World Cup: QF: Russia vs. Croatia, 7/7/2018

[Pouchkine]

If Croatia don't reach the final, their so called golden generation would be a huge failure.

 

[Elliman]

Dream scenario for Russia?

Russia gets an early PK & red card for Croatia. Russia wins 1-0

Sweden beat England on PKS.

Belgium knocks out Brazil
Uruguay beats France

Russia defeats Sweden

Russia into the final.

I’d assume they would prefer another crack at Uruguay? Over Belgium?

 

[Elliman]

If Croatia don't reach the final, their so called golden generation would be a huge failure.

I think reaching the semis is enough.

 

[Pouchkine]

They would be huge favorites over Sweden and favorites over England though. It would be a failure not to reach the final.

 

[Pouchkine]

Russia the dream scenario would be beating Sweden and France for the World Cup, two famous victories!

 

[kovacro]

They would be huge favorites over Sweden and favorites over England though. It would be a failure not to reach the final.

They may be favorites IF they get by Russia but to say 'huge' is a bit much.

I don't even know if bookmakers would make them a favorite v England. If so, it would be marginal.

Of course, it all depends on if players pick up a knock or get suspended going into a potential semi as that could change things.

 

[Pouchkine]

That's true.

 

[N o o d l e s]

I think reaching the semis is enough.

I would normally agree with you but the way the bracket has opened up I think otherwise. They're clearly the most talented team on that side of the bracket and not reaching the final would be a massive miss opportunity.

 

[Suiteness]

I would normally agree with you but the way the bracket has opened up I think otherwise. They're clearly the most talented team on that side of the bracket and not reaching the final would be a massive miss opportunity.

They're nowhere near as talented as Croatia, not even close.

 

[YNWA14]

They're nowhere near as talented as Croatia, not even close.

Croatia nowhere near as talented as Croatia?

Interesting.

 

[Suiteness]

Croatia nowhere near as talented as Croatia?

Interesting.

For some reason I thought he was talking about England.

 

[Ivan13]

So the FIFA disciplinary commission decided to give out a warning to the CFF and Danijel Subašić because he broke the dress code by having a t-shirt of his tragically lost friend under his jersey and revealed it after the game. What kind of a sick, twisted individual do you need to be to do that? The same goes for the moron who asked him about Hrvoje at the press conference making him cry and guys who then took I don't know how many pictures.

 

[filip85]

If Croatia don't reach the final, their so called golden generation would be a huge failure.

I don't know who called them "golden generation", but whoever did that should inform us about medals and trophies they won at Euros, WC's, CC's...

 

[kovacro]

So the FIFA disciplinary commission decided to give out a warning to the CFF and Danijel Subašić because he broke the dress code by having a t-shirt of his tragically lost friend under his jersey and revealed it after the game. What kind of a sick, twisted individual do you need to be to do that? The same goes for the moron who asked him about Hrvoje at the press conference making him cry and guys who then took I don't know how many pictures.

Stay classy FIFA. They’re a bunch of f***sticks.

 

[Pouchkine]

So at the moment what is the probable Russian XI?

 

[Stray Wasp]

My heart says Croatia. My gloom says Russia.

 

[Eisen]

Ivica Olic, CSKA legend, is one of the Croatia coaches

Nothing against Olic but CSKA legend? He played a handful opf games there.

 

[Eisen]

So the FIFA disciplinary commission decided to give out a warning to the CFF and Danijel Subašić because he broke the dress code by having a t-shirt of his tragically lost friend under his jersey and revealed it after the game. What kind of a sick, twisted individual do you need to be to do that? The same goes for the moron who asked him about Hrvoje at the press conference making him cry and guys who then took I don't know how many pictures.

I completely get where you are coming from and I have sympathy for it. But we all know that it's forbidden. Has been for a long time.

 

[Firsov99]

Nothing against Olic but CSKA legend? He played a handful opf games there.

Respectfully disagree. I am not a CSKA fan, but I talk to the team’s fans very often. Olic is adored by CSKA fans. He was a part of the CSKA golden age. In just four seasons in Russia Olic won 3 championships (the 2003 win was the first one since 1991), two Russian Cups, and two Russian Supercups. And most importantly he helped CSKA to win the UEFA Cup, the first European Cup ever won by a Russian team. Trust me, he is loved their.

 

[Eisen]

Respectfully disagree. I am not a CSKA fan, but I talk to the team’s fans very often. Olic is adored by CSKA fans. He was a part of the CSKA golden age. In just four seasons in Russia Olic won 3 championships (the 2003 win was the first one since 1991), two Russian Cups, and two Russian Supercups. And most importantly he helped CSKA to win the UEFA Cup, the first European Cup ever won by a Russian team. Trust me, he is loved their.

Fair enough, thanks, I didn't know he was that beloved there.

 

[Cassano]

If Croatia don't reach the final, their so called golden generation would be a huge failure.

Agreed. They choked hard against Portugal in the Euros and they have no excuses not to get past Russia and England.

 

[Power Man]

Expecting home cooking in a couple of hours ...

 

[Blender]

Likely Croatia's last chance for a while to have some success, so time for them to put up some results with their "golden" generation.

 

[kovacro]

If this group of players wins something, then they can be labelled as “golden”, otherwise they are just another generation of players that will come and go.

 

[Blender]

If this group of players wins something, then they can be labelled as “golden”, otherwise they are just another generation of players that will come and go.

Exactly why I put it in quotes. You can't be a golden generation unless you have hardware.