Semifinal Thread=> France v Belgium| England v Croatia

[aklemalp]

More red cards needed

[mufi_02]

I get that big teams have not made it far in this WC. but this WC has been very exciting for me. had a lot of drama.

hoping for a good finish.

[aklemalp]

Originally Posted by mufi_02
I get that big teams have not made it far in this WC. but this WC has been very exciting for me. had a lot of drama.

hoping for a good finish.

I was listening to a Podcast by Bill Burr. Perennial cynic. He said that he was drawn to this world cup because of the sheer drama and cliffhangers. There will be a lot of new fans of soccer after this WC is over

Take the Japan-Belgium match. I have just about given up on Belgium after the 2nd Japanese goal was scored, and then magic happened. I don't care if Japan is ranked 1 millionth: they put up a fight, the hit hard, and somehow they succumbed to the pressure of being on top with tons of time left.

Exciting!

[iDumb]

Originally Posted by aklemalp
I was listening to a Podcast by Bill Burr. Perennial cynic. He said that he was drawn to this world cup because of the sheer drama and cliffhangers. There will be a lot of new fans of soccer after this WC is over

!

there are comments like that every world cup. 4 years is a long time and pppl forget a lot. Every world cup ppl say this is the best.

Your interest is also temporary till the next world cup.

thats' a good observation Night wolf with Asian teams getting more quota from 2026. I saw a portion of a documentary where india is hell bent on making a team for the world cup. God help us all when they qualify. You are right .. going by 80s they shouldn't be ahead of us.

Randomly take few bangladeshis off street who grew up in 80s and 90s and take some from India... Bangladeshis will give them the dholai of life time... many of the bangladeshis in ny i hang aroudn with early days used to give some of the spanish kids who play in small league here run for their money.. they used to get so pleasantly surprised with the skill level of ours.

[NoName]

^ lol we would have had the Football equivalent of the Nasirs and Sabbirs instead

[mufi_02]

taile ki hobe amader diya? na pari cricket na pari football. hadudu madudu er kono bell nai. ki ek desh e je jonmailam. koshto lage khub.

[iDumb]

Originally Posted by mufi_02
taile ki hobe amader diya? na pari cricket na pari football. hadudu madudu er kono bell nai. ki ek desh e je jonmailam. koshto lage khub.

LOL. Maiyader shathe prem korleo, facebook live giya shob fash dei. ki faltu desh.

[roman]

Originally Posted by iDumb
LOL. Maiyader shathe prem korleo, facebook live giya shob fash dei. ki faltu desh.

Er jonno kobi bole gechen prem korte dui din bhangte ek din omon prem ar koiro na.

[mufi_02]

Originally Posted by iDumb
LOL. Maiyader shathe prem korleo, facebook live giya shob fash dei. ki faltu desh.

tai rifat er moton prem korte hobe

meanwhile Ronaldo goes to Juventus for 112m Euros..

[aklemalp]

Originally Posted by iDumb
there are comments like that every world cup. 4 years is a long time and pppl forget a lot. Every world cup ppl say this is the best.

Your interest is also temporary till the next world cup.

There's truth in there. I remember liking the last WC because of the same time zone with us...and Germany and Netherlands(forgot already?) playing like kings.

My interest in International(WC) football will wane until the next, but my interest in Football will keep on getting better.

With the expansion of the WC, more teams... only makes it better. It is the true world championship. Every nation believes..hope, and all other euphoria associated with such grandeur

[Roey Haque]

Wow! Ronaldo wants to win with a third club. Just like Lebron James went to the Lakers in hopes of winning with a third club.

[mufi_02]

Originally Posted by Roey Haque
Wow! Ronaldo wants to win with a third club. Just like Lebron James went to the Lakers in hopes of winning with a third club.

meanwhile Mushy will be in Miami signing autographs for his legions of fans. For $5k. Aren't you going Roey?

[One World]

:: Asterix or Tintin?

::Tintin Tintin

[roman]

Fantastic save by the french gk.

[Night_wolf]

France leads..girud is france's heguin

[R0ssei]

Originally Posted by Night_wolf
France leads..girud is france's heguin

I came here to say the same thing.

But Mbappe and Hazard are constantly surprising me while I thought b4 the WC that Grizzman and KBD would be France and Belgium's key players.

[roman]

Can bel come back the way they did against japan

[Night_wolf]

God france is playing like the old Brazil. Unbelievable Football

Girud still searching for his first shot on target

[mufi_02]

mbappe! what a player. only 19. now I see why PSG paid almost $200 million for him.

france playing sublime football.

[roman]

LOL Girud..They should replace him

[R0ssei]

Time's running out for BEL. You can see some frustration already building up.

I think BEL failed to use KBD well today. He isn't really a short pass player rather superb with his visions and long passes/crosses. Lukaku has been kept quiet. Hazard is doing all the work and he isn't getting the fouls either. I feel for BEL.

[mufi_02]

BEL weren't that bad. But France was able to frustrate them. Golden generation's journey ends here.

[roman]

France going all the way. They will thrash England (most likely they will beat croatia) in final

[aklemalp]

Excellent game this was. Felt like a final.

[adamnsu]

Some good play. Belgium started off well but France came in stronger. I wonder where Mbappe learn his extra dramatic antics?