Fair point, I felt Ivory Coast gave us more trouble. 3-4 dangerous situations against Brazil was very surprising to me. We do have a team with more flair than in 1998 but in the qualifiers we conceded in the majority of games, against much lesser opposition than we face at the World Cup.
I...
Question for the neutrals. What do you make of Brazil's 2nd penalty?
I thought personally that it was completely nonsensical. Østigård and Casemiro went into the duel exactly the same way, leading with the arm/elbow. The only difference was that Østigård jumped higher. Had Casemiro won the...
When should that have happened? Ødegaard came to Arsenal in 2021 whereas Neymar played for PSG and the two clubs didn't meet between 2017 and 2024. Maybe Neymar tried to get our captain to lose his temper?
Didn't notice it live but Neymar actually shoved Ødegaard in the back with his shoulder when walking back after scoring the penalty. And this while on a yellow card and after taunting Nyland.
The funniest part is that both our goals came after they brought him on. I think it is a good thing...
About the Article 27 shenanigans. I read the BBC article on it. According to that, FIFA have cited this article only once before and that was when they let C. Ronaldo off the hook after his sending off in the qualifiers - he served one match of the suspension, in the final qualification match vs...
Seems like Brazil's approach of retreating into their own half when we control the ball has caught us a bit by surprise ... and they are dangerous on the counter. Ancelotti is a clever old fox.
And in other World Cup news ... Folarin Balogun's suspension after the red card vs Bosnia has been changed to a suspended ban! You couldn't make this shit up. Infantino's FIFA is making up rules as we go. A "one year probation"? So that if the player does something wrong he can miss a Gold Cup...
Agree, Paraguay were giving it all the time but cried foul when France gave some back.
Currently watching the Brazil vs Norway game from 1998 as a warm-up for tonight and it is refreshing to see a full 45 minutes where nobody pretended to be hurt !
F... me we're through!!! Côte d'Ivoire was a tough match but we made it! Brazil next, will obviously not be easy but we will certainly give them a run for the money!
Also, I will be disappointed if we are not fielding a strong rowing team in the next Summer Olympics.
Germany's first loss in a shootout in a World Cup match. They have participated in four before, taken 19 penalties and missed ONE.
Last night they lost after missing three out of six ...!
Also Antonio Nusa.
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