World Cup Qualifiers Thread

[Munchies]

Lewandowski is shit

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sobota off, Peszko on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sweden 3-5 Germany, Schurrle hat-trick!

[GP]

Jeremy Clarkson ‏@JeremyClarkson 18m
Welbeck: The Pontiac Aztec of footballers.

:lol:

[Rors]

Sweden 3-5 Germany, Schurrle hat-trick!

They'll be well-organised, they'll be strong, they'll be efficient.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Great save from Ches to deny Wazza.

Spain 2-0 Georgia, Mata.

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Sir Chest. :bow:

Easily the better goalie on the pitch.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

They'll be well-organised, they'll be strong, they'll be efficient.

Worst Germany side I can remember in a long time.

[Özim]

England have made hard work of this dogshite group. Poland barely have any decent players.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Honest Frank coming on. :lol:

[Rors]

Worst Germany side I can remember in a long time.

"You look through that German side and all you see is mediocrity. It will soon be time for England to expose that mediocrity". HansenBot Fatal Error!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Carrick off for Honest Frank.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

San Marino 0-7 Ukraine. :lol:

[Rors]

Just when I hoped I would avoid seeing any Tory berks involved in this match today... :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Belgium 1-0 Wales, De Bruyne.

[LDG]

We're obviously after a deflected goal.

[GP]

Townsend has zero end product.

[Arsenal Royal]

Lithuania 0-1 Bosnia, FT. Bosnia make the World Cup for the first time. :bow:

Arsenal Royal. :bow:

Also, Greece in to the play-offs.


Historic win!!!!


:ladynana::bow::ladynana::bow:

:woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Honest Frank booked. :rolleyes:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Historic win!!!!


:ladynana::bow::ladynana::bow:

:woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo:

Congrats!

[Özim]

Townsend is pretty tricky, looks like a good winger.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Montenegro 1-4 Moldova. What the hell? :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ches has had a very good game.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fucking hell Lampard. Dreadful again.

Wheelchair coming on.

[LDG]

"Not a question of England just lumping it in"
*lump*

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Townsend is pretty tricky, looks like a good winger.

Think we should put in a cheeky bid for him in January.

No way he'd turn down the move to a much bigger, better club.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Scotland 2-0 Croatia, Snodgrass and Naismith.

[Özim]

Congrats!

Think that was possibly the only other dogshite group in Europe, something's up with the seedings when Greece and Bosnia are competing for the top 2 spots in the group.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Townsend is pretty tricky, looks like a good winger.

He's certainly effective and has an almighty shot on him. But I wonder what he'll be like in 2/3/4 years when he loses that yard of pace and agility, whether he's actually got any footballing ability. Darius Vassell....

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Wheelchair about to be introduced.

[Özim]

Think we should put in a cheeky bid for him in January.

No way he'd turn down the move to a much bigger, better club.

:lol: Why not!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

France 2-0 Finland, Giroud! Özil limped off down the tunnel apparently. Eek.

[Özim]

Wheelchair about to be introduced.

Is he just finishing his pre-match ciggie before he comes on, or is he just taking a leak on the advertising boards?

[Özim]

Scotland 2-0 Croatia, Snodgrass and Naismith.

Strachan :bow:

What a manager.

[Özim]

He's certainly effective and has an almighty shot on him. But I wonder what he'll be like in 2/3/4 years when he loses that yard of pace and agility, whether he's actually got any footballing ability. Darius Vassell....

Be interesting to see how he develops, looks an excellent prospect at the moment though.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ah Giroud's might be an OG actually.

[Arsenal Royal]

Congrats!

Thx! :D

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Is he just finishing his pre-match ciggie before he comes on, or is he just taking a leak on the advertising boards?

He really needs to quit those ciggy's, shut his yap and refocus on footie.... really telling when the like of Carrick is ahead of him in the pecking order.

Come on Jackie boy.

[Munchies]

'bashing the balls' Townsend :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Townsend hauled off, Milner on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

2-0 Stevie Me.

