OT: FIFA World Cup 2018 - Russia

[Captain Dave Poulin]

Boom goes the ****ing dynamite. What a strike.

 

[kudymen]

The goals scored at this tournament are fantastic so far

 

[YEM]

very nice outside-of-the-foot ball by debruyne to feed lukaku for the goal

 

[Alex K]

It sucks all the balls. They don't do it as much in the English Premier League, so it's pretty jarring when the international tournaments come around. You just kind of put it out of your mind as much as possible and try to focus on the game. The other thing about this current tournament is that the broadcast team is so shockingly terrible that it draws some of your irritation away from Ramenhead and his ilk dying a thousand deaths every time someone breathes on them.

The worst offenders, by miles and miles, are those countries where the idea of "machismo," or some alternate version of it, is most deeply ingrained. Baffling disconnect.

It's a war you can't see!

 

[Alex K]

Sensational save by Hassen! Shame that Kane scored(

 

[BigToe]

Stones

 

[YEM]

England can't ever just get out of their own way...

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

Ashley Young needs another shot of bird power.

 

[BigToe]

Ashley Young needs another shot of bird power.

Ew

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

Ew

I know. He eats bird ****.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

Ugh, the legend of Mushmouth grows lol.

 

[WestrnPhlyr]

Wow. Kane by himself

 

[BigToe]

This always happens to me turned it off right before he scored.

 

[WestrnPhlyr]

LMAO. Is it bad that I'm a white American guy and i understand the Hispanic announcers during the matches more than I understand anything Harry Kane ever says

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

LMAO. Is it bad that I'm a white American guy and i understand the Hispanic announcers during the matches more than I understand anything Harry Kane ever says

It's not your fault lol he's a ****ing idiot.

 

[WestrnPhlyr]

It's not your fault lol he's a ****ing idiot.

There is that.

 

[Jack Straw]

During the England match they announced the death of Walter Bahr. I remembered that name from when I was growing up but had to google him. He was a prominent figure in the Philly area and Matt and Chris Bahr are his sons. RIP.

 

[Jtown]

During the England match they announced the death of Walter Bahr. I remembered that name from when I was growing up but had to google him. He was a prominent figure in the Philly area and Matt and Chris Bahr are his sons. RIP.

when he coached at temple , he recruited many northeast high school grads to play for them.

 

[Foggy14]

Lukaku with two today against Panama ... and on one of them he was actually running. Could spell trouble for the Red Devils opponents if he keeps up this running thing.

Mertens with a gorgeous volley for goal.

Yeah, as mmvvpp mentioned above, check out De Bruyne's outside right foot pass on Lukaku's first goal. The guy's a magician with the ball.

 

[Foggy14]

England can't ever just get out of their own way...

Yep, Lingard should have had two in the first half alone, and Sterling and Rashford will need to provide some secondary scoring for England to advance very far.

 

[Foggy14]

During the England match they announced the death of Walter Bahr. I remembered that name from when I was growing up but had to google him. He was a prominent figure in the Philly area and Matt and Chris Bahr are his sons. RIP.

when he coached at temple , he recruited many northeast high school grads to play for them.

A nice obit in today's NY Times.

Walter Bahr, a Star of a World Cup Upset, Is Dead at 91

Rest in Peace.

 

[Jack Straw]

when he coached at temple , he recruited many northeast high school grads to play for them.

He was the coach at Penn State when I was there. I know at least one guy from my HS class at Abington played for him at PSU.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

It's too early in the morning to be listening to this ginger miasma.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

YOSH!

 

[Chinatown88]

Banzai!