Jules72 so the unbeaten run has been against lots of Latin teams (Bolivia, Ecuador etc)…. Hardly any European ones… I wouldn’t read too much into the unbeaten run…

  1. I didn’t say anything about the unbeaten run. I did tacitly suggest tournament winning ‘minerals’.

Jules72 having said that, there’s no single outstanding team at this tournament - any of 5-10 countries can win it imo (including Argentina)

  1. Actually it always seems that way going into a World Cup. It’s only in hindsight that it seems ‘obvious’ a particular team would won. Example: West Germany were 5th favourites going into the 1990 World Cup, behind Italy (the hosts), Brazil, Holland (having won Euro 88) and Argentina (the reigning champions).

It was only after they hammered Yugoslavia 4-1 in their opening game while Holland and Argentina laboured through their groups that people started to say they were the obvious contenders.
(Source: recently re-watched the 1990 World Cup official vid)

      Jules72 ….. an unbeaten run is worthless if versus crappy teams and I have no idea who they’ve been playing

      Also I reckon Uruguay and possibly Chile, Colombia and Peru are at least as ‘good’ as some of the middling shite in the European qualifying groups, like Greece, Romania, Bulgaria, WALES and so on…

        Dave has just named every single team in the World Cup to win it.

          Smallman1 Dave has just named every single team in the World Cup to win it.

          Smallman, can we have ‘pints’ in London in January when I’m back so I can glass you in the neck?

              Wally No, it will only need one and it will be done in the first 25 minutes.

                Brazil and Argentina have the squads capable of winning it but in recent World Cups they’ve shat the bed when up against a European team.

                Jules72 an unbeaten run is worthless if versus crappy teams and I have no idea who they’ve been playing

                Theres no easy games in the CONMEBOL qualifiers or Copa America unlike in Europe where we have San Marino, Andorra etc

                  bosstrabs London in January when I’m back

                  Shall I set up a pole for some dates Dave?

                    Wally already posted, but MC didn’t want to engage as it’s from Twitter, which is apparently only used by right wing extremist conspiracy freaks

                        Hursty already posted, but MC didn’t want to engage as it’s from Twitter, which is apparently only used by right wing extremist conspiracy freaks

                        Can you provide me the deets, can’t remember saying this?

                            Mad_Cyril your reply to this rumour earlier on in the thread?

                            The second part is answered in the Elon Musk thread, not directly your comments

                                Hursty your reply to this rumour earlier on in the thread?

                                The second part is answered in the Elon Musk thread, not directly your comments

                                Ah, I see what you did there

                                  Hursty as it’s from Twitter, which is apparently only used by right wing extremist conspiracy freaks

                                  Woah, woah, woah!

                                    Hursty Kante and particularly Pogba are massive misses. Always brings it in a French shirt. Not for me

                                      Benzema out of the world cup according to reports

                                      I’ve punted on Belgium at 20-1, and Netherlands at 16-1.

                                      Sneaking suspicion Argentina might win it.

                                      I’m looking forward to the half time stonings.

                                      Proper old school entertainment.