World Cup Predictions

[MFKS]

Ok then guys lets have everyones tips in

WINNER

FINALIST

TOP GOAL SCORER

HOW FAR SOCCEROOS GET

HOW FAR ENGLAND GET

WHO KNOCKS ENGLAND OUT

CINDARELLA TEAM

BIGGEST FLOP TEAM

MVP PLAYER

STAR PLAYER WHO ANNOUNCES THEMSELVES TO THE WORLD

FLOP PLAYER

ARZANI EVADES

SOCCEROOS BEST PLAYER

SOCCEROOS BIGGEST FLOP PLAYER

TIMMYS SPONSOR UNVEILS FROM NOW TO WC FINAL DAY

WILL AUSSIE MEDIA QUERY WHY A 38 YEAR OLD WHO CANT GET A RUN IN THE HAL GETS SELECTED FOR WC

[belchardo]

Ok then guys lets have everyones tips in

WINNER

FINALIST

TOP GOAL SCORER

HOW FAR SOCCEROOS GET

HOW FAR ENGLAND GET

WHO KNOCKS ENGLAND OUT

CINDARELLA TEAM

BIGGEST FLOP TEAM

MVP PLAYER

STAR PLAYER WHO ANNOUNCES THEMSELVES TO THE WORLD

FLOP PLAYER

ARZANI EVADES

SOCCEROOS BEST PLAYER

SOCCEROOS BIGGEST FLOP PLAYER

TIMMYS SPONSOR UNVEILS FROM NOW TO WC FINAL DAY

WILL AUSSIE MEDIA QUERY WHY A 38 YEAR OLD WHO CANT GET A RUN IN THE HAL GETS SELECTED FOR WC

non-serious answer is "Arzani" to all of them. will ponder some more serious responses.

[Frodo]

WINNER : I want to say France but they don't seem to have gelled enough in Midfield. I'm gonna go with BRAZIL.

FINALIST : Brazil Vs Spain final.

TOP GOAL SCORER : I'll go with Timo Werner. Gabriel Jesus not far behind.

HOW FAR SOCCEROOS GET : Group Stage.

HOW FAR ENGLAND GET : Round of 16.

WHO KNOCKS ENGLAND OUT : Columbia.

CINDARELLA TEAM : Eygpt.

BIGGEST FLOP TEAM : Argentina.

MVP PLAYER : Isco. Steps into Iniesta's shoes and lifts Spain close to the Trophy.

STAR PLAYER WHO ANNOUNCES THEMSELVES TO THE WORLD : Mohamed Elneny, beast mode in midfield for Egypt.

FLOP PLAYER : Deli Alli. No goals or assists, Welbeck to get a goal just to prove how useless Alli is.

ARZANI EVADES : Over 9000.

SOCCEROOS BEST PLAYER : Andrew Nabbout.

SOCCEROOS BIGGEST FLOP PLAYER : Cahill can't sink any lower in my eyes, so i'll say Mooy to have a shocker and lose Huddersfield a few million when they sell him to West Ham to partner Jack Wilshire next season.

TIMMYS SPONSOR UNVEILS FROM NOW TO WC FINAL DAY : At least one more for Timmy Tams by Arnotts.

WILL AUSSIE MEDIA QUERY WHY A 38 YEAR OLD WHO CANT GET A RUN IN THE HAL GETS SELECTED FOR WC : He will jag a goal in a 4-1 loss and everyone will use it to justify his selection. Plus Arzani will be evading so many players the media will run out of world class players to compare him to.

