Hopefully Spain get an early goal and force Iran out. Spain can play great stuff and if they get the space they'll score loads IMO.
Day 7: Portugal vs Morocco, Uruguay vs Saudi Arabia and Iran vs Spain
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Spain play great stuff but Iran can suck life of any football match unfortunately.
120 minutes?
Uruguay badly need a #10. That two striker system simply doesn’t work.
Extra time.
A lot of people don't want to understand to win this type of competitions you just need a solid defensive unit on the knockout stages. Wouldn't be surprised if they don't suffer any goal if they reach the last 8. Godin and Jimenez just bail out a team who needs to compete as much as Cristiano.
Hit the nail right on the head there. This game has been an absolute borefest
Again, is it really boring? I don't see it like that. Guess being World Cup game has something to do with that.
Was actually surprised they didn't call up Gaston Ramirez, he can play that position. Loderio aswell another advanced midfielder who didn't make final cut.
Very very slow paced, lack of scoring chances, I would say it's boring tbh.
Put it this way Redcafe would be going mental if Man. United were involved in this sort of game.
Yes. World Cup always has loads of boring games in the group stage.
Probably the occasion got to me. If this was some qualification game I would see it the same...
Luckily, not to me.
Jesus! This is probably one of the worst matches I've seen in several years.
Quite normal when you have so many players playing at the end of their seasons with players from different clubs with no much training sessions. Its always like this. The knockout stages have a tendency to be more closed, even if the level of teams gets higher.
Phil Neville. What a dreadful commentator.
"I really fancy Uruguay in this World Cup". Eedjit.
"I really fancy Uruguay in this World Cup". Eedjit.
Did you watched SantosBall before?
So to conclude, Spain dominated them.
I need some Spain and Mexico in my life after this.
Don't disagree. World Cup for me always starts from QFs. By this time it's all big teams fighting each others.
Missed the Portugal match. How was it?
Hey, I literally forgot this conversation at all.
My point was that Portugal was never an attacking side anyway. This side is always defensive and jammy, so nothing new happened.
I think Uruguay’s performance is somehow even more embarrassing that Portugal’s. Hope both those teams are out early.
Uruguay winning the World Cup with a string of 1-0's would just about finish the purists off.
Yep, it's almost always the best defences that go far into and win these tournaments. In fact, the winners often don't even have a cohesive attack, or at least a star striker putting every team to the sword.
You guys played Nani and Ronaldo up front instead of proper strikers and Eder scored the winner in the final.
Germany chopped and changed their strikers throughout 2014 and Gotze went up front and scored the winner in the final.
Spain tried Fabregas, Negredo, Torres in Euro 2012 and played Villa wide left and ineffective Torres up front for most of 2010.
Don't lose your time watching it. Just watch the highlight from Ronaldo scoring a goal and its enough.
Spain will be stifiled by Iran I'm afraid so spectacle of game won't be great.
At least tomorrow should be fun, Argentina-Croatia has potential of being a classic.
... what? How is that a foul?
How was that not a yellow?
Morocco by far the better team but didn’t have any quality in the final third. Portugal defensive crap as usual.
Ah so just another game where Ronaldo drags Portugal over the line.
Yeah and that's how they win, you can outplay them attack them and somehow they'll still beat you. I'm still frustrated about euro 16 quarters.Hey, I literally forgot this conversation at all.
My point was that Portugal was never an attacking side anyway. This side is always defensive and jammy, so nothing new happened.
I am not saying it should be like that, but bar Spain, maybe Germany or Brasil, with some expectations from France, England or Mexico it will not be much different than this to reach the last stages. Hopefully I am wrong.
Yes, this was much worst. There were barely shots in this match. It's really unbeliavable.Did you watched SantosBall before?
Really annoyed with Saudi Arabia there. Cowardly display. Manager made all the right subs, but players just didn't have the bottle to actually take risks.
I know they had a beating from Russia last week, but bloody hell - at least try. Losing 2-0 wouldn't be too bad if they actually tried to go for it at 1-0.
I know they had a beating from Russia last week, but bloody hell - at least try. Losing 2-0 wouldn't be too bad if they actually tried to go for it at 1-0.
The usual, difference is today Morocco didn't deserved to lose.Ah so just another game where Ronaldo drags Portugal over the line.
I mean what did Santos expect with a 34 year old centre back who plays in China and a past it brainless Pepe. Recipe for disaster.
Just imagine if Portugal and Uruguay go all the way to the final!
Hey you won't get an argument from me on that.
Luckily, not to me.
Do you enjoy 1-0 scorelines? Games with 4-6 goals in them please me no end. I do enjoy a proper goal fest, me.