March 27, 20178 yr Ronaldo has 70 goals in 137 games for Portugal after his brace against Hungary at the weekend!
March 27, 20178 yr Ronaldo has 70 goals in 137 games for Portugal after his brace against Hungary at the weekend! Almost sounds bad when you compare that to his Real record :lol: Scotland doing us a favour by beating Slovenia. Interested to see who comes out on top in Group G between Italy & Spain.
March 27, 20178 yr Danny Blind has been sacked as Holland coach following defeat to Bulgaria. Holland looking in danger of missing the World Cup. Personally I don't think Holland will qualify, its a bit of a tall order now, shame they were good 4 years ago finished as 3rd place Runners up after beating Brazil, and they even failed to qualify in the Euros (2014)
March 27, 20178 yr Am I right in hearing about Ivory Coast v Senegal having to be abandoned due to crowd trouble?
March 27, 20178 yr Am I right in hearing about Ivory Coast v Senegal having to be abandoned due to crowd trouble? Yeah that literally just popped up on SSN! Sounded like ridiculous scenes.
March 29, 20178 yr What do people make of video technology being used in key decisions in matches which was used for the decisions in France v Spain where France had a goal ruled out for offside and Spain had the decision for offside reversed.
March 29, 20178 yr Brazil are the first team to qualify! That's very early, normally it's at least June the year prior before the first one gets in and it's normally an Asian team. Insane turnaround, I think I remember seeing them struggling at the start but now they have 4 whole matches to relax in.
March 29, 20178 yr Must be the earliest a team that has qualified for the World Cup for a good few stagings. Hoping that teams who would make their debut in Uzbekistan, DR Congo, Burkina Faso and Panama who look strong in their qualification groups can make it.
March 29, 20178 yr I didn't even know until today that a Bristol City player (Hordur Magnússon) scored the winner with a great free kick for Iceland against the Republic of Ireland. Another City player called Callum O'Dowda came on for Ireland as well. :D https://eirsport.grabyo.com/g/v/QaqB2gZERXu
March 29, 20178 yr What do people make of video technology being used in key decisions in matches which was used for the decisions in France v Spain where France had a goal ruled out for offside and Spain had the decision for offside reversed. As long as it's accurate I don't really see any problem with it personally. If a goal is offside, it's offside.
March 29, 20178 yr A World Cup without Brazil is like the sky without clouds. I don't think there's ever been a World Cup where Brazil didn't qualify so I'm glad that they've made it to next year's tournament as they bring a much needed energy.
March 29, 20178 yr Sounds like a bit of a turnaround for Brazil then. Of course the last time I paid any attention to them it was 2014 and we all know what happened then.
March 29, 20178 yr A World Cup without Brazil is like the sky without clouds. I don't think there's ever been a World Cup where Brazil didn't qualify so I'm glad that they've made it to next year's tournament as they bring a much needed energy. Brazil are the only country to appear in every World Cup.
March 29, 20178 yr Yeh they sacked Dunga at the start of the campaign and haven't looked back - the Olympic win last year has got the winning mentality back and a lot of the players are reaching a peak including Coutinho/Neymar/Jesus/Ferminho!
March 30, 20178 yr FIFA set to investigate the controversial tackle that Neil Taylor did on Seamus Coleman. I think he'll get a three-match international ban at least or more than Messi has got for swearing at the assistant referee.
April 3, 20178 yr The U.S. kind of got back into the groove especially with that 6-0 thrashing of Honduras, which helps the goal differential. Getting a point in Panama City was also big. If they can get another 4 vs. Trinidad and at Mexico in June, they could be good shape again. Iceland could've been better at Kosovo, but still got the 3 (and a nice friendly win in Dublin). That June match in Reykjavik vs. Croatia has all the makings to be a group-decider.
April 3, 20178 yr The U.S. kind of got back into the groove especially with that 6-0 thrashing of Honduras, which helps the goal differential. Getting a point in Panama City was also big. If they can get another 4 vs. Trinidad and at Mexico in June, they could be good shape again. Iceland could've been better at Kosovo, but still got the 3 (and a nice friendly win in Dublin). That June match in Reykjavik vs. Croatia has all the makings to be a group-decider. Goal differential?! Never heard that used before (we call it goal difference here). Must be an American thing.
April 4, 20178 yr Goal differential?! Never heard that used before (we call it goal difference here). Must be an American thing. Haha, I didn't think it was an American thing, but yes that's what I've always known it as.
April 4, 20178 yr Updated Projections: Asia Qualify: Iran, South Korea, Japan, Saudi Arabia Asia Playoffs: Uzbekistan vs. Australia Asia Intercontinental Playoff: Australia Africa Qualify: Too early to project but group leaders are Congo DR, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Egypt CONCACAF Qualify: Mexico, Costa Rica, USA CONCACAF Intercontinental Playoff: Panama Asia/CONCACAF Playoff: Australia vs. Panama South America Clinched: Brazil South America Qualify: Colombia, Uruguay, Chile South American Intercontinental Playoff: Argentina Oceania Playoff: New Zealand vs. Tahiti Oceania Intercontinental Playoff: New Zealand South America/Oceania Playoff: Argentina vs. New Zealand Europe Qualify: France, Switzerland, Germany, Serbia, Poland, England, Spain, Belgium, Croatia Europe Playoffs: Sweden, Portugal, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Slovakia, Italy, Greece, Iceland Edited April 4, 20178 yr by DJHazey
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