World Cup Thread 2018

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Interesting warm up game results from others in our group.

Denmark beat Mexico 2-0, Pery held 0-0 by Sweden and France couldnt get passed an unqualified USA 1-1 at home.

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Are Viduka & Kewell playing?

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I hope there was betting available on that last warm up game them goals looked so suss

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Wowā€¦ I forgot our 3 goals came from 84th minute onwards. Such an astonishing gameā€¦ especially when we were resigned to going down in typical ā€˜robbedā€™ socceroos fashion wit that ā– ā– ā– ā–  japan goal that should have beena freekick to schwarzerā€¦

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That was a great night, the crowd closing down the Flinders Street intersection afterward for a round of flares was awesome

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Yep, I lost my ā– ā– ā– ā–  when they scored and thought I was going to get evicted. Sitting amongst a sea of Japanese fans wasnā€™t ideal either. It made it so much sweeter when we won as either side of us their fans were crying and just sat there in total shock

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The Croatia game although a draw was just as good.

Was on a v line train to work at the time and the conductor was giving a live call over the P.A

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I am going to be in Europe from 18 June onward, (was in England during the 2006 World Cup in Germany) even though I am not a huge fan, I do like the World Cup and the atmosphere in England was pretty goodā€¦

Itā€™s going to be good to watch the matches at reasonable times. Hoping our guyā€™s do well.

I will be in Spain for the final, so hoping they get through as reckon the atmosphere will be great and would like to be part of it.

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Australia was pretty poor in the friendly against Hungary.
Ryan saved embarrassment in the first half, Arzani put Australia ahead, then both sides exchange very ordinary own goals.

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This is kind of the reason I just canā€™t buy into the Socceroos.
For the twenty years Iā€™ve (not) watched them, most (not all, but definitely most) of their goals seem to come from a metre out, or by accident.
If they scored from the edge of the box with a shot that tails into the top corner while the opposition keeper dives despairingly, then I reckon Iā€™d watch more.

Iā€™m sure that opinion will annoy.
Itā€™s not meant to.

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Above goal notwithstanding I kinda get your point wim. Weā€™ve been a pretty ordinary team for close to a decade and we seem a fair way off improving to be honest.

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I think the Socceroos need their losing to fark Carlton moment. I think weā€™ll need to miss WC qualification before any serious changes are made to the way game is run here.

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Disagree. Missing a WC would spell big trouble for the code here. Just getting to the WC provides momentum and spikes in junior numbers. We are never going to be a powerhouse in World Soccer and getting out of the group stages occasionally is probably the best we can aim for at the moment

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So I just discovered the BBC & ITV have the exclusive rights to the WC in the UK, and will be broadcasting it all for free, ā€¦ some through their online streaming platforms, ā€¦ and all you need to watch it, is a UK IP address.

Now if there was only a way we here in OZ could somehow have one and make it seem like we were there, ā€¦ :thinking:

https://www.totalsportek.com/football/fifa-world-cup-online/

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Donā€™t have a shower, drink your beer warm and complain a lotā€¦that might trick them.

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The optus app is pretty good if youā€™re not a cheapskate

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Italy is not there, so Germany will win.

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Iā€™m still stunned Sweden rolled them out of it

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Italy either win world cups or are utter trash in them (or donā€™t even qualify!)

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