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Post by funhouse on Dec 18, 2022 11:05:58 GMT -5
Ronaldo the rapist or the World Cup winner? Yes! I am in large parts a fan of the World Cup winner, not so much of the other one.
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Post by funhouse on Dec 18, 2022 11:05:12 GMT -5
I really wanted Messi to win this final, but not because of a bought referee. And there came 2-0. Fuck this. I really, really looked forward to this, but if this is how a WORLD CUP FINAL can be settled in the era of VAR, then there is no need for me to watch it. What? 🤣 Does this mean the penalty was correct?
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Post by funhouse on Dec 18, 2022 11:02:23 GMT -5
Yeah they were. But teams have dominated games before and not won them. Who knows what would have happened if they didn't get/buy that penalty, probably won anyway, but I don't care. That decision ruined everything for me, and I feel nothing but depression and anger right now. Found the Ronaldo Fan! Ronaldo the rapist or the World Cup winner?
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Post by funhouse on Dec 18, 2022 10:56:14 GMT -5
I really wanted Messi to win this final, but not because of a bought referee. And there came 2-0. Fuck this. I really, really looked forward to this, but if this is how a WORLD CUP FINAL can be settled in the era of VAR, then there is no need for me to watch it. Are we watching the same game? Argentina is dominating France Yeah they were. But teams have dominated games before and not won them. Who knows what would have happened if they didn't get/buy that penalty, probably won anyway, but I don't care. That decision ruined everything for me, and I feel nothing but depression and anger right now. In World Cups the general unwritten rule seems to be that the bar for yellow and cards is way higher than usual, but for penalties, at least in this tournament, the exact opposite for some reason. I don't care if you *can* give Di Maria a penalty there, it is a WORLD CUP FINAL and it's 0-0, of course it's not a fucking penalty.
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Post by funhouse on Dec 18, 2022 10:40:33 GMT -5
I really wanted Messi to win this final, but not because of a bought referee.
And there came 2-0. Fuck this. I really, really looked forward to this, but if this is how a WORLD CUP FINAL can be settled in the era of VAR, then there is no need for me to watch it.
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Post by funhouse on Dec 18, 2022 9:27:50 GMT -5
If Argentina score the first goal, I still think France have a very good chance of turning it around.
If France score first, I think it will be much harder for Argentina to do the same thing.
That's part of why I think France takes home a 2-1 win. How about a Varane header after 25 minutes, a Mbappe counter attack finish to make it 2-0 in the 68th minute, and a Messi penalty that will be too little and too late in the 86th?
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Post by funhouse on Dec 14, 2022 15:54:08 GMT -5
AR-GEN-TINA! AR-GEN-TINA! AR-GEN-TINA! AR-GEN-TINA!
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Post by funhouse on Dec 13, 2022 17:50:33 GMT -5
Top 5 songs of 2022:
1. Fontaines D.C. - I Love You 2. The Weeknd - Out Of Time 3. The Smile - Pana-vision 4. Kendrick Lamar - N95 5. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Eddie
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Post by funhouse on Dec 13, 2022 16:25:51 GMT -5
Incredible. Messi properly doing it at the World Cup. I love how many incredible and decisive moments he's had. That crucial goal against Mexico which gave them their hope back, and then in the playoff matches first an incredible goal against Australia, then a sensational assist against Holland, and tonight that ridiculous action leading to 3-0. Not to forget, two sensational penalties when it mattered the most, in the penalty shootout and tonight. And still there's one match left.
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Post by funhouse on Dec 13, 2022 8:43:32 GMT -5
A belated post, reminding people of countries who, unlike England, have won medals in the World Cup post 1966: Germany(including West Germany) - Goldx3, Silverx3, Bronzex3 Brazil - Goldx3, Silverx1, Bronzex1 Italy - Goldx2, Silverx2, Bronzex1 Argentina - Goldx2, Silverx2 France - Goldx2, Silverx1, Bronzex1 Spain - Goldx1 Netherlands - Silverx3, Bronzex1 Croatia - Silverx1, Bronzex1 Poland - Bronzex2 Belgium - Bronzex1 Sweden - Bronzex1 Turkey - Bronzex1 Crazy that Spain only has 1 Gold Not to mention only ONE medal during ALL of World Cup history. I would take one gold over all the silver and bronze medals that Holland have, but Spain are BY FAR the most underachieving of the great football powers*. Edit: *Forgot England somehow!
