I think it's a matter of the Canadian team not being experienced on this stage of international football. Once you go 1 goal up in an Interational tournament like this against a team that are arguably better than you, you need to be a bit more conservative rather than continue to attack and leave spaces at the back.

Martin Keown: "It's such a simple game, just pass the ball along the carpet to your teammate."

Projection?

Hahaha Hutchinson has a tampon up his nose. I would have thought that was illegal in Qatar for some bizarre sexist reason?

 

36 minutes ago, axman2526 said:

Well darn. When I last looked we were wining and now are losing. Bad result for Belgium as well as us.

Well got our first world cup goal at least, history made.

I feel guilty: whenever I get away for a significant amount of time from the tv during a match, somebody scores for a country I don't support (in this particular match anyway). This doubly hurt Canada 

I'm so sorry @axman2526

45 minutes ago, Deino said:

They complement each other so well. Plus they have the benefit of playing in the golden generation of Croats right now

Agree this croatia team is pretty good. 

 

I don't understand playing Davies on the right. 

Kovacic better be bringing back these performances back to the club

Strange how many of the Chelsea players who were sauntering around the pitch a month ago suddenly have energy and look really interested.....can't think why....

2 minutes ago, Frankie8Lampard said:

Kovacic better be bringing back these performances back to the club

He probably will go under the knife after this wc

Just now, dkw said:

Strange how many of the Chelsea players who were sauntering around the pitch a month ago suddenly have energy and look really interested.....can't think why....

Sadly, similar to a lot of players across clubs. That's what happens when FIFA decides to put a World Cup in the middle of the season. Players start protecting themselves/putting in the bare minimum so they can save their energy for the World Cup. 

Is there anybody who has watched hazard play for rm recently? 

 

Croatia played well today and if they play like that against Belgium it will all be over for De Bryune and E.Hazard and of course Martinez.

23 minutes ago, Bob stark said:

Is there anybody who has watched hazard play for rm recently? 

 

I have; he has been average when he has managed to get on the pitch which is a rare occurrence. Needs to move to Serie A, a short team contract to Lazio under Sarri will be ideal. If that doesn’t work out then Ligue 1 should be his last destination in Europe.

Well beaten in the end. Credit to Croatia they showed their quality and good luck to them in the next round. 

Still proud we made it there, and hopefully we can get our first world cup point, or 3, in the last game. That would be a lovely end to a superb campaign.

4 hours ago, axman2526 said:

Wow Japan worked so hard for that huge win in game one only to blow it against a side that lost by 7 to Spain....

Unfortunately not only did Japan blow it they have let Germany right back in. A draw tonight against Spain and beat Costa Rica should be enough to get der Jeermans through.

Then obviously they put England out of our misery at some point in the knockout stages. On penalties of course.

10 minutes ago, axman2526 said:

Well beaten in the end. Credit to Croatia they showed their quality and good luck to them in the next round. 

Still proud we made it there, and hopefully we can get our first world cup point, or 3, in the last game. That would be a lovely end to a superb campaign.

You are very lucky to have Alphonso Davies who I just read was born in a refugee camp in Ghana to Liberian parents.

If Jack Charlton was still Ireland manager he would have found a way to get him an Irish passport first.

Vamos Espania.

Edited November 27, 20223 yr by just

Beautiful.

1 hour ago, dkw said:

Strange how many of the Chelsea players who were sauntering around the pitch a month ago suddenly have energy and look really interested.....can't think why....

Happens all the time leading upto these tournaments, it's just usually 90% of games in the month before are dead rubbers so no one cares.

Both Azpi and Havertz on the bench tonight.

34 minutes ago, just said:

You are very lucky to have Alphonso Davies who I just read was born in a refugee camp in Ghana to Liberian parents.

If Jack Charlton was still Ireland manager he would have found a way to get him an Irish passport first.

Indeed, quality player. Johnathan David is a real good player as well.

48 minutes ago, just said:

Unfortunately not only did Japan blow it they have let Germany right back in. A draw tonight against Spain and beat Costa Rica should be enough to get der Jeermans through.

Then obviously they put England out of our misery at some point in the knockout stages. On penalties of course.

When Southgate is your penalty taking coach...

Looks like Rodri is going to play as a CB till Spain gets eliminated.

Quality goal.