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On June 18 2026 22:34 Harris1st wrote:Show nested quote +On June 18 2026 22:09 WombaT wrote:On June 18 2026 20:59 sharkie wrote:On June 18 2026 06:07 gTank wrote:
Its ridiculous how penalties are taken nowdays...the taker can basically do everything to fake the shot and the keeper has even less chances. yeah and then repeating penalties because goalies took the foot off too early is even more ridiculous... Rules be rules, least in the Croatia England occasion the Croats were double infringing by having players encroaching into the box too. I do agree penalties are getting a bit silly in various areas. A 70%+ chance of a goal from any handball no matter how intentional or advantageous feels a bit much. In terms of penalties themselves, I’d be in favour of clamping down a bit on stuttered runups a little. Feels the balance between taker and goalkeeper can be a bit skewed Maybe give both players complete freedom of movement after the whistle. Like the tender can literally attack. That'll teach the taker to hurry the fuck up
That sounds insane. Every goalkeeper will sprint off their line toward the ball. If that's the play, lets do the early MLS-style rule of a dribbling penalty. Start further out and have X seconds to dribble and shoot the ball. GK is free to move during that time too.
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United States10530 Posts
Well that Switzerland game escalated quickly. total snooze fest and then the last 20 minutes just went off.
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I had high hopes for Korea after the first game, but they're back to their incredibly boring snoozeball ways.
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On June 19 2026 12:09 ShloobeR wrote:
I had high hopes for Korea after the first game, but they're back to their incredibly boring snoozeball ways.
That was dreadful to watch tbh.
You get this feeling watching games like that where you see the last 5 minutes of desperate Korea trying to score and think "Where the fuck have this lot been for the last 90 minutes?"
As a Forest fan, this feeling is very familiar.
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On June 19 2026 12:09 ShloobeR wrote:
I had high hopes for Korea after the first game, but they're back to their incredibly boring snoozeball ways.
the first game said more about czechia than it did korea.
the performance against mexico didnt surprise me in the least
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On June 19 2026 02:24 Acrofales wrote:Show nested quote +On June 18 2026 22:34 Harris1st wrote:On June 18 2026 22:09 WombaT wrote:On June 18 2026 20:59 sharkie wrote:On June 18 2026 06:07 gTank wrote:
Its ridiculous how penalties are taken nowdays...the taker can basically do everything to fake the shot and the keeper has even less chances. yeah and then repeating penalties because goalies took the foot off too early is even more ridiculous... Rules be rules, least in the Croatia England occasion the Croats were double infringing by having players encroaching into the box too. I do agree penalties are getting a bit silly in various areas. A 70%+ chance of a goal from any handball no matter how intentional or advantageous feels a bit much. In terms of penalties themselves, I’d be in favour of clamping down a bit on stuttered runups a little. Feels the balance between taker and goalkeeper can be a bit skewed Maybe give both players complete freedom of movement after the whistle. Like the tender can literally attack. That'll teach the taker to hurry the fuck up That sounds insane. Every goalkeeper will sprint off their line toward the ball. If that's the play, lets do the early MLS-style rule of a dribbling penalty. Start further out and have X seconds to dribble and shoot the ball. GK is free to move during that time too.
It sounds entertaining!
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United States10530 Posts
In fairness, it felt like Mexico simply outplayed them for most of the game so it was difficult for Korea to find a footing. Only in the last 15 minutes of the first half and when they really were pushing the tempo in the final 10 minutes to find the equalizer were they finding ground. Mexico were more physical and winning all the 50/50 balls.
Still, sad to see that they give up a goal from a silly mistake when they could've easily found a draw from this result.
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An early Morocco goal could send this tie crazy.
Its all or nothing for the Scots basically.
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holy shit turkey vs paraguay was a game for the ages for all the wrong reasons
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On June 20 2026 06:55 Jockmcplop wrote:
An early Morocco goal could send this tie crazy.
Its all or nothing for the Scots basically.
With 3 pts they are in contention for one of those 3rd places that advance no?
There would be a couple of groups where the weaker teams will tie their games i reckon.
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On June 20 2026 16:30 GTR wrote:
holy shit turkey vs paraguay was a game for the ages for all the wrong reasons
Big fan of the new red card rule. In discussions there is zero reason to hide your mouth. Just give him a red!
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On June 20 2026 19:37 KobraKay wrote:Show nested quote +On June 20 2026 06:55 Jockmcplop wrote:
An early Morocco goal could send this tie crazy.
Its all or nothing for the Scots basically. With 3 pts they are in contention for one of those 3rd places that advance no? There would be a couple of groups where the weaker teams will tie their games i reckon.
Oh of course I forgot about the new format...
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Every world cup "Turkey is the dark horse" and they always dissapoint. People never learn.
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Norway28875 Posts
Turkey is fairly consistently the worst team relative to the quality of their players
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On June 20 2026 20:37 haitike wrote:
Every world cup "Turkey is the dark horse" and they always dissapoint. People never learn.
The last time Turkey qualified was in 2002. They were third in that tournament.
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On June 20 2026 20:37 haitike wrote:
Every world cup "Turkey is the dark horse" and they always dissapoint. People never learn.
I havent seen turkey being called the dark horse in like 15y or so :/
They had a golden generation 20/15y ago and after that a lot of S tier players in FM....but that is FM, not IRL :D
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Norway28875 Posts
On June 18 2026 21:50 KobraKay wrote:
Who is Eirik Granaas from Norway? Newspapers are excited because my team is about to buy the kid.
Honestly don't know anything about him other than he broke Ødegaard's record for youngest player to play in the Norwegian top division.
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On June 20 2026 22:27 RvB wrote:Show nested quote +On June 20 2026 20:37 haitike wrote:
Every world cup "Turkey is the dark horse" and they always dissapoint. People never learn. The last time Turkey qualified was in 2002. They were third in that tournament.
I think he means Euros too
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On June 21 2026 05:01 Liquid`Drone wrote:Show nested quote +On June 18 2026 21:50 KobraKay wrote:
Who is Eirik Granaas from Norway? Newspapers are excited because my team is about to buy the kid. Honestly don't know anything about him other than he broke Ødegaard's record for youngest player to play in the Norwegian top division.
ok, thank you. he is now signed so its no longer a rumor and media were happy about it....but he looks...young? :/ just a kid really.
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The player Nagelsmann hates the most is the only one who is actually performing at a good level in Germany
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