World Cup 2018: Group H [Colombia and Japan advance] Discussion Thread

[Calderyon]

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Matches:

19th of June 2018

1 PM Colombia vs Japan [1] - [2]
4 PM Poland vs Senegal [1] - [2]

24th of June 2018

4 PM Japan vs Senegal [2] - [2]
7 PM Poland vs Colombia [0] - [3]

28th of June 2018

3 PM Japan vs Poland [0] - [1]
3 PM Senegal vs Colombia [0] - [1]



Group H standings:

Colombia 3 2 0 1 5-2 6
Japan 3 1 1 1 4-4 4
Senegal 3 1 1 1 4-4 4
Poland 3 1 0 2 2-5 0

[Nicky91]

random group this one, unpredictable af


i think Colombia has got best chances of surviving this group, with their awesome back Santiago Arias :dance:

[Calderyon]

Potentially this could be a tight and even four way battle to get to the knock out stage.

In the end i think Poland and Colombia will get the top 2 with Senegal giving them hell, but end up failing in the end and finishing in 3rd place. Poland and Colombia battle for the first with Poland end up on the pole just before Colombia cause Lewandowski.

Japan will try their hardest against all the other 3, but this time it won´t be enough and they´ll finish 4th with either 1 or 2 ties.

[Crimson Dynamo]

WELP

[Calderyon]

What a horrible start for Colombia.

Blatant handball leading to a straight red card and a PK. Japan leads 1-0 by a goal made in the 6th minute.

[Vanessa]

It will be hard for Colombia to come back from this. They're down to ten men :eek:

[Calderyon]

I would say bet they can hope for is a tie.

[Nicky91]

welp, didn't expect japan to have a 0-1 lead over colombia

[Vanessa]

Omg imagine if Colombia wins with ten men:amazed:

[bots]

The equaliser was a bit different :laugh:

[Calderyon]

Colombia equalises at 39th.

[Vanessa]

Come on Colombia :dance:

[Nicky91]

ok well done Colombia, making 1-1 with 10 man :dance:

[Calderyon]

Horrible goalkeeping from the Japanese goalie.

[Nicky91]

half time 1-1

[Crimson Dynamo]

Horrible goalkeeping from the Japanese goalie.

and to pretend it had not gone in..

[bots]

and to pretend it had not gone in..

can't blame him for trying, but with goal line technology and a couple of billion watching he was pushing his luck just a bit

[Denver]

Get in Japan

[Calderyon]

2-1 Japan at 73th. Nice corner ending with a good header.

[Nicky91]

japan is playing well now

[Calderyon]

japan is playing well now

Not hard to do with a man advantage tbh. But yes.

[Nicky91]

Not hard to do with a man advantage tbh. But yes.

true, now i hope for Senegal to do well in the next match against Poland


i have Always liked Senegal at world cups, especially i was ecstatic in 2002 when they made it really far :hee:

[Denver]

Well done Japanese

[Calderyon]

Game ends in 2-1 win for Japan.

Great result for Japan. Congrats.

This result blows this group wide open.

[Nicky91]

well done Japan :clap1:

[Calderyon]

Poland vs Senegal 0-0 in the 33rd minute.

Senegal has been much more dangerous and active than Poland so far.

[Nicky91]

come on Senegal :cheer:

[Nicky91]

1-0 Senegal :clap1: :clap1:

[Calderyon]

Senegal 1-0. Own goal by Cionek at 38th minute.

[Nicky91]

Senegal 1-0. Own goal by Cionek at 38th minute.

still a well deserved 1-0, but funny with a polish own goal

[Shaun]

This is fast turning into the group of the tournament

[Nicky91]

This is fast turning into the group of the tournament

Slaynegal :clap1: :clap1:

[Calderyon]

Slaynegal :clap1: :clap1:

How about Japan then?

[Calderyon]

This is fast turning into the group of the tournament

Very true. Anyone can advance and every game matters.

[Nicky91]

How about Japan then?

Slaypan :cheer2:

[Calderyon]

Slaylombia?
Sloland? (Thats more of a negative name though)

[Nicky91]

oops that doesn't work for all countries then

[Nicky91]

2-0 Senegal :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2:

[Calderyon]

2-0!

What a mistake by the Polish Midfielder.

[Calderyon]

Both of Senegals goals have born by mistakes from the Polish players.

Deserved lead though.

[Nicky91]

total slayage from senegal against poland :clap1:

[Calderyon]

Enough of "slay" for today.

[Nicky91]

Enough of "slay" for today.

okay

[Calderyon]

Pele is a great footballer.