[boz-monaut]

I rarely do predictions for the reason that I'm often at odds with reality

WINNER – Germany

FINALIST – Germany v Brazil

TOP GOAL SCORER – a German but not Werner

HOW FAR SOCCEROOS GET – group stage

HOW FAR ENGLAND GET – round of 16 or quarters

WHO KNOCKS ENGLAND OUT – Colombia or Germany

CINDARELLA TEAM - Iceland (again)

BIGGEST FLOP TEAM – France

MVP PLAYER – Raheem Sterling

STAR PLAYER WHO ANNOUNCES THEMSELVES TO THE WORLD – Raheem Sterling

FLOP PLAYER – Raheem Sterling

ARZANI EVADES – I've done some research and 'evades' isn't actually a real thing

SOCCEROOS BEST PLAYER – Mooy or Ryan

SOCCEROOS BIGGEST FLOP PLAYER – everyone else, Arzani won't do anything but will be touted as a great success (much like the A-League season or the Czechia game)

TIMMYS SPONSOR UNVEILS FROM NOW TO WC FINAL DAY – has Out Tim (TM) got an Official Mattress Supplier yet?

WILL AUSSIE MEDIA QUERY WHY A 38 YEAR OLD WHO CANT GET A RUN IN THE HAL GETS SELECTED FOR WC – no, because everyone else who isn't Arzani is shit, just look at what happened in the Czechia friendly, no one worth fapping over scored

[Jetmaster]

Not enuff Arseani


Ok then guys lets have everyones tips in

WINNER Germany

FINALIST Brazil

TOP GOAL SCORER Jesus

HOW FAR SOCCEROOS GET 4th in Group

HOW FAR ENGLAND GET Round of 16 on penalties

WHO KNOCKS ENGLAND OUT Poland

CINDARELLA TEAM Egypt

BIGGEST FLOP TEAM England

MVP PLAYER Coutinho

STAR PLAYER WHO ANNOUNCES THEMSELVES TO THE WORLD De Gea

FLOP PLAYER Harry Kane

ARZANI EVADES Criticism when he is trash

SOCCEROOS BEST PLAYER Sainsbury

SOCCEROOS BIGGEST FLOP PLAYER Ryan

TIMMYS SPONSOR UNVEILS FROM NOW TO WC FINAL DAY The Tim Cahill Socceroos

WILL AUSSIE MEDIA QUERY WHY A 38 YEAR OLD WHO CANT GET A RUN IN THE HAL GETS SELECTED FOR WC Nuh....think Roger Milla.....he was 41

[plague]

WINNER: Putin

FINALIST: Putin discourages anyone from competing against him.

TOP GOAL SCORER: Some guy no ones heard of but hes only 3 weeks away from getting that Real Madrid contract

HOW FAR SOCCEROOS GET: Russia

HOW FAR ENGLAND GET: not far enough

WHO KNOCKS ENGLAND OUT: England

CINDARELLA TEAM: a team with a bunch of ugly sisters? gotta be the Poles right? i mean youve seen them right? yikes.

BIGGEST FLOP TEAM: Italy wont make it past the group stage

MVP PLAYER: Iniesta

STAR PLAYER WHO ANNOUNCES THEMSELVES TO THE WORLD: Iniesta

FLOP PLAYER: England

ARZANI EVADES any game time

SOCCEROOS BEST PLAYER: Griff

SOCCEROOS BIGGEST FLOP PLAYER: nf.net will underperform because there is no Member diary.

TIMMYS SPONSOR UNVEILS FROM NOW TO WC FINAL DAY: will be equal to the amount of tv's i smash........ooooh look whos a Samsung ambassador.....

WILL AUSSIE MEDIA QUERY WHY A 38 YEAR OLD WHO CANT GET A RUN IN THE HAL GETS SELECTED FOR WC: that would require aussie media knowing who else plays sockah in this country. too hard dont try.

[Jeterpool]

WINNER Germany

FINALIST Brazil

TOP GOAL SCORER Timo Werner

HOW FAR SOCCEROOS GET 3rd in group stages

HOW FAR ENGLAND GET - Quarter finals

WHO KNOCKS ENGLAND OUT - Germany

CINDARELLA TEAM Senegal

BIGGEST FLOP TEAM Portugal

MVP PLAYER Toni Kroos

STAR PLAYER WHO ANNOUNCES THEMSELVES TO THE WORLD Breel Embolo or Youri Tielemans.

