World Cup: Group A: Russia vs. Egypt, 6/19/2018

[gary69]

Samedov was quite good as well.

 

[Acallabeth]

Is this real life?

 

[cgf]

Samedov was quite good as well.

It's so weird to me to see him & Zhirkov not only still starting for the russian NT, but doing well

 

[ViD]

First Ovechkin, now this
What a month it’s been !

 

[KrejciMVP]

First Ovechkin, now this
What a month it’s been !

and the olympic hockey gold

 

[Kshahdoo]

Well, I didn't expect anything like this before the tournament's start. Cherchesov has proved, he can build teams. He won Polish champioship and now this.

 

[Randyne]

The first team in Playoffs )
From now only top teams ahead

 

[Kap-the-Head]

I've never heard of Russia's #11 but I think he played really well today.

Zobnin, the Spartak native. He is the club's hopeful future...

 

[HajdukSplit]

So how long until Dzyuba is linked with a midtable EPL side?

 

[ViD]

So how long until Dzyuba is linked with a midtable EPL side?

I was thinking the same

 

[Kshahdoo]

I'd say EPL is exactly the league for Dzyuba, but Semak is a new Zenit coach, and he wants Dzyuba back.

 

[Kap-the-Head]

Is Juventus going to pay for Golovin the asking price? Besides the botched counter I thought he was essential in creating almost every attack...

Ordered my Golovin jersey

 

[Halladay]

Egypt had their chances.

 

[ViD]

Is Juventus going to pay for Golovin the asking price? Besides the botched counter I thought he was essential in creating almost every attack...

Ordered my Golovin jersey

If Juve doesn’t pay it, someone else will

 

[Dr Pepper]

The first team in Playoffs )
From now only top teams ahead

Not yet, at least officially.

Only way Russia DOESN'T advance is if Saudi Arabia wins their next two games, and then the Russians lose to Uruguay.

Even if all of that were to miraculously happen, I think the Russians would still get through on goal differential.

 

[PanniniClaus]

Good on the Russians....nice to see the host do well.

They can win the group by beating Uruguay...I won't say its not possible.

 

[Firsov99]

Not bothering with the teams again, no offense.

Result depends whether Salah plays or not here.

Had he not played, Egypt would have won for sure

 

[trellaine201]

Anyways this tournament was obviously in Russia’s favour. Terrible division. Putin and Russia would look awful if they didn’t get to the next round.

Hope their destroyed in the round of 16

 

[Firsov99]

I've never heard of Russia's #11 but I think he played really well today.

Yes. Solid midfielder who always gives 100% and plays for my favorite team Spartak Moscow. He doesn't score a lot though.

 

[Firsov99]

So how long until Dzyuba is linked with a midtable EPL side?

Not gonna happen. He doesn't have the stamina to play in the EPL.

 

[Firsov99]

Anyways this tournament was obviously in Russia’s favour. Terrible division. Putin and Russia would look awful if they didn’t get to the next round.

Hope their destroyed in the round of 16

This thread is for soccer fans and not for sore losers.

 

[TheMoreYouKnow]

Contrary to what RAWK thinks, I actually don't think Salah was affected by his injury much. He looked fit and good to go. He was simply isolated. Relying on just one guy like that may work in African qualifying but against European competition in a WC that's a different story.

 

[Moncherry]

Yeah I don't think Salah looked limited at all. So if he actually was fit for the first game or even close to being able to play and he never came on, that's madness.

 

[nickp91]

Russia is the only team with more goals than Ronaldo

 

[Live in the Now]

Yeah I don't think Salah looked limited at all. So if he actually was fit for the first game or even close to being able to play and he never came on, that's madness.

He only took full training for one day. There was also a report from Egypt days ago that other players had to help him put his shirt on.

I thought he was shying away from physical contact quite a bit during the game. He still played well because he always does, but he wasn't the same player that goes bulldozing shoulder-first into challenges with other players. His injury wasn't the reason they lost, but not being able to form chemistry with the players in training leading into the game would have had some impact.