Now that Germany has been eliminated and out of the way, a new World Cup champion shall be crowned in Russia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup!
The World Cup is indeed a memorable event just like a person's 50th birthday, but it only happens once every 4 years and the entire world is watching. Which team is going to hoist the FIFA World Cup Trophy come July 15?
It certainly won't be the powerhouse and [...] Read more » Semi-finals of the 2018 FIFA World Cup
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Not doing well so far. Less than half the point from the first place in the leader board. And with the games that are still left, i dont see any chances hitting the prizes. Not that i did expect a different result this time. Steady περφορμανψε ¨
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probably nobody expected this kind of semi-finals!lot of them thought that france and belgium will come this far,but nobody thought that england and croatia will be also here!hope that we will have great games for watching!
I think that today's Belgium will win .... Of course France is a very good team but there are stars and the Belgian national team is strong with its command game .... in this game, of course, any result is possible but I believe in the national team and I wish them success in this the game
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I'm sorry that Belgium has failed to qualify for the final of the World Cup but this is the situation. It looks like France has the first chance to win this trophy and i do not think he will lose this trophy because England and Croatia have weaker teams.
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Ok now after one semi final is done france is in the final and i think it is not very big surprise, of course belgium also strong team with good players but france a little bit better and that was good to get result
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Today is the second semi-final of the World Cup, and while i had France as the favorite in the first game, i am a bit clueless about todays game. Croatia played good during the group stage, but their game didn`t get into gear in the knock out matches. On the other site England has a fairly unimpressive build up of the game, but are dangerousl on set pieces.
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Congratulations to both teams , Belgium and France , for a great match . I was pleased to see both teams fighting aggressively for the win , at the end a headshot goal was enough to guarantee the victory and the ticket to the great final for France . I hope to see tonight England playing with the same passion against Croatia , and I wish the best team to be qualified to the final , that is England ofcourse
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2nd semi-final is hard to tell whos gonna win. for me croatia is no team with special abilitys like being top at offense, defense or else, but one of the best allrounders out there - including players, tactic, teamspirit, fightingspirit and expecially cleverness. good combo anyways. past games vs england was mostly a better outcome for croatia if i recall, but the last 2 games they had to go over 120mins. england.. dang, now they even capable to win penaltys and prolly even more, but i think they as usualy fk up. this time not due to a goofy goalkeeper but nerves croatia wins in overtime/probably penalty...well, or maybe not. i have no clue.
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I wasn't all that involved in all of the football fever going on but I had at least some interest in it. My issue was that I working pretty much during all hours of the day and never had time to watch a game. I could however listen to them on the radio while driving, that is if the person we transported didn't mind.
I have say that I'm pleasantly surprised by how well Sweden played up until the last game against England when they made all sorts of mitakes.
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Well France done the business last night and tonight we will find out who they will play in the World Cup Final. I think Belgium didn't deserve to lose but if you don't score you cannot win a game of football
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Posted by T3ddyKGB: 2nd semi-final is hard to tell whos gonna win. for me croatia is no team with special abilitys like being top at offense, defense or else, but one of the best allrounders out there - including players, tactic, teamspirit, fightingspirit and expecially cleverness. good combo anyways. past games vs england was mostly a better outcome for croatia if i recall, but the last 2 games they had to go over 120mins. england.. dang, now they even capable to win penaltys and prolly even more, but i think they as usualy fk up. this time not due to a goofy goalkeeper but nerves croatia wins in overtime/probably penalty...well, or maybe not. i have no clue.
damn, now i regret i did only a 5 euro fun bet.
curious....was the 2nd goal risky play and illegal? his foot was far over his head.
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^^ Yes... I thought about too... If player has his leg over head of defender - is it normal play or is it should be foul? I don't know how regulated that matter is...
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as long no one is near its all good, but in this case its clearly risky play. just wonder because the commentator hardly speaks about it. w.e its over anyways.
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Yes,Croatia won against England and Croatia is in finale against France In newspaper they said they won our team sleepy,now gentelmans from England you can wake up !!! thanks teddy then when anybody fale nowone can hit the ball,he is in falling down
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I did not get to see the match today but i'm happy because a team like Croatia gets into the final of the world cup. I hope he will win the final because French already has the world cup in the showcase. It will be difficult for them to beat a good team like France but it is not impossible.
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Not impossible, but extremly difficult. France looked good throuout the tournament, and managed to win all their games in 90 minutes, while Croatia played every knock out match with extra time. And they have one day less of rest between semi and final.
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^^ You're right. The rest and endurance will be the key factors. France plays 3 games on knockout stage with 270 mins total in regular time. Croatia all of their games won by penalty/extra time, so their play over 360 mins! It's whole match (90mins) more than France. And their have one day less to rest, so I think this may weigh on the final result.
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Posted by shokaku: Not impossible, but extremly difficult. France looked good throuout the tournament, and managed to win all their games in 90 minutes, while Croatia played every knock out match with extra time. And they have one day less of rest between semi and final.
just the way portugal became european champion... vs france. such finals release powers but i also think its gonna be easy for france and a disaster for croatia. red card for lovren vs mbappe.
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Massive congratulations to France and Croatia for advancing to the final round of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia. I have absolutely no idea which team will ultimately win. Anyway, good luck to both teams!