[Rors]

Muh.

[Munchies]

Stevie MEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

England's best natural player does it again.

[Underhill and over Grove]

Gerrrrarrrrrrrd! (said in a scouse accent!)

[Marc Overmars]

World Cups coming home. :bow:

[Rors]

E
A
S
Y

[Munchies]

Lewandowski, awful player.

[Özim]

King Gerrard takes England to the World Cup!

[Munchies]

Guardian are saying, Ozil limped off injured :arry:

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/oct/15/world-cup-2014-qualifiers-live
9:34

[LDG]

Yay

[Özim]

Lewandowski, awful player.

He's in a dogshite team to be fair, not even the best players can make up for rubbish teammates.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Great energy from Welbeck, he's the one that lost it! :lol:

[Maestro]

two scousers, two goals

hub caps are safe tonight

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England 2-0 Poland, FT.

[Rors]

Please PLEase PLEASE - England in the same group as (should they qualify) Burkina Faso. :pray: It will make England -Algeria 2010 look like England - Luxembourg 1982

[Özim]

England going to the world's biggest party, they're off to Brazil!

[Dennis Bendtner]

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/10/15/1381864449039_lc_galleryImage_LONDON_ENGLAND_OCTOB ER_15.JPG

[Rors]

Get the flags out :sick:

[Marc Overmars]

We'll be 2nd seeds. :popcorn:

Looking forward to the draw.

[Munchies]

RAMSEEEEEEEEEEY

88 min equaliser v Belgium

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ramsey. :bow:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

We'll be 2nd seeds. :popcorn:

Looking forward to the draw.

December 6th for the draw.

[hobson's choice]

Good job from England, did what they had to do, and Roy has done a fine job.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ramsey ran on to a cute ass from Bellamy according to the BBC live text.

[Rors]

Ramsey ran on to a cute ass from Bellamy according to the BBC live text.

Kelly Jones at it again?

[Rors]

December 6th for the draw.

Draw-and-pizza night. :popcorn:

[Rors]

Although it does remind me of Motty's "we've got the Ivory Coast". No "we" fucking haven't you utter wizzenchimp.

[LDG]

Guardian are saying, Ozil limped off injured :arry:

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/oct/15/world-cup-2014-qualifiers-live
9:34

Knee injury after a "clash" apparently.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Only a knock for Özil apparently. Hopefully.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Seeds: Croatia, Portugal, Greece, Sweden.

Non-seeds: France, Ukraine, Romania, Iceland.

Provisionally anyway.

[Marc Overmars]

Only a knock for Özil apparently. Hopefully.

Cazorla should be back for the weekend at least.

[Syn]

Guardian are saying, Ozil limped off injured :arry:

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/oct/15/world-cup-2014-qualifiers-live
9:34

Scaremongering, I think. From what I could see, he got a kick but the sub was already planned.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cazorla should be back for the weekend at least.

Our run of not having a first XI since 2004 could well continue, even if he is. :popcorn:

[Letters]

World Champions elect, tbh.

:patrice:

[Marc Overmars]

Our run of not having a first XI since 2004 could well continue, even if he is. :popcorn:

I've already accepted and Özil and Cazorla will never be on the same team. :(

[Munchies]

I've already accepted and Özil and Cazorla will never be on the same team. :(

Just when we thought they'd finally be ready to play :(

[Syn]

Wahhhh! wahhh!!

Anyway, another Ramsey goal:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=AXzMMVo3qc8

[McNamara That Ghost...]

If all sides above England in the rankings qualify, they could end up in the same group as Brazil and Netherlands. :lol:

[Rors]

5PM,9PM,11PM, and 2AM kick-offs :popcorn:

[Rors]

Work :pal:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I've already accepted and Özil and Cazorla will never be on the same team. :(

Us. :lol:

Our Wengerball was so close to perfection.

[Marc Overmars]

5PM,9PM,11PM, and 2AM kick-offs :popcorn:

That's going to be one hell of an evening marathon for the group stages.