FLOP PLAYER Paul Pogba

ARZANI EVADES - 58

SOCCEROOS BEST PLAYER Aziz Behich

SOCCEROOS BIGGEST FLOP PLAYER Robbie Kruse

TIMMYS SPONSOR UNVEILS FROM NOW TO WC FINAL DAY - 4

WILL AUSSIE MEDIA QUERY WHY A 38 YEAR OLD WHO CANT GET A RUN IN THE HAL GETS SELECTED FOR WC No, not at all.

[StannyCFCJET]

WINNER Brazil (Neymar to have a blinder all tournament)

FINALIST Brazil vs Germany

TOP GOAL SCORER Messi

HOW FAR SOCCEROOS GET Group Stage 4th place

HOW FAR ENGLAND GET Quarter Finals

WHO KNOCKS ENGLAND OUT Germany on Pens

CINDARELLA TEAM Nigeria

BIGGEST FLOP TEAM Belgium

MVP PLAYER Neymar

STAR PLAYER WHO ANNOUNCES THEMSELVES TO THE WORLD Mbappe

FLOP PLAYER Kane

ARZANI EVADES 0 gets no game time

SOCCEROOS BEST PLAYER Leckie or Sainsbury

SOCCEROOS BIGGEST FLOP PLAYER Ryan

TIMMYS SPONSOR UNVEILS FROM NOW TO WC FINAL DAY 2

WILL AUSSIE MEDIA QUERY WHY A 38 YEAR OLD WHO CANT GET A RUN IN THE HAL GETS SELECTED FOR WC Nope

[Couscous]

Winner: Germany

[boz-monaut]

BEST REPLIES IN THIS THREAD: plague

[baldrick]

WINNER:Argentina

FINALIST: Germany

TOP GOAL SCORER: Sergio Aguero

HOW FAR SOCCEROOS GET: Group stage

HOW FAR ENGLAND GET: 3rd/4th Play-off

WHO KNOCKS ENGLAND OUT: France

CINDARELLA TEAM: Peru. But I'm on the Iceland bandwagon

BIGGEST FLOP TEAM: Brazil

MVP PLAYER: Leo Messi - who else ?

STAR PLAYER WHO ANNOUNCES THEMSELVES TO THE WORLD: Olafur Skulason

FLOP PLAYER: Neymar Jr

ARZANI EVADES: Nil.

SOCCEROOS BEST PLAYER: Mass Luongo

SOCCEROOS BIGGEST FLOP PLAYER: Cahill, T.

TIMMYS SPONSOR UNVEILS FROM NOW TO WC FINAL DAY: 100,000,000

WILL AUSSIE MEDIA QUERY WHY A 38 YEAR OLD WHO CANT GET A RUN IN THE HAL GETS SELECTED FOR WC: No, MSM don't even know the World Cup is even on.

[Couscous]

Biggest flop team: Australia

[pv4]

WINNER - Brazil

FINALIST - Spain

TOP GOAL SCORER - Giroud

HOW FAR SOCCEROOS GET - Last in group stage

HOW FAR ENGLAND GET - Quarter Finals

WHO KNOCKS ENGLAND OUT - Brazil

CINDARELLA TEAM - Mexico

BIGGEST FLOP TEAM - Germany

MVP PLAYER - Diego Costa

STAR PLAYER WHO ANNOUNCES THEMSELVES TO THE WORLD - Giroud, haters gonna hate

FLOP PLAYER - Jordan Henderson

ARZANI EVADES - 3

SOCCEROOS BEST PLAYER - Sainsbury

SOCCEROOS BIGGEST FLOP PLAYER - Degenek

TIMMYS SPONSOR UNVEILS FROM NOW TO WC FINAL DAY - 4

WILL AUSSIE MEDIA QUERY WHY A 38 YEAR OLD WHO CANT GET A RUN IN THE HAL GETS SELECTED FOR WC - Yeah nah

[cobra23]

