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[tulip]

That was a rollercoaster!!!!!

[Loafer]

What is this goal they are talking about? I missed all of it

[Franchise FC]

Boo to early goals killing the tension in this evening's goals.

Yeah, that aged well

[AthleticoSpizz]

Black armbands on for St Pauline

[6ft Kerplunk]

Boo to early goals killing the tension in this evening's goals.

Yeah, that aged well

I may have called it a bit early...

[Franchise FC]

Boo to early goals killing the tension in this evening's goals.

Yeah, that aged well

I may have called it a bit early...

We all have posts like that
What a strange night’s football

[6ft Kerplunk]

What is this goal they are talking about? I missed all of it

Japan winner, ball was very close to being over the touchline when it was crossed in.

[Sutekh]

What is this goal they are talking about? I missed all of it

Another triumph for VAR by the look of it. Ball out of play in build up…



It’s all in the curvature of the ball apparently, it would be so much easier if the ball was flat….

[Franchise FC]

Categorically, that is given out of play everywhere else on the pitch

[Orion1871]

[6ft Kerplunk]

Lovely stuff from VAR.

[Conservative_dad]

that's miles in!

[genome]

Spain beating Costa Rica 7-0 knocked Germany out

[Loafer]

Ooooo I dunno Bout that

Var is a shut shipwreck as usual

[Royal Rother]

Bad luck Neuer.

[From Despair To Where?]

Fantastic last moments. Last group games kicking off at same time scenes make for compelling viewing but the FIFA maifioso totally shit all over this perfect setup (thanks Germany and Austria circa 1982) by introducing 16 groups of three for a 48-team World Cup in 2026. Cu nts.

Just seen this post.

I think top 2 will go through in the 3 team groups so in theory every game unless the third game is a dead rubber, there should be sometbing to play for both teams.

[Loafer]

Bad luck Neuer.

Couldn't have happened to a nicer* and less deserving* nation

[Orion1871]

Havertz looking ecstatic with his man of the match trophy.

[Jack Celliers]

It never looked like it was definitely over the line: balls are curvy wide things.

[Stranded]

Fantastic last moments. Last group games kicking off at same time scenes make for compelling viewing but the FIFA maifioso totally shit all over this perfect setup (thanks Germany and Austria circa 1982) by introducing 16 groups of three for a 48-team World Cup in 2026. Cu nts.

Just seen this post.

I think top 2 will go through in the 3 team groups so in theory every game unless the third game is a dead rubber, there should be sometbing to play for both teams.

Team A draws 0-0 with Team B
Team A then draws 0-0 with Team C

Teams B and C then know a 1-1 sees them both through.

Or all 3 sides win a game 1-0 and cannot be split by any tie break, so lots. Over a 3 game group, this will happen a lot.

Plus you have scheduling, A & B play first. C has a week to wait for first game. They have to play a team with a game under their belt who will know what they have to do to qualify.

Team A done after 2 games, then unless they've lost both need to wait and see what happens 4 days later before potentially just going home - so 4 days training etc for poss no good reason.

Then in final game, one side will be off a 4 day turnaround the other a week. It is too lopsided and open to too many issues, plus 48 games just to lose 1/3 of the sides.

It is a crap format. If they must go to 48 then go 12 x 4 groups and have 8 3rd place sides but that is too many games, you'd have to have 6 games a day in the groups to fit it in.