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FIFA World Cup 2018 Jun 5, 2018 11:08:21 GMT 10

Post by God Less America on Jun 5, 2018 11:08:21 GMT 10

For anyone interested. I'll be watching some games although I've never had any interest or belief in England. The hosts, Russia, will kick off the tournament with a *cough* mouthwatering tie against Saudi Arabia. Russia are said to have a poor team and aren't expected to go far.

Group stage

Thu June 14: Russia v Saudi Arabia (Group A) - Moscow (Luzhniki), 4pm

Fri June 15: Egypt v Uruguay (Group A) - Ekaterinburg, 1pm

Fri June 15: Morocco v Iran (Group B) - St Petersburg, 4pm

Fri June 15: Portugal v Spain (Group B) - Sochi, 7pm

Sat June 16: France v Australia (Group C) - Kazan, 11am

Sat June 16: Argentina v Iceland (Group D) - Moscow (Spartak), 2pm

Sat June 16: Peru v Denmark (Group C) - Saransk, 5pm

Sat June 16: Croatia v Nigeria (Group D) - Kaliningrad, 8pm

Sun June 17: Costa Rica v Serbia (Group E) - Samara, 1pm

Sun June 17: Germany v Mexico (Group F) - Moscow (Luzhniki), 4pm

Sun June 17: Brazil v Switzerland (Group E) - Rostov-on-Don, 7pm

Mon June 18: Sweden v South Korea (Group F) - Nizhny Novgorod, 1pm

Mon June 18: Belgium v Panama (Group G) - Sochi, 4pm

Mon June 18: Tunisia v England (Group G) - Volgograd, 7pm

Tues June 19: Colombia v Japan (Group H) - Saransk, 1pm

Tues June 19: Poland v Senegal (Group H) - Moscow (Spartak), 4pm

Tues June 19: Russia v Egypt (Group A) - St Petersburg, 7pm

Wed June 20: Portugal v Morocco (Group B) - Moscow (Luzhniki), 1pm

Wed June 20: Uruguay v Saudi Arabia (Group A) - Rostov-on-Don, 4pm

Wed June 20: Iran v Spain (Group B) - Kazan, 7pm

Thu June 21: Denmark v Australia (Group C) - Samara, 1pm

Thu June 21: France v Peru (Group C) - Ekaterinburg, 4pm

Thu June 21: Argentina v Croatia (Group D) - Nizhny Novgorod, 7pm

Fri June 22: Brazil v Costa Rica (Group E) - St Petersburg, 1pm

Fri June 22: Nigeria v Iceland (Group D) - Volgograd, 4pm

Fri June 22: Serbia v Switzerland (Group E) - Kaliningrad, 7pm

Sat June 23: Belgium v Tunisia (Group G) - Moscow (Spartak), 1pm

Sat June 23: South Korea v Mexico (Group F) - Rostov-on-Don, 4pm

Sat June 23: Germany v Sweden (Group F) - Sochi, 7pm

Sun June 24: England v Panama (Group G) - Nizhny Novgorod, 1pm

Sun June 24: Japan v Senegal (Group H) - Ekaterinburg, 4pm

Sun June 24: Poland v Colombia (Group H) - Kazan, 7pm

Mon June 25: Uruguay v Russia (Group A) - Samara, 3pm

Mon June 25: Saudi Arabia v Egypt (Group A) - Volgograd, 3pm

Mon June 25: Spain v Morocco (Group B) - Kaliningrad, 7pm

Mon June 25: Iran v Portugal (Group B) - Saransk, 7pm

Tues June 26: Denmark v France (Group C) - Moscow (Luzhniki), 3pm

Tues June 26: Australia v Peru (Group C) - Sochi, 3pm

Tues June 26: Nigeria v Argentina (Group D) - St Petersburg, 7pm

Tues June 26: Iceland v Croatia (Group D) - Rostov-on-Don, 7pm

Wed June 27: South Korea v Germany (Group F) - Kazan, 3pm

Wed June 27: Mexico v Sweden (Group F) - Ekaterinburg, 3pm

Wed June 27: Serbia v Brazil (Group E) - Moscow (Spartak), 7pm

Wed June 27: Switzerland v Costa Rica (Group E) - Nizhny Novgorod, 7pm

Thu June 28: Japan v Poland (Group H) - Volgograd, 3pm

Thu June 28: Senegal v Colombia (Group H) - Samara, 3pm

Thu June 28: England v Belgium (Group G) - Kaliningrad, 7pm

Thu June 28: Panama v Tunisia (Group G) - Saransk, 7pm

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FIFA World Cup 2018 Jun 5, 2018 11:35:24 GMT 10

