Round of 16 thread

[mr_mister]

Belgium are the flat track bullies of this sport


Adept at dominating weaker sides. Looking very comfortable here

 

[Pratters]

Japan fighting really well. Great to see. Hope they win.

 

[Pratters]

Epic

 

[Pratters]

This is what ***y feels like.

 

[vcs]

Everyone loves Japan. Beautiful.

 

[MW1304]

Urgh just as I started watching.

 

[vcs]

Damn it Fellaini.

Honda moving through the gears there, good block by Kompany.

 

[MW1304]

What a technique on that.

 

[MW1304]

Knew that was going to happen as soon as you saw de Bruyne on the charge through the entire midfield.

****.

 

[mr_mister]

Time to commit seppoku

Game of the cup

 

[Pratters]

Heartbreak aah

 

[mr_mister]

Best world cup game since Aus Croatia 06

 

[sledger]

It's a cruel cruel game.

 

[Niall]

Plenty of character shown from Belgium. Japan were wonderful but probably over committed regarding the final corner.

 

[Cabinet96]

So good from Lukaku on the winner. Can't believe there are people who actually think he's ****.

 

[wpdavid]

Plenty of character shown from Belgium. Japan were wonderful but probably over committed regarding the final corner.

Just a bit, especially as they were never going to win a header.

But yeah, Japan were wonderful. Heart-breaking to lose it like that, and they'll be inconsolable for ages, but they played some fabulous football.
Maybe for the best that Belgium made it if we want to see the best sides progressing.

Belgium vs Brazil should be worth watching.

 

[Burgey]

Heartbreaking for Japan. It’s the hope that gets you.

 

[mr_mister]

I think Japan had to go for it at the end because there was no way they were winning in extra time

 

[Burgey]

Takes a pretty fair sized pair of brass ones to dummy in the box in the last minute of a knock out game at a World Cup with the winning shot beckoning. That sort of thing is incredibly disciplined imo. The temptation to hit it first time even when you’re not in the best position must be ridiculous.

 

[GIMH]

Takes a pretty fair sized pair of brass ones to dummy in the box in the last minute of a knock out game at a World Cup with the winning shot beckoning. That sort of thing is incredibly disciplined imo. The temptation to hit it first time even when you’re not in the best position must be ridiculous.

It’s the sort of awareness that separates the elite from the rest IMO. Absolutely top class