Senegal v Colombia match thread

[Bob Weasel Fox]

3pm today

 

Senegal v Colombia 

[Nalis]

Colombia were flattered by a poor Polish performance in the last game and have gone from underrated to overrated in the space of a game.

 

2-2

[The Doctor]

Comfortable 2-0 win Colombia and Japan to win the other to top the group

[MC Prussian]

Personally, I think Colombia have more quality and the speed required to get past Senegal, and would form a formidable potential opponent for England.

[KingsX]

James Rodriguez on the pitch, las Colombianas   in the stands, and a talented Senegal team who need a win or draw.  Looking forward to this one.

 

[Bob Weasel Fox]

Colombia please

 

if only to see their wonderfully “gifted” fans for another game or so

[Max Wall]

Very hard one to predict. Senegal are big, strong, quick lads. Will the greater ball playing skills of the Colombians count.

I really don't think either of these would be much fun for England to play. I'm sure Japan wouldn't be either but I think I'd rather draw them. Hoping for a win in this game for either team and a draw in the Japan game as I think we will go into the top half of the draw. 

[halibut]

Should be an exciting match, probably the most physical of the Group H matches.  If Senegal calmy frustrates Colombia through organization, I see a Senegal win.  From what I've seen of Colombia over the years, they've had a tendency to get quite dirty in tight situations, way beyond what World Cup refs would tolerate. 

 

On the other hand I can also imagine Cuadrado cruising past Senegal defenders, as somehow the Senegal defenders haven't shown lightning-fast reflexes so far.  No idea how the game would pan out! 

[KingsX]

Why does every Latin American country’s anthem sound like the overture to a Rossini comedy opera.  Gets you primed for pratfalls and fat ladies belting it out, not football.

[Samilktray]

Great tackle that, good decision by VAR

[KingsX]

Rodriguez off injured.  FFS

[trabuch]

I would like an African team to go through.

[Carl the Llama]

3 minutes ago, trabuch said:

I would like an African team to go through.

France won their group, didn't they?

 

[trabuch]

1 minute ago, Carl the Llama said:

France won their group, didn't they?

 

Yes - and I agree that Pele was right. An African team did win the World Cup before 2000. But the better these sides do the less likely all their players will get poached by other national sides.

[Super_horns]

Poland score so both teams going to play for a 0-0?

[MrSpaM]

Neither team trying to score atm

[TeePee]

If I were Columbian, I'd still be going for this - I wouldn't trust that Polish team not to concede against Japan. While they're not winning, qualification isn't in their hands.

[MrSpaM]

Edit : Yes!

Edited 28 June 2018 by MrSpaM

[foxfanazer]

Molla Wague with the immediate impact

[MC Prussian]

Great header!

C'mon Colombia!!!

[Max Wall]

Shit just got interesting.

[TeePee]

Sensible lot, those Columbians.

[Kitchandro]

It’s not really right that a team could go out of the World Cup literally on refereeing decisions alone.

 

Couldn’t they just organise a penalty shootout?

[Bob Weasel Fox]

Colombia ah Colombia 

[davieG]

This has just got very feisty