Only 3 time World Cup winner so far.

[Nicky91]

Pele is a great footballer.

Only 3 time World Cup winner so far.

i know, and also loved the movie about him :love:

[Calderyon]

Have not seen it.

[Nicky91]

1-2 goal for poland now

[Calderyon]

Poland shortens the gap to 1 goal at 86th minute. 2-1 now.

[Nicky91]

come on senegal hold on a few more minutes

[Calderyon]

Senegal wins 2-1.

[Headie]

Enough of "slay" for today.

okay

Don't let the haters drag you down Nicky, Senegal SLAYED the match and are the first African team to win a game so far :love: I'm rooting for them!

[Mystic Mock]

I'm disgusted in Poland today, not only did they kill my bet which is bad enough, they gave out one of the most half hearted performances that I've seen in this World Cup so far, clearly they don't care about their fans or have any pride whatsoever to have played like that against any team.

And well done to Senegal and unlike Poland they actually put in some effort to win the match.

[Calderyon]

Don't let the haters drag you down Nicky, Senegal SLAYED the match and are the first African team to win a game so far :love: I'm rooting for them!

No haters here.

[Vladimir]

lmao what a group! :love: Enjoyed both games today and their (unexpected) results

[Denver]

So here for Senegal they have the best fans and team spirit

[Denver]

Yes Mane

[Calderyon]

1-0 Senegal at 12th.

[Nicky91]

yep Senegal so far proving they have the better team

[Vladimir]

Japan are not giving up, 1-1!

[Nicky91]

such a boring group this one :hehe:


whoever plays against england and Belgium are so goners next round :smug:

[Denver]

Yesssssssssss

[Denver]

Why do Senegal keep playing without care when in front

[Calderyon]

Senegal and Japan tie the game 2-2. Wow.

One of Poland and Colombia could be out the World Cup, if one of them wins. A tie will keep them both in the running.

Everyone could end up having 4 points at the end.

[Calderyon]

such a boring group this one :hehe:


whoever plays against england and Belgium are so goners next round :smug:

Most interesting group so far?

[Vladimir]

Most interesting group so far?

Tbh! Really excited for the Poland-Colombia match :hehe:

[thisisdanny]

Need Colombia just to fail to keep a clean sheet for me to win £340 on my accumulator so pls Poland do ya thang

[James]

This Colombia match is giving me the feels.

[bots]

Columbia played very well tonight. They were deadly on the break

[Mystic Mock]

such a boring group this one :hehe:


whoever plays against england and Belgium are so goners next round :smug:

That is not necessarily the case.

Senegal have an ex-Birmingham City player as Manager who installs a never say die attitude, on top of N'Doye who also has played under that motto last season in the Championship, and they do genuinely have one world class player in Mane.

And Japan's team has proven time and time again that they can compete with most teams at the big stage, they also have decent players such as Kagawa, Okazaki, Osako, and Inui who can cause England and Belgium problems, the only major weakness that Japan has is the wildly inconsistent Goalkeeper.

England and Belgium would be the favourites to win those games, but they'd be alot tighter than people think.

[Nicky91]

Colombia played really well against Poland i thought

[Calderyon]

Colombia played really well against Poland i thought

Well they won 3-0 and left Poland next to no chance, I would hope so.

Colombia and Senegal is going to be a fine match.

[Nicky91]

Well they won 3-0 and left Poland next to no chance, I would hope so.

Colombia and Senegal is going to be a fine match.

Colombia only had bad luck against Japan, having to play with 10 man so early in the match

[Nicky91]

i think on paper Japan has the easier match vs Poland


for Senegal a draw is enough for them to go through

[Shaun]

hoping whatever happens we manage to scramble a fixture against Japan in the next round, will be a comfortable opponent for us.

[Nicky91]

it will be a easy opponent for England anyway :fan:



i think a 5-0 win for england is a possibility

[Calderyon]

Overconfidence is a sin.

And a mistake.

[Nicky91]

:joker: :joker: :joker:

[Nicky91]

Senegal playing fab so far :worship:

[Denver]

Was a clear penalty

[Nicky91]

yup

[James]

Group H possible outcomes chart.

[MTVN]

Was a clear penalty

Eh he got the ball

[Denver]

Eh he got the ball

He took him out

[Calderyon]

Japan vs Poland 0-1 while Senegal VS Colombia is 0-0.

Japan going out with these results.

[Calderyon]

Colombia scores 74th.

1-0 Colombia.