I'll also be sure to book the required days off as soon as the draw is made. :lol:

[Rors]

That's going to be one hell of an evening marathon for the group stages.

I'll also be sure to book the required days off as soon as the draw is made. :lol:

Monday December 9th 2012, I am in work at 8am to get my name on the holiday list FIRST..

[Rors]

Slightly annoying that it begins on a Thursday rather than a Friday (first time since 1982 I think!). Means my usual cast-iron-certain half-day-into-long-weekend might need a bit of tweaking..

[Dennis Bendtner]

Quite easy to have a few highlight moments if you run fast and go inside on your strong foot and mostly twat the ball quite hard. Townsend will be old news soon.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

5PM,9PM,11PM, and 2AM kick-offs :popcorn:

Companies in this country will be rejoicing at the times. Well maybe not the 2am ones.

[Rors]

Start packing now Hansen....

[Munchies]

2AM ? Fuck that

What time would it be there ?

[Rors]

2AM ? Fuck that

What time would it be there ?

10PM, so 4 hours yep

[Munchies]

10PM, so 4 hours yep

Ooo thats pretty late, I guess they're used to it there with the confed / its for balancing it with other countries in the world.
A 10pm kick off here is unheard of really.

[Munchies]

Mesut Ozil will be FIT for Norwich. [Bild]

:pray:

[Rors]

The Sun. Dear god.

[Rors]

Woeful:


https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BWph_93CIAA_ubj.jpg:large

[Munchies]

:doh:

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Oh dear god, no.

And with a tag line like that as well..... :doh:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Only one game will be at 2am, in group D I think. And all the knockout games are at good times as well, so it won't be too bad.

[Munchies]

^ fair enough then.

Who remembers the 02 world cup ? I remember watching a few games in school, especially England v Brazil :lol:

Teacher brought out the tv set for the Senegal france game iirc :haha:

[LDG]

^ fair enough then.

Who remembers the 02 world cup ? I remember watching a few games in school, especially England v Brazil :lol:

Teacher brought out the tv set for the Senegal france game iirc :haha:

Do I remember the 2002 world cup?

I remember mexico 86, young man.

Now fuck off and stop making me feel close to death ya cunt.

[Munchies]

Do I remember the 2002 world cup?

I remember mexico 86, young man.

Now fuck off and stop making me feel close to death ya cunt.

:haha:

[GP]

Coney remembers the first Olympics.

Of course, he was too old to compete.

[Letters]

And you mean the first Olympics. In ancient Greece.


2002 World Cup was my happiest time at my old job. We had a projector and screen set up in a meeting room, I'd get up early and get in for the 7am game, go do some work then back down for the lunchtime game. And in those days my old company had employees from quite a few different nationalities so for most games there's be some local interest.

World Cups :bow:

[LDG]

Italia 90 and Euro 96 were my favourites.

[Marc Overmars]

Euro 96. :bow:

02 was fun because every morning the talk was always about the matches going on. Plus we got the mornings off for England games.

[Munchies]

Euro 96. :bow:

02 was fun because every morning the talk was always about the matches going on. Plus we got the mornings off for England games.

There's still this sticker on a cupboard in the house of the mascot from 96 :

http://www.footballstickipedia.com/uploads/PICS/uefa-euro-96-mascot-goliath.gif

:bow:

[Letters]

Bloke I worked with went to the England semi-final :ilt:
I watched it with another colleague in a pub near work. Absolutely gutted.
The one who went to the semi-final had a ticket to the final and went along. I don't think I'd have had the heart to, I'd have sold it for a ridiculous profit.

[GP]

Fuckin Southgate...

[LDG]

Yeah, the semi-final was heartbreaking. Much like Italia 90.

I was playing a gig that night....we sucked ass more than normal that evening.

[Letters]

There's always next year.

"50 years of hurt, never stopped me dreaming..."




