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Old 06-20-2018, 03:23 PM
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Spain, another 1-0? We have to wait for the next phase to get livelier games.
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Old 06-21-2018, 02:27 AM
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Seems I didn't miss much yesterday.
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Old 06-21-2018, 03:16 AM
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No,but in a day dominated by sky balls in the penalty area, Iran showed some real class. Spain held on.
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Old 06-21-2018, 08:53 AM
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Denmark - Australia: 1-1 halfway.
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Followed most of the games. Great time (if there ever is a great time for this) to be home resting as I undergo immunotherapy cancer treatment.

It has always been tough to forecast from first round games. Many ultimate winners lost at least one of their group stage games. For that reason, I’d hesitate to rule out Germany who seem to have a great ability to deliver when it matters.

My shortlist for the final stages: probably Spain with great talent and strong well organised defence: Russia, simply because host nations historically do well; Germany, see last paragraph. England; ; no solid reason except the young talent up front and the fact that we are overdue to deliver! France, great talent and star quality.

Winners? I’ve absolutely no idea.

Tv picture quality: BBC showing games in 4k+ HDR really looking good on my OLED screen.
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Old 06-21-2018, 02:30 PM
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Followed most of the games. Great time (if there ever is a great time for this) to be home resting as I undergo immunotherapy cancer treatment.

It has always been tough to forecast from first round games. Many ultimate winners lost at least one of their group stage games. For that reason, I’d hesitate to rule out Germany who seem to have a great ability to deliver when it matters.

My shortlist for the final stages: probably Spain with great talent and strong well organised defence: Russia, simply because host nations historically do well; Germany, see last paragraph. England; ; no solid reason except the young talent up front and the fact that we are overdue to deliver! France, great talent and star quality.

Winners? I’ve absolutely no idea.

Tv picture quality: BBC showing games in 4k+ HDR really looking good on my OLED screen.

Good luck with your cancer therapy... and enjoy the matches!

Warm greetings, Bart
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So Australia is not yet out of the tournament (1-1), and France is in the 1/8th finals (1-0 against Peru that can start packing).

At the moment a rather good match: Argentina - Croatia.

Croatia has won its first match, so they can play without stress.

0-0 so far.
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No way of seeing this match Bart,unless I go down the pub.I'll see the highlights later. Very best wishes to Custodian also.
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No way of seeing this match Bart,unless I go down the pub.I'll see the highlights later. Very best wishes to Custodian also.
TV set broken?
Good luck to you too then!
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0-1 for Croatia!
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