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Yeah I'm skipping this one. And Japan-Tunisia is on too fuckin late. I'm not staying up until midnight for it.

I'll watch Spain-Saudi tomorrow.

 

Japan is no joke. Yes, in our lifetimes, I can see them winning it.

 

Japanese bond market IS WEAK! Tunisians should have haggle better.

 

Fucking Ecuador eh.

Thats a great result for Ivory Coast.

It's up to Germany now not to throw the final game

 

I saw Japan against Belgium. They dominated until they faded physically. Unfortunately we live in the era of fitness tweaking. People like Dirk Kuyt can just run you to death.

 

Four years ago Belgium-Iran would be a forgone conclusion. Not so sure about today.

 

Spain beating Saudi like a Saudi woman with a public opinion.

 

They've haven't stoned them to death yet but the game is not over.

 

4-0

 

Belgium down to ten 10 men. Probably won't lose anyways.

 

Here comes the water break. Expect Belgium to score soon after.

 

As many Persians live here you'd think the crowd would be 80/20 in their favor but perhaps most are too cowardly to make the trek to Inglewood

 

They don't want to support the team. America. Fuck yeah.

 

0-0

Iran are top

 

There's no romance in my scrap book

 

Ok, now that's certainly a case of poor dafendin'

 

Good game, this.

 

Really was. From their own throw-in too, good reading and pressing though. Tidy finish.

 

Should they fire the manager now or after the game?

 

"he's earned his luck"

That's not how it works.....

 

Utterly retarded play. Why go backwards to begin with?

 

hahaha that's exactly how the English commentary tried to portray it when i saw benefit from one like that in a qualifier "Ok, it was a a giveaway but the player had to be in the right spot to take advantage ..."

When they blunder like that's an absolute ootrage and somehow there was no talk of "earned luck" or such.

 

Is Lopes the first active Shamrock Rovers player to play in a World Cup?

 

Commentary is a joke, generally. They reduce the game to some sort of lottery or raffle.



They keep saying what a "Surprise" Cape Verde are. That's just them admitting they didn't watch any of their qualifiers. These guys get PAID TO KNOW who the good players are ffs.

 

Apparently only 34 have played in the WC from the LOI.

All 34 Men Who Have Played In The League Of Ireland And Gone To The World Cup | Balls.ie

I didn't google that, just quickly wrote the article since you asked.

 

Yes. Apart from qualifiers.

He'd have to be because there were only 3 possibilities :- 1990,1994,2002 and there were definitely no Rovers players that played at any of them..

Edit: apropos of whiskeys article this is just a long winded way of saying that nobody who played internationally also played for Rovers at the same time.... apart from qualifiers.

 

I have £2 on CV to win this at 16/1