Subject: 2018 World Cup (at FT forums)
Posted by: Lpez
Date: May 19 18
Hello everyone! The most important tournament in international association football is coming soon, and it is very exciting! As we did four years ago, we will be having recaps and discussions at the FunTrivia Forums. I hope you will join us!
Posted by: Lpez
Date: May 19 18
Hello everyone! The most important tournament in international association football is coming soon, and it is very exciting! As we did four years ago, we will be having recaps and discussions at the FunTrivia Forums. I hope you will join us!
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I’m super impressed with Mexico’s play and strategy. Waiting for the opportunity to counter-attack has seemed to bumfuzzle Germany. I’ll be interesting to see how Germany responds in the second half. Reply #121. Jun 17 18, 9:56 AM |
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In Lpez's view, very much "so far, so good", and dare I say I think Mexico have so far been very good value for their lead....Germany look out of sorts in spite of much possession, noticed several of their players blaming each other when things went pear shaped. See what second half brings. Reply #122. Jun 17 18, 9:59 AM |
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Mexico is 10 minutes away from making history. Reply #123. Jun 17 18, 10:37 AM |
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UNBELIEVABLE Reply #124. Jun 17 18, 10:55 AM |
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Well well................and richly deserved Lpez. Second half was a rearguard action, and for all their possession I thought Germany posed Mexico very few REAL problems, as the Mexican defense dealt with whatever the German attack had to offer, quite adequately. Reply #125. Jun 17 18, 11:01 AM |
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Mexico 1 Germany 0 Where is the vaunted machine. Reply #126. Jun 17 18, 11:02 AM |
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Well done Mexico! Lpez you must be very proud. Reply #127. Jun 17 18, 1:04 PM |
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sectant. My husband does give way to my need to watch football on TV sometimes, and especially for important matches, but it's difficult when there are 3 matches a day to insist on having that much TV time and we both like to be active too. Neither of us can give in completely to couch potatodum. Reply #128. Jun 17 18, 1:08 PM |
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As I understand it, sectant, cookies are bits of software that collect information about you or your online activity. They can be useful enabling sites to recognise you when you revisit them, or they can gather information from you so these sites, and third parties, know which adverts are more appropriate to push at you. There seems to be quite an online trade in personal data about people that they are not aware of because they don't know exactly who their data is being shared with. Much of that is gathered from social media sites. Reply #129. Jun 17 18, 1:16 PM |
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An extremely good reply Mix, even the bit about cookies. It's been explained to me before and I sort of get it now, but the cookie jar is all I can think of. Great win for Mexico! How long did your GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAALLLLL commentary last for Lpez? When the Brazilians say it, 4 days seems to be the average. Love it!! Reply #130. Jun 17 18, 1:56 PM |
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Brazil 1 Switzerland 1...........Entertaining game between two (on the day) evenly matches sides. IMO Brazil shaded the first half, Switzerland shaded the second............draw was a fair result. Only word of dissent is over the amount of "theatrics", totally, IMO, unnecessary and an unwelcome aspect of the modern game, seen at all levels from Internationals down to "Grass Roots" games......'twas not always thus. Reply #131. Jun 17 18, 2:27 PM |
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I'm a bit gobsmacked that Brazil can be held to a draw by Switzerland. I remember for many years there was hardly a team that could touch Brazil but it would be boring if things didn't change over time. Reply #132. Jun 17 18, 2:43 PM |
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Well, I am still recovering from the shock Mexican victory today, but after a couple of celebratory silver tequilas, I am ready to give you a recap of today. Unbelievable. Today's Games Costa Rica 0-1 Serbia I was half-asleep for this one, not too interesting of a match in my view. Costa Rica showed that it does not nearly resemble the marvelous performance they had in 2014, unfortunately for them. Serbia controlled the game pretty well, especially in the last few minutes, taking advantage of how Costa Rica missed a number of clear goal chances. An interesting group to watch, for sure. Also, what's up with Costa Rica's assistant coach? Terrible lack of fair play by retaining the ball during the last few minutes, a very stupid thing to do because CR was not winning! Germany 0-1 Mexico shocked shocked For those of you who read these and don't know, I am Mexican and very passionate for the Mexican National Team. Sadly, they always find a way to disappoint us. I invite you to take my quiz Everything Looks Bad if You Remember It (http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/Sports/Everything-Looks-Bad-if-You-Remember-It-369490.html) and look at how painful the World Cup always ends up being for Mexico. For this reason, I did not have high hopes for the Mexican team this time around, especially not against Germany. Mexico coach, Colombian Juan Carlos Osorio, has been relentlessly criticized by Mexican media and fans, unfairly for the most part IMO. Today, he proved everyone wrong. The first 30 minutes of the match were nearly perfect for Mexico. Osorio's tactics were spot on, though I did not particularly agree with his substitutions (he later said in an interview Lozano and Vela were tired.) The German team looked disorganized, completely lost, distracted (which is extremely strange for them). Mexico, on the other hand, was focused for 70 minutes,then they lost concentration and started getting nervous as always, but thankfully this time nothing happened. Germany was really close to scoring many times, and Mexico missed several chances to end it (especially Chicharito, who I think should be used as a sub and not a starter.) Ochoa had a couple of good interventions as well. The Mexican team did what it has not done in a long time. Now, lets hope this continues and they dont get too confident (it happens.) This changes