Winner ------- Belgium

finalist --------- Argentina

top goal scorer --------- Messi

how far socceroos get ------ round16

how far england get -------- round16

who knocks england out --------- Brazil

cindarella team --------- Egypt (if salah plays)

biggest flop team --------- Spain

mvp player --------- De Bryne

star player who announces themselves to the world ------------ Salah

flop player -------- ozil

arzani evades --------- 2

socceroos best player --------- Nabs

socceroos biggest flop player ---------- KRUSE

timmys sponsor unveils from now to wc final day ---------- 101025

will aussie media query why a 38 year old who cant get a run in the hal gets selected for wc -------- OF COURSE NOT

[MFKS]

Ok then guys lets have everyones tips in

WINNNER
Argentina

FINALIST
Brazil

TOP GOAL SCORER
Gabriel Jesus

HOW FAR SOCCEROOS GET
2nd Rd

HOW FAR ENGLAND GET
Knocked out group stage

WHO KNOCKS ENGLAND OUT
Belgium

CINDARELLA TEAM
Senegal

BIGGEST FLOP TEAM
Russia. Even as hosts and a weak group nothing convinces me they going to do much. The only thing that will help will be FIFA referees

MVP PLAYER
Messi they give it to the big names

STAR PLAYER WHO ANNOUNCES THEMSELVES TO THE WORLD
Gabriel Jesus not that he unknown but will jump up to the elite level


FLOP PLAYER
Harry Kane

ARZANI EVADES
4500

SOCCEROOS BEST PLAYER
Luongo

SOCCEROOS BIGGEST FLOP PLAYER
Timmy Cahill. When you can't get in a HAL side then you ain't capable of doing it at a WC

TIMMYS SPONSOR UNVEILS FROM NOW TO WC FINAL DAY
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WILL AUSSIE MEDIA QUERY WHY A 38 YEAR OLD WHO CANT GET A RUN IN THE HAL GETS SELECTED FOR WC
They should be doing it now. It is a ****ing joke he got selected for marketing purposes.

[pv4]

CINDARELLA TEAM - Mexico

BIGGEST FLOP TEAM - Germany

Can we call this thing now

[plague]

originally posted by A Gypo:
Can we call this thing now

it already has.....


BEST REPLIES IN THIS THREAD: plague

[boz-monaut]

I'm rage quitting this thread now

this is why I don't do sports gambling (that and I don't have personality and mental health issues I make up for with addictive risk taking)

[MFKS]

Can we call this thing now

FFS

England havent played yet

Also Mexico have made the Rd of 16 last 6 tournaments

They aint no mugs

I would think semis is a minimum pass mark for them to make Cindarella status

Last nights result wasnt exactly an eartg shattering surprise
Surprising but not that far fetched

[Frodo]

CINDARELLA TEAM : Eygpt.

Cindarella did leave the ball early so I wasn't exactly wrong on this prediction.:rof:

[Jetmaster]

Honest....why do I bother?

[Bremsstrahlung]

Let’s see.

Group A - who is gonna top it?
Group B - will Spain and Portugal make it through?
Group C - Final standings will look like.....
Group D - who is gonna get that final spot?
Group E - Will Brazil and Switzerland make it out?
Group F - What on Earth is gonna happen here?!?
Group G - Who will top it? Will they win the Cup?

[MFKS]

let’s see.

Group a - who is gonna top it? Russia
group b - will spain and portugal make it through? Yes
group c - final standings will look like.....france australua denmark peru
group d - who is gonna get that final spot? Argentina
group e - will brazil and switzerland make it out? Yes
group f - what on earth is gonna happen here?!? Germany mexico through
group g - who will top it? Will they win the cup? england....no way in hell

group h senegal japan through

[boz-monaut]

I'm 6.5 correct out of 8 so far

I'd predicted Argentina to top Group D with Iceland second - so I get half a point for Argentina in the wrong spot

[StannyCFCJET]

WINNER Brazil (Neymar to have a blinder all tournament)

