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Re: International Football thread

PostPosted: Tue Nov 14, 2017 10:53 pm
by mikesiva
Not the most exciting match but I suppose goalless draws with Germany and Brazil are better than losses.

Re: International Football thread

PostPosted: Wed Nov 15, 2017 10:54 am
by yuppie
Comon Australia

Re: International Football thread

PostPosted: Wed Nov 15, 2017 11:43 am
by mikesiva
Jedinak wins it for Australia.

Re: International Football thread

PostPosted: Wed Nov 15, 2017 11:45 am
by GarlicJam
and gets a third with 5 minutes to go.

Moscow bound.

Re: International Football thread

PostPosted: Wed Nov 15, 2017 1:55 pm
by sussexpob
A own goal and two penalties....done in style

Re: International Football thread

PostPosted: Wed Nov 15, 2017 2:28 pm
by Durhamfootman
yuppie wrote: Of the home nations and Ireland, Only England have made it.

normality resumes, then

Re: International Football thread

PostPosted: Wed Nov 15, 2017 2:55 pm
by yuppie
sussexpob wrote:A own goal and two penalties....done in style



Qualified for their 4th world cup in a row. Its a big achievment for Australia. Im not sure many teams would have travelled as far as Australia has to qualify. From Jordan to Honduras. They have certainly taken the long road to qualification.

The last world cup Australia were pretty much the worse team there. Im not sure they will be much better this time. Perhaps they can get lucky and have an easier group.

Re: International Football thread

PostPosted: Wed Nov 15, 2017 8:57 pm
by GarlicJam
sussexpob wrote:A own goal and two penalties....done in style

That's as conclusive as saying that a 0-0 draw was boring, by the scoreline.

The first penalty was an unlucky one for Honduras, one of those (almost) incidental handballs. The second though was the result of a cynical stopping of a goal through good attack. There is no doubt Aus were the better side in both these two matches.

However, their whole qualification was far short of convincing, and as Yuppie suggests, Aus will probably leave the finals at the first opportunity.

We don't even know if the manager is going to be there yet....

Re: International Football thread

PostPosted: Wed Nov 15, 2017 8:59 pm
by Gingerfinch
The Aussies have qualified, who cares how. Better to see them than Ireland and their bland Football.

Re: International Football thread

PostPosted: Wed Nov 15, 2017 9:53 pm
by yuppie
Gingerfinch wrote:The Aussies have qualified, who cares how. Better to see them than Ireland and their bland Football.



The Denmark win was very satisfying.

Australian qualification for the world cup har the following stats according to some papers in Aus.

29 months.
22 games
250,000km travelled. Its tough for the players who play in Europe to head home during the season to play in Australia.

But Australia is there again, and that is great:)

Re: International Football thread

PostPosted: Thu Nov 16, 2017 8:55 am
by GarlicJam
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Re: International Football thread

PostPosted: Thu Nov 16, 2017 11:04 am
by Durhamfootman
yuppie wrote:
The last world cup Australia were pretty much the worse team there. Im not sure they will be much better this time. Perhaps they can get lucky and have an easier group.

one with England in it, perhaps?

Re: International Football thread

PostPosted: Thu Nov 16, 2017 11:08 am
by Durhamfootman
seems to have been some shenanigan's before the NZ match. Fireworks outside the team hotel at 3am, jets doing fly by's in the middle of the night, shamans working black magic with snakes on the NZ team photo............... all learned from the behaviour of American golf fans during every Ryder cup

Re: International Football thread

PostPosted: Thu Nov 16, 2017 11:10 am
by yuppie
Durhamfootman wrote:
yuppie wrote:
The last world cup Australia were pretty much the worse team there. Im not sure they will be much better this time. Perhaps they can get lucky and have an easier group.

one with England in it, perhaps?



England would be great, just more because it would get a lot of attention in Australia. England should win that.:)

A group of England, Australia, Peru and Panama would be awesome. But seedings would not allow that.

Re: International Football thread

PostPosted: Fri Nov 17, 2017 12:03 am
by Durhamfootman
yuppie wrote:

England would be great, just more because it would get a lot of attention in Australia. England should win that.:)

I don't think they did last time....... may be wrong