The Official World Cup 2018 Megathread

[Dublin Drummer Wolf]

Colombia were class. Group is interesting now

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

No. I base it on the fact they are playing an absolute bag of nails tonight. So the real position is somewhere between the two. And I still don't think they will qualify.

Don't call me a "piece of work" either, thank you very much.

 

[FrankMunro-371]

Colombia will be a threat to anyone playing as they did this evening. But inconsistency and temperament could be an issue.

 

[FrankMunro-371]

No. I base it on the fact they are playing an absolute bag of nails tonight. So the real position is somewhere between the two. And I still don't think they will qualify.

Don't call me a "piece of work" either, thank you very much.

Se were England earlier. Sorry Paddy but I cannot understand where you are coming from regarding Colombia.

 

[Lycan]

This might be the best James has played since 2014.

I take it you mean the best he's played for Col(o/u)mbia. He absolutely tore up the Bundesliga last season.

 

[AndyWolves]

Match started off fairly disjointed but either Colombia got better and better or Poland got worse and worse

Colombia were in no way tested, lewendowski was playing in midfield

 

[Alan]

I take it you mean the best he's played for Col(o/u)mbia. He absolutely tore up the Bundesliga last season.

Aye. He was very hit or miss during qualifying.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Se were England earlier. Sorry Paddy but I cannot understand where you are coming from regarding Colombia.

I think they are average. And Senegal will beat them.

 

[Johnny75]

Falcao.

Wonder if Wolves might ask a question there? Client of Mendes. Plays for one of the Mendes clubs (Monaco). Has a point to prove in the PL. Scored goals for fun over the last couple of seasons. We need a forward. He holds the ball up and links play well.

Wages would probably be the main stumbling block, I suppose. That & the fact his resale value probably wouldn't be fantastic. Stranger things have happened, though!

I think his failure in the Prem may well have an effect on that. Not to say he couldn't be a success but it's not as if he needs to prove something before he retires and so I think we may well fail with any advance.

 

[Dire Wolf]

No. I base it on the fact they are playing an absolute bag of nails tonight. So the real position is somewhere between the two. And I still don't think they will qualify.

Don't call me a "piece of work" either, thank you very much.

Were Wolves last season closer to the team that lost to Sheff Utd or the team that put 5 past the 'bag of nails' that was Bolton? You are a piece of work, you have an opinion that you formed and rather than admit that it was ignorant you double down on it, contrary to everything that they showed. So I'll stick with my view that your opinion is worth about as much as a bag of nails. And irrespective of whether they go through or not, they certainly aren't dull.

 

[FrankMunro-371]

I think they are average. And Senegal will beat them.

You may be right, but having watched both games today I think Colombia will beat them.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Fine. I am not continuing this with you. We won't agree.

 

[Johnny75]

You may be right, but having watched both games today I think Colombia will beat them.

Difficult to tell as Japan were much better than they were against Colombia but then so were Colombia against the Poles. I think it'll be a draw and Senegal go through.

 

[AndyWolves]

Anyone else having a complete head fuck with the word Colombia. We spell it Colombia but pronounce it Columbia, should it be pronounced Colombia though? aggghhhhh

 

[Alan]

Anyone else having a complete head $#@! with the word Colombia. We spell it Colombia but pronounce it Columbia, should it be pronounced Colombia though? aggghhhhh

In Spanish it definitely comes out as a long "o", as in "Co-low-mbia".

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Anyone else having a complete head fuck with the word Colombia. We spell it Colombia but pronounce it Columbia, should it be pronounced Colombia though? aggghhhhh

Don't ever get into the realm of English and its crappy non-rules...

It's never been correct to spell it as "Columbia" though.

"Rumania" was considered the official English spelling of "Romania" until the 1970s (hence if you watch old broadcasts of the 1970 World Cup, they'll all caption up "England vs Rumania") but it has always been "Colombia".

 

[Deleted Cyber]

Japan need a better keeper. He has played 2 fucked up 2. Columbia looked so much better but God are Poland dire! Senegal are great going forward ,awful going back.
Japan in the box seat here as they should beat poland. At worst they draw. I can see Senegal and Columbia drawing too so that puts Columbia out. Poland need to do Columbia a favour by beating japan.

 

[Deleted Cyber]

Don't ever get into the realm of English and its crappy non-rules...

It's never been correct to spell it as "Columbia" though.

"Rumania" was considered the official English spelling of "Romania" until the 1970s (hence if you watch old broadcasts of the 1970 World Cup, they'll all caption up "England vs Rumania") but it has always been "Colombia".

This is pure speculation but does Columbus have anything to do with it?

If Colombia is named after him then this may explain the spelling etc?

The name Christopher Columbus is the Anglicisation of the Latin Christophorus Columbus. His name in Ligurian is Cristòffa Cónbo, in Italian Cristoforo Colombo and in Spanish Cristóbal Colón

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

This is pure speculation but does Columbus have anything to do with it?

If Colombia is named after him then this may explain the spelling etc?

The name Christopher Columbus is the Anglicisation of the Latin Christophorus Columbus. His name in Ligurian is Cristòffa Cónbo, in Italian Cristoforo Colombo and in Spanish Cristóbal Colón

Yes, it is linked to Columbus. But it's still a mistake, no matter how it came about

As he was from Genoa then he's a non-Peter Falk Colombo anyway.

English (UK or otherwise) never adopted the spelling "Columbia" at any stage I'm afraid, so while it's a common error that's all it is. Always been "Colombia". People write "should of" and "could of" all the time but that isn't correct either, no matter how many times you see it.

German being much more logical calls it "Kolumbien" because that's how they pronounce it. Have rules, follow them, that's the German way. English likes to mess around and contradict itself all the time.

 

[Freddeno]

Colombia were very good and I thought this was gonna be an even game..hell, I even had 50 SEK on a Poland win, they have been one of the tournaments most disappoiting teams..