# FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 **URL:** \ **Category:** Off-topic\ **Created:** [June 5, 2018, 11:41am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/fifa-world-cup-russia-2018/2782 "2018-06-05T11:41:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 30
**Author:** ![Guga](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/guga/32/14476_2.png) [@Guga](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Guga)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2018, 11:32am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/fifa-world-cup-russia-2018/2782/594 "2018-07-12T11:32:49Z")
> [@anon36378415](#): > > when we would then get to play Brasil or Argentina? Never! šŸ˜ƒ Actually I think cross-confederation friendlies are organized by FIFA, while the Nations League is going to replace the UEFA friendlies. So there might still be the chance. However, those were rare anyway. The same idea will be implemented in CONCACAF too starting this year. Who knows, maybe weā€™ll have it in every confederation and then weā€™ll have every year some sort of Confederations Cup where the winner of every Nations League will play against each other. ---
**Author:** ![anon36378415](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bcef8e/32.png) [@anon36378415](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/anon36378415)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2018, 11:40am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/fifa-world-cup-russia-2018/2782/595 "2018-07-12T11:40:01Z")
@Guga I do like the idea of playing these games against better nations. I canā€™t see the point of England, for example playing Nigera and Costa Rica. I do see the benefit of Spain, Italy, Germany Holland. The top leagues. Makes good sense not just at international level but because those are the top leagues in the world and majority of players for each of those nations plays in one of those leagues. So the players all know each other more or less rather than play a team whos league youā€™ve never heard of. Brasil and Argentinas leagues are rubbish and we could name one or two teams from both? But of course all the good players play in one of the top leagues in Europe. And we all love the Champions League. Maybe this will be a fun competition as long as we donā€™t play more games in total. At least these games will be worth playing to learn from. ---
**Author:** ![Sushi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/sushi/32/163_2.png) [@Sushi](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Sushi)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2018, 12:19pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/fifa-world-cup-russia-2018/2782/596 "2018-07-12T12:19:23Z")
> [@anon36378415](#): > > You speak Dutch? No hablo inglesā€¦ šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/zakphoenixmckracken/32/41_2.png) [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/ZakPhoenixMcKracken)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2018, 1:35pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/fifa-world-cup-russia-2018/2782/597 "2018-07-12T13:35:37Z")
> [@anon36378415](#): > > oh tu es belge je pensais que tu Ʃtais franƧais? As far as I know, there are no French users on this forum. ---
**Author:** ![Guga](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/guga/32/14476_2.png) [@Guga](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Guga)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2018, 1:40pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/fifa-world-cup-russia-2018/2782/598 "2018-07-12T13:40:57Z")
France doesnā€™t actually exist, kinda like Molise. ---
**Author:** ![milanfahrnholz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@milanfahrnholz](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/milanfahrnholz)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2018, 1:47pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/fifa-world-cup-russia-2018/2782/599 "2018-07-12T13:47:31Z")
Or Bielefeld. ---
**Author:** ![anon36378415](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bcef8e/32.png) [@anon36378415](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/anon36378415)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2018, 8:21pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/fifa-world-cup-russia-2018/2782/600 "2018-07-12T20:21:51Z")
England fans gutted not to reach final. Fair enough but so very much potential and positives to take Harry Kane should take Golden Boot Got further than all other heavyweights Team will only get better as players get to peak ages. In other England newsā€¦ - UEFA Under-21 Championship Semi Finalists - England Under 21s Toulon Tournament Winners 2018 - (3 in a row) - England Under 20ā€™s World Cup Champions 2017 - FIFA U-17 World Cup Champions (hammered spain 5-2 in final) - England Under-17 Championship Runners-Up - UEFA Under-19 Championship Winners And most of the players in the full England squad played at youth levels ---
**Author:** ![Frenzie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/frenzie/32/4416_2.png) [@Frenzie](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Frenzie)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2018, 9:18pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/fifa-world-cup-russia-2018/2782/601 "2018-07-12T21:18:09Z")
> [@Sushi](#): > > The Curse of Brexit Island? > šŸ¤” nahā€¦ I canā€™t tell if you missed my reference or just wanted to go _there_. šŸ˜› šŸ˜› šŸ˜› (3 bonus smileys for @milanfahrnholz) ---
**Author:** ![Sushi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/sushi/32/163_2.png) [@Sushi](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Sushi)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2018, 9:23pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/fifa-world-cup-russia-2018/2782/602 "2018-07-12T21:23:30Z")
> [@Frenzie](#): > > I canā€™t tell if you missed my reference CoMI: got that one all right Man city: no ideaā€¦ football whateverā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![anon36378415](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bcef8e/32.png) [@anon36378415](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/anon36378415)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2018, 9:30pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/fifa-world-cup-russia-2018/2782/603 "2018-07-12T21:30:34Z")
