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Just now, villarule123 said:

Without disrespecting Morocco too much, and I think they could win the whole thing the way they've been playing, but tonight is the biggest game at a World Cup since '66 for England. What an opportunity. 

Must be arguably one of the hardest runs ever if so.

Spain, Portugal, (and likely) France & Argentina.

Game stopped end of injury time on the dot despite a red card which took at least a minute or so to resume play, just stop the **** clock already

1 minute ago, rodders0223 said:

PT lost the game when they brought on a striker who can't run 5 yards anymore.

It was probably when Morocco scored tbf

1 minute ago, rjw63 said:

Much rather Messi and Emi get a world cup winners medal than Harry **** Maguire and bullshit Southgate 

I don’t even see it as a choice tbh. 

France dispatch England with ease for me.

Can’t **** stand Argentina.

Hope Croatia out shithouse them

Holland seem to have completely abandoned the game plan that got them level to the completely ineffectual style they started with

Netherlands have Tim Krull on the bench ready for pens?

Momentum all with the Dutch now, shame they didn’t start the game with more positivity. Argentina can’t live with the direct balls, the disparity in height is hilarious 

Refs have been brilliant as a whole at ignoring players going down too easily when overplaying or under pressure but this ref has bitten at everything. Killed the momentum so many times

This ref is a massive **** whopper

We’ve played about 10 seconds of football this first 3 minutes

If this was a group stage game it gets 10 minutes injury time. Reckon this gets 3/4

I stand corrected!

Just now, NoelVilla said:

Not sure that is a freekick and he gives a yellow 

Not allowed to touch Messi

Should be a good last 10! 

The insane injury time additions seem to have disappeared recently.

1 minute ago, il_serpente said:

No VAR?

What for?

At what point does Van Gaal try and take a risk and commit men forward. Has Martinez made a save?

Talk about going out with a whimper.

Just now, il_serpente said:

Disagree.   I thought so at first, too, but on the replay Virgil had one hand on him then pushed with the second hand.

He definitely gave him a little push but didn’t look anything like enough to knock him off his feet 

Looked very soft to me that 

Countless times the Dutch have had runners on the shoulder but decline, to pass it sideways and backwards. Everything to feet.

Weird tactics and tempo, especially given they are losing.

Netherlands need to up the tempo, such a pedestrian game.

Does look like he's done as a starter at the top-level, not really too surprising at touching 38 though.

1 minute ago, villa4europe said:

Maybe because no one wants to like them? And I genuinely mean that

I don't want to rate half their players because my judgement is clouded by thinking they're cheating words removed

I think you may be correct.

Fernandes alone is enough for me to wish them nothing but the worst.

Portugal are under-rated. 

Quality throughout and that’s with Ronaldo, Neves, Cancelo and Leão on the bench.

Double post 

Morata is absolute shite