# World Cup 2018 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [June 7, 2018, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-2018/815615 "2018-06-07T18:09:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 92
**Author:** ![JoseB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/joseb/32/1530_2.png) [@JoseB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoseB)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2018, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-2018/815615/1823 "2018-07-11T19:53:25Z")
And they go to extra time… Croatia has ended up in extra time in all of its elimination games. ---
**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2018, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-2018/815615/1824 "2018-07-11T19:54:42Z")
Can’t really argue with 1:1. England should’ve had a couple in the first half, Croatia a couple in the second. God I hate extra time. ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2018, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-2018/815615/1825 "2018-07-11T19:55:46Z")
I’ll tell you who is happy; France. Deschamps is probably writing his victory parade speech right now. ---
**Author:** ![Cumbrian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ce7236/32.png) [@Cumbrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cumbrian)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2018, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-2018/815615/1826 "2018-07-11T19:58:42Z")
> [@Cumbrian](#): > > I wonder how many lifetimes I can live in the next half an hour? And again ---
**Author:** ![Cumbrian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ce7236/32.png) [@Cumbrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cumbrian)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2018, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-2018/815615/1827 "2018-07-11T20:00:04Z")
> [@AK84](#): > > I’ll tell you who is happy; France. Deschamps is probably writing his victory parade speech right now. Honestly, given the quality displayed by both sides, France will beat either of these teams comfortably I think. That’s without considering 3 120 minute games for Croatia. ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2018, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-2018/815615/1828 "2018-07-11T20:00:14Z")
> [@Cumbrian](#): > > And again At least its not the Iceland game.😃 ---
**Author:** ![Cumbrian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ce7236/32.png) [@Cumbrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cumbrian)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2018, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-2018/815615/1829 "2018-07-11T20:03:26Z")
> [@AK84](#): > > At least its not the Iceland game.😃 I poured myself a silly amount of Talisker 10 year after the first “half hour” post of mine. I’ve finished it and am now wondering how much more I can reasonably drink, given I have to go into work tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![Cumbrian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ce7236/32.png) [@Cumbrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cumbrian)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2018, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-2018/815615/1830 "2018-07-11T20:04:53Z")
Man on the line! What have I been saying? ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2018, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-2018/815615/1831 "2018-07-11T20:16:38Z")
I’ve only kinda adopted England as my WC team, so I’m not even a real fan…and I’m practically dying over here. I can’t even imagine being a fan of either team right now. ---
**Author:** ![Knight\_Of\_Few\_Words](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f475e1/32.png) [@Knight\_Of\_Few\_Words](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knight_Of_Few_Words)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2018, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-2018/815615/1832 "2018-07-11T20:19:01Z")
> [@AK84](#): > > At least its not the Iceland game.😃 Well, I have good memories of the Iceland fans. Not so much the England performance as there wasn’t one. This is much better. ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2018, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-2018/815615/1833 "2018-07-11T20:21:17Z")
2-1 Croatia! ---
**Author:** ![Chisquirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6bbea6/32.png) [@Chisquirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chisquirrel)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2018, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-2018/815615/1834 "2018-07-11T20:23:00Z")
That poor photographer. ---
**Author:** ![JoseB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/joseb/32/1530_2.png) [@JoseB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoseB)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2018, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-2018/815615/1835 "2018-07-11T20:23:07Z")
Croatia scores! ENG 1 - CRO 2! England needs to put new batteries, and real pronto! ---
**Author:** ![Cumbrian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ce7236/32.png) [@Cumbrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cumbrian)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2018, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-2018/815615/1836 "2018-07-11T20:23:16Z")
It’s over. We’ve not looked like scoring really, bar the odd corner half chance, since half time in normal time ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2018, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-2018/815615/1837 "2018-07-11T20:24:06Z")
Jamie Vardy coming on! ---
**Author:** ![The\_Librarian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_librarian/32/402_2.png) [@The\_Librarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Librarian)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2018, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-2018/815615/1838 "2018-07-11T20:26:43Z")
And now they’re in a hurry. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2018, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-2018/815615/1839 "2018-07-11T20:28:25Z")
Well this is sad to see. ---
**Author:** ![Cumbrian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ce7236/32.png) [@Cumbrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cumbrian)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2018, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-2018/815615/1840 "2018-07-11T20:37:19Z")
Fair play. Croatia were better than us for the second half and extra time. They had the balance of the game and deserve to go through. Can’t think of many shots on target we even had after that Kane miss in the first half. Might well be zero. Still, that first half. The Kane miss is probably crucial. 2-0 might have been defendable. France must be heavy, heavy favourites in the final. ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2018, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-2018/815615/1841 "2018-07-11T20:39:25Z")
> [@AK84](#): > > If England lose, Harry Kane should be executed just for that miss. Ok, so hanging, the chair or the firing squad? ---
**Author:** ![Chisquirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6bbea6/32.png) [@Chisquirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chisquirrel)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2018, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-2018/815615/1842 "2018-07-11T20:42:26Z")
That’s game. I don’t know much about soccer, or how to measure the ebbs and flows, but it sure seemed, to me, that Croatia was EVERYWHERE. Granted, I started watching just before the end of regulation. It always looked like Croatia had even numbers when attacking, and even on the rare reversal by England, there was just a sea of black they had to get through to even see the goal. I was looking forward to a 100 Minutes War, but I guess my wish wasn’t granted. I don’t think this lamp is actually magic… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-2018/815615.md?page=91) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-2018/815615.md?page=93)