:ilt:

[GP]

http://unfortunatelynamed.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Who.jpg

[LDG]

It's funny, because his first name is the same as a town in China :lol:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

World Cup 98 is the first one I can vaguely remember. Although I remember more about playing the PS1 game...

2002 I was on holiday for most of it. The place was dead whenever there was a big game and by the time they finished it was time for a siesta. :lol:

[LDG]

World Cup 98 is the first one I can vaguely remember. Although I remember more about playing the PS1 game...

2002 I was on holiday for most of it. The place was dead whenever there was a big game and by the time they finished it was time for a siesta. :lol:

:o

Another youngun'

<_<

Now I know how Coney felt all these (many many) years.

[Xhaka Can’t]

I vaguely recall the 78 WC. 82 is the first one I watched any of it. Mexico 86 was the first one where I was really into it.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

:o

Another youngun'

<_<

Now I know how Coney felt all these (many many) years.
:console:

1998 was 15 years ago tbf. That's like a million years.

[Master Splinter]

Old people :haha:.

Euro 96 :bow:.

Germans :bow:.

[GP]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWqmqGsTTBI

Ahahahaha

haha
ha

Cunt.

[LDG]

:lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England want to play Germany in November. :popcorn:

Win it and the World Cup is ours without question.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Congratulations.

I'm happy for Woy - he is one of the good guys in football.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

The newly-privatised Royal Mail's first commemorative stamp...

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BWs_WXiCcAAFDxt.png

[Munchies]

:lol:

And now Januzaj will apparently choose England as his country to play for (Mail)

Might aswell I guess :whistle:

2 goals against the shittest team in the league though

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England up to 10th in the rankings, assuming that could drop negatively before December though. Pot 2 means England can get one of all Pot 1 teams so not sure if that's a good thing or not. :lol:

[Munchies]

England up to 10th in the rankings, assuming that could drop negatively before December though. Pot 2 means England can get one of all Pot 1 teams so not sure if that's a good thing or not. :lol:

England will have to face one of Brazil, Spain, Argentina, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Colombia and probably Uruguay.

Was going to post 'Colombia :pray: ' , but then realised they got a few good players like Falcao/Martinez/Rodriguez/Muriel and then saw Switzerland on the list :lol:

Switzerland it is :pray:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Brazil/Argentina
England
France


:lol:

[Munchies]

^ Imagine Woy's face :haha:

France are a bit shit now though, but Big Sexy is banging them in as of late :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I think France have a lot of talent really, just depends on them acting like children again or not. And Ribery playing at the level he currently is!

[Munchies]

They've got rid of most of them now I guess, Evra and Nasri are the main cunts that they have left.

Imagine a Portugal v France play off :doh:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

So Roy is a dirty racist bastard then.

The "fight against racism" is just getting silly now.

I wonder who in the dressing room leaked the "story" though....

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Clearly Woy is the reason Wheelchair turned in to Alf Garnett.

[LDG]

Clearly Woy is the reason Wheelchair turned in to Alf Garnett.

A Monkey, an Astronaught and a Druggy

[Letters]

What was the joke?

[LDG]

What was the joke?

Your face.

[GP]

http://www.reactiongifs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/oh-snap.gif

[Letters]

Oh no you didn't! <_<


Read the joke now.

Cripps/10

[Xhaka Can’t]

It's time to kick out 'Kick it Out'.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Peter Herbert has stuck his oar in once again. :rolleyes:

Apparently the FA didn't consider the feelings of the wider community, that there must be a full investigation and that all managers should go on "race appreciation" courses.

:doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Shouldn't Smalling be the one to take offence given Woy basically said he was shit?

[Syn]

Tbh, I was watching that game and moaning about how shit Smalling was playing throughout the 90. If I was managing him, I'd have shot him. And then I would've shot myself for picking him.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Well it was that down that side Poland had a lot of joy, especially on the counter.

Reading Redcafe, they all seem to genuinely rate Welbeck. :blink:

But then they both play for United, so they can't be bad.

