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33 minutes ago, jamboinglasgow said:

 

Yeah, not saying its the wisest move from him, but still think the manager of Costa Rica has handled things just as poorly. He comments to the press before the game defending why he hasn't picked Vargas, while trying to praise him can also be a seen as odd in retrospect, where the reasoning was that he doesn't play centre forward like he wants and needs to improve to play on the wing, yet he picks every other attacking player (so those players dont have weaknesses to their game?)

 

As I say it would be humiliating getting to the huge tournament and the manager says your not quite good enough to play any roles you can play and everyone else gets some minutes, and get dropped from the squad all together for a game leading up to it.

 

As I say its not the best thing to do that statement but it does come across as a player who is at their lowest, emotional and feeling messed around.


Yeah, I don’t blame him at all. He said what needs to be said and what the fans want said. I just hope he doesn’t get ostracised and miss out on the World Cup. But him not having to traipse across the world for friendlies or qualifiers isn’t the worst thing.

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16 minutes ago, sadj said:

That was a eye closing tackle. Lucky not to break his ankle

That tackle aside (which TBF wasn't malicious but was 100% dangerous and a red), this match has been the most epic mutual shitehousery match I've seen in a long time. I'm not sure I've seen a match when both teams were just unapologetically going at it, full expectation that the other would too, yet being 100% committed to the bit.  I swear the teams are tacitly acknowledging the skill and persistence in just living into the shitehouse.

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3 minutes ago, Watt-Zeefuik said:

That tackle aside (which TBF wasn't malicious but was 100% dangerous and a red), this match has been the most epic mutual shitehousery match I've seen in a long time. I'm not sure I've seen a match when both teams were just unapologetically going at it, full expectation that the other would too, yet being 100% committed to the bit.  I swear the teams are tacitly acknowledging the skill and persistence in just living into the shitehouse.


That Uruguay performance reminded me of them in 86. Kick, kick, kick red kick kick kick, Brazil were nearly as bad. Wonder what odds youd have got on +40 fouls 👀

 

Shame as Uruguay were quality in the group matches

 

 

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4 minutes ago, sadj said:


That Uruguay performance reminded me of them in 86. Kick, kick, kick red kick kick kick, Brazil were nearly as bad. Wonder what odds youd have got on +40 fouls 👀

 

Shame as Uruguay were quality in the group matches

 

 

 

It might be the margaritas I had with dinner talking but I started to enjoy it as a spectacle. There was a free kick there near the end where both players were just utterly at it when Brazil got a free kick and it ended with the Uruguay player lightly patting the Brazil player on the head, who promptly dropped to the floor and rolled around grabbing his head. Quality in its own right.

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Just now, Watt-Zeefuik said:

 

It might be the margaritas I had with dinner talking but I started to enjoy it as a spectacle. There was a free kick there near the end where both players were just utterly at it when Brazil got a free kick and it ended with the Uruguay player lightly patting the Brazil player on the head, who promptly dropped to the floor and rolled around grabbing his head. Quality in its own right.


haha it was definitely a spectacle. 
 

Uruguay controlled that game though. Much as it sounds contrary to what iv said. Theymade Brazil come down to their level and play such a ridiculously crap game

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Colombia 1-0 Uruguay.  Magic stuff with Colombia playing with 10 men for the entire second half.  Mexican world cup referee was streets ahead of the German cheat earlier today and stood for no nonsensical rolling about or other acting....he'd clearly seen it all before.  

 

Close but the better team pulled it off in the end.  Argentina vs Colombia in Miami in the final on Sunday after the Euro final. 

 

 

 

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Probably the most positive thing that he did all night.  What's his shots to goals ratio?

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Uruguay players say the Colombian fans were physically harassing their spouses and young kids.

 

Reminiscent of the infamous "Malice at the Palace" in the NBA.

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3 hours ago, benny said:

Man with sports bra.Goes into the crowd.Does a stupid dance.Throws a punch.Surprise surprise misses.

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Red dippers printing 2 million t shirts.🤣🤣🤣🤣

 

https://x.com/UruguayFootENG/status/1811225678471434567

I don't condone the crowd nonsense but it's hardly a surprise that he missed as he did that all night.

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1 minute ago, jamboinglasgow said:

The Costa Rica manager looks to be off to Paraguay. Looks like Vargas might actually get caps now.


Good for him and to increase his value. Bad for us as he’ll be missing games for long travel and more chance of injury (maybe). But better him play than to travel all that way to sit on a bench.

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On 11/07/2024 at 10:58, DesertDawg said:

Probably the most positive thing that he did all night.  What's his shots to goals ratio?

F%%%}{ cost me about £300 in bets. All i missed out on from them all was 1 Nunez shot on target. 🤣

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25 minutes ago, sadj said:

F%%%}{ cost me about £300 in bets. All i missed out on from them all was 1 Nunez shot on target. 🤣

I guess that you haven't watched him much at Liverpool then?

 

On the positive side, the new Dutch coach at Liverpool may well be able to solve that problem.

 

 

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Fans tried to rush the entrance. That stuff doesn’t fly at American stadiums. 
 

I think it will end up postponed because apparently one gate was breached and fans flooded in there. Not good. 
 

CONMEBOL is an absolute mess of an org. Maybe worse than CONCACAF. Miami throws countless massive events, only CONMEBOL could mess it up. 

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They are now letting fans in. Still a mess. This isn’t even the first major international soccer/football match at Hard Rock Stadium. CONMEBOL. Yikes. 
 

