Argentina v Croatia, 19:00 GMT, BBC.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What will Messi do?

[Marc Overmars]

Hopefully something, anything to add a rare moment of quality to this naff World Cup.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Di Maria dropped. :lol:

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Dybala still can't get a start. :haha:

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Is that Zabaleta's first appearance of the world cup?

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Zabaleta speaks better English than Harry Kane & Jack. :lol:

[Mac76]

Messi looked hungover during the anthem :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

From BBC live text:


The lyrics to Our Beautiful Homeland were written as a poem in 1835 by Antun Mihanovic, and it's a tribute to the geographic beauty and elegance of the country.

English opera singer Tony Henry made headlines in November 2007 when his mispronunciation of a word ahead of Croatia’s Euro 2008 qualifier at Wembley changed the meaning from “You know my dear how we love your mountains” to “My dear, my penis is a mountain”.

An easy mistake to make.

:haha:

[Globalgunner]

Zabaleta speaks better English than Harry Kane & Jack. :lol:

Not that hard TBF. They are both thicko`s


This should be a cracking game

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Big Willy saves from Persic!

This is shaping up to be a cracker. Argentina habe to go for this!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Willy and Tagliatelle. :haha:

Home now. Fucking train strike.

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Otamendi wipes Mandzukic out for some reason.

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Argentina: Caballero; Mercado, Otamendi, Tagliafico; Acuna, Mascherano, Perez, Salvio; Messi, Aguero, Meza

Croatia: Subasic; Vrsaljko, Strinic, Lovren, Vida; Rakitic, Brozovic; Modric, Perisic, Rebic; Mandzukic.

I'm sure Sampaoli is a double agent, this is team is absolutely nothing like his Chile team.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Mesa's corner goes out for a goalkick. :haha:

[Mac76]

Dreadful corner

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Messi plays it but aimlessly really.

[Master Splinter]

Great dinked pass-back from Messi to Subasic.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Perez misses a sitter!

[Cripps]

:haha:

[Master Splinter]

Enzo Perez :haha:.

[Cripps]

Ronaldo scores in 4 mins and Messi keeps losing the ball :haha:

[Marc Overmars]

What a miss :haha:

[The Emirates Gallactico]

:haha:

[Globalgunner]

How the heck does a pro footballer miss an open goal?

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Messi with a shot on target. :bow:

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Great chance for Mandzukic but heads it wide!

[Cripps]

:doh:

[Goonermerree]

Hopefully something, anything to add a rare moment of quality to this naff World Cup.

Glad it's not just me, I thought I was losing my interest in football. It will be worse when more teams are allowed in and you can get through to the knock out stages without even winning. Even bigger bore fest coming up.

[Marc Overmars]

Mandzukic :doh:

[Mac76]

Defensive messups and bad misses so far

[Master Splinter]

Mandzukic :haha:.

[Master Splinter]

I'm sure Sampaoli is a double agent, this is team is absolutely nothing like his Chile team.

They're a bit limited in midfield and defence, but some of his selections seem like self-sabotage too.

Double agent Sampaoli :bow:.

[Cripps]

True. Time to drop the hype jobs and under performers like Messi.

[Mac76]

Maradona :haha:

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Rebic should be off surely?!

[Cripps]

It was a great tackle

[Master Splinter]

Argentina getting away with everything.

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Another possible red card nothing doing. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Argentina getting away with everything.

Except for being shit.

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Rebic. :haha:

[Master Splinter]

Rebic :doh:.

Terrible.

[Mac76]

Rebic :haha:

[Marc Overmars]

FFS come on Croatia.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-0 HT.

Worst World Cup ever so far?

[GP]

It's pretty shit.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Honestly, how the fuck can you miss that?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Dybala and Higuain need to come on tbf.

Higuain is lethal at this stage of a tournament.

[Master Splinter]

Surely there's some way to fit in some actual footballers like Banega, Lo Celso and Dybala.

It's like West Brom + Aguero and Messi.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Nah 2010 was worse. Vulvezeula's & Spain boring everyone to death with their tika-taka.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Surely there's some way to fit in some actual footballers like Banega, Lo Celso and Dybala.

It's like West Brom + Aguero and Messi.

So much of the squad is utterly shit.

And I say that as a proud Argentinian of a week.

[Cripps]

:haha: :haha: :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Aguero shoots but a bit tame.

Willy! :haha:

Argentina 0-1 Croatia, Rebic!

[Master Splinter]

Willy :haha:.

[Cripps]

Letters :haha:

[Marc Overmars]

Oh my god what an error :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I think he has a concussion.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

:haha::haha:

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Aguero hauled off, Higuain on.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Aguero hauled off :doh:

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Salvio off, Pavon on. :unsure:

[Mac76]

They nearly scored again Argentina all over the place

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Rebic off injured, Kramaric on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bizarre tackle from Mandzukic. :haha:

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Is Sampoloni auditioning for Take That?

