Not great, not terrible
Day 7: Tunisia vs Australia | Poland vs Saudi Arabia | France vs Denmark | Argentina vs Mexico
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I've only been half watching this game but from what I've seen in this and the Argentina game, the Saudi keeper is proper mint.
No idea how the ref and commentators didn't see (a) it was a penalty hands down and (b) Szczesny was off his line when he made the save. VAR shows everything perfectly and as usual the clowns watching it are useless
How KSA haven't scored is beyond me. Their shooting is horrific.
Piatek? Forgot about him.
Saudis have been the most exciting team to watch so far: for the right reasons and maybe not so right for them
Chasing glory
I dunno, sounds like you've figured out the reason.
It's a dive with minimal contact. And 2cm of his left heel is on the line, that's enough.
No idea how the ref hasn't booked the number 11 for any of his 6 dives
I don't think so.
They seem weak at the back, Poland without playing a great match already had the best chances.
And they got battered by Argentina before they scored the equalizer, got saved by the clinical offsides.
Their defense seems weak, they are getting away with it in this one because Poland is a very defensive team.
Poland is going to qualify from this group and it feels like a crime against football.
Superb positioning by the GK
Saudi keeper is proper loco
Boniak? maybe Deyna? some jokers might say Jan Tomaszewski...
Saudi Arabia are a LOT better than I had expected.
Saudis should be able to beat Mexico and still qualify
Yea they've looked horrible in 2 games so far. But SA can still qualify, beating Mexico and Argentina beating Poland is realistic.
yes, I had them only one level or so above Qatar. In reality, they are the sort of side that could beat England
Varane is back for France.
Wow. Poland are a hard watch
I meant the penalty that was given... could see in real time he "swept the leg"
It's a dive with minimal contact. And 2cm of his left heel is on the line, that's enough.
No idea how the ref hasn't booked the number 11 for any of his 6 dives
I just feel Argentina will struggle to score against this Polish side. Saudi Arabia should be able to win against this mediocre Mexico side though
Was always going to happen, but I don't like it one bit
Ffs score you dippy mugs
The saudi keeper ability to come off his line really helps their defense to play high, I really like him. Also a midfielder like Kanno would really help my club.
Another great chance.
So many of the mid tier European teams (Poland, Switzerland etc) play such ugly, bog standard football but get bailed out by having one or two top quality players
Bet on Saudi to win and they've had about forty attempts on goal.
Poland have done well creating good chances with the limited amount of the ball.
I expect KSA to score soon, they've been brilliant up until shooting but I can appreciate the good work Poland have done which other sides have struggled to do.
I expect KSA to score soon, they've been brilliant up until shooting but I can appreciate the good work Poland have done which other sides have struggled to do.
Yeah, but I was hoping they wouldn't start him before the knockout stage.
Yea but SA would be through no matter what if they beat Mexico. I think Argentina has the talent upfront to break that polish defense though.
Games like this will make football more popular in the region and surrounding areas.
feck anyone opposing this world cup.
feck anyone opposing this world cup.
England could do a lot worse than getting in Hervé Renard. Swear everything he touches turns to gold. Never seen Saudi Arabia play such good football.
Get in
That's brutal 
Would be hilarious for Argentina to exit the group stage with Poland and Saudi moving forward. That's probably worth a good mint in betting if someone did so before the first group games.
Feck sake man. These frauds don't deserve this win.
Fair to say feck you too then
Zmuda, Deyna, Lato, Boniek were all World Class players that had Poland competing at the top level (two World Cup 3rd places).
Other than Boniek with Juve, none played for a top tier European side and can hardly match Lewandowski's complete body of work but it's different eras. A 70s Lewa could stay stuck at Lech Poznan for the best part of his career.