[Syn]

I rate wellbeck. Sort of. He is a useful wcog because he plays the right options and works hard and stuff. A current-Rosicky type player who is never going to be great. And Cleverley is Arteta-ish, so I like him. Johnny Evans is decent (I know he's not English, but just on man Utd players) I don't like Smalling who seems to be a total liability every time I see him play. And I don't understand what Phil Jones is.

[Syn]

Wenger defends Hodgson:


on half-time team talks...I have been aggressive at half-time, yes, but you have to adapt to the culture of your team. When you go to Japan, you have to be cautious, because what looks normal in an English dressing room, suddenly looks completely shocking in a Japanese dressing room. You adapt to the culture of where you are, but sometimes you can say one word stronger and that is not politically correct, and that can happen to any manager.


on the scrutiny...
The problem is that… people always want more and the cameras are everywhere. We would like to have a bit more confidentiality because we know we are a bit in danger in these situations. I can go out of a game and we have a penalty turned down in the last minute and you can go overboard in the corridor with the fourth official, and you wouldn't like a camera to be there. The demand to see more is always bigger, but who pays the price? Sometimes it is the manager.

[Xhaka Can’t]

There isn't a person in or following football with an ounce of common sense that wouldnt back Hodgson on this.

Unless they had an agenda.

[Letters]

Even the press seem to be finding it hard to make this one fly and find anyone who, excuse the phrase, gives a monkeys about it.

[Master Splinter]

Tbf, Woy had been playing Star Fox 64 the night before:

http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110421214234/starfox/images/d/d2/Andross.png

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What a game. :cloud9:

Little bit infurating there wasn't a proper game save but brilliant anyway.

Also, World Cup play-off draw on at around 1pm.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

It's on now. :popcorn:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Portugal, Greece, Croatia, Ukraine.

France, Sweden, Romania, Iceland.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Portugal v Sweden. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Savic nearly sent the ball out the bowl. :doh:

Ukraine v France. Not too bad for France.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Greece v Romania. Sexy tie.

Iceland v Croatia. Great chance for Iceland!

First legs at home for the teams drawn out first.

[Munchies]

Portugal v Sweden. :haha:

Ah fuck :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Zlatan or Ronaldo to miss out on the World Cup. :popcorn:

[Munchies]

Rather have Ronaldo, but it won't be the same without Zlatan :(

Not sure really

[McNamara That Ghost...]

This will probably be Zlatan's last so I'd rather Sweden got through, Ronaldo probably has time for one more.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Qualifiers on tomorrow. :popcorn:

Portugal vs Sweden is on SS1 tomorrow evening. :dance:

Uruguay annihilated Jordan 0-5 in their first leg. :haha:

[GP]

Come on Sweden

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Portugal: Patricio; Pereira, Alves, Pepe, Coentrao; Moutinho, Veloso, Meireles; Nani, Postiga, Ronaldo

Sweden: Isaksson; Lustig, Nilsson, Antonsson, M Olsson; Elm, Larsson, Kallstrom; Elmander, Ibrahimovic, Kacaniklic

----------------------------------

Ukraine: Pyatov, Fedetskyi, Khacheridi, Rakitskyi, Shevchuk, Tymoschuk, Rotan, Yarmolenko, Edmar, Konoplyanka, Zozulya

France: Lloris, Debuchy, Koscielny, Abidal, Evra, Pogba, Matuidi, Remy, Nasri, Ribery, Giroud

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sky's programme on SS1 on now.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Trevor Francis and Luis Boa Morte in the studio. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Meireles. :haha:

What a mess.

Portugal's national anthem. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Moutinho was in but cut further outside and puts the shot wide. :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

It was there for Elmander on the stretch but shins it on the slide, wide. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bruno Alves. :lol:

Scroting it up again.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Dreadful from Kacaniklic.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ronaldo freekick, hits the wall.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Greece 1-0 Romania, Mitroglou!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Greece 1-1 Romania, Stancu. :popcorn:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Not even Zlatan can score from that position.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Greece 2-1 Romania, Salpigidis. :blink:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ronaldo. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Portugal 0-0 Sweden, HT. Bit shit, although chaotic at times.

