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Originally posted by Russ59:


Courtois made a great save at the end of stoppage time. Now I know why my daughter won't play collegiate goalie. There's not enough in her 5'3" frame to reach the top of the goal.

how old is she?

maybe not D1 - there is D2 / D3 ...

of course the issue also is rosters only keep a couple / 3 goalies with usually one getting the bulk of the PT

it's a tough position to play 'roster-wise'

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Originally posted by Il Cattivo:
I'm still going to have to actually see Belgium beat Brazil before I'll believe it.

Well, I seed it.

Great day. Come on croatia and sweden.

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Originally posted by Deqlyn:
Great day. Come on croatia

Yes

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and sweden.

NO!

Haha, well i want the easier game dor croatia mike.

England Sweden game time...

Clean game so far.

Does Amheiser Busch have brewing facilities in Europe? Seems like shipping beer across the ocean would be prohibitively expensive. I also find it hard to believe the World Cup fans are enjoying American piss..?

Russia Croatia game time...

Common Croatia!

Said it before, I'll say it again: "I HATE PENALTY SHOOT OUTS!

Still.....




Link to original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rY0WxgSXdEE

My hamstring is tightening after watching that one...
Is Croatia gonna have enough gas in the tank to play England?

After that game I don't know if Croatia will have enough healthy bodies to beat England.

Russia plays an ugly style of soccer, but I have to give them credit for the style being effective.

The Brazilian/Russian went from hero to zero by missing the PK

Thats a good point. 4 days. Lets hope so. I am always amazed at modric and how well he plays. Croatia needs a striker bad which will be an issue vs england.

Perhaps england will get all spursy on them. If im england i may drop vardy uo front for the first half just to wear them down.

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Originally posted by HuskySig:
Does Amheiser Busch have brewing facilities in Europe? Seems like shipping beer across the ocean would be prohibitively expensive. I also find it hard to believe the World Cup fans are enjoying American piss..?

Anheiser Bush is owned by InBev (Netherlands). They are the largest beer company in the world. They can afford to ship it if it isn’t brewed there.

Here's my thoughts on the Semi Finals.

Belgium vs France...I want Belgium to win but I'm not sure they will. It will be an epic match. France has a great team and Belgium has a great team.

Croatia vs England...Before today I thought Croatia would be in the finals but they were beat up physically in todays game. England had a easier game.

If I were pressed right now I would say England France final.

The round of 16 and 8 were easy to call for me with the exception of Russia over Spain. The Semi's not so much.

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Originally posted by PR64:
Croatia vs England...Before today I thought Croatia would be in the finals but they were beat up physically in todays game. England had a easier game.

If anything Croatia will have the mental fortitude having played a meat grinder of a schedule so far. England has a ton of momentum and some lucky breaks (need all you can get) so far. Wed is going to be interesting to see who shows up.

For me I have France over Belgium - either, though, will be the eventual winner overall. England over Croatia. Croatia is spent, physically. England has too many horses waiting to run. I like starting Rashford and Vardy for 60 minutes, sending long balls for them to run under, and to wear down the D. Afterward, Kane and Sterling to simply put the ball in. This won't work against France/Belgium, but it'll get England to the final.

I will root for the winner of England - Croatia in the final but, frankly, will be happy with whoever wins at this point. None of the teams I didn't want to succeed have made it this far.

Bump for Semi finals