World Cup 2018

[Naffman]

Morrocco need to make this count

[dragontrades]

Any team with pace up front would destroy the Russian defence

[SeaHorseRacing]

Is it deemed match fixing if a team plays for a draw?

[Naffman]

Don't think so but I hope you aren't suggesting Spain and Iran are going for a draw?

[SeaHorseRacing]

Hoping Belgium top the group as England (obviously have to get their first) would avoid prob Ger/Braz in QF.

[Korattt]

defence v attack training session in the Spain v Iran game.. great atmosphere though

[Naffman]

Horrible noise, just to make it sound like there's loads of people there when there really isn't

[Naffman]

Spain were crap

[SeaHorseRacing]

Spain were crap

They were horrendous! What annoys me is they will turn up in a few games. Their defence looks dodgy as shit to me.

[BetScalper]

Spain were crap

They were horrendous! What annoys me is they will turn up in a few games. Their defence looks dodgy as shit to me.

The Spanish have never been known for having a strong defense.

Look at Real Madrid or Barcelona. Their game plan is just to score more goals than the opposition does.

[SeaHorseRacing]

Germany at 1.45 looks a little short for me on Saturday.

[BetScalper]

Dont know why Germany are 31%, they looked sh!te to me.

[Naffman]

Just depends which Germany turns up! If they play like they did against Mexico then they won't beat Sweden

And I haven't seen Werner play domestically but he looked very average against Mexico, going to be tough for them I agree

[wearthefoxhat]

Just depends which Germany turns up! If they play like they did against Mexico then they won't beat Sweden

And I haven't seen Werner play domestically but he looked very average against Mexico, going to be tough for them I agree

Without stating the obvious, Mexico worked out Germany tactically with those speedy counter attacks. It's no coincidence that Mexico had 4 players rated over 8.0, whereas Germany's best player was 7.72

Mexico:
Gallando 8.54
Lozano 8.43
Ochoa 8.25
Herrera 8.29

Germany
Draxler 7.72

If Mexico can maintain some form of consistency, then it'll show they can adapt their game to other opposition. If not, other teams will work them out in the later stages.

As for Germany, they are more than likely to put things right, however, if could also be one of those years they struggle. Makes for interesting viewing.

[JTEDL]

I wouldn't write off ze Germans quite yet, but next game will be interesting, a bit of pressure on them now.

Also read this earlier :
If Spain and Portugal win, draw or lose by identical scores in their remaining game, the group winner/who goes through will be decided by Fair Play points!

If their Fair Play points are identical too, then they will draw lots to decide who tops the group/goes through.