yeah, I ve watched the whole game.
the official (or ref, or ump, or whatever) hasn t done England any favors.
kane shoulda had at least one pk.
they ve let Croatia get away with many muggings
(World Cup) - lovely comment in The Guardian
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Croats go up 2-1 with about 11 minutes left in the 30 minute over time...
Since it isn't sudden death, the Limeys are down but not yet out...
Since it isn't sudden death, the Limeys are down but not yet out...
Re: (World Cup) - lovely comment in The Guardian
I feel bad for England, but on the other hand, I love an underdog so yay! Croatia for their first-ever trip to the World Cup final! 
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Re: (World Cup) - lovely comment in The Guardian
the mighty kane he had no hat.
kane was too far out.
kane was too far out.
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True, but they won’t lose to them either!Gob wrote:The cheese-eating surrender-monkeys will not beat England.
My personal trainer (a Hungarian who adores football) has been saying all along France would be in the final. I had a session with him this morning and he was picking Croatia.
Vive les Bleus!!
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(World Cup) - lovely comment in The Guardian
Keep in mind -- it's only a game.BoSoxGal wrote:I feel bad for England, but on the other hand, I love an underdog so yay!...
Just wait til 2022.
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Re: (World Cup) - lovely comment in The Guardian
Beaten by a (very slightly,) better team. Ah well, it's a very young England side.
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Re: (World Cup) - lovely comment in The Guardian
Well, look on the bright side, old darling...
England may have lost the World Cup, but at least you're getting a visit from Donald Trump... 
England may have lost the World Cup, but at least you're getting a visit from Donald Trump...
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Nothing like adding insult to injury.
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I've been filling plastic bottles with piss ready for him...
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
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I'm thinking Prince Philip can throw up on him and claim illness.
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Re: (World Cup) - lovely comment in The Guardian
Here's a thought. Schedule a meeting or whatever between the PINO (President in Name Only) and the Duchess of Sussex. She's been married to Harry for what, two months now?
Maybe we can get her to barf on him and blame it on morning sickness.... which would give the Brits TWO reasons to celebrate someone puking on Trump.
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Maybe we can get her to barf on him and blame it on morning sickness.... which would give the Brits TWO reasons to celebrate someone puking on Trump.
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I wouldn't take a chance--who knows what he'd grab?
Maybe they can take him to the Tower of London and lock him up there?
Maybe they can take him to the Tower of London and lock him up there?
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Re: (World Cup) - lovely comment in The Guardian
The rule seems to be, the fewer Spurs players, the better the team does*:Gob wrote:Beaten by a (very slightly,) better team. Ah well, it's a very young England side.
Croatia - zero (one ex-Spur)
France - one (Lloris)
Belgium - three (Aldewerelde, Vertongen, Dembele)
England - five (Kane, Rose, Dier, Ali, and Trippier plus one ex-Spur, Walker)
If true, then Serbia wins the Cup and England finish fourth tomorrow.
*this is true of Spurs as well
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I see that for some reason, before they have the World Cup Final match, they're playing a game tomorrow between Belgium and England to determine who gets to be in the third place...
WGAS?
Why is this game even being played? Surely the players can't want it; in fact it seems kind of sadistic, after having come so close to the real prize, to force them to have to hang around and compete in this Also Rans Bowl...
I have a hard time believing the fans want it...
Unless soccer fans are really such a strange bunch that being able to parade down the street shouting "WE"RE NUMBER 3! WE"RE NUMBER 3!" is a bragging right that really appeals to them...
Call me cynical, but I can't help but think that the sole reason for this Battle Of The Almost Winners is for the money grubbers at FIFA to squeeze out a few extra ticket sale and TV rights ducats ...
WGAS?
Why is this game even being played? Surely the players can't want it; in fact it seems kind of sadistic, after having come so close to the real prize, to force them to have to hang around and compete in this Also Rans Bowl...
I have a hard time believing the fans want it...
Unless soccer fans are really such a strange bunch that being able to parade down the street shouting "WE"RE NUMBER 3! WE"RE NUMBER 3!" is a bragging right that really appeals to them...
Call me cynical, but I can't help but think that the sole reason for this Battle Of The Almost Winners is for the money grubbers at FIFA to squeeze out a few extra ticket sale and TV rights ducats ...
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The game is being played to find out who finishes third (and fourth) 
(As it is at every FUBAR World Cup competition).
FYI the first "third place" finisher was in the 1930 competition - the USA. (Although there was no game involved; FUBAR belatedly recognized the USA as third based upon their overall results, leaving Yugoslavia to the hind portion).
The FUBAR World Cup was not televised until 1954 so the "revenues" argument is not much of a winner. The principle reason seems to be to fill the gap between the long wait between semi-finals and final.
It is not more or less unworthy than the far more stupid "All-Star" games that Yankericans are so fond of, and a billion times more rational than the total waste of time and money spent on media jeans-creaming over "draft days".
(As it is at every FUBAR World Cup competition).FYI the first "third place" finisher was in the 1930 competition - the USA. (Although there was no game involved; FUBAR belatedly recognized the USA as third based upon their overall results, leaving Yugoslavia to the hind portion).
The FUBAR World Cup was not televised until 1954 so the "revenues" argument is not much of a winner. The principle reason seems to be to fill the gap between the long wait between semi-finals and final.
It is not more or less unworthy than the far more stupid "All-Star" games that Yankericans are so fond of, and a billion times more rational than the total waste of time and money spent on media jeans-creaming over "draft days".
For Christianity, by identifying truth with faith, must teach-and, properly understood, does teach-that any interference with the truth is immoral. A Christian with faith has nothing to fear from the facts
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They used to play a third place game at the NCAA tournament. This is how Bill Bradley was MVP of the Final Four in 1965. They ended the consolation game in 1981, apparently at the request of President Reagan who was trying to wring out wasteful spending in all segments of government and the economy.
I just made up the last part of the last sentence.
I just made up the last part of the last sentence.
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Gee, I would think that "draft days" would be a really big event in Cleveland, seeing as how frequently the Browns' record entitles them to high picks...a billion times more rational than the total waste of time and money spent on media jeans-creaming over "draft days".
