Football (Soccer) Thread

[Duque de Bragança]

They experimented with silver/golden goals in the 1990s and it didn't really work out. Teams were even more terrified of conceding.

It was even more unfair, actually, IMO.

Penalties are always great drama (even if I'm still hurting for the last ones  )

No question about that.

[Valmy]

Oooooh. The Dutch are still in it.

[Valmy]

Here we go. One shot to win it Argentina.

[celedhring]

Will Argentina throw a *second* 2-0 lead? 

[Threviel]

Silly hair.

[Valmy]

And there it is. Fly home safely Dutch.

[Duque de Bragança]

A bit more suspense in this penalty session.

Good for Croatia, again.

[celedhring]

Happy for Leo - a big World Cup moment is the one thing missing in his resume. Still remember how he missed a sitter in the 2014 final when it was 0-0.

[HVC]

Ugh. Penalties again.  Anyway to get rid of these? Especially the final. 30 minute Silver goal and then suden death no clock. 

They experimented with silver/golden goals in the 1990s and it didn't really work out. Teams were even more terrified of conceding.

Penalties are always great drama (even if I'm still hurting for the last ones  )

Then draw straws . Still drama. At least in this game they kept trying until the end.

[Maladict]

Oh well. The penalties curse strikes again.

[Grey Fox]

 

Fuck you, gods of football.

[Valmy]

Then draw straws

Endurance jump rope

[FunkMonk]

A prominent (arguably the biggest and most well known) and longtime soccer journalist in the United States, Grant Wahl, has just died in Doha. 

[The Larch]

A prominent (arguably the biggest and most well known) and longtime soccer journalist in the United States, Grant Wahl, has just died in Doha. 

Wahl's brother seems to believe that foul play could have been involved, as he had clashed with the tournament's organization. He was actually detained for wearing a rainbow flag to one of the matches and his last article was on the death of a migrant worker during the tournament. Apparently he collapsed during the Argentina - Netherlands game and died at the hospital he was taken to.

[OttoVonBismarck]

It'd be a very crazy risk for Qatar, the United States basically is responsible for their defense and it's a tiny country in a sometimes hostile region. He apparently was sick on a podcast a couple days ago, too.