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I bet they don't sell a lot of trousers in short leg sizes in Senegal.
Also, I don't mean to be mysogenistic, but I suppose I've come to the right place - I think a lot of blokes have been 'persuaded' to bring their wives with them to this tournament. I have noticed in more than one game a distinctly strident female tone to the crowd noise at exciting moments, very much like you get at womens' football matches or hockey. There must be a lot of guys patiently explaining the off side rule much of the time.
Also, I don't mean to be mysogenistic, but I suppose I've come to the right place - I think a lot of blokes have been 'persuaded' to bring their wives with them to this tournament. I have noticed in more than one game a distinctly strident female tone to the crowd noise at exciting moments, very much like you get at womens' football matches or hockey. There must be a lot of guys patiently explaining the off side rule much of the time.
Puggit said:
England (should we qualify) will be playing someone from Group H in the next round. That's someone from Japan, Colombia, Senegal or Poland. At this point, we don't have a clue who!
You could say exactly the same about Group H teams<insert Group H team> (should they qualify) will be playing someone from Group G in the next round. That’s someone from Belgium, England, Panama and Tunisia. At this point, we don’t have a clue who!
Gavia said:
You could say exactly the same about Group H teams
<insert Group H team> (should they qualify) will be playing someone from Group G in the next round. That’s someone from Belgium, England, Panama and Tunisia. At this point, we don’t have a clue who!
If it's not Belgium and England who escape H I'll eat my Panama hat<insert Group H team> (should they qualify) will be playing someone from Group G in the next round. That’s someone from Belgium, England, Panama and Tunisia. At this point, we don’t have a clue who!
soupdragon1 said:
Frank7 said:
I’m intrigued by the fact that the ref in the Colombia/Japan game is a Slovene.
Now while I can believe that quite a few of the Colombians can speak English, and maybe one or two of the Japanese, and that maybe the ref does too, how do they sort things out when one side is screaming for a corner, while the other side is disputing who had the final touch?
Or when a player goes down, and three of his team mates are urging for the miscreant to be sent off or booked, while the other side’s players are making diving gestures.
Let’s say a side like Belgium play Russia, and the ref is a Kuwaiti, communication nightmare.
I think the ref gives the decision based on what he see's, rather than what the players say? Now while I can believe that quite a few of the Colombians can speak English, and maybe one or two of the Japanese, and that maybe the ref does too, how do they sort things out when one side is screaming for a corner, while the other side is disputing who had the final touch?
Or when a player goes down, and three of his team mates are urging for the miscreant to be sent off or booked, while the other side’s players are making diving gestures.
Let’s say a side like Belgium play Russia, and the ref is a Kuwaiti, communication nightmare.
In the Poland-Senegal game, the ref was Portuguese I think.
Now the Senegalese speak French, and it’s quite likely that the ref can speak it a bit, but it’s a bit of a stretch to think that he can handle Polish too, so if he wanted to make a point, he’d probably shout at them all in Portuguese, and get by with hand signals.
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