@Amberpearl) v Croatia (@Rachel_Scope and @tsureshan)

    3am (BST): Colombia (@Bluebell21 and @elle19) v DR Congo (@bri1959)

    Any predictions?

    I'm thinking Portugal, England, Croatia wins and Colombia and DR Congo might have a hard-fought draw.

  • Rachel_Scope
    Rachel_Scope Posts: 4,563 Online Community Team

    Go Croatia!! It was tricky to root for them when they were playing England😂

  • kreacher
    kreacher Community Member Posts: 572 Empowering

    portugal, england, croatia and colombia to win, those are my predictions

  • Scooby222
    Scooby222 Community Member Posts: 170 Empowering
    edited June 23

    England. 😱 🙈 🙉 🥵

  • Scooby222
    Scooby222 Community Member Posts: 170 Empowering
    edited June 23
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1133919#Comment_1133919

    Messi did that staying forward routine a lot in the last world cup in Qatar as well. It didn't seem to cause them too many problems then though. 🙂

  • yellowpineapple84
    yellowpineapple84 Scope Member Posts: 317 Empowering

    Hello :) I think Portugal win, England win, Croatia win and Colombia win

  • yellowpineapple84
    yellowpineapple84 Scope Member Posts: 317 Empowering

    Poor, really poor from England. Why can’t they just run forwards like Japan

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