World Cup Kickoff Thread

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

    I’m sure @yellowpineapple84 will be delighted with how things are going!

  • kreacher
    kreacher Community Member Posts: 572 Empowering

    gooooooal brazil

  • yellowpineapple84
    yellowpineapple84 Scope Member Posts: 317 Empowering

    @Adrian_Scope I was :) Brazil are looking better right now though and have momentum, I feel concerned. Japan’s vibrancy has diminished a little, could be due to awe. Japan maybe playing the history rather than the present because this is not a vintage Brazil team. Japan should be running them ragged the way they do to other countries

  • Scooby222
    Scooby222 Community Member Posts: 170 Empowering

    Noooooooooo… 😢 😭

  • Bluebell21
    Bluebell21 Community Member Posts: 5,552 Championing
    edited June 29

    Unfortunately Brazil won. Japan did play really well though.

    Well done @kreacher

  • Bluebell21
    Bluebell21 Community Member Posts: 5,552 Championing
    edited June 29

    Paraguay score. Germany are dreadful.

    Germany improved in second half score now 1-1.

  • Bluebell21
    Bluebell21 Community Member Posts: 5,552 Championing
    edited June 29

    Penalties in Germany v Paraguay

    Germany are out of the world cup on penalties

  • kreacher
    kreacher Community Member Posts: 572 Empowering

    i wasn't expecting germany to go out on pens, wd paraguay

  • yellowpineapple84
    yellowpineapple84 Scope Member Posts: 317 Empowering

    A real shame for Japan. Japan looked inhibited to me, they looked like they were playing the history of Brazil rather than the present. This is not a great Brazil side and are there for the taking. Japan should have outrun Brazil and relentlessly pressed and counter pressed like they do when they play other teams. They’ve really let themselves down there, a real shame. I don’t think Brazil played particularly well, I think Japan played within themselves and it’s cost them. Really sad

  • Scooby222
    Scooby222 Community Member Posts: 170 Empowering

    Wow, Paraguay and Morocco both through on penalties! Germany and Netherlands out! The knock-out stages just got serious.

    And it's raining here for the first time for days, which sounds and feels lovely. 🌧 🌦 😃

    Happy Tuesday everyone!

  • Mary_Scope
    Mary_Scope Posts: 5,536 Scope Online Community Children and Family Specialists

    That was a good match between Japan and Brazil! I thought Japan was going to win at some points😄

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

    Very disappointed for Japan last night. I actually fell asleep 2 minutes before the end of the Germany v Paraguay extra time, so missed all the pens. 😡

  • Adrian_Scope
    Adrian_Scope Posts: 14,626 Online Community Programme Lead
    edited June 30

    This evening the last-32 continues with:

    6pm (BST): Ivory Coast (@66Mustang and @cityjacko) v Norway (@andrewkuk)

    10pm (BST): France (@wrighty08) v Sweden (@yellowpineapple84)

    2am (BST): Mexico (@spb and @danish) v Ecuador (@Viran007 and @juliehall)

    Any predictions? France seems like the only safe bet!

  • Scooby222
    Scooby222 Community Member Posts: 170 Empowering

    I'm going to predict Norway, France, and Ecuador to win. Possibly the first and last games decided by penalties.

    😊

  • Bluebell21
    Bluebell21 Community Member Posts: 5,552 Championing
    edited June 30

    I predict Ivory Coast, France and Ecuador to win. After last night though anything could happen. I could do with an early night though so hope only one goes to extra time.

    Will not be watching at 2am.

  • cityjacko
    cityjacko Scope Member Posts: 6 Contributor

    I'm going Ivory Coast, France and Mexico. Hope these games are as exciting as yesterday's.

  • kreacher
    kreacher Community Member Posts: 572 Empowering

    i'll go norway, france, mexico, but who knows

  • Bluebell21
    Bluebell21 Community Member Posts: 5,552 Championing

    Ivory Coast have scored now 1-1 is this going to penalties?

  • kreacher
    kreacher Community Member Posts: 572 Empowering

    probably

  • kreacher
    kreacher Community Member Posts: 572 Empowering

    maybe not