Would have happily had some serious egg on my face if both had gone out,mind you that could have really opened it up for Brazil
Day 12: Canada vs Morocco | Croatia vs Belgium | Costa Rica vs Germany | Japan vs Spain
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For the 1950s it was barbaric really, only got a royal pardon the last decade a complete travestyLess funny that Turing was chemically castrated for sodomy
It already has opened it up. Spain are in the other half of the draw. Brazil have a good run to the semis at least.
So is it likely Portugal play Spain in the quarters?
Yeah just realised Spain were runners up,initially I thought they still won group forgetting Japan had got 6 points.
Opinions are debatable, facts are not. But let's face it -- some people just don't want to admit they're wrong no matter what.
The entire ball has to be behind the line. Be it for a goal to be allowed or a ball to be declared as out of play.
And doesn't matter if the ball is touching the ground or in the mid air.
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FIFA have yet to release any images from their end, and they just as easily could've made a mistake.
See my post above, edit doesnt seem legit to me, removed it
spain will lose next round, ours was the weakest group.
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It feels weird to think the World Cup only started 11 days ago. Feels like it’s been a month! Time goes slow when your having fun?
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Disgrace from the Spanish team, losing on purpose so they dot have to play Croatia or Brazil, I hope they get knocked out, cnuts.
Morocco will do them.
I don't think they tried to avoid anyone tbh, If I were Spain I'd much prefer to face Croatia than Morocco who will be up for it and have home advantage.
I think so from the draw.
Anyone can beat anyone in this world cup if you're on it. There's going to be more surprises.
Morocco and Portugal instead of Croatia and Brazil? I think they lost on purpose.
I know, but the video reconstructions shared online from people at home show the ball was in. You can't argue with those facts.
The upsets in knockout stage are always done by european teams, not by other confederations though.
Spain probably think they can beat Morocco, judging by history, and also avoided Brazil.
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An idiot, a nobody and people are making a meal out of it.
Just saw the results, wow. 
Let's just say England/Senegal are hoping for a 73/82 like performance from Poland on Sunday
Well fair fecks. You give some, you take some.
Maybe they didn't try very hard to win after Germany score their 4th goal but no way they lost on purpose considering that they could have been out of the WC (and were for a couple of minute) had something wrong happened with germany. That would have been one of the stupidst things in the history of the WC. They just played a pretty bad game.
We have images that shows the ball in even with a slightly unfavorable angle, no mistake was made.
I don't think Spain lost on purpose.
This Spanish team is generally not great at scoring, the Costa Rica game was an aberration.
This Spanish team is generally not great at scoring, the Costa Rica game was an aberration.
Yeah that atmosphere was crackling against Canada,will be very hostile when they play Spain.
Who are we talking about again?
Guessing the random Qatari journalist
Spain didn't lose on purpose. For Japan everything was on the line and Spain was already looking to the next round and then you have results like that.
In hindsight, I'm ok with Spain fixing that loss. It means we will almost certainly get a Brazil v Spain/Portugal semi final.
On the other side, France v [could be anyone really]. Need proper teams in the final stages. As romantic as 2002 semis were supposed to be with South Korea and Turkey making it, that world cup is known to be one of the worst ever. And not just because of the final.
On the other side, France v [could be anyone really]. Need proper teams in the final stages. As romantic as 2002 semis were supposed to be with South Korea and Turkey making it, that world cup is known to be one of the worst ever. And not just because of the final.
You read the brackets wrong - Spain and Portugal are on France and England's side.
Maybe they did it to avoid Brazil. Yet, people are forgetting they nearly got knocked out by Morocco last world cup in the group stages, in fact, they got outplayed and had many favourable decisions that day. I don't think they'll have it easy against Morocco at all.
Ah, thanks.
They're not 'giving some'. Germany's actions weren't 'banter'. It was to highlight LGBTQ not having a voice in Qatar.
"Yout treatment of LGBTQ individuals is not right."
"Ha but you got knocked out the WC!!!"
Is not 'giving some and taking some'.
I don't really understand why people think it's such a genious move to avoid the other side of the bracket when they'll face Morocco, Portugal, France or England on their current side. Doesn't seem a lot easier to me.
Exactly, and probably end up with the team they wanted to 'avoid' in the final anyway.
Of course, if they even reach that far...