[Mr. Lahey]

France 0-0 Ukraine.

Ukraine doing their best to dive and kick their way into the WC. Ref has been appalling.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Beautiful scramble in Sweden's box! Ends with Ronaldo slicing it away.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Portugal still contriving to avoid putting the ball in the net.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ukraine 1-0 France, Zozulya!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Greece 3-1 Romania, Mitroglou with his second.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ronaldo booked. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pathetic dive from Elmander, already booked and should be off.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Portugal 1-0 Sweden, Ronaldo!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ronaldo heads on to the bar!

[Munchies]

Ronaldo :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ukraine 2-0 France, Yarmolenko pelanty!

France. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Portugal 1-0 Sweden, FT. Sweden not out of it but they were a bit shit tonight.

[Munchies]

France :rose:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Koscielny sent off! :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kucher sent off for Ukraine. :wacko:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ukraine 2-0 France, FT! Koscielny with a well earned rest for the second leg, after conceding the pelanty and getting sent off, in two seperate incidents. :bow:

[Munchies]

Haha, good one Koscielny :good:

Did Ozil get off the bench ?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

He did, yes.

Finished 1-1. Decent result for Germany given they rarely beat Italy.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IVoOK6d9nw

[Munchies]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IVoOK6d9nw

What a fucking Boss !

Bosscielny :bow:

[Master Splinter]

Koscielny :bow:.

Keeping himself fresh for the Southampton game.

What madman starts Old Man Abidal at CB and Debuchy over Sagna though? Debuchy has played decently for Newcastle recently but Sagna should be the first name in their backline. Dids :doh:.

[Munchies]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BZLlWlbIYAANKIW.jpg:large

Nasri headlining :haha: . My shit non-existant French tells me they wanted Valbuena playing instead of him.

Everyone else :haha:

[Syn]

They have a very good bunch of players there. Certainly better than England. Yet there's no chance we would've lost to Ukraine in such an important match.

[Marc Overmars]

France. :lol:

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

Hope France don't get to the world cup

The last thing we need is the likes of Giroud jetting to some run-down shit hole in Brazil after an exhausting season helping us win the title.

[milla]

They have a very good bunch of players there. Certainly better than England. Yet there's no chance we would've lost to Ukraine in such an important match.

France has a lot of talented players but stuck with awful manager IMO. :coffee:

[milla]

http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/4961/international-football/2013/11/16/4411245/arsenal-star-ozil-out-of-england-game?ICID=HP_BN_8


The former Real Madrid playmaker had been struck by illness but made a 30-minute cameo in Germany's 1-1 draw with Italy, and Jogi Low has now decided to trial other personnel

Arsenal playmaker Mesut Ozil will not take part in Germany's friendly clash with England at Wembley Stadium on Tuesday night.

The 25-year-old, who made an appearance off the bench against Italy on Friday, has been withdrawn from the squad, along with Philipp Lahm and Manuel Neuer, as Joachim Low plans to test different personnel at Wembley.

"The game against England is the last chance to test tactics and personnel before the World Cup," Low said in a statement.

"Lahm, Neuer and Ozil are the absolute core, for me it's important to give other players in key positions a chance to prove themselves against a great team like England."

Ozil has recorded the joint-most assists in the Premier League since moving to the Emirates Stadium, helping Arsenal climb to top spot, but was struck by illness this week.

Meanwhile, Arsenal defender Per Mertesacker joins the squad after recovering from a virus suffered prior to the 1-0 defeat to Manchester United last weekend.

Good for us IMO, hopefully they will be fit for Soton games. :coffee:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tuesday, 19th November 2013
Romania v Greece, 19:00 (1-3 Agg)
Croatia v Iceland, 19:15 (0-0 Agg)
Sweden v Portugal, 19:45 (0-1 Agg)
France v Ukraine, 20:00 (0-2 Agg)

[Marc Overmars]

France has a lot of talented players but stuck with awful manager IMO. :coffee:

Heard Auclair speaking the other day and it sounds like the French public hate the team. :lol:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

France have good, if somewhat overrated, players but they don't have anything close to a good team.

