Thread: World Cup 2018

Originally Posted by Valar Morghulis

What? They played for a draw

Shush yourself. We don’t want to tell this fledgling soccer fan from America that teams play for ties in soccer.

It’s not in our DNA, homeslice.

#back2backworldwarchamps
#murica

Japan finna beat Colombia.

Poland vs Senegal starts in about an hour. That's the last 2 teams that have yet to play.

Deflected in. Counted as an own goal. 1-0 Senegal.

Wow.

Originally Posted by MOtorboat

Wow.

Unfortunate series of events for Poland.

Originally Posted by Valar Morghulis

What? They played for a draw

Only at the very, very end. IMO. You know the sport better than I, though.

Originally Posted by MOtorboat

Shush yourself. We don’t want to tell this fledgling soccer fan from America that teams play for ties in soccer.

It’s not in our DNA, homeslice.

#back2backworldwarchamps
#murica

Shit! I didn't understand what I saw, then. )=

Cant wait to finally see Mo Salah play.

There goes the shut out.

So soccer is like football in strategy, with less physicality, but better forward play? And they play for a draw because it's worth more points and sometimes you've overmatched and all you can do is to hold them off?

Originally Posted by King87

So soccer is like football in strategy, with less physicality, but better forward play? And they play for a draw because it's worth more points and sometimes you've overmatched and all you can do is to hold them off?

They were lucky to get that penalty to even the game. It was absolutely in their best interests to play defensive minded soccer from that point on and play for the draw.

Although realistically they were never going to get out of the group, so I think the best philosophy for lesser teams is "it's the ******* world cup, go big or go home."

Soccer is better than football IMO.

But they were most effective when they did that stupid 'pinching up' thing the commentators kept talking about?

I'm probably not smart enough to watch this sport.

Regardless...TUNISIA OR DIE!

Originally Posted by aberdien

They were lucky to get that penalty to even the game. It was absolutely in their best interests to play defensive minded soccer from that point on and play for the draw.

Although realistically they were never going to get out of the group, so I think the best philosophy for lesser teams is "it's the ******* world cup, go big or go home."

Soccer is better than football IMO.

I love the world cup - always have and always will... But as a casual soccer fan I find the game to be flawed... I very much prefer American football...

My main complaint is that the pitch is so big and sprawling that it limits the amount of action. You always hear about how American football starts and stops too much, which is fair, but giant swaths of soccer games are totally boring. And it seems like I am always desiring a culmination of the action which rarely comes. It's all build up and no pay off.

I like how American sports seem to force the action more - whether it's the shot clock in basketball or down/distance/clock in football, or how the rink is much smaller in hockey - soccer feels a little more like baseball from an "action" standpoint.

Originally Posted by aberdien

soccer is better than football imo.

wtf???