FINALIST Brazil vs Germany

TOP GOAL SCORER Messi

HOW FAR SOCCEROOS GET Group Stage 4th place

HOW FAR ENGLAND GET Quarter Finals

WHO KNOCKS ENGLAND OUT Germany on Pens

CINDARELLA TEAM Nigeria

BIGGEST FLOP TEAM Belgium

MVP PLAYER Neymar

STAR PLAYER WHO ANNOUNCES THEMSELVES TO THE WORLD Mbappe

FLOP PLAYER Kane

ARZANI EVADES 0 gets no game time

SOCCEROOS BEST PLAYER Leckie or Sainsbury

SOCCEROOS BIGGEST FLOP PLAYER Ryan

TIMMYS SPONSOR UNVEILS FROM NOW TO WC FINAL DAY 2

WILL AUSSIE MEDIA QUERY WHY A 38 YEAR OLD WHO CANT GET A RUN IN THE HAL GETS SELECTED FOR WC Nope

Got the socceroos place spot on sadly

[plague]

Got the socceroos place spot on sadly

Wow some of these answers are a whole lot of interesting.

[pv4]

HOW FAR SOCCEROOS GET - Last in group stage

BIGGEST FLOP TEAM - Germany

ARZANI EVADES - 3

SOCCEROOS BEST PLAYER - Sainsbury

WILL AUSSIE MEDIA QUERY WHY A 38 YEAR OLD WHO CANT GET A RUN IN THE HAL GETS SELECTED FOR WC - Yeah nah

I was spot on with a few!

[Jeterpool]

I was spot on with a few!

Sainsbury debatable to me.

[Frodo]

TOP GOAL SCORER : I'll go with Timo Werner. Gabriel Jesus not far behind.

CINDARELLA TEAM : Eygpt.

BIGGEST FLOP TEAM : Argentina.

STAR PLAYER WHO ANNOUNCES THEMSELVES TO THE WORLD : Mohamed Elneny, beast mode in midfield for Egypt.

Werner GONE!

Egypt GONE!

Argentina just snuck in and will probably go on and win it and make me look like a fool.

Elneny was terrible from all reports.


Turns out I know absolutely nothing about football. No wonder I hang around here.

[Frodo]

Sainsbury debatable to me.

Got to be either him or Leckie.

[Jeterpool]

Got to be either him or Leckie.

Agree. It was either of those two for me. Leckie was who I would have thrown in.

[plague]

I pretty much nailed all mine except saying the Foz would be no good because of no Member diary.

Brem has stepped up big time, which is more than I can say for a lot of you other pelicans.

[Macca]

As a pretty big critic of Rogic, I would throw him in there too, I thought he was excellent against Denmark and Peru.
Behich probably not quite MVP material but had a solid tournament too.

[Jeterpool]

As a pretty big critic of Rogic, I would throw him in there too, I thought he was excellent against Denmark and Peru.
Behich probably not quite MVP material but had a solid tournament too.

I think that's fair. I selected Behich as the best performing socceroo player.

[380]

Yeh Behich best for me also.

[The Dunster]

I thought Mooy was good in the first two games but seemed to be a bit short of fitness in the Peru game. Not sure why.

https://cdn.newsapi.com.au/image/v1/96f21fc2039280ec084b0a900be48850?width=650

[StannyCFCJET]

I thought Mooy was good in the first two games but seemed to be a bit short of fitness in the Peru game. Not sure why.

https://cdn.newsapi.com.au/image/v1/96f21fc2039280ec084b0a900be48850?width=650

Bert did play the same team all 3 games pretty much

[MFKS]

I thought Mooy was good in the first two games but seemed to be a bit short of fitness in the Peru game. Not sure why.

https://cdn.newsapi.com.au/image/v1/96f21fc2039280ec084b0a900be48850?width=650

You been stockpiling that photo for a rainy day??

[boz-monaut]

I got 13.5/16 correct in my predictions for the group stage

already two wrong for the round of 16 and quarters thanks to Germany

[Jeterpool]

I got 13.5/16 correct in my predictions for the group stage

already two wrong for the round of 16 and quarters thanks to Germany

How did you get a half?

[Jeterpool]

STAR PLAYER WHO ANNOUNCES THEMSELVES TO THE WORLD Youri Tielemans.