Post by SharksFan99 on Jun 5, 2018 11:35:24 GMT 10

I bet you must be relieved that England isn't in the same group as Iceland.

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FIFA World Cup 2018 Jun 5, 2018 11:37:16 GMT 10

Post by SharksFan99 on Jun 5, 2018 11:37:16 GMT 10

As for myself, i'm planning on watching the Soccerroos matches and possibly a few of England's matches as well. Australia isn't going to go too well though; we're up against France in our opening match.

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FIFA World Cup 2018 Jun 5, 2018 12:02:18 GMT 10 via mobile

Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2018 12:02:18 GMT 10

I usually cheer on South Korea and Australia, and then France by the end.

I'll be keeping up with this. Without Italy or Greece, it's probably not going to get as much fanfare in my area as the previous World Cups did.

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FIFA World Cup 2018 Jun 5, 2018 12:40:59 GMT 10

Post by God Less America on Jun 5, 2018 12:40:59 GMT 10

Soft spot for Aussie actually, I do remember they were cheated out of getting a penalty against, who was it, Italy? Might have been the last one, if not, the one before that, doesn't time fly - Tim Cahill is still knocking about but will he feature? Millwall had a few other Aussies I remember - Lucas Neill and Dave Mitchell? I expect they're on bus passes now.

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FIFA World Cup 2018 Jun 5, 2018 12:42:48 GMT 10

Post by God Less America on Jun 5, 2018 12:42:48 GMT 10

Jun 5, 2018 11:35:24 GMT 10 SharksFan99 said:

I bet you must be relieved that England isn't in the same group as Iceland.

Oh England can freeze against anyone!

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FIFA World Cup 2018 Jun 5, 2018 19:57:43 GMT 10

Post by God Less America on Jun 5, 2018 19:57:43 GMT 10

I have created a fantasy team named after the Nick Lowe song Rose Of England which, er, well, looks balanced enough...

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GK Fabianski, Lukasz / POL
DEF Rose, Danny / ENG
DEF Varane, Raphael / FRA
DEF Rudiger, Antonio / GER
DEF Alves, Bruno / POR
MID Coutinho, Philippe / BRA
MID Eriksen, Christian / DEN
MID Guardado, Andres / MEX
MID Silva, David / ESP
STR Messi, Lionel / ARG
STR Heung-min, Son / SKO

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FIFA World Cup 2018 Jun 5, 2018 21:00:55 GMT 10

Post by SharksFan99 on Jun 5, 2018 21:00:55 GMT 10

Jun 5, 2018 12:40:59 GMT 10 God Less America said:

Soft spot for Aussie actually, I do remember they were cheated out of getting a penalty against, who was it, Italy? Might have been the last one, if not, the one before that, doesn't time fly - Tim Cahill is still knocking about but will he feature? Millwall had a few other Aussies I remember - Lucas Neill and Dave Mitchell? I expect they're on bus passes now.

Yep, it was at the 2006 World Cup. I can remember it as well and it was such a deflating feeling when our World Cup campaign came to an end due to a questionable referee decision. It's hard to believe that it was 12 years ago! With the exception of Cahill, all of the players who were in that successful squad have since retired.

Tim Cahill was named in the 23-man squad for the Soccerroos, so I think there's a good chance he will come off the bench for certain stints during matches.

May 19, 2018 15:23:16 GMT 10 God Less America said:

I have created a fantasy team named after the Nick Lowe song Rose Of England which, er, well, looks balanced enough...

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Interesting choices!

