2018 FIFA World Cup Finals
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Oh get up Neymar you cheating arsehole! 
Is he allergic to grass or something?
Is he allergic to grass or something?
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mean it's a shame this year italy isn't in this very difficult cup
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Brazilians just love Neymar . . .
https://www.fourfourtwo.com/feature...s-every-time-neymar-falls-over-against-serbia
https://www.fourfourtwo.com/feature...s-every-time-neymar-falls-over-against-serbia
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It looked to me like the Swedish player stuck out his left foot into the sliding Salcedo in an attempt to be fouled before the Mexican reached the ball. Seemed like he was going out of his way to deliberately win a penalty kick and had no intention of shooting or passing in that moment. I wouldn't have rewarded that.
Thankfully, the sequence didn't have any meaningful effect on the result of the group.
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Grams or ounces?
Yes.
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England v. Belgium later today and talk about a game no one wants to win:
GROUP G WINNERS
Round of 16: Colombia (FIFA ranking 16) , Japan (61) or Senegal (27)
Quarterfinals: Mexico (15) or Brazil (2)
Semifinals: Uruguay (14), Portugal (4), France (7) or Argentina (5)
(Cumulative FIFA rankings: 151)
GROUP G RUNNERS-UP
Round of 16: Colombia (16), Japan (61) or Senegal (27)
Quarterfinals: Sweden (24) or Switzerland (6)
Semifinals: Spain (10), Russia (70), Croatia (20) or Denmark (12)
(Cumulative FIFA rankings: 246)
The Group G runner-up would also get an extra 24 hours before their Round of 16 match. A draw today with no bookings would see England top the group on the fair play tie-breaker of having less yellow cards through the tournament so far. If the two teams end a draw with the same fair play score, the group winner would be decided by a FIFA random draw similar to Ireland and Netherlands in 1990.
GROUP G WINNERS
Round of 16: Colombia (FIFA ranking 16) , Japan (61) or Senegal (27)
Quarterfinals: Mexico (15) or Brazil (2)
Semifinals: Uruguay (14), Portugal (4), France (7) or Argentina (5)
(Cumulative FIFA rankings: 151)
GROUP G RUNNERS-UP
Round of 16: Colombia (16), Japan (61) or Senegal (27)
Quarterfinals: Sweden (24) or Switzerland (6)
Semifinals: Spain (10), Russia (70), Croatia (20) or Denmark (12)
(Cumulative FIFA rankings: 246)
The Group G runner-up would also get an extra 24 hours before their Round of 16 match. A draw today with no bookings would see England top the group on the fair play tie-breaker of having less yellow cards through the tournament so far. If the two teams end a draw with the same fair play score, the group winner would be decided by a FIFA random draw similar to Ireland and Netherlands in 1990.
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Both routes could be equally hard, though Brazil are the obvious ones to want to avoid... but they haven't been convincing - neither have Argentina or France or Portugal... it is the mid-ranked teams who are playing with energy and drive like Sweden, Switzerland and Croatia that are most dangerous right now IMO.
The best strategy for England (and Belgium) is to use this game to get as many players involved in the tournament as possible, and to expect them to fight and win. Sending out a team with anything less than the will to win is a waste of a massive developmental opportunity and would ultimately be self-defeating. Both Belgium and England will have to beat considerably better teams than they have faced thus far regardless of what happens tonight, so they better use this opportunity against each other very wisely - and that means playing to win.
The best strategy for England (and Belgium) is to use this game to get as many players involved in the tournament as possible, and to expect them to fight and win. Sending out a team with anything less than the will to win is a waste of a massive developmental opportunity and would ultimately be self-defeating. Both Belgium and England will have to beat considerably better teams than they have faced thus far regardless of what happens tonight, so they better use this opportunity against each other very wisely - and that means playing to win.
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I hope Belgium and England play fair and don't plan the game thinking about the next phase. Otherwise it will be a boring game. Belgium is in 2nd in the group and, if the game finishes 0-0 they will go to the "weaker" bracket next.
France vs Denmark was the same... 0-0 and during the game it looked like France wanted Denmark to score so they could drop to 2nd in the group. But Denmark also didn't want to score...
Pretty bad... But let's see what happens.
France vs Denmark was the same... 0-0 and during the game it looked like France wanted Denmark to score so they could drop to 2nd in the group. But Denmark also didn't want to score...
Pretty bad... But let's see what happens.
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