SOCCEROOS BIGGEST FLOP PLAYER Robbie Kruse


Well flop player was almost a gimmie

Otherwise, how good was Youri Tielemans this morning. Fantastic - I'll be surprised if Martinez drops him after such a dominant performance! Cracking shot that produced a world class save, pulling the strings in the heart of the Belgium midfield to make them forget Kevin What's-his-name. Brilliant

[boz-monaut]

How did you get a half?Argentina

they went through, just in the wrong spot

[halo se7en]

I’ve put a fiver on Croatia to win and Modric to get player of the tourney. I don’t think any other team had a better group stage.

[Jeterpool]

Would anyone disagree with Golovin and Yerry Mina being touted as the young players to emerge with higher profiles from this tournament?

[plague]

Yerry Mina being touted as the young players to emerge with higher profiles from this tournament?

General public yeah for sure, but didn't Barca snap him up pre tournament for a bargain.

They def knew.

I'd add Inui as well. Think he got signed to Betis before kickoff too.

[StannyCFCJET]

Would anyone disagree with Golovin and Yerry Mina being touted as the young players to emerge with higher profiles from this tournament?

Chelsea want Golovin and I am ok with that

[plague]

Chelsea want Golovin and I am ok with that

Def had him pegged as the bloke who signs a huge Prem deal then fizzles out.

It's usually a Liverpool tradition but Chelsea seem well up to challenge them.

What was the name of that dud long blonde haired Russian striker Luverpool signed about 10 years ago who was garbage.

And there was that French midfielder/forward too.

So many unforgettable players that I cant remember their names.

[plague]

Oh, and Diouff, the Senegal bloke.

Hahaha, garbage.

[StannyCFCJET]

Def had him pegged as the bloke who signs a huge Prem deal then fizzles out.

It's usually a Liverpool tradition but Chelsea seem well up to challenge them.

What was the name of that dud long blonde haired Russian striker Luverpool signed about 10 years ago who was garbage.

And there was that French midfielder/forward too.

So many unforgettable players that I cant remember their names.

Oh Voronin he was Ukrainian

[StannyCFCJET]

Def had him pegged as the bloke who signs a huge Prem deal then fizzles out.

It's usually a Liverpool tradition but Chelsea seem well up to challenge them.

What was the name of that dud long blonde haired Russian striker Luverpool signed about 10 years ago who was garbage.

And there was that French midfielder/forward too.

So many unforgettable players that I cant remember their names.

Dribill Cisse?

[Jeterpool]

Oh Voronin he was Ukrainian


Oh, and Diouff, the Senegal bloke.

Hahaha, garbage.


Dribill Cisse?

You've just gotta list Liverpool strikers other than Suarez, Torres and Firmino adn you won't be far off to be honest ha ha

[StannyCFCJET]

You've just gotta list Liverpool strikers other than Suarez, Torres and Firmino adn you won't be far off to be honest ha ha

Yeah Voronin was good at other clubs though although cant forget Rickie Lambert but I cant talk we had Chris Sutton at Chelsea >.<

[plague]

Oh Voronin he was Ukrainian

Bhahahaha yeah that was him.
And Putin decided he wanted Ukraine so hes prob technically a Russian now.


The frenchie was Bruno Cheyrou or something like that.

Geez they had some plonkers back then.

[StannyCFCJET]

Bhahahaha yeah that was him.
And Putin decided he wanted Ukraine so hes prob technically a Russian now.


The frenchie was Bruno Cheyrou or something like that.

Geez they had some plonkers back then.

Still do Henderson anyone

[Jeterpool]

Still do Henderson anyone

Oi :angry:


Bhahahaha yeah that was him.
And Putin decided he wanted Ukraine so hes prob technically a Russian now.


The frenchie was Bruno Cheyrou or something like that.

Geez they had some plonkers back then.