What's with that vest? :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Rors just called him Agassi. :haha:

[Cripps]

Messi in danger of falling down a spot to the 3rd best player in the world after Salah

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Rors just called him Agassi. :haha:

https://i.imgur.com/tmQHqNy.png

Kurt :bow::bow:

[Cripps]

Messi :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

How didn't that go in? :lol:

[Globalgunner]

Cant believe Argentina cant find a better keeper than Willy even with Romero out injured. Caballero is garbage

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Mandzukic hits the side netting!

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Vrsaljko booked.

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Perez hauled off, Dybala on!

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Dybala sents it in to the stands.

[Cripps]

Dybolical :haha:

[Cripps]

Messi :rose:

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Louie Spence is getting angry.

[Cripps]

Messi the unsportsmanlike fool :rose:

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Shithousery like this ruins football. Croatian players need to foad and let the play go on.

[Mac76]

Messi's a brilliant player but his team is s**t, Barca would win the World Cup if they could play it

[Master Splinter]

MODRIC!!!!!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Argentina 0-2 Croatia, Modric! What a goal.

[Marc Overmars]

MODRIC!!!!

[Cripps]

MESSI :haha: :haha:

LETTERS :haha: :haha:

GOONERSWEB :haha: :haha:

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Argentina :wave:

[Mac76]

Great shot by Modric - Argentina are f**ked

[Globalgunner]

You can see why this Argentina team barely qualified for this WC. They are truly awful

[Marc Overmars]

Messi :haha:

Time to give it up old man

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Sampaoli is almost Deschamps level in terms of squandering talent.

[Master Splinter]

Aldo Zilli crying on the touchline.

[Mac76]

I've never seen Higuain do anything good ever

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fight fight fight!

[Master Splinter]

FIGHT!!

[Cripps]

Straight red

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Did Higuain think he was shooting against Big Willy there?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

How can Otamendi not be off? :haha:

[Marc Overmars]

Otamendi you dirty bastard

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Have to say this is great content :haha:

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Rakitic smacks the woodwork!

[Master Splinter]

WTF?

Argentina should be down to 8 men.

The refereeing was pretty good for the first round of games, but the last few days it has been shocking.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Argentina have gone full Spuds.

[Marc Overmars]

It’s a shame Messi and Ronaldo have such rancid international teammates.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Remember Argentina's meltdown when they were knocked out on pelanties against Germany in 2006?

This is up there with that in terms of bad sportsmanship.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Croatia - Iceland carve up in the final round of games. :bow:

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Corluka?!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Croatia's midfield is brilliant.

[Master Splinter]

Modric :haha:.

Rubbish player.

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Phil Collins can't believe it.

[Goonermerree]

Argentina losing the plot, what sore losers. And where was VAR when Otimendi slammed the ball into Rakitic, and followed it up with a hoof?

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Croatia look more likely to score a third than Argentina a first tbh.

[Cripps]

:haha:

[Marc Overmars]

RAKITIC!!!!!!!

[Master Splinter]

RAKITIC!!!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Argentina 0-3 Croatia, Rakitic!

What a thrashing! :haha:

[Goonermerree]

three nil!!!!

[Marc Overmars]

Messi and Aguero’s faces :haha:

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Oh my god

:haha::haha:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/12/06/23D2D11900000578-2863684-image-m-98_1417904165046.jpg

​I'm ashamed of myself

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Croatia look more likely to score a third than Argentina a first tbh.

Soothsayer Teggers. :bow:

[Master Splinter]

Richard O'Brien to be sacked in injury time?

[Cripps]

That confirms it

Ronaldo
Salah
Messi

:rose:

[Cripps]

Messi's last world cup and he bows out in embarrassing fashion

Ronaldo's last world cup and it's 4 goals and counting :bow:

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Soothsayer Teggers. :bow:

Me :bow::bow:


But yeah, you can see why Argentina struggled to even qualify for the world cup.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Argentina 0-3 Croatia, FT!

What a shellacking.

Argentina. :haha:

Maradona. :haha:

Batistuta. :bow:

Messi. :bow:

Boycotting this sham of a World Cup, I applaud his principled position. :clap:

Aguero. :haha:

Ardilles. :haha:

Villa. :haha:

Vivas. :haha:

Sampaoli. :bow:

Most hated Argentine of all time, in Argentina?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Croatia are great though, another third place in the offing?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

"Yeah but yeah but Yes".

Ladies and gentlemen, Alan Shearer.

[Master Splinter]

Argentina :haha:.

Telly Savalas :haha:.

Messi :haha:.

Willy :haha:.

Otamendi :haha:.

Crespo :haha:.

Batistuta :haha:.

Del Potro :haha:.

Nalbandian :haha:.

Denis Stracqualursi :haha:.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

He could've killed him!

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Sampaoli's only tactic to change things up when Argentina were losing was to take of his jacket. :lol::lol:

[Xhaka Can’t]

Pffft, it didn’t even have a zip.

[Marc Overmars]

Hilarious how much sympathy Messi is getting for having such a shit team around him and carrying the weight of expectation. Like Ronaldo isn’t in the same boat? If he put in that performance tonight he wouldn’t be offered even an ounce of sympathy.

Both are the best to have ever played the game but clearly one thrives in difficult moments more than the other.

[Cripps]

Hate being right :(