UEFA should have gotten 22 teams at least. European teams make for the best games. Denmark, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Austria and the Czech Republic should be in World Cups.
Day 5: Sweden vs South Korea, Belgium vs Panama and Tunisia vs England (19H00)
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That ex Barca guy that came on at 70 mins should've started, one of the few for Korea that looks like he can actual carry the ball and pass it.
Korea aren't getting a single point from this world cup. Sweden won't be far behind in following them out.
Korea aren't getting a single point from this world cup. Sweden won't be far behind in following them out.
It makes qualification trivial for a ton of countries. There is no way Brazil and Argentina are finishing 8th in qualifiers. Same can be said for US, Mexico and Costa Rica, Japan, Korea, Australia.
bah 
Yes utterly stupid way
Any team just need a win and most likely will go through if top 2 will advance
4 minutes of injury time? After VAR, this should be the next phase of the evolution. Consistent time-keeping.
Isn't it crazy that the winning team always suffer from cramp but the losing team doesn't?
Next time a friend says they are getting cramp, I'll just tell them to start winning at life.
Next time a friend says they are getting cramp, I'll just tell them to start winning at life.
Weird ending to a boring game.
Germany with no room for mistakes now. They HAVE to beat Sweden.
Germany with no room for mistakes now. They HAVE to beat Sweden.
Denmark and Poland is competing in this WC.
So Korea calling for a handball there but the ref is ignoring it. Does that mean he makes a decision to use VAR on whether he can't be 100% certain? Or does he get told in his ear by someone watching a replay that he needs to review the footage?
Time to see how Belgium fare. They have a real chance of winning this tournament on raw talent.
That was a struggle to watch. South Korea were absolute bobbins.
Wales and Italy to that list too. There's a good 6 or so European teams that didn't qualify that would've been better than most of the Asian teams.
Yay! We are damn organized defensively, Simeone would be proud.
Don't think South korea will score a goal in this World Cup
Alright on to next game
Hope lukaku getting the golden boot
Hope lukaku getting the golden boot
I'll take that, Marcus Berg is a donkey.
What?
Netherlands are trash. You could make a case for more South American teams like Ecuador and Chile who play entertaining football.
Awful awful game. Germany should beat Sweden and will destroy South Korea. They are hopeless.
Frankly don’t need 8 teams from Asia
Mostly are low rank anyway except for japan Aussie Korean
43 fouls... one every 2 minutes.
I know. But if it's going to be a 48 team WC, I'd like to see Italy, Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark in it for sure. This is Sweden's first WC since 2006. Italy and Netherlands didn't qualify. If it's going to be a 48 side WC, UEFA should get 24 slots. Or at least 20-22.
Wrong thread mate. Also Denmark and Poland are in it. Sweden beat the Netherlands and Italy to qualify.
Italy are shit. What gives them the right to be in the World Cup ahead of an Asian team ? Same with Holland
The calibre of referee plays a huge part in that. Syzmon Marciniak for instance in Argentina Iceland yesterday waved play on on a lot of fouls that were more dives than fouls. But the referee today blew his whistle probably 98% of the time someone went to ground, and about 3/4 of those were actually fouls.
Nah, ref just stopped play without seeing if korea’s attack came to anything so that people couldn’t moan that VAR “takes the passion away from the game” if korea had scored and celebrated only for it to be taken away.
I'd love to see Ireland, Wales and even Scotland at the World Cup. The players give their everything on the park in these international games. Wales at the last Euros, for example.
Italy and Netherlands are both garbage, they would stand no chance in this WC.
Please let us keep Germany out 0-0.
Final table:
Sweden 5p
Mexico 5p
Germany 4p
Korea 1p
What happens if two teams end up on same points, and goals for/against?
Final table
:Sweden 5p
Mexico 5p
Germany 4p
Korea 1p
What happens if two teams end up on same points, and goals for/against?
If either of those teams faced Korea or Saudi, they'd win 9 times out of ten. They're not as strong as they usually are but they're not that bad.
The world cup though isn't about just the best teams, it's about inclusion from every region so it's just the way it is.
These 1-0 games are grinding my gears. Buck up and score some goals!
The non European sides have been really poor so far, apart from Mexico who were magnificant.
I see ITV have put Andy Townsend's Tactics Truck to good use.
And I still didn't expect that voice from Mark Clattenberg
And I still didn't expect that voice from Mark Clattenberg
Sweden beat both Netherlands and Italy to qualify, so they definitely deserve to be in it ahead of Italy or Netherlands based on merit.
9 times out of 10 are stats based on nothing
Saudis are terrible so you would be right but I see nothing in Italy that makes me think they would better consistently Korea. They really are that bad
That was probably the worst game so far in terms of quality. I saw Korea in one of the warm up friendlies and was quite impressed with them but they were very disappointing today, especially in the final third.
Still an enjoyable watch though - you couldn't fault either side for effort even if I can't see either of them laying a glove on Germany or Mexico.
Still an enjoyable watch though - you couldn't fault either side for effort even if I can't see either of them laying a glove on Germany or Mexico.
FIFA coefficient/rankings, I believe.Please let us keep Germany out 0-0.
Final table
Sweden 5p
Mexico 5p
Germany 4p
Korea 1p
What happens if two teams end up on same points, and goals for/against?
Head to head record, if they drew then fair play points. Yellow cards and red cards give negative points.Please let us keep Germany out 0-0.
Final table
Sweden 5p
Mexico 5p
Germany 4p
Korea 1p
What happens if two teams end up on same points, and goals for/against?
Calm down. We're not that bad