Who wins the World Cup in Russia??

[Dafsade]

I managed to go back to my room, and thanks to the 12 flights and staying away over 24 hours, I slept well

I have a full day meetings, so I won't be able to see the parade

Be carreful, if you take underground/metro/Subway, they changed some name :
https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Act...-en-l-honneur-de-la-victoire-des-bleus/923317

 

[KingJJ]

do you speak French ? ?

Not a word
Meetings are in English

 

[KingJJ]

Be carreful, if you take underground/metro/Subway, they changed some name :
https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Act...-en-l-honneur-de-la-victoire-des-bleus/923317

Thanks! I'm surviving here with Uber!

 

[Dafsade]

Not a word
Meetings are in English

ah ok !
Anyway, I think everybody will speak about the same thing !

 

[Dafsade]

Thanks! I'm surviving here with Uber!

good idea ! but, maybe not today at 17h because of parade !

 

[Madge59230]

good idea ! but, maybe not today at 17h because of parade !

You should change the thread title to who won the world cup!

 

[Dafsade]

You should change the thread title to who won the world cup!

ah ah ! Yes ! @Kevin1010 , could you do it ?

 

[Davescharf]

Congratulations to France. Having lived in Berlin when the Germans won the 1990 World Cup I can imagine the euphoria and excitement across the entire nation.

All in all this was a really fun tournament to watch. A lot of exciting games and a lot of the traditional powers making earlier than expected exits. Looking forward to the Euros and then 2022 in qatar

 

[Dafsade]

Congratulations to France. Having lived in Berlin when the Germans won the 1990 World Cup I can imagine the euphoria and excitement across the entire nation.

All in all this was a really fun tournament to watch. A lot of exciting games and a lot of the traditional powers making earlier than expected exits. Looking forward to the Euros and then 2022 in qatar

Totally agree ! With some crazy matches ! I think about Belgium - Japan for example !

 

[Darren Hawken]

Hard to look past Germany and their superb squad of players and in Timo Werner, they may have unearthed another proper goal scorer (got 33-1 on Germany winning and Werner top scorer)

Like the look of Brazil, need to be more expansive though

France look strong and in Griezmann they have arguably the best player in the World Cup

Not sure what to make of Spain to be honest

Belgium look hugely overrated, time will tell if I am right or wrong

England looking good and entertaining, but probably will peak at next World Cup (who would have thought England have the best Youth players around)

Would love to see Argentina win, just to cement Messi and his stellar career, absolutely sublime player and easily the best of his generation, if not all time

I love the World Cup and intend to watch all three of Fridays games in the Pub

Other than getting Germany wrong and not giving Belgium due credit

I reckon I did pretty good and called Griezmann spot on, what a fantastic footballer and IMO the best player of the World Cup

 

[Arggers]

Group A
Russia - Need a big boost from being hosts. Otherwise might not make it from group.
Saudi Arabia - May cause Russia and Egypt some probs, and will be tidy, but will have to do something special to get out of group.
Egypt - Not bad, and could finish second. Too much rests on Salah though.
Uruguay - Will win a very easy group, but will possibly play Portugal in round 2. Get past that and we'll see again

Group B
Portugal - Should get 2nd, but for me they're over-rated, as they weren't the best team at the Euros. Will need Ronaldo to carry them in the same way Messi carries Argentina.
Spain - Should be exciting, however how much will today's news be an issue? Win the group and they're good to fly.
Morocco - Will be tough and solid, but progress will depend on how they do against Portugal.
Iran - Feel sorry for them, as they're not bad...but in this group they're finishing 4th.

Group C
France - With that squad, they've got to be one of the favourites. Will they win it? Depends on whether egos come into play.
Australia - No one expects much. No one should be disappointed, then.
Peru - Depends on how their captain's lifted suspension galvanises them. A good result v Denmark might see them through.
Denmark - Second place will be a fight between them and Peru. Match day 1 on Saturday afternoon will be fun!

Group D (This year's Group of Death)
Argentina - At least one moment of brilliance, but too much rests on Messi. Any slip up would mean 2nd, which means France, which means a plane home.
Iceland - Will enjoy the experience, and be exactly as they were at the Euros. If they bully anyone like they did v England in 2016 they could qualify.
Croatia - Could easily win the group. Could easily not qualify. Depends which Croatia turns up.
Nigeria - A wildcard. Could easily qualify, but they've Argentina in the last game and if anything is needed from that you'd expect Messi to produce.

Group E
Brazil - Always strong but a little defensive at the minute. Will be looking to put that 7-1 right.
Switzerland - You look at their players, you think they should be better. Always seem to get knocked out at 1st knockout round. Same goes for this year.
Costa Rica - Low scorers, will be winning games 1-0 if they are to qualify. Concede first, and they'll struggle.
Serbia - Same as Switzerland really. Beat the Swiss and they'll qualify.

Group F
Germany - It's Germany - anything less than at least the semi finals will be failure.
Mexico - Again, should qualify. Will get knocked out in 1st knockout round.
Sweden - Big Zlatan-shaped hole, but they knocked out Holland and Italy en route. Unless they do something special v Mexico they'll be third.
South Korea - 1 great player (Son), 22 not so. 4th place and hoping not to get embarrassed.

Group G
Belgium - Dark horses, but I think a lack of big match tournament nous will eventually do for them
England - Too inexperienced for this World Cup, but developing nicely and (for once) relatively likeable. If this squad sticks together for 2022 I think they'll be a force.
Tunisia - Will make life difficult for Belgium and England. Have been hit with injuries though, which will blunt them.
Panama - Too old and static to trouble anyone. Enjoy the experience.

Group H
Poland - Will score goals. Will then struggle against bigger better teams in the knockouts.
Senegal - Inconsistent, but will be fun watching them be so. Could cause other teams problems.
Japan - Have been poor leading up to the World Cup, won't qualify.
Colombia - Should qualify, but Colombia's biggest threat is themselves.

Winners will be one of Brazil, Germany, Spain or France.

A good selection of right and oh-so-wrong predictions here!
Called Uruguay, Switzerland, Mexico, Portugal, France, Denmark, Group D, Group G, Colombia and (arguably) Senegal right.
Got Poland, Japan, Sweden, Germany, Spain, Iran, Russia and Saudi Arabia wrong though.