everything. Mexico knew that a loss against Germany was likely, and getting a draw would be more then enough. If Mexico is group leader and Brazil ends up as leader as well, Mexco may finally reach the coveted "fifth match"(quarter finals). Not a time to get too confident, but to celebrate for sure. Mexico even registered artificial seismic activity from all the jumping and celebration! Lots of Mexican fans in the stadium too, amazing. Hirving Lozano, I mentioned earlier he was one to watch. His value just increased by 1000%. Watch out for him in top teams (even better than his current, PSV) very soon. Just remember how quick Real Madrid was to sign Navas and James after 2014. Viva Mexico! Brazil 1-1 Switzerland A rather underwhelming start for one of the favorites to win the Cup, and a good show of strength by the Swiss. The Brazilians missed several clear chances and spent more time faking or exaggerating fouls than actually playing. Mexican referee Cesar Ramos did not do a particularly good job, sadly, (see below), but that is still no excuse for Brazil's performance. Switzerland was tough and they might surprise more than one. Since Mexico's victory entirely changed expectations for the entire tournament, we could be looking at a Brazil vs Germany for round of 16! Today's Refs Bad day for Senegalese Malang Diedhiou in Costa Rica vs Serbia. I was not convinced with his work and I doubt he will get too far. VAR took ages to make their "red card review" that ended in a yellow. Oh well. I also think he should've ejected that Costa Rica assistant coach. On the other hand, I was impressed with Iranian Alireza Faghani and his performance in Germany-Mexico. Great control of the match, calm but firm. Excellent job. I'm sure we will see more of him. I was hoping for Cesar Ramos to have an excellent match to finish up a perfect day for Mexico. Unfortunately, Mexican ref Ramos had a controversial performance. I felt as though he was pressured by Brazil onto calling many fouls that were clearly exaggerated. I do believe there was a foul in Switzerland's goal, but if VAR did not exist, it wouldn't have been as big of a deal. As for the penalty for Brazil, I think Ramos made the right decision by not calling it, but isn't that what VAR is for? Decisions the ref is unsure about? I really hope Ramos gets another chance. For what it's worth, I think Fernando Guerrero, another Mexican ref, should've been here, but Ramos is not bad. I hope he does well if he gets another match. On another note, didn't FIFA screw up assigning Ramos to this match? Where Mexico has direct interest (this group faces Mexico's group in round of 16). I would never dare to say that Ramos or any other ref would purposely make bad calls to help their country's team, but it lends itself to misinterpretations that the referee himself does not need. Just a thought. Today's Facts - Lots of record-breakers in the Mexico match today. Mexican defender Rafael Marquez became the third player in history to play in five different World Cups, joining Antonio "Tota" Carbajal (MEX) and Lothar Matthaus (GER). Buffon (ITA) also went to 5, but only played in 4, according to ESPN's MisterChip. Mexico also broke Germany's streak of winning all their opening matches since 1982. 22-year-old Hirving Lozano became the first Mexican to score in the first half vs Germany. - This is the second time Costa Rica starts a World Cup losing their first match, the first time was Germany 2006. Also the 7th match in all of World Cup history to be defined by a free kick goal. What's Next Monday June 18: Sweden vs Korea Republic, 6am FST REFEREE: Joel Aguilar (SLV) Monday June 18: Belgium vs Panama, 9am FST REFEREE: Janny Sikazwe (ZAM) Monday June 18: Tunisia vs England, 12pm FST REFEREE: Wilmar Roldan (COL) Friday June 22: Brazil vs Costa Rica, 6am FST Friday June 22: Serbia vs Switzerland, 12pm FST Saturday June 23: South Korea vs Mexico, 9am FST Saturday June 23: Germany vs Sweden, 12pm FST Today's Questions - Mexico is the surprise/shock of the tournament so far. How long will the fairytale last? If Mexico makes it through as group leader (or not), will they be able to finally go on to quarter finals? Viva Mexico! - Is Brazil's performance concerning or just the result of a well-played match by Switzerland? What about Germany? Can they bounce back? - What other surprises might this World Cup bring? Thank you all for your comments and well wishes during the game. I was ecstatic, one of the happiest days of my life. Mexico doing the unthinkable today. Thanks so much for reading. As always, comments welcome and see you tomorrow. Reply #133. Jun 17 18, 8:54 PM |
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So happy for you Lpez. Bravo! I think you missed two upcoming matches in all your understandable excitement. Colombia v Japan Poland v Senegal I still wish Italy had qualified! When they won in 1982, I was one of thousands of Aussies with Italian heritage who went to the city, in Adelaide, very early in the morning to celebrate. People were jumping into fountains, in the middle of winter, about 5 o'clock in the morning. Car horns blaring, Italian flags waving, it was fabulous. I hope all you good people get to experience that with your own national team. Reply #134. Jun 17 18, 10:23 PM |
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Colombia vs Japan it's a Tuesday game. They dont play in Monday schedule. Reply #135. Jun 18 18, 12:20 AM |
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Thanks a lot for your recap games. its amaizing and you know a lot. I can see many games for my job, but its so good know about the games with your recaps. Reply #136. Jun 18 18, 12:22 AM |
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Yes, scheduled between the games Lpez mentioned. England v Tunisia will play in almost exactly twelve hours! Is 'almost exactly' an oxymoron? Reply #137. Jun 18 18, 12:29 AM |
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I loved the Mexican performance, the very good approach of the Colombian coach was fundamental for the victory, he is a coach who needs more time to work and it is very difficult to do it with two or three days in a World Cup qualifier. Reply #138. Jun 18 18, 12:32 AM |
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Welcome, joecali! The result between South Korea and Sweden is even better news for Mexico fans. Neither team showed anything really. Historic Belgium vs Panama, where Panama is about to play in a World Cup for the first time, is about to start. Reply #139. Jun 18 18, 8:43 AM |
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Belgium vs Panama is underway. Reply #140. Jun 18 18, 9:02 AM |
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