The 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia Thread

[Takhisis]

Caturday:
France v. Argentina
Uruguay v. Portugal
Bunday:
Spaiñ v. Russia
Croatia v. Denmark
Monday:
Brazil v. Mexico
Belgium v. Japan
Tuesday:
Sweden v. Switzerland
Colombia v. England

I underlined those who are certain/very probably going to win.
For Colombia it depends on whether Rodríguez and Falcao are up to it, and Brazil and Argentina need to up their game once and for all.

I hear you. I'm from the motherland of catenaccio,

Good luck against the Swedes, you're gonna need it.

and I'm telling you: the last I saw a team play like that was the middle-80's. The cynical, Machiavellian ovserver in me understands their line of thought ("rest some, confide in the Cafeteros, Poland is happy with the win" [which explains why they in turn didn't even attempt to press], the football fan finds it soul-wrenching - to players, not just fans: this let's-just-mark-time mentality is, IMHO, like a drubbing to the inner child of anyone who's ever kicked a ball in the backyard.

It was awful. Japan have actually shown they can play good football, they really should've gone for an equaliser which I think they'd've gotten.

 

[caketastydelish]

France vs Argentina
Uruguay vs Portugal
Spain vs Russia
Croatia vs Denmark
Brazil vs Mexico
Belgium vs Japan
Sweden vs Switzerland
Colombia vs England

 

[Takhisis]

France vs Argentina

Please stop posting these kind of things, or the slaughterbots will find me. I still haven't taken delivery of that anti-thermal imaging material we're discussing in the OT.

 

[Ozbenno]

France vs Argentina
Uruguay vs Portugal
Spain vs Russia
Croatia vs Denmark
Brazil vs Mexico
Belgium vs Japan
Sweden vs Switzerland
Colombia vs England

 

[Takhisis]

*downs blinds on window*

 

[Arwon]

Colombia and Japan go through to the next round...Senegal is out due to the fair play criteria...One more yellow card made the difference...Damn, that's a crappy way to go out...

On the other hand it's a bit poetic that the yellow card which decided their fates was from the Senegalese elbow on Japan

 

[caketastydelish]

Please stop posting these kind of things, or the slaughterbots will find me. I still haven't taken delivery of that anti-thermal imaging material we're discussing in the OT.

France has a legitimately good team and Argentina hasn't shown an ability to perform well against legitimately good teams.

 

[Takhisis]

Well, that's why I didn't underline ‘Argentina’ but you and Ozbenno are endangering my life. Which is a good excuse for going off to play videogames.

 

[Timsup2nothin]

Well, that's why I didn't underline ‘Argentina’ but you and Ozbenno are endangering my life. Which is a good excuse for going off to play videogames.

Again, I don't see the necessity.

France vs Argentina
Uruguay vs Portugal
Spain vs Russia
Croatia vs Denmark
Brazil vs Mexico
Belgium vs Japan
Sweden vs Switzerland
Colombia vs England

 

[Rik Meleet]

France vs Argentina
Uruguay vs Portugal
Spain vs Russia
Croatia vs Denmark
Brazil vs Mexico
Belgium vs Japan
Sweden vs Switzerland
Colombia vs England

 

[ThERat]

France vs Argentina
Uruguay vs Portugal
Spain vs Russia
Croatia vs Denmark
Brazil vs Mexico
Belgium vs Japan
Sweden vs Switzerland
Colombia vs England

 

[raen]

France vs Argentina
Uruguay vs Portugal
Spain vs Russia
Croatia vs Denmark
Brazil vs Mexico
Belgium vs Japan
Sweden vs Switzerland
Colombia vs England

 

[Uberfrog]

France vs Argentina
Uruguay vs Portugal
Spain vs Russia
Croatia vs Denmark
Brazil vs Mexico
Belgium vs Japan
Sweden vs Switzerland
Colombia vs England

I'm tempting fate here, I know.

I think England should be able to beat Colombia, but I've been supporting England long enough to know that there is no limit to their ability to disappoint.

 

[Morty]

France vs Argentina
Uruguay vs Portugal
Spain vs Russia
Croatia vs Denmark
Brazil vs Mexico
Belgium vs Japan
Sweden vs Switzerland
Colombia vs England

This would be my pick too - but you know how good England are at knock out matches!!

 

[Rik Meleet]

Will the best prediction score points?
Just to add a speck of competition ?

 

[shadowplay]

France vs Argentina
Uruguay vs Portugal
Spain vs Russia
Croatia vs Denmark
Brazil vs Mexico
Belgium vs Japan
Sweden vs Switzerland
Colombia vs England

 

[red_elk]

Ok, I can't make well-informed guess, but just for fun:

France vs Argentina
Uruguay vs Portugal
Spain vs Russia
Croatia vs Denmark
Brazil vs Mexico
Belgium vs Japan
Sweden vs Switzerland
Colombia vs England

 

[Azale]

Round of last 16

France vs Argentina
Uruguay vs Portugal
Spain vs Russia
Croatia vs Denmark
Brazil vs Mexico
Belgium vs Japan
Sweden vs Switzerland
Colombia vs England

 

[Snerk]

France vs Argentina
Uruguay vs Portugal
Spain vs Russia
Croatia vs Denmark
Brazil vs Mexico
Belgium vs Japan
Sweden vs Switzerland
Colombia vs England

 

[AdrienIer]

France vs Argentina
Uruguay vs Portugal
Spain vs Russia
Croatia vs Denmark
Brazil vs Mexico
Belgium vs Japan
Sweden vs Switzerland
Colombia vs England