World Cup Kickoff Thread

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  • yellowpineapple84
    yellowpineapple84 Scope Member Posts: 299 Empowering

    Hello :) I think Belgium win, Uruguay win and New Zealand draw

  • yellowpineapple84
    yellowpineapple84 Scope Member Posts: 299 Empowering

    I re-watched the Holland/Sweden highlights and really enjoyed the goals and chances. There have been many entertaining games in this World Cup, I hope it continues :)

  • Scooby222
    Scooby222 Community Member Posts: 158 Empowering

    My prediction was wrong, but well done Iran! 👏

  • Bluebell21
    Bluebell21 Community Member Posts: 4,842 Championing

    I was disappointed in Belgium. I expected better. Well done Iran.

  • yellowpineapple84
    yellowpineapple84 Scope Member Posts: 299 Empowering

    Wow Cape Verde! Playing with such freedom and what a goal :) Cape Verde capturing the hearts of many football fans, myself included ⚽️

  • kreacher
    kreacher Community Member Posts: 518 Empowering

    cape verde are on fire

  • kreacher
    kreacher Community Member Posts: 518 Empowering

    or they were until uruguay started scoring

  • kreacher
    kreacher Community Member Posts: 518 Empowering

    goal for cape verde, now 2-2 but what was uruguays gk thinking

  • yellowpineapple84
    yellowpineapple84 Scope Member Posts: 299 Empowering

    What. A. Game.

    That was the best game I’ve seen so far. I could have watched that for another two hours

  • kreacher
    kreacher Community Member Posts: 518 Empowering

    i didn't want it to end, it was so end to end, it was enthralling

  • yellowpineapple84
    yellowpineapple84 Scope Member Posts: 299 Empowering

    It was awesome wasn’t it :) It was even more exciting than watching Japan!

  • Bluebell21
    Bluebell21 Community Member Posts: 4,842 Championing

    I think we are all rooting for Cape Verde. I must admit I had never heard of them before the world cup.

  • SwiftFox
    SwiftFox Community Member Posts: 1,413 Championing

    I wish they would apply the rules to every team the same, some can take an age with a throw in and the ref never intervenes and the next they're penalising others for doing the same thing. We are still getting some top team players rolling about on the floor looking for a free kick, and when the ref takes no notice, they're up and running round again. It's a joke. I don't watch rugby, but you never see this it that sport.

  • yellowpineapple84
    yellowpineapple84 Scope Member Posts: 299 Empowering

    Who else saw the Cape Verde-Uruguay game? It was so awesome, if anyone missed it I recommend the highlights and hope the highlights do justice to what was such a fun, end-to-end game with energy right until the last moment - it was a shame it had to end, I wish they could have had more time! :)

  • Adrian_Scope
    Adrian_Scope Posts: 14,602 Online Community Programme Lead

    Brilliant game. So much back-and-forth could genuinely qualify for the last 32 at this rate.

  • Adrian_Scope
    Adrian_Scope Posts: 14,602 Online Community Programme Lead

    Tonight we've got:

    6pm (BST) Argentina (@Hope64 and @Alisonjaneg) v Austria (@FloridaDino)

    10pm (BST): France (@wrighty08) v Iraq (@MandyD1967)

    1am (BST): Norway (@andrewkuk) v Senegal (@Geoffers58)

    4am (BST): Jordan (@Mary_Scope and @rulocal) v Algeria (@Gorblimey)

    What are we thinking? Can Argentina carry on their comfortable start to their defence of the World Cup or will Austria's Red Bull-powered press give them trouble on the ball?

    Can France and Norway qualify for the last-32 with a game in hand?

  • Richard_Scope
    Richard_Scope Posts: 3,983 Cerebral Palsy Network

    I think Arne Slot has secretly taken over managing Belgium.

    They're so boring….

  • Scooby222
    Scooby222 Community Member Posts: 158 Empowering

    I recorded it overnight, and am watching now. Fab match. 👏

  • yellowpineapple84
    yellowpineapple84 Scope Member Posts: 299 Empowering

    @Scooby222 enjoy! :)

  • yellowpineapple84
    yellowpineapple84 Scope Member Posts: 299 Empowering

    Hello :) I think Austria draw because Austria are a running team and running at Argentina should cause problems which is something Algeria did not do

    And I think France win, Senegal draw and Jordan draw