The Official FIFA World Cup 2022 Megathread

[Alan]

Have they been poor? They haven't scored but neither have they conceded.

Croatia have defended really well and deserve more credit than Brazil do criticism (although I still find their lack of urgency pretty bemusing), IMO.

 

[jd1981]

That's pretty significantly oversimplifying it, IMO.

Not really

 

[Dinowolf]

What a chance for Croatia.

 

[WsWolf]

That is absolutely superb.

 

[Dinowolf]

Neymar scores. Game over

 

[Alan]

Poor sides don't score goals like that too often.

 

[t3ch]

Hell of a goal after a terribly boring regular time

 

[AndyWolves]

Game changer

 

[Kenny]

Modric should have chopped him

He was about 20 yards behind him wasn't he?

 

[WsWolf]

The pass from Paqueta was inch perfect. Beautiful football all round.

 

[Alan]

Not really

Of course it is. Teams play up and down to the level of their competition all the time. Hell, that was practically our M.O. under Nuno to an extent.

 

[Jack Regan]

If Sosa tries to play the ball instead of trying to block Neymar off, he maybe gets there first?

 

[Mel Evo]

Not a wonderful game but a wonderful goal.

 

[Alan]

Back in Brazil's heyday, would they ever camp out everyone in their own half like this to defend a lead?

 

[Tony Towner]

He was about 20 yards behind him wasn't he?

You have an ability to see my deleted posts others don't have. Got confused by the headband on first look. It was Sosa

 

[Kenny]

You have an ability to see my deleted posts others don't have. Got confused by the headband on first look. It was Sosa

I see deleted posts...

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Back in Brazil's heyday, would they ever camp out everyone in their own half like this to defend a lead?

Their 'heyday' in that sense was 50+ years ago.

 

[Dinowolf]

Scenes

 

[Wilf Wolf]

Get in. Dance to that Brazil.

 

[WsWolf]

That's a killer for Brazil.