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Sharkman, I didn't start picking teams until the round of 16. So I'm out of the running.

Well-said Meta... Guys, keep this thread about football/soccer. No racist, political, or war-monging crap here. Start another thread if you want to bring up all this crap.

You also forgot to quote that Sid is also a troll and a douchebag.

I think Mertens was inserted late in the second half as a last ditch attempt to have more scoring chances. For me, the key was the positioning of Lukaku upfront. They didn't get the ball to him often enough. Martinez should have used Lukaku in the same manner he did for the Brazil game, e.g...

I haven't tallied mine but I believe I'm out of it even though I picked the correct teams to win the quarters.

That's laughable. Belgium national team had won 24 straight matches in all competitions prior to today dating back to 2016. I wouldn't call this team "Flavor of the Week". Today's match could've gone either way. Eden Hazard and KdB had their chances. Set pieces are the most unpredictable...

Meta & Sam21, Very true, re: English language as a competitive advantage for EPL to draw foreign players. I can tell you from my time living and working in Germany and following the Bundesliga that one of the reasons Bayern Munich has maintained its top status in Champions League play in...

Meta, i’m all in for Merb FPL.

Makes sense. English Premier League are only English in name. It’s really a global league with foreign players making up the majority of rosters at the top tier teams. Good prep for WC tournament.

Exactly!!!

Calling it as I see it for the semis... France-Belgium: who's got the edge? Frontline: Belgium Midfield: France Backline: Belgium GK: Belgium Result: Belgium 3 France 2 England-Croatia: who's got the edge? Frontline: England Midfield: Croatia Backline: England GK: Croatia Result: Croatia 2...

Indeed, I figure if Thierry Henry was ready to manage a top team he would've been the successor to Arsene Wenger at Arsenal where he had his biggest success. Now, if he can help Martinez devise a game plan for Belgium to beat France next week and win the WC, he will likely become a hot coaching...

Love those shots of Swedish girls in the stands. Hotties galore! :flame:

That's right, Meta. I think it takes a guy like Roberto Martinez who has coached a long time in the EPL to visualize how he can put together a formidable backline with players who have made their names playing for top tier clubs in the EPL. The previous Belgian coach at the WC, Marc Wilmots...

That’s funny logic. Considering Brazil played from behind for almost the entire game, it makes sense they would control ball possession and be in attacking mode while conversely, Belgium would be on defense. So stats make sense. Belgium should be very proud of what it achieved today.

The Japan game was a wake up call to Belgium to address its defensive liabilities especially in midfield where KdB, Mertens, and Hazard were all more offense than defense. I really like the defensive midfield adjustments that the Belgium coaching staff made. Fellaini was fantastic, the...

Ha ha EB, working on it!... This has to qualify as a major upset as most experts had picked Brazil.

re:post 421, so far so good, hehe....

Uruguay’s defense is stout. By my count, they’ve given up only one goal in this WC. But France’s got too many offensive weapons. That’s why I think they will prevail. A tremendous matchup that’s so much more compelling than against Argentina.

My picks for the quarters: France 2 Uruguay 1 Belgium 3 Brazil 2 Croatia 2 Russia 1 England 2 Sweden 1