World cup

[peregine]

91 mins 3- nil to Croatia. They go into the last 16.

[blue rebel]

91 mins 3- nil to Croatia. They go into the last 16.

Unbelievable result but well warranted Messi having a nightmare of a WC..

[willie wacker]

Unbelievable result but well warranted Messi having a nightmare of a WC..

It’s not Messi,s fault , it’s the whole team set up , they had better players on the bench than on the pitch.
3 coaches through the SA qualifying round.
If you have a player of Messi,s ability then you set up the team to bring out the best in him.

[blue rebel]

It’s not Messi,s fault , it’s the whole team set up , they had better players on the bench than on the pitch.
3 coaches through the SA qualifying round.
If you have a player of Messi,s ability then you set up the team to bring out the best in him.

Not saying its his fault but he still after having 2 bad games as every time he went on a dribble tonight he lost the ball..
Ronaldo plays with players of less ability and have dragged Portugal thru many a game with his goals ..

[Kennedy]

Guys, have you heard of the new movie? It's called Messi come home.

[blue rebel]

Guys, have you heard of the new movie? It's called Messi come home.

Could be going home sooner than he thought and take Mr Maradona with him as he is killing them all with his Cigar smoke..

[westcorklad]

Great finish by modric. Croatia only qualified via the play offs but they are a dangerous team. How far could they go?

They look as if they could at least match the 1998 team and reach the semi finals. Argentina last failed to get out of the group stages in 2002 and unless Nigeria do them a favour tomorrow it looks like the same will happen this time. Also today Australia still have a slim chance of qualifying after their draw with Denmark while France didn't look too impressive but are through to the last 16.

[willie wacker]

Not saying its his fault but he still after having 2 bad games as every time he went on a dribble tonight he lost the ball..
Ronaldo plays with players of less ability and have dragged Portugal thru many a game with his goals ..

Yes but the team is picked around Ronaldo.
Do you think the Portuguese defence would have conceded them goals tonight ? I doubt it.
Mascherano playing in midfield and he passed it, hadn’t got the legs to play in Barcelona midfield so was put in defence and that was when he was in his prime.

[Kennedy]

Yes but the team is picked around Ronaldo.
Do you think the Portuguese defence would have conceded them goals tonight ? I doubt it.
Mascherano playing in midfield and he passed it, hadn’t got the legs to play in Barcelona midfield so was put in defence and that was when he was in his prime.

To be fair, Modric is the best midfield player in the world for the past 2, 3 seasons. As long as he has someone watching his back (Casemiro in Real, Brozovic in Croatia) he can do whatever he wants.

I mean, look at his goal today. It's funny how he always manages to score goals like that, remember the goal against ManU in his first season in Real.

This team isn't that much different than the previous one in 2014, it's just that 3 players that were old were replaced (Subasic > Pletikosa, Vrsaljko > Srna, Rebic > Olic). Keep in mind they were also there 4 years ago, but because the previous 3 were like 34y each, and didn't want to step down for younger players, we got trashed by Mexico then. And also a mistake on that WC was, placing Rakitic as a DMF, which he simply can't play, as even in Barcelona, Busquets does that for him. It's funny how ever since Makelele, that role has been reinvented, and has been crucial in modern football basically. Each team has got to have one player like that.

All in all, we will be first in group, then we'll go against Denmark, pass them, and meet with Portugal in quarter finals. We will see how that will go again, seeing how we lost 1-0 in extra time in 2016.

[willie wacker]

To be fair, Modric is the best midfield player in the world for the past 2, 3 seasons. As long as he has someone watching his back (Casemiro in Real, Brozovic in Croatia) he can do whatever he wants.

I mean, look at his goal today. It's funny how he always manages to score goals like that, remember the goal against ManU in his first season in Real.

This team isn't that much different than the previous one in 2014, it's just that 3 players that were old were replaced (Subasic > Pletikosa, Vrsaljko > Srna, Rebic > Olic). Keep in mind they were also there 4 years ago, but because the previous 3 were like 34y each, and didn't want to step down for younger players, we got trashed by Mexico then. And also a mistake on that WC was, placing Rakitic as a DMF, which he simply can't play, as even in Barcelona, Busquets does that for him. It's funny how ever since Makelele, that role has been reinvented, and has been crucial in modern football basically. Each team has got to have one player like that.

All in all, we will be first in group, then we'll go against Denmark, pass them, and meet with Portugal in quarter finals. We will see how that will go again, seeing how we lost 1-0 in extra time in 2016.

You from Croatia so
Well played today