According to Twitter, they’re letting people in without checking tickets? What? Unacceptable 

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41 minutes ago, Ricardo Quaresma said:

Kick-off delayed half oor

45 minutes now.  ☹️ 

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Just now, DesertDawg said:

45 minutes now.  ☹️ 

 

 

Just seen it's delayed to 9:15EST which will be 1hr 15mins late?

 

I'm off to bed.

 

 

 

 

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Just now, neilnunb said:

 

 

Just seen it's delayed to 9:15EST which will be 1hr 15mins late?

 

I'm off to bed.

 

Correct.  The good news here in Arizona is that it's only 5.50pm right now.  🤠

 

 

 

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Quality game of football so far. Both teams fully up for it, and the hacking hasn’t been particularly bad. 
 

of course both teams like to recycle it around the back looking for space so if either were wearing maroon JKB would be chock full of “PASS IT FORE WARD”

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Messi. One of the greatest ever. 
 

Gets fouled at the end line. Carefully writhes back into the field of play.

 

Quality.

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8 minutes ago, Watt-Zeefuik said:

Messi. One of the greatest ever. 
 

Gets fouled at the end line. Carefully writhes back into the field of play.

 

Quality.

One of the biggest actors in football

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I left the bar where I was watching it when the half time whistle blew. Get home and find out I missed Shakira perform. 😡

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Star of the whole show. Shakira that is🤪🥰😍
There is just something about those Columbian mulatto girls that gets me cranked up!

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38 minutes ago, Watt-Zeefuik said:

I left the bar where I was watching it when the half time whistle blew. Get home and find out I missed Shakira perform. 😡

Good move.  Complete rubbish.

 

 

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Ricardo Quaresma

Martinez 1-0

 

2nd half ET

 

Messi wins on the bench unless Colombia equalise

 

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Madness to think Messi didn't win his first international football trophy until the 2021 copa America. Now he's won a world cup and a second copa all after the age of 33 - 34. 

 

He's still unsure on his international future, although Angel Di Maria has announced his retirement after the match. 

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2 hours ago, DesertDawg said:

One of the biggest actors in football

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He wasn't acting, his leg is apparently pretty messed up.

 

Still managed to roll back into the field to stop play.

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6 hours ago, Smithian said:

Fans tried to rush the entrance. That stuff doesn’t fly at American stadiums. 
 

I think it will end up postponed because apparently one gate was breached and fans flooded in there. Not good. 
 

CONMEBOL is an absolute mess of an org. Maybe worse than CONCACAF. Miami throws countless massive events, only CONMEBOL could mess it up. 

 

A person on twitter I follow who covers South American football is there, he has been posting pictures and video. Its clear that the authorities have messed up and trying to use the "fans tried to get in without tickets" excuse to try and pass the buck. The twitter user is saying that there was only one gate open and even then they are letting one person at a time (till they opened the gates) which means fans were packed behind the gates in hot weather for 90 mins, some fans were passing out.

 

Does sound like a similar issue to the Champions league final in Paris. Not great with the US being joint-holders of the world cup in 2 years.

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With that win last night Argentina became only the 2nd Intl team to win 3 major trophies on the spin - the other obviously being the legendary Spain side from 08-12. Pretty incredible achievement especially when you add that in with only 2 defeats in 5 years. Undoubtedly in the top 2 Intl sides of the century.

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7 hours ago, Watt-Zeefuik said:

He wasn't acting, his leg is apparently pretty messed up.

 

Still managed to roll back into the field to stop play.

 

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6 hours ago, jamboinglasgow said:

 

A person on twitter I follow who covers South American football is there, he has been posting pictures and video. Its clear that the authorities have messed up and trying to use the "fans tried to get in without tickets" excuse to try and pass the buck. The twitter user is saying that there was only one gate open and even then they are letting one person at a time (till they opened the gates) which means fans were packed behind the gates in hot weather for 90 mins, some fans were passing out.

 

Does sound like a similar issue to the Champions league final in Paris. Not great with the US being joint-holders of the world cup in 2 years.

Whatever it was, it was a mistake. Miami has hosted many Super Bowls, college football national championships, mega concerts, international footy matches. They aren't new to this.

 

They got to fix it. If I was a fan with kids and I showed up and saw that scene, I'd have turned around and walked away.

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1 minute ago, Smithian said:

Whatever it was, it was a mistake. Miami has hosted many Super Bowls, college football national championships, mega concerts, international footy matches. They aren't new to this.

 

They got to fix it. If I was a fan with kids and I showed up and saw that scene, I'd have turned around and walked away.

They showed the scenes outside on SSN, some woman had a Chihuahua on a leash running around 😱🤔🤷🏾‍♂️🤦🏽🤪?!?!

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9 minutes ago, Pasquale for King said:

They showed the scenes outside on SSN, some woman had a Chihuahua on a leash running around 😱🤔🤷🏾‍♂️🤦🏽🤪?!?!

Well, to be fair, that could be any regular Tuesday in Miami.

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6 minutes ago, Smithian said:

Well, to be fair, that could be any regular Tuesday in Miami.

I wasn’t clear, she was IN the ground, they were outside 😆

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12 minutes ago, Pasquale for King said:

Messi cemented his position as best modern player ever, Ronaldo crying too 😆.

There's no question there imo.

 

Pele

Maradona

Messi

 

That's your top 3 to ever kick a baw, the only debate is in which order. Honourable mentions to R9, Zidane, Cruyff, Beckenbauer & Cristiano.

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11 minutes ago, boag1874 said:

There's no question there imo.

 

Pele

Maradona

Messi

 

That's your top 3 to ever kick a baw, the only debate is in which order. Honourable mentions to R9, Zidane, Cruyff, Beckenbauer & Cristiano.

Spot on

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