What about Cristiano Ronaldo? Isn't he good enough for the squad?

Jun 5, 2018 12:02:18 GMT 10 @slowpoke1993 said:

I usually cheer on South Korea and Australia, and then France by the end.

I'll be keeping up with this. Without Italy or Greece, it's probably not going to get as much fanfare in my area as the previous World Cups did.

I agree. Besides Italy and Greece, I still can't believe that the US didn't qualify for the World Cup. That's almost as bad as England losing to Iceland.

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FIFA World Cup 2018 Jun 5, 2018 21:33:47 GMT 10

Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2018 21:33:47 GMT 10

Brazil to win it.

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FIFA World Cup 2018 Jun 5, 2018 23:05:45 GMT 10

Post by God Less America on Jun 5, 2018 23:05:45 GMT 10

Jun 5, 2018 21:00:55 GMT 10 SharksFan99 said:

Jun 5, 2018 12:40:59 GMT 10 God Less America said:

Soft spot for Aussie actually, I do remember they were cheated out of getting a penalty against, who was it, Italy? Might have been the last one, if not, the one before that, doesn't time fly - Tim Cahill is still knocking about but will he feature? Millwall had a few other Aussies I remember - Lucas Neill and Dave Mitchell? I expect they're on bus passes now.

Yep, it was at the 2006 World Cup. I can remember it as well and it was such a deflating feeling when our World Cup campaign came to an end due to a questionable referee decision. It's hard to believe that it was 12 years ago! With the exception of Cahill, all of the players who were in that successful squad have since retired.

Tim Cahill was named in the 23-man squad for the Soccerroos, so I think there's a good chance he will come off the bench for certain stints during matches.

May 19, 2018 15:23:16 GMT 10 God Less America said:

I have created a fantasy team named after the Nick Lowe song Rose Of England which, er, well, looks balanced enough...

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Interesting choices!

What about Cristiano Ronaldo? Isn't he good enough for the squad?

Jun 5, 2018 12:02:18 GMT 10 @slowpoke1993 said:

I usually cheer on South Korea and Australia, and then France by the end.

I'll be keeping up with this. Without Italy or Greece, it's probably not going to get as much fanfare in my area as the previous World Cups did.

I agree. Besides Italy and Greece, I still can't believe that the US didn't qualify for the World Cup. That's almost as bad as England losing to Iceland.

That's twice we've been reminded about losing to Iceland!

I can't fit C Ronaldo in because like Messi he costs 7m and you get 50m to spread around the 11 players.

I am thinking about swapping Fabianski for Ter Stegen though.

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FIFA World Cup 2018 Jun 5, 2018 23:07:19 GMT 10

Post by God Less America on Jun 5, 2018 23:07:19 GMT 10

Jun 5, 2018 21:33:47 GMT 10 @paul said:

Brazil to win it.

I'd give Mexico more chance than them tbh - maybe Spain for the win.

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FIFA World Cup 2018 Jun 6, 2018 4:04:45 GMT 10

Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2018 4:04:45 GMT 10

I'll be supporting whoever is playing England!

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FIFA World Cup 2018 Jun 10, 2018 23:52:52 GMT 10

Post by SharksFan99 on Jun 10, 2018 23:52:52 GMT 10

Australia has performed well in it's warm-up matches; we defeated both the Czech Republic and Hungary. Too bad it's all going to come crashing down when we verse France.

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FIFA World Cup 2018 Jun 11, 2018 0:47:25 GMT 10

Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2018 0:47:25 GMT 10

Knowing that Australia barely qualified for Russia 2018 and since it'll likely be Tim Cahil's final World Cup before retirement, unfortunately I would not be overly surprised if this might the last time we see the Socceroos play in a World Cup for a while!

Jun 6, 2018 4:04:45 GMT 10 @mamafrankie said:

I'll be supporting whoever is playing England!

I think many Australians would be with you there.

Sorry, couldn't resist!

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FIFA World Cup 2018 Jun 11, 2018 3:26:13 GMT 10

Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2018 3:26:13 GMT 10

That's fine, Sydney. Although I live there, I am not of there. I am Irish.

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