**The World Cup 2018 Official Thread**

Who Wins the WC?

  • France

    Votes: 60 21.8%

  • Germany

    Votes: 47 17.1%

  • Brazil

    Votes: 71 25.8%

  • Argentina

    Votes: 24 8.7%

  • Spain

    Votes: 12 4.4%

  • Other

    Votes: 52 18.9%

  • Ronaldo & Friends

    Votes: 9 3.3%
  • Total voters
    275
  • Poll closed .
The Fukin Prophecy

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Anwulika said:
Leave them to their delusion, they’ll end up playing France in the final and get demolished 5-1.
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That will only happen if Russia beats Croatia...

This has been a wild cup and judging by the English luck so far in this tournament I expect it to happen...
 
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VR Tripper said:
Would anyone mind explaining something about football strategy to me?

I know that a false-9 is when you have your forward at the top drop back into a deeper position instead of playing up front, and that usually, the wingers then come in from the side and attack. I know that Belgium did this yesterday with De Bruyne as the false-9.

My question is why would you do that? What would be the aim of putting your forwards on the wing and asking them to cut inward? Is it a formation meant to get your best players on the pitch if you have two forwards, but you don't want to play with two up front? Why would you have someone who is usually an attacking midfielder like De Bruyne is play up top, but then cut back into what is normally his position anyway? I'm way behind most people at understanding the game, so I still don't get all of the strategies behind choosing a formation. Thanks in advance.
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The false 9 is to draw out one of the CBs, which creates space for the winger/midfielder to run into. The wing will make the diagonal run, the midfielder will make the north to south run.

KDB plays the false 9 because he can control the ball in tight spaces, dribble from deep and pass for the runners. The idea is to make both the CB and DM be unsure on who is suppose to pick him up

Lukaku at Everton often played as a RW to create mismatch vs smaller FB to win headers from goalkicks or long balls.
 
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The Fukin Prophecy said:
That will only happen if Russia beats Croatia...

This has been a wild cup and judging by the English luck so far in this tournament I expect it to happen...
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This England team will jam their way past Croatia with the way things are going. They’re a jammy side.
 
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The Odum of Ala Igbo said:
The Neymar challenge will harm Neymar's career worse than losing in the quarter-finals
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Neymar struggling to 'find the strength to play again' after saddest moment of his career

Neymar has branded Brazil’s World Cup quarter-final defeat at the hands of Belgium “the saddest moment of my career” and admits he is struggling to “find the strength to play again”.

Neymar wrote in an Instagram post: "I can say that this is the saddest moment of my career, it is incredibly painful because we knew we could get there, we knew we had conditions to go further, to make history.

"But it was not this time. It's hard to find the strength to play soccer again, but I'm sure God will give me strength enough to face anything, so I'll never stop thanking God, even in defeat ... because I know that your way is much better than mine I'm very happy to be part of this team, I'm proud of all, interrupted our dream but they didn't get it out of our head and neither of our hearts."



Worse than 2014?
 
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