Ok so the WC final will be Croatia-France. Again. And it will be a massacre
Day 18: Croatia vs Brazil | Netherlands vs Argentina (QF 1&2)
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England are going to the final and winning, it's the year where the impossible become possible.
Shades of England sending Saka for the penalty in the Euros there. Neymar should have taken that penalty. Really irresponsible to send the CB to take it
They legitimately won 1 game in the whole tournament. How can anyone say that with straight face
If only Lukaku had been a donkey, they wouldn't be here.
Supporting trash football is a new thing on the Caf these days I guess.
Delighted for Croatia. I love their work rate and attitude/outlook. If Brazil had the same attitude/work rate they would have won the tournament.
Also always put you best pen takers up first.
Also always put you best pen takers up first.
Phenomenally tactically astute and resilient
Lads, I think that it's actually coming home.
Home to Zagreb. After a penalty shootout
Feck off haters People complaining about Croatia being negative against Brazil of all sides. More possesion, more passes than Brazil, it wasn't just defending the whole game. Players did the only thing they could. Proud of them giving their all for 120+ minutes. Fantastic penalties under pressure too.
People complaining about Croatia being negative against Brazil of all sides. More possesion, more passes than Brazil, it wasn't just defending the whole game. Players did the only thing they could. Proud of them giving their all for 120+ minutes. Fantastic penalties under pressure too.He only played a massive part in gifting croatia a goal by trying to close down a defender all the way at their fecking byline, leaving a HUGE gap in midfield for them to exploit.
I'm not saying its entire his fault, but he was brought on to see out the game and defend. Not fecking end up further than their strikers.
https://dubz.co/v/w28dm4
Pretty gritty team aren't they. They just stifle others through their midfield. And some on here thought it would be easy for Brazil.
Feels gutted for Casemiro. Probably his last World Cup and he play amazing. I wish he could have got at least third.
Good for us though as we get our players back quicker
Good for us though as we get our players back quicker
Dance your way home Brazil
They weren't, it's more that Brazil were rated above what they are actually worth. They crumbled against the first decent team.
I really hope that Argentina win against Netherlands now
I certainly hope so!
I respect the Croatian midfielders, they are such amazing press resistant players, and the GK is the real hero today.
Brazil made a bit of mistake in substitute.
Brazil made a bit of mistake in substitute.
I'm in the mood for dancing...
When Modric had the ball on the half way line, he only had 4 brazilians ahead of him
Neymar going 5th and not even taking his pen… reminds me of Ron for Portugal, Euro 2012.
Called it
That game and shootout was fecking legendary. I will forget this game in a month.
England and France won't mess around like Brazil did. England learned from their last shit performance against Croatia. Argentina are Messi in attack and that isn't enough at 35 against the better teams.
They'll lose to the NL. Mediocre team
Feck me, I'm actually sad about this.
"Fred didn't do anything wrong."
Must be a coincidence that Croatia looked threatening for the first time in over 115 mins.
Just admit it. Fred is an inevitable chain reaction. He might not cause it directly but his presence is chaos.
Must be a coincidence that Croatia looked threatening for the first time in over 115 mins.
Just admit it. Fred is an inevitable chain reaction. He might not cause it directly but his presence is chaos.
Well, it's Portugal or England for me now. France winning would be too boring
Also, Luka Godric, undefeated against time
Its a bit weird how much hate Croatia are getting here
Now I need to pick a second team to cheer for in this WC. England is the obvious choice, but pretty sure that will end in tears as well tomorrow.
I love this game
Can’t say I’m surprised, this Brazil squad is a shadow of their former glorious sides, Andreas Perriera is probably a whisker from missing out being selected.
Kudos to Croatia, plays well as a team, and uses their squad depth well.
Kudos to Croatia, plays well as a team, and uses their squad depth well.
Some people have no appreciation for defending.. they didnt cheat, they werent dirty.. they just know they have limitations and didnt do a Korea.. Brazil can blow teams away. they found a way to win. Its very impressive.
It really looked unfair, their shoes and the balls should be checked. Something nefarious happened.
You're irrelevant unless you play in the PL. Keep up man
Holland will wipe Argentina out anyways, maybe on penalties too
Some say the 5th penalty is the one with most pressure.
But Im sure neymar just wanted the attention of being the matchwinner.
Such a stupid tactic.
Exactly. Had they played to their strenghts from the go they would have scored in regular time. It was obvious the crossing into the box would give nothing. All decent chances came from passing on the ground.
Decent solid team. Nothing more. They have been fairly average in most games I've watched them in, ironically the only game I missed was the Canada game. They are just so damn hard to break down.
Croatia's midfield being underated by all of their opponents it seems.
Only 2 non-European teams left in the competition, and that number will almost certainly be halved before the next round.