World Cup Chat Thread

[Brin]

Just about to post Morocco surprisingly beating Brazil but wait?..what an equaliser by Brazil! ?.., game on!

[sawmiller]

Just about to post Morocco surprisingly beating Brazil but wait?..what an equaliser by Brazil! ?.., game on!

Morocco will give a number of teams a real game - strong, organised, technically decent, direct - just lack a more lethal cutting edge but can see them going some distance in this tournament if tonight is anything to go by

[pipppy]

Just about to post Morocco surprisingly beating Brazil but wait?..what an equaliser by Brazil! ?.., game on!

Most entertaining game up to now however well done Qatar for their equaliser.

[Eternal Optimist]

Most entertaining game up to now however well done Qatar for their equaliser.

Great goal.

[Lolmorgan]

Sorry if there are any Scots on here but they were crap.Brazil & Morocco to play, it could get worse.

[Gainsbro_Miller]

Watched the Canada v Bosnia game and Canada should have won but finishing was woeful.
Saw bits of Qatar game and they looked on top but checked stats later and is was apparently all Switzerland??

[Brin]

Get in!!!! What a screamer from Curacao!!!!

[Lolmorgan]

Get in!!!! What a screamer from Curacao!!!!

I thought when Germany scored early that?s it 5,6,7 nil then whoosh 1-1 then had Germany on the ropes, drinks time just right for Germany because they were getting a bit rattled.They are a bit lost at times but very well coached.

[Lolmorgan]

I?ve watched Germanys penalty three times,he tripped over his own feet.

[Lolmorgan]

This looks ominous.

Clement Turpin has been appointed referee for England's opening World Cup game against Croatia on Wednesday - and was once labelled a "Grade E" official by head coach Thomas Tuchel. The Frenchman showed then Bayern Munich boss Tuchel two yellow cards in the German club's Champions League quarter-final second leg against Manchester City in April 2023, sending him to the stands.

[craftymiller]

Netherland v Japan

Who is the guy in the Millers shirt in the middle of the Japanese fans.

[avondalemiller]

Who is the guy in the Millers shirt in the middle of the Japanese fans.

Hahahahaha, i've just looked up and saw him sticking out like a sore thumb in the middle of all the Blue shirts......well done that man.UTM

[CAMiller]

So far, every game has kicked off late. FIFA couldn't organise the proverbial brewery p!ss up!

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/ce8k5xyljn9o

[Brin]

Clement Turpin has been appointed referee for England's opening World Cup game against Croatia on Wednesday - and was once labelled a "Grade E" official by head coach Thomas Tuchel. The Frenchman showed then Bayern Munich boss Tuchel two yellow cards in the German club's Champions League quarter-final second leg against Manchester City in April 2023, sending him to the stands.

Orchestrated to Ref our game? FIFA up to their old tricks of seeing us off early?

[Brin]

So far, every game has kicked off late. FIFA couldn't organise the proverbial brewery p!ss up!

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/a...s/ce8k5xyljn9o

CAM, come on you of all people should know about advertising having lived State side all those years and how much revenue it pulls in. I thought I heard the other day that Fox News? had bought the rights to all advertising in all three countries. How many Millions if not billions of dollars will that make them from their percentage take? It's all about the muneeeeeeeee. That extra 3 minute delay before every kick off for yet more advertisements is making them richer by the day. FIFA need condemning to allow this to happen but, we are talking about the Yanks and they always get their own way.

To put it into context, ITV won't disclose how much they charge and does not break out the cost of individual ads but media industry sources estimate that a 30-second commercial in an England game can cost as much as £300,000.

Now compare that to the fact that FOX News will lose approximately a staggering 20 Million dollars in advertising rights if the USA don't make the final.......mind blowing or what?