Yeah Bruno Cheyrou. And Mark Gonzalez. And Sebastian Coates. Jermaine Pennant. Lazar Markovic. Adam Bogdan. Amdrea Dossena. Paul Konchesky. Charlie Adam. UCL Winner Djimi Traore. etc etc etc

[StannyCFCJET]

Oi :angry:



Yeah Bruno Cheyrou. And Mark Gonzalez. And Sebastian Coates. Jermaine Pennant. Lazar Markovic. Adam Bogdan. Amdrea Dossena. Paul Konchesky. Charlie Adam. UCL Winner Djimi Traore. etc etc etc

Nothing beats Winston Bograde

[plague]

Oi :angry:



Yeah Bruno Cheyrou. And Mark Gonzalez. And Sebastian Coates. Jermaine Pennant. Lazar Markovic. Adam Bogdan. Amdrea Dossena. Paul Konchesky. Charlie Adam. UCL Winner Djimi Traore. etc etc etc

Just coming to the realization that my man Jeterpool has seen some dark times.


To be fair though, that Coates (uruguayan right???) was a good player but never got a fair go. They kept picking loudmouth trashboy Jamie Carragher over him, which is hilarious on it's own.

Prob no surprise they didn't win anything during that period.

[Jeterpool]

Just coming to the realization that my man Jeterpool has seen some dark times.


To be fair though, that Coates (uruguayan right???) was a good player but never got a fair go. They kept picking loudmouth trashboy Jamie Carragher over him, which is hilarious on it's own.

Prob no surprise they didn't win anything during that period.

Dark indeed Plague. But it has hardened me and made me the cynical, yet loveable, person I am today.

And yeah Uruguayan.

[plague]

WINNER: Putin



I told you.

https://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2018/07/15/20/putinumbrella1507.jpg?w968h681

[plague]

also, can i put down an early bet for winner in 2026?

https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_636/jmj9opfzbvokqwgnm5v1.Jpg

[Bremsstrahlung]

I told you.

https://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2018/07/15/20/putinumbrella1507.jpg?w968h681

This was by far the highlight of that ceremony. The fact they made them wait 20+ minutes to set up the stage.
Modric looking like he’s been told he’s going to die whilst holding trophy for best player.

And then everyone getting saturated and somebody appears with an umbrella, just one, for putin hahaha.
And then another 5 minutes later they decide to get the others some cover.
Infantino is absolutely drenched presenting the medals.

[plague]

This was by far the highlight of that ceremony. The fact they made them wait 20+ minutes to set up the stage.
Modric looking like he’s been told he’s going to die whilst holding trophy for best player.

And then everyone getting saturated and somebody appears with an umbrella, just one, for putin hahaha.
And then another 5 minutes later they decide to get the others some cover.
Infantino is absolutely drenched presenting the medals.

Found it very weird the Croatian (president/PM whatever?) kissing the trophy, and even to a lesser extent Macron doing the same.

was always very much under the impression players/staff only got to touch the cup, thats what all the sacrifice was about.

[Jetmaster]

Found it very weird the Croatian (president/PM whatever?) kissing the trophy, and even to a lesser extent Macron doing the same.

was always very much under the impression players/staff only got to touch the cup, thats what all the sacrifice was about.

You never know where the cup has been.

Frank Skinner tells the story of how he and David Baddiel did publicity shots for Fantasy World Cup with the trophy just before the 1998 final.

When nobody was looking he rubbed his knob over it and took great delight in watching various Frenchmen kissing it a few days later.

[goaliepersempre]

Found it very weird the Croatian (president/PM whatever?) kissing the trophy, and even to a lesser extent Macron doing the same.

was always very much under the impression players/staff only got to touch the cup, thats what all the sacrifice was about.

agreed!!! very strange moment.... it seemed that all the emphasis was on the officials and not the actual players that won the damn thing....the whole presentation was wierd..

That plus the camera work

[plague]

agreed!!! very strange moment.... it seemed that all the emphasis was on the officials and not the actual players that won the damn thing....the whole presentation was wierd..

That plus the camera work

Yeah it's funny but Infantino and Putin were bahaving themselves the best. The other 2 couldn't help themselves.