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SMALL BALLERS GON LOOK 2018 FIFA World Cup
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worst2first
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This continues to be a fantastic World Cup.
Wooly
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When was the format changed though. There are more teams and games now right?
Historic graph of goals per game is what we need. With and without penalty kicks.
hayvis
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Can't really believe we have to go through this, as it's pretty obvious it's not a low scoring World Cup - It stands at 2.6 goals per game at this moment in time - https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/statistics/
France '98 was the expansion to 32 teams, so it's since then we have the comparisons (more goals in general at early World Cups). Since '98 only France '98 and Brazil '14 have a higher average at 2.7 goals per game.
For the modern era it's a high scoring World Cup, and since the 70s, higher than average - https://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/statistics-and-records/worldcup/index.html
hayvis
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For me this is a great World Cup for me. The draw has been unbalanced, producing more marquee games than usual, which have also been high scoring. The group stages were also fascinating, where big teams faced clutch third games in more cases than in most tournaments. I think this has been because of a drop in form from Argentina, Brazil, Germany and Spain, who would traditionally dominate, and produce highly unsurprising late stage knockout games. However, that gap in quality has been more than filled by an extremely exciting Belgian side, one of the best France teams I've ever seen, and England making an almost Germanic run. Add to boot, a drug fuelled Russia, that made sure the hosts weren't flops.
The quarter finals only had two previous winners involved, which adds to the excitement of maybe having a new World Champion (or in England's case one that hasn't won for a very long time). I'm often just trolling when I say shit like this, but this time I really mean it when I say that you can't watch much soccer or be a true soccer fan if you're not finding this a great World Cup.
The quarter finals only had two previous winners involved, which adds to the excitement of maybe having a new World Champion (or in England's case one that hasn't won for a very long time). I'm often just trolling when I say shit like this, but this time I really mean it when I say that you can't watch much soccer or be a true soccer fan if you're not finding this a great World Cup.
bruin
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My favorite part about @doh asking if this is even a decent World Cup is Mbappe being the only player who has had a great performance. It was only second the game of the tournament when Ronaldo put 3 in to carry Portugal and get a crucial point against favorites Spain.
At the time being, that was an unbelievable match. You could argue that’s not even a top 5 match of the tournament now.
At the time being, that was an unbelievable match. You could argue that’s not even a top 5 match of the tournament now.
doh
THANK YOU Dermott McHeshi
I was talking about a great tournament not individual match. Scoring a hat trick in a totally inconsequential group stage match doesn't mean an all-time tournament performance.
doh
THANK YOU Dermott McHeshi
Beaten one team in top 15 ELO rankings and they weren't with with their best player... easy as hell path.
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worst2first
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BasinBictory
OUT with the GOUT
So you're saying we should be rooting for the meteor to hit Leningrad on Tuesday?
Serious, though - this has been a very compelling WC for me. doh be smoking.
Sure, there have been very dull matches (Sweden-Switzerland was like watching two average AYSO sides play kickball for 90 minutes), but there have been some truly awesome matches, too.
Perhaps part of it was that I was in Spain for a good portion of the group stages and Round of 16 matches.
Belgium looked terrific in their games. I found it almost comical how large the Belgium players were compared to the Japanese and the Brazilians.
I always felt that soccer, unlike most sports popular in North America, was a sport where physical size wasn't quite so big a factor, but seeing a guy as big (and skilled) as Lukaku was a treat to see.Depending on how the France - Belgium semifinal goes, it might make the path easier for England, if France-Belgium winds up in a 120-minute PK shootout like Croatia had to endure.
Soonerfan09
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End of a helmet?
hayvis
Will-Gnome Member
what exactly am I looking at here
The Atomium on someones bonce.
ebarws6
stAy
ah. don't know anything about belgium really, i figured it had to be some sort of reference
hayvis
Will-Gnome Member
Yeah you cunts. Gonna make it even sweeter when Ingerland win the final on penalties.
Lol
Brick
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is he related to emmanuel GODDEM
chibob
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No, first time he’s played tonight. Manager saw him kicking a can in the parking lot and thought, fuck it, why not?!
Yes, based on the post below yours.
Brick
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wouldn't he be a russian citizen then?
hayvis
Will-Gnome Member
I don't know Hayvos; maybe it's because Giroud couldn't fucking hit a cow's ass with a banjo?
chibob
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Immigration.
chibob
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Lovely box nets