World Cup

pooliecrab · **Joined:** Tue Dec 16, 2014 9:31 pm **Posts:** 6028

Anyone excited by it? I'm really struggling but know I'll end up watching most the games although some of the earlier ones like Russia vs Saudi Arabia and Morocco vs Iran hardly whet the appetite.

It's hard to see past Germany as winners when they can leave players like Sané out of the squad but I have a feeling Argentina will win it.

England have hardly blown anyone away so I predict they'll surprise everyone including themselves by making the semi finals.

PJPoolie · **Joined:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 6:28 pm **Posts:** 15342

Tim Vickery the South American Football expert who is often on Hawksbee and Jacobs has been saying for ages that it’s the worst Argentina team in living memory, more the worst defensive unit they have ever had at one point he was saying they might not even qualify so I think they would be a shock but with the quality they have going forward they can’t be ruled out.

France have one of the strongest squads on paper so are worth a mention and Brazil seem in better order than four years ago. You can never right off the Italians either, they might find to a way to be their in the next two weeks, maybe they might just turn up and see if anyone says anything.

pooliecrab · **Joined:** Tue Dec 16, 2014 9:31 pm **Posts:** 6028

PJPoolie wrote:

You can never right off the Italians either, they might find to a way to be their in the next two weeks, maybe they might just turn up and see if anyone says anything.

As long as they turn up with their cheque book I'm sure FIFA will be fine about it.

France have a great squad but they nearly always implode. I wasn't basing my opinion of Argentina on any facts or logic, I mean Portugal won the last Euros so why would I!

Sadly for England Benteke has been left out of Belgium's squad.

Malcolm Dawes Knew My Father · **Joined:** Wed May 11, 2011 4:25 pm **Posts:** 4198

Germany - they nearly got to Moscow in 1941 - this time the weather is in their favour.

Bluestreak · **Posted:** Mon Jun 04, 2018 1:51 pm

I predict a Panama v Tunisia final.

Hartleblue · **Posted:** Mon Jun 04, 2018 3:01 pm

I predict England will NOT win the world cup.

thetownendfaithful · **Posted:** Mon Jun 04, 2018 3:10 pm

Can't wait for it, only comes around every 4 years so just enjoy it!!

Joe Mac · **Posted:** Mon Jun 04, 2018 3:11 pm

Bluestreak wrote:

I predict a Panama v Tunisia final.

I've got Panama in the office sweepstake, it's their year!

Monkeybutt · **Joined:** Sun Jan 21, 2018 6:22 pm **Posts:** 2428

Remember the world cup board game or did I imagine it?

charco · **Joined:** Thu Jun 25, 2015 8:24 am **Posts:** 885

pooliecrab wrote:

PJPoolie wrote:

You can never right off the Italians either, they might find to a way to be their in the next two weeks, maybe they might just turn up and see if anyone says anything.

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I've gone write off the Italians ...

I just can't stand there cheating.

Bluestreak · **Posted:** Tue Jun 05, 2018 12:11 pm

Joe Mac wrote:

Bluestreak wrote:

I predict a Panama v Tunisia final.

I've got Panama in the office sweepstake, it's their year!

Apparently the Panama population are split in two as to if they win or not!

yloop · **Posted:** Tue Jun 05, 2018 1:08 pm

Belgium will win it.

born toulouse · **Posted:** Tue Jun 05, 2018 2:02 pm

More chance of Blink 182 doing a decent cover version.

Compo · **Posted:** Tue Jun 05, 2018 9:43 pm

I got Brazil in the sweep happy days

poolieinnottingham · **Posted:** Tue Jun 05, 2018 10:07 pm

I got Nigeria.

Got as much chance of them winning it as GDPR legislation stopping their princes emailing me offering untold riches.

Compo · **Posted:** Tue Jun 05, 2018 10:27 pm

Didn’t Belgium qualify first out of everyone but hosts?

Montpoolier · **Posted:** Tue Jun 05, 2018 11:18 pm

Compo wrote:

Didn’t Belgium qualify first out of everyone but hosts?

You mean like England keep doing?

Nelly · **Joined:** Tue Jan 23, 2018 1:10 pm **Posts:** 103

France are my picks, but think Germany, Brazil and Spain all have a good shout too.

charco · **Joined:** Thu Jun 25, 2015 8:24 am **Posts:** 885

Portugal are coming good just before the WC. Dark horses and the Euro champs. Hard to beat, leak very few goals, worth a tenner.

accrington fan · **Joined:** Wed Jan 20, 2016 3:22 pm **Posts:** 19052

phil wrote:

Yeah but their group was easy. Even Scotland could have qualified.

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it always is and always has been. they need our money in the finals.

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