World Cup Group Stage Kickoff Thread

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  • Bluebell21
    Bluebell21 Community Member Posts: 3,810 Championing

    Hi @yellowpineapple84 it was a great game for Cape Verde and I am so glad they got a point.

    There goal keeper was amazing, I enjoyed watching this match.

  • Scooby222
    Scooby222 Community Member Posts: 78 Empowering

    Yesterday was obviously a day of brilliant draws! Every match ended in a draw, all good - or sometimes great - games.

    I found it all strangely very satisfying. 😊

  • Adrian_Scope
    Adrian_Scope Posts: 14,542 Online Community Programme Lead

    Love a good score draw and in the Spain/Cape Verde match one team's performance more than made up for the nil-nil.

    Did anyone catch the Iran and New Zealand game?

  • Scooby222
    Scooby222 Community Member Posts: 78 Empowering

    Oh, and someone please find the thousands of dollars necessary (visa charge) to enable the Cape Verde goalkeeper's mum to attend his next two games! It's a refundable deposit for goodness sake, just do it.

  • kreacher
    kreacher Community Member Posts: 415 Empowering

    it was great

  • Adrian_Scope
    Adrian_Scope Posts: 14,542 Online Community Programme Lead
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1132188#Comment_1132188

    Fully agree with this. That part of the story made me quite sad!

  • Adrian_Scope
    Adrian_Scope Posts: 14,542 Online Community Programme Lead

    This evening we have:

    8pm (BST): France (@wrighty08) v Senegal (@Geoffers58)

    11pm (BST): Iraq (@MandyD1967) v Norway (@andrewkuk)

    2am (BST): Argentina (@Hope64 and @Alisonjaneg) v Algeria (@Gorblimey)

    5am (BST): Austria (@FloridaDino) v Jordan (@Mary_Scope and @rulocal)

    What do you think we can expect? More draws? Any big wins? Any shocks?

  • yellowpineapple84
    yellowpineapple84 Scope Member Posts: 110 Empowering
    edited June 16

    Hi everyone, I really enjoyed the Iran - NZ game, that was so fun. I’m really enjoying this World Cup, the last three or four I found quite boring. So many teams in this World Cup are actually going for it, passing forwards and running forwards quickly which is so great to see. The other tournaments I remember a lot of sideways and slow football as though the teams were playing to avoid defeat rather than try to win a game. This has been really refreshing. Even Sweden’s manager has got on board with the spirit of things and got his team passing forwards!

  • yellowpineapple84
    yellowpineapple84 Scope Member Posts: 110 Empowering

    I think France win, Norway win, Argentina draw and Austria win :)

  • Anhedonia2
    Anhedonia2 Community Member Posts: 61 Empowering
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1132310#Comment_1132310

    I'm the same, some of the matches have been excellent and there have been a number of unexpected results. I'm really looking forward to England tomorrow but weirdly, I think because I care about the outcome more, I enjoy watching the match less

  • SlowMode
    SlowMode Community Member Posts: 18 Connected

    i saw the end of Cape Verde’s game against Spain and I think they worked harder in those last 10 minutes than I think I’ve worked on anything in my life

  • yellowpineapple84
    yellowpineapple84 Scope Member Posts: 110 Empowering
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1132313#Comment_1132313

    Glad you’re enjoying it too :) I really really hope England play like Japan or the way CIV and Ecuador played the other night. Bypass the midfield and just get it up there! Although I am predicting England to get beat by Croatia sadly and I think it will be a dull game from both sides

  • yellowpineapple84
    yellowpineapple84 Scope Member Posts: 110 Empowering
    edited June 16

    @SlowMode yes πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

  • Holly_Scope
    Holly_Scope Posts: 5,813 Online Community Team

    Loving the world cup participation badge given this afternoon! Makes my badges look a lot more colourful!!! 😊

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  • Adrian_Scope
    Adrian_Scope Posts: 14,542 Online Community Programme Lead
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1132313#Comment_1132313

    Yeah, can't remember the last time I enjoyed watching England when playing a competitive match and not just because their playing style under Southgate was oftentimes sluggish and dull.

    I still think we'll win. They're not the Croatia team of old, even if half the squad have been around since I was a teenager! πŸ˜‰

  • Scooby222
    Scooby222 Community Member Posts: 78 Empowering
    edited June 16

    I must admit, I much prefer watching the women's England team than the men's England Team, and not just because they win often. The men's team seems to retreat a lot, whether winning or losing. The Lionesses just keep on going whatever!

    Fingers crossed that under Tuchel this men's team will not make me cower behind a cushion for half the match tomorrow! 😊

  • Scooby222
    Scooby222 Community Member Posts: 78 Empowering

    I hope that there are a lot of Senegal supporters in the stadium tonight, as they are great. They danced pretty much all the way through games in the last WC. πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡³ πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡³ πŸ₯³ πŸŽ‰

  • Bluebell21
    Bluebell21 Community Member Posts: 3,810 Championing

    I am hoping Senegal hold France to a draw. Unlikely I know, but the African football style seems to be upsetting the Europeans so lets see.

  • oldmanmarple
    oldmanmarple Community Member Posts: 37 Connected
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1132073#Comment_1132073

    when is Saudi Arabias nxt game? i missed this one

  • Scooby222
    Scooby222 Community Member Posts: 78 Empowering
    edited June 16
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1132382#Comment_1132382

    Sunday 21st June, Saudi Arabia v Spain at 17.00, so your team vs my team in the Sweepstake. πŸ™‚

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