> [@Sushi](#): > > Man city: no ideaā€¦ football whateverā€¦ You are not alone. Until the Billionaire owner took over, no one in Europe knew they even existed. If you said Manchester they thought United. ---
**Author:** ![Sushi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/sushi/32/163_2.png) [@Sushi](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Sushi)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2018, 9:39pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/fifa-world-cup-russia-2018/2782/604 "2018-07-12T21:39:37Z")
Oh, but I donā€™t mean to discriminate. I wouldnā€™t know the difference between both teams even if they bit me in the \*\*\*. I only know the guys from Oasis like one of them but not the other. Thatā€™s probably the first time I ever heard about either. ---
**Author:** ![anon36378415](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bcef8e/32.png) [@anon36378415](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/anon36378415)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2018, 9:44pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/fifa-world-cup-russia-2018/2782/605 "2018-07-12T21:44:59Z")
> [@Sushi](#): > > I only know the guys from Oasis like one of them but not the other. Thatā€™s probably the first time I ever heard about either. Itā€™s ok, I was being funny. Iā€™m a Man United fan they are our big rivals but until the late 90s it was true that unless you were English yourself you had never heard of them, they were in the Third Division back then not winning the EPL. ---
**Author:** ![Sushi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/sushi/32/163_2.png) [@Sushi](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Sushi)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2018, 6:27am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/fifa-world-cup-russia-2018/2782/606 "2018-07-13T06:27:53Z")
> [@anon36378415](#): > > Got further than all other heavyweights Letā€™s see about that after tomorrow, shall we? šŸ˜œ ---
**Author:** ![Frenzie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/frenzie/32/4416_2.png) [@Frenzie](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Frenzie)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2018, 3:11pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/fifa-world-cup-russia-2018/2782/607 "2018-07-13T15:11:25Z")
> [@Sushi](#): > > CoMI: got that one all right Not that one, [this](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%8Ele_de_la_Cit%C3%A9) one. ---
**Author:** ![Sushi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/sushi/32/163_2.png) [@Sushi](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Sushi)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2018, 3:44pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/fifa-world-cup-russia-2018/2782/608 "2018-07-13T15:44:02Z")
Yeah, no, I had no ideaā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![anon36378415](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bcef8e/32.png) [@anon36378415](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/anon36378415)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2018, 7:08pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/fifa-world-cup-russia-2018/2782/609 "2018-07-13T19:08:11Z")
I donā€™t consider Belguim a heavyweight, sorry. I meant former World Champions. ---
**Author:** ![yrface](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/yrface/32/11793_2.png) [@yrface](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/yrface)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2018, 11:39pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/fifa-world-cup-russia-2018/2782/610 "2018-07-13T23:39:00Z")
Well Someone predicted from the very beginning that Germany would be out in the group stage, and he was right. Since then all logic about heavyweight teams winning seems to have flown out the window. Therefore Croatia will win the cup.\* England getting to at least 4th place seems to defy logic as well. Seems like every 4-years thereā€™s hype about ā€œthis year itā€™s our yearā€ and they disappoint. Donā€™t feel bad, English folks, Iā€™m not trying to knock your team. My country didnā€™t even qualify so I usually root for you unless the US or Chile are playing. \*Disclaimer: statements may not be valid. ---
**Author:** ![Sushi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/sushi/32/163_2.png) [@Sushi](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Sushi)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2018, 6:16am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/fifa-world-cup-russia-2018/2782/611 "2018-07-14T06:16:11Z")
> [@anon36378415](#): > > I donā€™t consider Belguim a heavyweight, sorry. I meant former World Champions. Like Uruguay? Because they won twiceā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![milanfahrnholz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@milanfahrnholz](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/milanfahrnholz)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2018, 1:05pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/fifa-world-cup-russia-2018/2782/612 "2018-07-14T13:05:38Z")
So, here is me hoping the game later wonĀ“t shatter any forum friendships. šŸ¤ž ---
**Author:** ![ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/zakphoenixmckracken/32/41_2.png) [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/ZakPhoenixMcKracken)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2018, 1:30pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/fifa-world-cup-russia-2018/2782/613 "2018-07-14T13:30:42Z")
So, between @Sushi / @Frenzie vs. @tasse-tee / @PiecesOfKate who will win? [Previous page](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/fifa-world-cup-russia-2018/2782.md?page=29) [Next page](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/fifa-world-cup-russia-2018/2782.md?page=31)