Administrator Stan Posted July 1, 2018 Administrator Posted July 1, 2018 Kick-off 7pm. Venue - Fisht Stadium Results so far: Spain 1-1 Russia (Russia won 4-3 on penalties) Croatia 1-1 Denmark (Croatia won 3-2 on penalties)
Guest Posted July 2, 2018 Posted July 2, 2018 Russia should win, but Croatia have more individual quality. Modric was great against Denmark, but as a "team" they still haven't impressed me. Its a tough one to call but I'm going for the hosts in this.
Eco Posted July 2, 2018 Posted July 2, 2018 3 hours ago, Blue said: Russia should win, but Croatia have more individual quality. Modric was great against Denmark, but as a "team" they still haven't impressed me. Its a tough one to call but I'm going for the hosts in this. Really? Croatia has a team might have been the best during the group stages, and I thought Modric was 'eh' against Denmark, and I think there is no way that Russia should 'win' this match.
Guest Posted July 2, 2018 Posted July 2, 2018 Just now, Eco said: Really? Croatia has a team might have been the best during the group stages, and I thought Modric was 'eh' against Denmark, and I think there is no way that Russia should 'win' this match. Not for me, and trust me I tried to find positives in Croatia but I couldn't aside from their pressing, which has been good. Russia have looked good but I'm undecided if it will last.
Eco Posted July 2, 2018 Posted July 2, 2018 Just now, Blue said: Not for me, and trust me I tried to find positives in Croatia but I couldn't aside from their pressing, which has been good. Russia have looked good but I'm undecided if it will last. We are on totally separate pages. I thought Russia looked so anti-football against Spain that I couldn't call it 'good'. It's the worst kind of football out there..I hope they get smoked. Croatia have a lot more talent and I think should be the clear favorites in this game.
Marc Posted July 2, 2018 Posted July 2, 2018 @Blue had predicted Croatia to lose all four games so far close
Guest Posted July 2, 2018 Posted July 2, 2018 Just now, Marc said: @Blue had predicted Croatia to lose all four games so far close Quote them all. I only predicted them to lose against Argentina and Denmark.
Marc Posted July 2, 2018 Posted July 2, 2018 5 minutes ago, Blue said: Quote them all. I only predicted them to lose against Argentina and Denmark. Can't press the quote button because the topics are closed but: Group D Croatia 0-2 Nigeria, 20.00 Group D Argentina 2-0 Croatia, 19.00 Group D Iceland 1-0 Croatia, 7pm Sunday 1st July Croatia 0-2 Denmark, 19.00 Prediction league topics btw. 4 losses, 7 goals against, 0 for Where's that gun in mouth, crying face emoji when you need it?
Guest Posted July 2, 2018 Posted July 2, 2018 And what did you accomplish by proving that? I don't think Croatia are good, you got a problem with that? I haven't been impressed with them and I even tried to. They've got some good things about them but I've got no agenda. I've just not been impressed.
Dr. Gonzo Posted July 2, 2018 Posted July 2, 2018 On paper Croatia are much better than Russia. But Russia keeps doing better than everyone expects them too. However, I hope Croatia rapes Russia so hard, thoroughly and brutally that the Croatia national team is arrested after the match for violating Russia's gay propaganda laws.
Marc Posted July 3, 2018 Posted July 3, 2018 10 hours ago, Blue said: And what did you accomplish by proving that? I don't think Croatia are good, you got a problem with that? I haven't been impressed with them and I even tried to. They've got some good things about them but I've got no agenda. I've just not been impressed. It proved that you’ve been wrong 4 times in a row and then lied (again) about being wrong.
Machado Posted July 4, 2018 Posted July 4, 2018 Croacia are the better side but home advantage is boss here. Russia to advance I'm sure.
SirBalon Posted July 4, 2018 Posted July 4, 2018 2 hours ago, Machado said: but home advantage is boss here For more reasons than just the footballing side of home advantage.
The Artful Dodger Posted July 4, 2018 Posted July 4, 2018 9 minutes ago, SirBalon said: For more reasons than just the footballing side of home advantage. Are you insinuating corruption? Russian haven't had a dubious decision yet, fully deserve to be where they are.
Subscriber RandoEFC+ Posted July 4, 2018 Subscriber Posted July 4, 2018 The only thing Russia have had go significantly in their favour is the fact that they got to play Saudi Arabia first and win 5-0 for a huge confidence boost. No doubt that was significant. You could argue that Salah being injured and the Lopetegui saga have affected their other opponents but if you want to piece that all together into a pro-Russia conspiracy then you should see a shrink.
Honey Honey Posted July 5, 2018 Posted July 5, 2018 The Russians can be very dangerous. Novichok in particular is one to watch out for.
DeadLinesman Posted July 5, 2018 Posted July 5, 2018 1 hour ago, Harvsky said: The Russians can be very dangerous. Novichok in particular is one to watch out for. Heard he’s got a killer touch.
6666 Posted July 5, 2018 Posted July 5, 2018 The Icarus style documentary in the future about Russia's World Cup will be an interesting watch.
Guest Posted July 5, 2018 Posted July 5, 2018 1 hour ago, Harvsky said: The Russians can be very dangerous. Novichok in particular is one to watch out for. I had to Google that
Azeem Posted July 6, 2018 Posted July 6, 2018 On paper Croatia should easily win, but on paper so should have Spain. Croatia always functions better as the underdog and usually crumbles under pressure of being favourites. It depends on how much the Russians can bully them and tire Modric/Rakitic the same way the Danes did. Not sure if hoping for penalties will be best strategy for Russia, since unlike De Gea, Subasic is pretty good at saving penalties. Still, I'm gonna bite my lip here and say the hosts win this in a very tight contest. Just a feeling...
Subscriber Dan+ Posted July 7, 2018 Subscriber Posted July 7, 2018 Surprised people seem to be backing Russia here.
Harry Posted July 7, 2018 Posted July 7, 2018 Croatia really need to think about how to create the kind of game in which a team of their quality rises to the top.... Dont concede set pieces or penalties but concede enough possession that it's not a 90-10 stoke city holdout game...
Azeem Posted July 7, 2018 Posted July 7, 2018 Although i have predicted Russia to win but i can't digest another Russian win.
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