[James]

The commentators on Japan - Poland are totally confused. Saying Japan are going out if it stays the same way.

Lawrenson and the other guy.

[MTVN]

Typical Lawro, total moron

[Shaun]

A total African wipeout, then :(

[James]

Typical Lawro, total moron

He doesn't know how goal-line technology works either. Was saying that they would check on VAR if it crossed the line.

Goal-line technology has been in the game for years.

[James]

Now Lawrenson is complaining about the qualification rule because he got it wrong.

[Calderyon]

Scratch that.

They are actually tied.

[MTVN]

Senegal has a better goal difference so they would advance if thing stay this way.

Incorrect

[MTVN]

Senegal are going out on yellow cards

[Calderyon]

Incorrect

I noticed just now. They are actually a tied in goals and points.

[Calderyon]

Senegal are going out on yellow cards

I just read. What a stupid rule.

[Calderyon]

Japan vs Poland ends 0-1.

[Calderyon]

Colombia wins their match 1-0.

Senegal are out.

[Nicky91]

Colombia wins their match 1-0.

Senegal are out.

no more african countries then :sad: :bawling: :bawling:

[MTVN]

Senegal and Nigeria both deserved to go through imo, very tough to take

I reckon we will turn over either Columbia or Japan without too much trouble

[bots]

I think the japanese team is the weakest to go through

[Calderyon]

Senegal vs Colombia 0-1
Japan vs Poland 0-1

Colombia tops the group with 6 points and Japan is second with equal points and goals difference with Senegal, but their fair play points are better than Senegal (-4 against -6)

[Shaun]

For all the talk we've heard this week about "should England throw the match to get an easier route?" we're now offered the choice of Colombia or Japan in the next round. I know who I'd rather face :shrug:

[Calderyon]

They should just have a penalty kick tie break the off day. Whoever wins it, goes through.

[Mystic Mock]

Thank god that Poland are out as it means that my bet won't constantly be killed by the bastards.:joker:

I have to say though how convenient that Japan's lifeless performance today where they stopped doing anything positive still ends up seeing them go through and Poland finally picking up three points.

If I didn't know any better I'd think that these results today were arranged in advance.

[MTVN]

Japan a disgrace with those antics, ridiculously risky when they know Senegal would be throwing the kitchen sink at it

[Calderyon]

For all the talk we've heard this week about "should England throw the match to get an easier route?" we're now offered the choice of Colombia or Japan in the next round. I know who I'd rather face :shrug:

In a tactical sense, England should really consider throwing tonights match. Getting Japan and Sweden/Switzerland is much better than Colombia and Brazil/Mexico.

[bots]

just seen the end of the japan game and it was completely ridiculous. No attempt to play the game and japan go through on fair play? .... fair play my arse :fist:

[Shaun]

In a tactical sense, England should really consider throwing tonights match. Getting Japan and Sweden/Switzerland is much better than Colombia and Brazil/Mexico.

If we throw it we finish 2nd and get Colombia :suspect:

[Calderyon]

Yeah. Whoever plays against Japan have an easy time getting to the quarters.

[MTVN]

Ref should have dished out a few yellows for timewasting

[Mystic Mock]

Now Lawrenson is complaining about the qualification rule because he got it wrong.

That part made me laugh.:joker:

[Calderyon]

If we throw it we finish 2nd and get Colombia :suspect:

Oops. You are correct.

The next opponent would be easier though.

[Calderyon]

If England win, they will get a much easier opponent in the knock outs, but a much harder opponent in the quarters.

If England lose, they will get a moderately hard opponent in the knock outs, but an easier opponent on the quarters.

[James]

Ref should have dished out a few yellows for timewasting

:shrug: There's no rule against wasting time while the ball is in play.

[MTVN]

:shrug: There's no rule against wasting time while the ball is in play.

Just joking, don't come for me with your facts :fist:

[bots]

Just joking, don't come for me with your facts :fist:

it goes against all principles of fair play though, makes my blood boil

[James]

The BBC commentators were making my blood boil.

And they compared it to West Germany - Austria 1982 at the end which was a totally different situation.

[James]

The BBC commentators were making my blood boil.

And they compared it to West Germany - Austria 1982 at the end which was a totally different situation.

Didier Drogba and Alex Scott are good though.

[MTVN]

Was quite impressed with Alex Scott actually

[bots]

yep, i think she is a breath of fresh air in the pundits gallery

[Vladimir]

Ref should have dished out a few yellows for timewasting

!!!!

I feel bad for those who actually paid to see this disgrace of a match.