James skills  :drool:

Pepe LeFrits wrote:

Dang, that Colombian fan...

Dang!  is right! 

i didnt think poland would win the tournament or anything, but they were absolutely dreadful

Someone on here likened Gelson Martins to Cuadrado. I'd have him all day long.

Pepe LeFrits wrote:

Impressive stuff from Colombia. They look like a team to avoid.

I don’t think they are thst good, Poland made them look better than they are imo. Not even sure if Colombia will qualify to last 16.

Love Cuadrado. Such an entertaining player.

Big improvement for Lewandowski compared to the Euros too. He's now had a shot on target in the group stages. He'll nap like a baby tonight.

Clearly the group that no one cares about

Senegal currently going out on yellow cards

Yes, pretty sure that's the case.

Pepe LeFrits wrote:

If Japan got 2 late yellow cards, would they draw lots?

Yep. Crazy.

BBC: Strange goings on in Volgograd. Japan are losing but they are just passing the ball around their defence.

gutted for Senegal.

And Japan are through! Senegal out.

And this team will meet England if they beat Belgium today? England must be licking their lips.

Mirth wrote:

BBC: Strange goings on in Volgograd. Japan are losing but they are just passing the ball around their defence.

Brilliant

They had no obligation to be since they were through at that point. It's no different than a team protecting a result.

As ridiculous as it looks to be eliminated on Fair Play points, these are the rules everyone agreed on before the tournament. You can't be fine with it beforehand just because you think it's unlikely to happen only to throw a tantrum when the tie breakers don't end up favouring you. Nothing but sour grapes here.

It's farcical and such a risky tactic to do. If Senegal scored a last min goal Japan would have been out.

What else could they do? No matter the decider it's going to be arbitrary - at least compared to wins/head to head/goal differential.

Shots on target wouldn't be any better.....

Clrnc wrote:

It's farcical and such a risky tactic to do. If Senegal scored a last min goal Japan would have been out.

agreed but at the same time I think they've decided that was the only way they could do it.

Yes, imagine if they tried to push forward and Poland scored another. It would be the stupidest bit of game management in history.