Football (Soccer) Thread

[Duque de Bragança]

Spain-Germany with a Batavian referee: really feels like an EURO game.

La Roja just hit the bar.

[Threviel]

For fucks sake, those fuckers just can't stop passing the ball around in the defensive line.

Spains pressing game is impressive, it's men against boys so far. If they would only build up their attack a bit faster the Spaniards are almost entertaining.

[Duque de Bragança]

Nice pass from Unai Simon to the German player. 

[Duque de Bragança]

This foul could have meant a red for Kehrer...

[Duque de Bragança]

Antonio (Rüdiger) scores but goal called off for off-side.

[Threviel]

The game evened out a fair bit after my comment. Germany does good at not allowing Spain their buildup. 

[Duque de Bragança]

Yet enough comment to jinx die Nationalmannschaft. 

1-0 for la Roja with 30 minutes to play.

[Threviel]

Well deserved, although the Germans play well, they might turn this around yet.

But it sure looks like the krauts are out in the group phase two cups in a row.

[Duque de Bragança]

Not yet.

They can still win against Japan. 

[celedhring]

Yeah, if we beat Japan and they beat Costa Rica - both expected results *on paper* - Germany are through.

[The Larch]

Yeah, if we beat Japan and they beat Costa Rica - both expected results *on paper* - Germany are through.

In fact that's the only combinations that takes both Spain and Germany through.

[celedhring]

Note that we have +7 goal average over Germany, so even if we lose and they win, they have to make up that difference to jump over us.

[The Larch]

Note that we have +7 goal average over Germany, so even if we lose and they win, they have to make up that difference to jump over us.

Yeah, there was a point to the beating we gave to the carcass of Costa Rica on the first match. 

[The Larch]

It seems that Cameroon have sent Andre Onana, their starting keeper, back home from the WC after an argument between him and the team's coach, that wanted him to play in a more conservative style, which the player would have refused to do.

[Josquius]

It seems that Cameroon have sent Andre Onana, their starting keeper, back home from the WC after an argument between him and the team's coach, that wanted him to play in a more conservative style, which the player would have refused to do.

I didn't see Cameroon's game.
I am intrigued at a keeper being told to be more conservative.