Group A final games

[Maltin]

Not sure why ITV (ETA: the channel not the network) are showing the Qatar game. Ecuador Senegal seems to be the most likely to be interesting although nothing exciting yet.

Missing Badgers this tournament and the standardised game threads.

 

[souljacker]

Ecuador game is on itv4

 

[Maltin]

Ecuador game is on itv4

Yes, am watching already. Forgot to mention that in the OP one reason we need the return of the standardised game threads.

 

[Maltin]

Winner of Ecuador Senegal likely to play England in the next round.

Senegal have a penalty to go into second place.

 

[skyscraper101]

Big up Senegal

 

[bcuster]

I'm wondering why Qatar is playing anybody. I thought they (and Canada) had been eliminated...

 

[Maltin]

I'm wondering why Qatar is playing anybody. I thought they (and Canada) had been eliminated...

1) because they are hosts they automatically qualified
2) because it is not knockout football yet

 

[bcuster]

1) because they are hosts they automatically qualified
2) because it is not knockout football yet

Can you explain this:

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So, Qatar (and Canada, I presume) are just playing along with no hope of advancing, much less winning, the tournament?

 

[surreybrowncap]

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Can you explain this:

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Probably eliminated wrong word to use.
Basically Qatar could not progress to the knock out stage from their group.
But all teams must complete their 3 games whatever..

 

[Bingoman]

Ecuador equaliser

 

[moochedit]

Can you explain this:

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So, Qatar (and Canada, I presume) are just playing along with no hope of advancing, much less winning, the tournament?

They all have to play 3 games in the first stage. I think if they quit in a sulk after game 2 they'd get a bollocking from fifa.

 

[bcuster]

thank you, mooch & bingo

 

[Bingoman]

Senegal now back in front

 

[May Kasahara]

Big up Senegal

I'm totally cheering on Senegal to win this whole thing. Fucking 'ave it Senegal!

Bit cruel for Ecuador though Work so hard to get an equaliser and then instantly go behind again.

 

[Maltin]

I'm totally cheering on Senegal to win this whole thing. Fucking 'ave it Senegal!

Bit cruel for Ecuador though Work so hard to get an equaliser and then instantly go behind again.

I don’t want Senegal to knock England out

 

[Steel Icarus]

Great goal from Koulibaly. Senegal will be no pushovers if it's them England meet in the round of 16

 

[skyscraper101]

I'd love to see England v Senegal. The styles of play would be markedly different to Netherlands which I could see being very evenly matched and defensive.

 

[tommers]

Had a bit of a soft spot for Ecuador, Enner Valencia and those three lads at Brighton seem like nice blokes. England Senegal would be a good game though.