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Post by funhouse on Dec 13, 2022 8:40:59 GMT -5
This how serious football was back in 60s when England won it "1968 EURO semi-final was decided on a coin toss. The semi-final encounter of EURO 1968 between hosts Italy and the Soviet Union was decided on a coin toss. Since the concept of a penalty shootout had not been invented at that time, the match which ended 0-0 after ninety minutes had to be decided using a toss." And if a player got injured you were fucked, because... no substitutions. It might have been around this time that it was introduced, but the fact that for the longest time it just didn't exist... it's just inexcusable.
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Post by funhouse on Dec 12, 2022 15:43:13 GMT -5
A belated post, reminding people of countries who, unlike England, have won medals in the World Cup post 1966:
Germany(including West Germany) - Goldx3, Silverx3, Bronzex3 Brazil - Goldx3, Silverx1, Bronzex1 Italy - Goldx2, Silverx2, Bronzex1 Argentina - Goldx2, Silverx2 France - Goldx2, Silverx1, Bronzex1 Spain - Goldx1 Netherlands - Silverx3, Bronzex1 Croatia - Silverx1, Bronzex1 Poland - Bronzex2 Belgium - Bronzex1 Sweden - Bronzex1 Turkey - Bronzex1
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Post by funhouse on Dec 10, 2022 16:07:49 GMT -5
France are so unlikable that I can't even enjoy the fact that it's not coming home. Let's go Moroccoooo!
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Post by funhouse on Dec 10, 2022 12:06:25 GMT -5
Given that I got every quarter final prediction wrong so far, I have an announcement to make:
Congratulations England for having beaten France and made it to the semi finals! 🏴🏴🏴
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Post by funhouse on Dec 10, 2022 6:19:23 GMT -5
I know people love to hate on Brazil and I totally get why - but no other team scored as brilliant goals and I just wanted to see them face Argentina in a game for the history books. They have no one but themselves to blame, but I can't help but feel so fucking gutted about it.
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Post by funhouse on Dec 9, 2022 16:09:59 GMT -5
I've never seen anything like that in my entire life. And to do it like that in the last second of a World Cup quarterfinal... holy shit. Instant classic.
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Post by funhouse on Dec 7, 2022 8:21:27 GMT -5
Time for quarter final predictions!
Argentina-Netherlands 1-1 (N wins on pens) Brazil-Croatia 2-1 Morocco-Portugal 1-2 (after ET) England France 1-3
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Post by funhouse on Dec 7, 2022 8:12:58 GMT -5
So I'm going to summarize the predictions by me, oasisserbia and RocketMan, and I've put together some sort of system. Correct winner - 1 point Correct winning margin - 2 points Correct result - 3 points And from that system we have this ranking: RocketMan: 8 points funhouse: 8 points* oasisserbia: 7 points *I gave myself 2.5 points for predicting the correct score in Arg-Aus, had to take off half a point for guessing it would happen in extra time. In regards to Morocco-Spain I'm not really sure how 0-0 and a win on penalties should count, but my 1-0 prediction being so close resulted in me giving myself an additional half point, very objectively of course.
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Post by funhouse on Dec 6, 2022 15:38:43 GMT -5
Ronaldo: "Hi coach, will I be back in the starting XI against Morocco?"
Santos: "Going into a tunnel now krdbiybmktvhefghtthhtjioywwdf sorry gotta go!"
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Post by funhouse on Dec 5, 2022 15:29:54 GMT -5
I take this back. The third and fourth goal were so heavenly that I don't care about anything else. Brazil-Argentina 🥵 I really hope they'll dare to play as free flowing as they have in this game. There's nothing more depressing than imagining Argentina-Brazil in a semi final and it ending with no goals and penalties. Hell no.
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Post by funhouse on Dec 5, 2022 14:41:29 GMT -5
We truly were robbed by not getting Brazil vs Uruguay. I take this back. The third and fourth goal were so heavenly that I don't care about anything else.
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Post by funhouse on Dec 5, 2022 14:22:18 GMT -5
We truly were robbed by not getting Brazil vs Uruguay.
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Post by funhouse on Dec 4, 2022 11:51:03 GMT -5
No one will miss Poland. Hurts to say it, but they were this tournament's Sweden.
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Post by funhouse on Dec 3, 2022 14:34:09 GMT -5
Pelé in palliative care right now. Really have to wonder how it would affect the Brazilian team if he passes during the tournament.
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Post by funhouse on Dec 3, 2022 11:28:05 GMT -5
There goes my first prediction 🚬 OUR prediction, comrade 🫡 But seriously though, I reeeeally wanted Holland to fail in these god awful washed out shirts...
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