And it just so happens that they're nearly all French utter cunts.


Watch them qualify and storm to the Final now...

[Marc Overmars]

Apart from the 2006 anomaly, their tournament performances have been dire really since the glory days.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Looking like Ghana have qualified.

We can think about doing the World Cup sweepstakes after tonight. :popcorn:

[Syn]

Lloris - Debuchy, Sakho, Varane, Evra - Matuidi, Cabaye, Pogba - Valbuena, Benzema, Ribéry

That midfield is superb. So much power.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nobody wants to play our players. :lol:

Sweden: Isaksson; Lustig, Nilsson, Antonsson, Olsson; Larsson, Elm, Kallstrom, Kacaniklic; Elmander, Ibrahimovic.

Portugal: Rui Patricio; Joao Pereira, Bruno Alves, Pepe, Coentrao; Veloso, Meireles, Moutinho; Nani, C Ronaldo, Almeida.

[WMUG]

How do away goals work here, is it à la Champions League or à la Carling Cup?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Champions League.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Croatia 1-0 Iceland, Mandzukic!

Romania 0-1 Greece, Mitroglou. Sign him up, Arsene. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Mandzukic sent off. :haha:

Come on Iceland!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Romania 1-1 Greece, Holebas OG.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Croatia 2-0 Iceland, Srna.

[Rors]

Burkina Faso :(

[McNamara That Ghost...]

France 1-0 Ukraine, Sakho!

[Rors]

France 1-0 Ukraine, Sakho!

:popcorn:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Damn I forgot about Sakho.

Come on France, I guess.

[Rors]

As my dad rightly puts it: "away goals is a load of bollocks"

[McNamara That Ghost...]

France 2-0 Ukraine, Benzema!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sweden 0-1 Portugal, Ronaldo.

Safe to say Sweden won't be making it.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Greece have qualified.

[Munchies]

Sweden 0-1 Portugal, Ronaldo.

Safe to say Sweden won't be making it.

Zlatan :rose:

[Rors]

Zlatan And Ten Others :wave:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PyiZ8fuE40#t=3838

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Khacheridi sent off for Ukraine!

Ribery with multiple rolls.

[Munchies]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PyiZ8fuE40#t=3838

Thanks :good:

Was using a shitty stream for it before.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

You're welcome. Dull commentator though.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sweden 1-1 Portugal, Zlatan.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sweden 2-1 Portugal, Zlatan with his second!

[Rors]

:popcorn:

[Syn]

Incredible power.

[Syn]

from the world's greatest.


NAAAAAT.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sweden 2-2 Portugal, Ronaldo!

[Marc Overmars]

bobn woz rite

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sweden 2-3 Portugal, Ronaldo hat-trick! Ridiculous.

[Rors]

And now 2-3?! Whaddafuk?

[Munchies]

Wow Ronaldo is on fire

[Syn]

Ronaldo for the Ballon D'or.

What a finish.

[GP]

Wow Ronaldo is on fire

Literally?

Hope so.

[Marc Overmars]

What a freak.

[Marc Overmars]

Ronaldo for the Ballon D'or.

.

Hope so.

[Munchies]

Sakjooooooooooooooo

[McNamara That Ghost...]

France 3-0 Ukraine, Sakho with his second!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ah it's actually a Gusev OG.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Debuchy off, Sagna on. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ribery. :haha:

Should have finished it.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Benzema off, Giroud on. :scarf:

[Munchies]

Bloody hell Ribery :lol:

Remember the 06 world cup ? We were set on to sign him , would of been a good signing

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Big Sexy's header denied by Pyatov. Very good save.

[Munchies]

Giroud So close, free header that

[McNamara That Ghost...]

France 3-0 Ukraine, FT. France qualify for the World Cup!

Brazil
England
France
Japan.

:pray: