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Just the little detail that France wont win.The first one with the correct prediction, just the 3rd replay.
Just the little detail that France wont win.The first one with the correct prediction, just the 3rd replay.
I think this squad has reached a higher level of maturity than the Euro and has a balanced team now. It'll be a close 1-0 win for France imo.Just the little detail that France wont win.
I think so too Billy. Can see a comfortable win for France, 2-0 or 3-1. But as the saying goes, it's a final and anything can happen.
Croatia shouldn’t be there? As opposed to who?France 4 - 0 Croatia
I think it will be a proper lesson. France are hitting form and Croatia really shouldn't be there.
The French midfield will match Modric and overrun the rest, and they will have no answer to Mbappe's pace on the flanks. They've done a full 120 minutes 3 times in a row and only have 3 days to rest.
He's just bitter.Croatia shouldn’t be there? As opposed to who?
Why shouldn't they be there?France 4 - 0 Croatia
I think it will be a proper lesson. France are hitting form and Croatia really shouldn't be there.
The French midfield will match Modric and overrun the rest, and they will have no answer to Mbappe's pace on the flanks. They've done a full 120 minutes 3 times in a row and only have 3 days to rest.
Why shouldn't they be there?
Neither should England. Our side of the bracket was extremely weak. Croatia needed extra time in every game they played. Credit to them for getting to the final but there is no way they're the second strongest team.Croatia shouldn’t be there? As opposed to who?
Because it's a World cup final, and they're not actually that good?Why shouldn't they be there?
Definitely some with the blinkers on imo. Doesn't conform with the pretty toxic anti-English narrative in here over the past few weeks. Mentioned this in the "Let's all laugh at England" thread, and not a peep.I know a lot of people thought England were "arrogant", but not a peep on the Croatian arrogance?
'The national broadcaster, HRT, started its post-match programme with presenters and studio guests jumping around and chanting, while Robert Prosinecki, a member of Croatia’s bronze-winning side in 1998, said: “We murdered the English in the second half!”. Josko Jelicic, Croatia’s self-styled answer to Gary Lineker, added: “They [England] have nothing to cry about – they were knocked out by the future world champions. We played a mature game, the English were unbelievably inferior”.
The Vecernji list newspaper went with the headline “We knocked the English down, Croatia are in the World Cup final!”, with Zeljko Jankovic writing how Croatia and France will now decide “who plays the best football on the planet at the moment”. It turned out to be rhetorical as he answered it himself by adding: “It’s Croatia, don’t even doubt that!”
Vecernji’s website devoted an unusual amount of space to gloating over the fate of the losing team, with headlines such as “Football’s not coming home”, “The arrogance hit them back”, “The English are sore losers” and even published a photo gallery titled “Look how the English cry after losing to Croatia” with pictures of downbeat players and fans.
“France, who are better than England, can hardly stop them”, wrote Drazen Antolic. “That will be a true final, a top clash between the two sides who have shown the most at the tournament.”
To be honest I never saw that type of arrogance and gloating coming out of England. You'd think they didn't scrape past very average Denmark and Russia teams on penalties or the so-called overrated, terrible English team.
So surely the first game they play a good team in the KO stages is Sunday? Let's see what happens. All of this will come back to bite them as they will be crying on Sunday and making excuses no doubt. France will play them off the park and probably have Croatia with a negative goal difference in the KO stages.
Yeah, just a bit. I think France will thrash them but their response to beating England makes me hope France embarrass them.Croatia have been very arrogant in victory, Modric & Lovren in particular. They also have several unlikable players like Vida, Rebic & Mandzukic, so I hope France smash them.
3-1 France, Mbappe, Matuidi, Griezmann pen, Perisic.
Yeah, actually their players and media have came across as disrespectful. Vrsljako too was at it. They showed to be poor winners and I expect them to be poor losers even though they are giving it the bigun right now.Croatia have been very arrogant in victory, Modric & Lovren in particular. They also have several unlikable players like Vida, Rebic & Mandzukic, so I hope France smash them.
I can see Kante being all over Modric giving him little to no room to operate and then France will get ahead and then destroy them on the counters/set pieces.the only position Croatia can match France is the midfield, otherwise France will eat Croatia alive.
Neither should England. Our side of the bracket was extremely weak. Croatia needed extra time in every game they played. Credit to them for getting to the final but there is no way they're the second strongest team.
They beat every team that they faced. Some outright and some on penalties. Its hardly a 2002 South Korea scenario here.Because it's a World cup final, and they're not actually that good?
It'd have been the same with us, but at least we now don't have to hide behind the couch as we'd have got completely outplayed.
Shame there's no Crystanbul "I noticed something new" type of gif....and even published a photo gallery titled “Look how the English cry after losing to Croatia” with pictures of downbeat players and fans.
It's Liverpool 2017/18 champions league. (as it would also have been with us)They beat every team that they faced. Some outright and some on penalties. Its hardly a 2002 South Korea scenario here.
We should have taken it to 2-0, so if France get going they can storm them.France need to kill the game off early. For some reason the more the game goes on the more Croatia find energy strangely and also confidence. I think a win for France but not a bloodbath like some are predicting. 2-0.
France 4 - 0 Croatia
I think it will be a proper lesson. France are hitting form and Croatia really shouldn't be there.
The French midfield will match Modric and overrun the rest, and they will have no answer to Mbappe's pace on the flanks. They've done a full 120 minutes 3 times in a row and only have 3 days to rest.
What was exactly disrespectful? Some of that stuff you mentioned was in the heat of the moment and tbh it was a reaction to some of the stuff written and said in English media. Keane was right some were already talking about the final.Yeah, actually their players and media have came across as disrespectful. Vrsljako too was at it. They showed to be poor winners and I expect them to be poor losers even though they are giving it the bigun right now.
Lovren is a clown. I can't wait until next season and Liverpool fans are slating him again and fans of other teams are laughing at him again.
Yeah we are really bad aren't we. Sour grapes.Because it's a World cup final, and they're not actually that good?
It'd have been the same with us, but at least we now don't have to hide behind the couch as we'd have got completely outplayed.
Half of Canada would support France surely?It´s funny because it's true
Who is it then? Second strongest team?Neither should England. Our side of the bracket was extremely weak. Croatia needed extra time in every game they played. Credit to them for getting to the final but there is no way they're the second strongest team.