FIFA Confederations Cup 2017

[ViD]

FIFA CONFEDERATIONS CUP 2017 IN RUSSIA
June 17 - July 2
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VENUES:

St Petersburg Arena (69000)

Otkrytie Arena Moscow (45000)

Kazan Arena (45000)

Fisht Arena Sochi (45000)

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[Live in the Now]

I was going to make a thread, thanks for doing it for me. Obviously Mexico/Portugal and Germany/Chile would be the big matchups between the best teams here. Unfortunately not interested in the other teams very much, but I will watch the Russia games against Mexico and Portugal as they'll probably be good.

By the way Cameroon did not even come close to bringing their best team. Judging by paper I'm not sure Russia did either.

Chile on the other hand did, and I expect them to win this tournament. Would that be the first time a team won tournaments three summers in a row?

 

[Cassano]

Portugal is also sending a strong team.

Chile doesn't have the best of defense on paper, but they just always seem to get it done.

 

[cgf]

Portugal, Chile and Mexico are all sending strong squads. Germany's just sending a B team; and that without many of the top u21s. But there's some interesting talent there if Jogi doesn't squander it so that he can start guys with no NT qualities like Wagner and Demme.

 

[jniklast]

Portugal, Chile and Mexico are all sending strong squads. Germany's just sending a B team; and that without many of the top u21s. But there's some interesting talent there if Jogi doesn't squander it so that he can start guys with no NT qualities like Wagner and Demme.

Demme was ruled out of the Confed Cup with an injury, so there goes that threat

 

[cgf]

Demme was ruled out of the Confed Cup with an injury, so there goes that threat

Is anyone going to be left by the time this thing starts? Sane already bowed out without a replacement being selected.

 

[ViD]

I was going to make a thread, thanks for doing it for me. Obviously Mexico/Portugal and Germany/Chile would be the big matchups between the best teams here. Unfortunately not interested in the other teams very much, but I will watch the Russia games against Mexico and Portugal as they'll probably be good.

By the way Cameroon did not even come close to bringing their best team. Judging by paper I'm not sure Russia did either.

Chile on the other hand did, and I expect them to win this tournament. Would that be the first time a team won tournaments three summers in a row?

Russia is bringing the best it has available, the team is crippled by injuries

 

[Basement Cat]

Rooting for Mexico here to represent CONCACAF well.

Placed a little wager on Chile to win the tournament at +250 odds as well so I'm hoping that they perform.

 

[Bures Elbow]

Portugal has a far far stronger squad than at the Euros despite not having Joao Mario due to injury and Renato Sanches/Cancelo being left for the U-21 tournament.

I would say we are favourites to win due to Germany sending a reserve team but with our fragile mentality and the way we usually start tournaments you can never count us as absolute favourites.

 

[ViD]

I'm hoping Russia can get 4 points

 

[cgf]

The best we can do with what's left would probably be:

Draxler - Stindl - Werner - Brandt
Can/LeGo - Henrichs
Hector - Sule - *** - Kimmich
ter Stegen

***Mustafi/Rudiger/Ginter/Can​

 

[Live in the Now]

Can was good playing CB in a short moment previously, and considering Germany will only play one team better than those they played when he did it, he might slot in there just fine if they ask him to.

But he was great at the 6 this year and is ready to be in a top team playing every game, so I wouldn't understand.

 

[ViD]

Tomorrow's opening game will be played at the newly built St Petersburg Arena:

 

[cgf]

Can was good playing CB in a short moment previously, and considering Germany will only play one team better than those they played when he did it, he might slot in there just fine if they ask him to.

But he was great at the 6 this year and is ready to be in a top team playing every game, so I wouldn't understand.

It's more about me rating Kimmich and Henrich more than I do Can; and me not rating Mustafi / Rudiger / Ginter; than it is about finding the best fit for can.

Although he'll probably end up starting next to LeGo with one of Kimmich at RB & Henrich on the bench (if not at LB).

 

[RoyIsALegend]

Portugal has a far far stronger squad than at the Euros despite not having Joao Mario due to injury and Renato Sanches/Cancelo being left for the U-21 tournament.

What makes you say this? The inclusion of Andre Silva and Bernardo Silva?

 

[Bures Elbow]

Andre Silva's link up play, movement, and positioning coupled with his instinct for goal really liberates Ronaldo and lets him play within space between the lines.

Bernardo Silva is self explanatory, and we also have Gelson Martins as our sparkplug off the bench. He's one of the best young wingers in Europe.

Nelson Semedo is also there at rightback. Cedric might be more robust defensively though.

 

[Bon Esprit]

Tomorrow's opening game will be played at the newly built St Petersburg Arena:

Great stadiums. Well done, Russia.

Russia-New Zealand starts in a couple of minutes.

 

[ViD]

Two times ball cleared from the goal line.

Unlucky Russia

 

[ViD]

Glushakov opens up the scoring

Possibly an own goal

 

[Bon Esprit]

Glushakov opens up the scoring

Possibly an own goal

Probably, but nice effort by the Russian player.

 

[Bon Esprit]

This Smolov (?) guy is not the smartest it seems.

 

[ViD]

That linesman keeps getting offsides wrong

 

[Bure80]

They showed pictures in a fan Zone. Looked like Soccer lost ground in Russia. Or maybe its just New Zealand.

 

[Bon Esprit]

They showed pictures in a fan Zone. Looked like Soccer lost ground in Russia. Or maybe its just New Zealand.

Well, New Zealand don't draw many attention in Europe. It's simply not a big name in football. But from what I know as an outsider, football is pretty big in Russsia.

 

[ViD]

Decent win, but the opponent doesn't really let to tell the whole story.

The game against Mexico will show if this team Russia is any good