The Official World Cup 2018 Megathread

[Jolemai]

West Germany - England at Italia '90 is on the Beeb right now.

 

[b3h]

All the Croatia forward players love a cross. With our love train tactics and a nervy game I think it'll be a battle of headers.

Very intrigued to see what Martinez comes up with for this one. I think he was a bit lucky V Brazil but is being called a tactical genius. Battle of the midfields for them!

 

[Freddeno]

Granqvist should have been there

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

He isn't a semi finalist

 

[Freddeno]

He isn't a semi finalist

Right, my wrong

 

[Tredman]

Just dug my waistcoat out for tomorrow....

 

[Lord Knows]

What are peoples thoughts on Andrej Kramarić, always liked him myself and there was a time I would have wanted him at Wolves.

 

[Kenny]

We need to win tomorrow not just for the awesomeness of getting to a Final but it means we avoid the worlds most pointless game of football - The 3rd & 4th Place Play Off.

 

[Tredman]

We just need cyber with his tarot cards and this thread is well and truly gone.

 

[Tredman]

We need to win tomorrow not just for the awesomeness of getting to a Final but it means we avoid the worlds most pointless game of football - The 3rd & 4th Place Play Off.

I vividly remember being all excited for the 3rd / 4th game in italia 90 and my dad looking at me as if I were bonkers.

 

[Kenny]

I vividly remember being all excited for the 3rd / 4th game in italia 90 and my dad looking at me as if I were bonkers.

You were indeed bonkers.

2 teams whose dreams have been crushed and want to go home but can't because they have go and play in a game that they give zero fucks about. I doubt even Jim White gets excited about this game and he gets excited about a lot of pointless stuff

 

[nimrod]

We just need cyber with his tarot cards and this thread is well and truly gone.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

This was a good thread we had once.

 

[machin05]

The painful thing is, I'm sure we've had this pointless debate on TWF before!

 

[Langers]

This was a good thread we had once.

It was - so I've binned all the shite on here from the past hour or so.

Can we get back to talking about the World Cup, please?

 

[Kenny]

Now it all looks like you all love the 3rd/4th place game and I am some nutter for thinking it is shit...

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

All I remember from the 1990 game is that he gave a few fringe players (Dorigo/Steven/McMahon) a go but didn't pick Bully.

 

[jd1981]

It’s the most pointless game ever, all the players want to do is go home after losing.

 

[nimrod]

It’s the most pointless game ever, all the players want to do is go home after losing.

i agree though they have their moments - italy/brazil 1978. different age of course
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAwyTu80O_w

 

[Langers]

Obviously I hope we won't be playing in that game, but even if we lose tomorrow and have to play in the 3rd place play off, it's still on opportunity for Kane to add to his tally to secure the Golden Boot.