2018 FIFA World Cup Finals

[88GTA]

Ouch. It was always coming though...

 

[girabyt3]

Vamos Latinoamerica!!!!

Spoiler

Kind of expected from Uruguay, since in the qualifiers as well they didn't went full speed there. Also, Salah had to enter to give Egypt the push they needed

 

[Pezzarinho17]

Something tells me Salah wasn't even fit enough to come on as a substitute, but they hoped "wasting" a spot on the bench for him would give the players on the pitch the motivational push they needed. The fact he could come on at any time, but management and Salah himself knowing he wasn't.

Probably a random shot in the dark there, but I just don't know where the thinking comes from to leave him on that bench with the game so delicately poised as it was for so long.

 

[88GTA]

If he could have played, he would have been out there with 15-20 minutes left. Unlikely we see him at all now.

 

[MUSC4EVER]

I'm back in South Wales visiting family for the weekend, just checked into my hotel room and turned the TV on in time to see Uruguay's winner!

 

[daan]

Something tells me Salah wasn't even fit enough to come on as a substitute, but they hoped "wasting" a spot on the bench for him would give the players on the pitch the motivational push they needed. The fact he could come on at any time, but management and Salah himself knowing he wasn't.

They have a 23 man squad. Obviously, 11 play. The remaining 12 sit on the subs bench, and any of them can be chosen to come on as a sub. They're not wasting anything.

 

[Dennisch]

I can't wait for a World Cup with even more participating countries. That should vastly improve the quality of the group stages.

 

[Pezzarinho17]

Thanks for clarification @daan - I thought they had a subs bench of 7 like regular games. Makes even more sense then that he was definitely not fit enough for even a guest appearance today. 2 games left (at least, or at most?) and hopefully he can actually feature in 1 of those. I now doubt it though, the games comes quickly...

 

[daan]

I can't wait for a World Cup with even more participating countries. That should vastly improve the quality of the group stages.

We might even qualify for it then...

 

[Dennisch]

We might even qualify for it then...

Us too!

 

[88GTA]

Us 3.

 

[MUSC4EVER]

Morocco 0-0 Iran so far, second half just started, only highlight really is a quite brilliant goalmouth scramble.

 

[Jimlaad43]

Is it me, or are the ITV commentators for this game very vanilla and unexciting?

 

[MUSC4EVER]

A 93rd minute own goal gives Iran an historic win!!!

 

[Dennisch]

Good stuff. No cars honking tonight.

 

[girabyt3]

Main match now! Spain vs. Portugal!!

 

[Jimlaad43]

Game on!

 

[Dennisch]

That was some nice action by Costa.

And Pepe with some fine acting.

 

[Jimlaad43]

How many red cards will be given out by the end of this match?

 

[dacc10]

That was a foul by Diego Costa, no doubt. You can't just elbow someone and get away with it.

 

[35mm]

Well, Pepe just had his revenge...

I've seen red cards given for less.

 

[Dennisch]

Pfffft. DeGea. You ass.

 

[Jimlaad43]

David De Karius

 

[35mm]

Ouch.

 

[dacc10]

I still wonder how can VAR still allow such goals. Still, more goals in one half than in the two previous games combined.

 

[Jimlaad43]

Ronaldo didn't have any effect on play until he was onside. There's no way they could remove that goal.

 

[dacc10]

Ronaldo didn't have any effect on play until he was onside. There's no way they could remove that goal.

I'm talking about Diego Costa's goal lol. Which was a foul and the VAR allowed.

 

[Jimlaad43]

I'm talking about Diego Costa's goal lol. Which was a foul and the VAR allowed.

Pepe has too much history of being a drama queen for something that soft to be given.

 

[Robin]

This is a cracking game!

 

[Jimlaad43]

And there's still half an hour to go!