Yeah, Miranda vs Lukaku was a good switch. Really neutralised Lukaku as an outlet for Belgium.

Coutinho was so predictable ( good passage of play for the goal) but the amounts he got the ball on the left, cuts in with his right and went for that shot. Only to be blocked by Fellaini/Witsel/Kompany.

And then he proceeded to do it again. Rinse/repeat. Also Coutinho/Neymar run into each other's positions a lot.

Firmino didn’t makes Brazil play better. He was poor.

melts, yeah that’s true. They looked knackered as well.

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posted 41 seconds ago
comment by The Mane Man ( life at this age is rubbish with no money #needajob) (U19731)
posted 1 minute ago
Firmino made them better in the second half and with the tacticall change of playing Miranda 1v1 against Lukaku.
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Not making this an anti Firmino thing at all but he was poor when he came on IMO. The players that helped Brazil improve were Costa and Augusto.

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What Firmino did was holding the ball up and linking the play better with the wingers than Jesus.

I think it helped that Jesus (and then Costa) were the wingers though...

He didn’t really do that. He actually gave the ball away more than Jesus did as well.

comment by The Mane Man ( life at this age is rubbish with no money #needajob) (U19731)
posted 1 minute ago

Firmino made them better in the second half

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Ffs, not this again

Brazil were unlucky tonight with the own goal, it allowed Belgium to play to their strength - counter attacking. If Martinez knows how to do one thing, it's coaching a counter attacking unit.

Belgium did their jobs well, however Brazil probably should have forced extra time (at least) with the chances they made.

All eyes on the 3 Lions now.

More than England 300 fans are expected to be there.

Dunno if its been posted on here yet, apparently neymar spent 14 minutes on the floor feigning injury in the world cup

comment by Insert random username (U10647)
posted about a minute ago
Dunno if its been posted on here yet, apparently neymar spent 14 minutes on the floor feigning injury in the world cup
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longer than the ball was in play for the uruguay france match.

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I've been saying It for years about that excuse.

Finally, people get it.

He has a bad eye in his head the pu$$y.

If we win the World Cup I want us to send Nigel Farage to a Fifa meeting so he can say this

“At the start of the tournament we said it’s coming home and you all laughed at us. Well you’re not laughing now”

Match day!!!

Big day ahead for Gareth & the lads, and for the rest of us

A word of warning - don't start drinking too early, especially in this heat

sweden !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

VIKINGS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

https://pre00.deviantart.net/000a/th/pre/f/2009/233/3/a/swedish_girl_19__viking_by_tronador.jpg

comment by peks " El Patrón " (U6618)
posted 11 minutes ago
https://pre00.deviantart.net/000a/th/pre/f/2009/233/3/a/swedish_girl_19__viking_by_tronador.jpg
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She's certainly given me the horn!

comment by Emperor Kami (U9880)
posted 7 hours, 7 minutes ago
If we win the World Cup I want us to send Nigel Farage to a Fifa meeting so he can say this

“At the start of the tournament we said it’s coming home and you all laughed at us. Well you’re not laughing now”
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called it with France & Belgium yesterday....

not seen Sweden thus far in this tournament...suspect they'll be solid in defence as a minimum...& technically efficient

narrow England win

horrific english fans being v crude to a swedish journalist (Ok she is fit as fack)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wu3P75wxyY0

comment by peks " El Patrón " (U6618)
posted 12 minutes ago
horrific english fans being v crude to a swedish journalist (Ok she is fit as fack)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wu3P75wxyY0
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Standard Englishman abroad behaviour

comment by (Kash) I'm the Mane (U1108)
posted 1 minute ago

Standard Englishman abroad behaviour
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I live in Tenerife, and I have to say it's probably only about 85% giving the other 15% a bad name.

comment by peks " El Patrón " (U6618)
posted 1 hour, 38 minutes ago
horrific english fans being v crude to a swedish journalist (Ok she is fit as fack)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wu3P75wxyY0
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What a pr!ck.

bet his mum is well proud

Beautiful furniture producing ’s.

The country’s star footballers were turfed out of bed before breakfast, after a fire alarm was activated at 8am (local time) in their five star hotel in the centre of Samara. Meanwhile, England’s Harry Kane and his team were tucked up in their beds a few miles away, in the 196-room Renaissance in Samara, oblivious that their opponents preparations for the big match had been disrupted. Members of the Swedish team gathered in the lobby of the Lotte hotel (right) as alarm bells rang out, looking bleary-eyed and confused. Unsurprisingly, one of the players was overheard saying: 'We could do without this today.' England fan Terry Comitti, from Essex, who was in the hotel said: ‘The Swedish players looked like they had the right hump. They were not happy and that wouldn’t be a surprise when they were supposed to be getting their beauty sleep before what is probably the biggest games of their lives.’