Soccer World Cup - all aboard the Crow-atia train

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Fair bit of doom and gloom surrounding the Crows at the moment but fortunately there's a welcome distraction coming up!

Billions will be transfixed by the month of action and are outraged at the use of 'soccer' in the thread title. Other billions would rather watch paint dry and don't get the fuss.

So who on here is interested? How will the Socceroos fare?

Group stage

Thu June 14: Russia v Saudi Arabia (Group A) - Moscow (Luzhniki)

Fri June 15: Egypt v Uruguay (Group A) - Ekaterinburg
Fri June 15: Morocco v Iran (Group B) - St Petersburg
Fri June 15: Portugal v Spain (Group B) - Sochi

Sat June 16: France v Australia (Group C) - Kazan
Sat June 16: Argentina v Iceland (Group D) - Moscow (Spartak)
Sat June 16: Peru v Denmark (Group C) - Saransk
Sat June 16: Croatia v Nigeria (Group D) - Kaliningrad

Sun June 17: Costa Rica v Serbia (Group E) - Samara
Sun June 17: Germany v Mexico (Group F) - Moscow (Luzhniki)
Sun June 17: Brazil v Switzerland (Group E) - Rostov-on-Don

Mon June 18: Sweden v South Korea (Group F) - Nizhny Novgorod
Mon June 18: Belgium v Panama (Group G) - Sochi
Mon June 18: Tunisia v England (Group G) - Volgograd

Tues June 19: Colombia v Japan (Group H) - Saransk
Tues June 19: Poland v Senegal (Group H) - Moscow (Spartak)
Tues June 19: Russia v Egypt (Group A) - St Petersburg

Wed June 20: Portugal v Morocco (Group B) - Moscow (Luzhniki)
Wed June 20: Uruguay v Saudi Arabia (Group A) - Rostov-on-Don
Wed June 20: Iran v Spain (Group B) - Kazan

Thu June 21: Denmark v Australia (Group C) - Samara
Thu June 21: France v Peru (Group C) - Ekaterinburg
Thu June 21: Argentina v Croatia (Group D) - Nizhny Novgorod

Fri June 22: Brazil v Costa Rica (Group E) - St Petersburg
Fri June 22: Nigeria v Iceland (Group D) - Volgograd
Fri June 22: Serbia v Switzerland (Group E) - Kaliningrad

Sat June 23: Belgium v Tunisia (Group G) - Moscow (Spartak)
Sat June 23: South Korea v Mexico (Group F) - Rostov-on-Don
Sat June 23: Germany v Sweden (Group F) - Sochi

Sun June 24: England v Panama (Group G) - Nizhny Novgorod
Sun June 24: Japan v Senegal (Group H) - Ekaterinburg
Sun June 24: Poland v Colombia (Group H) - Kazan

Mon June 25: Uruguay v Russia (Group A) - Samara
Mon June 25: Saudi Arabia v Egypt (Group A) - Volgograd
Mon June 25: Spain v Morocco (Group B) - Kaliningrad
Mon June 25: Iran v Portugal (Group B) - Saransk

Tues June 26: Denmark v France (Group C) - Moscow (Luzhniki)
Tues June 26: Australia v Peru (Group C) - Sochi
Tues June 26: Nigeria v Argentina (Group D) - St Petersburg
Tues June 26: Iceland v Croatia (Group D) - Rostov-on-Don

Wed June 27: South Korea v Germany (Group F) - Kazan
Wed June 27: Mexico v Sweden (Group F) - Ekaterinburg
Wed June 27: Serbia v Brazil (Group E) - Moscow (Spartak)
Wed June 27: Switzerland v Costa Rica (Group E) - Nizhny Novgorod

Thu June 28: Japan v Poland (Group H) - Volgograd
Thu June 28: Senegal v Colombia (Group H) - Samara
Thu June 28: England v Belgium (Group G) - Kaliningrad
Thu June 28: Panama v Tunisia (Group G) - Saransk

Last 16

Sat June 30: 1C v 2D - Kazan, (Match 50)
Sat June 30: 1A v 2B - Sochi, (Match 49)

Sun July 1: 1B v 2A - Moscow (Luzhniki), (Match 51)
Sun July 1: 1D v 2C - Nizhny Novgorod, (Match 52)

Mon July 2: 1E v 2F - Samara, (Match 53)
Mon July 2: 1G v 2H - Rostov-on-Don, (Match 54)

Tues July 3: 1F v 2E - St Petersburg (Match 55)
Tues July 3: 1H v 2G - Moscow (Spartak), (Match 56)

Quarter-finals

Fri July 6: Winner match 49 v Winner match 50 - Nizhny Novgorod, (Match 57)
Fri July 6: Winner match 53 v Winner match 54 - Kazan, (Match 58)

Sat July 7: Winner match 55 v Winner match 56 - Samara, (Match 60)
Sat July 7: Winner match 51 v Winner match 52 - Sochi, (Match 59)

Semi-finals

Tues July 10: Winner match 57 v Winner match 58 - St Petersburg

Wed July 11: Winner match 59 v Winner match 60 - Moscow (Luzhniki)

Third-place play-off

Sat July 14: St Petersburg

Final

Sun July 15: Moscow (Luzhniki)

 

[dogs105]

Fair bit of doom and gloom surrounding the Crows at the moment but fortunately there's a welcome distraction coming up!

Billions will be transfixed by the month of action and are outraged at the use of 'soccer' in the thread title. Other billions would rather watch paint dry and don't get the fuss.

So who on here is interested? How will the Socceroos fare?

Group stage

Thu June 14: Russia v Saudi Arabia (Group A) - Moscow (Luzhniki)

Fri June 15: Egypt v Uruguay (Group A) - Ekaterinburg
Fri June 15: Morocco v Iran (Group B) - St Petersburg
Fri June 15: Portugal v Spain (Group B) - Sochi

Sat June 16: France v Australia (Group C) - Kazan
Sat June 16: Argentina v Iceland (Group D) - Moscow (Spartak)
Sat June 16: Peru v Denmark (Group C) - Saransk
Sat June 16: Croatia v Nigeria (Group D) - Kaliningrad

Sun June 17: Costa Rica v Serbia (Group E) - Samara
Sun June 17: Germany v Mexico (Group F) - Moscow (Luzhniki)
Sun June 17: Brazil v Switzerland (Group E) - Rostov-on-Don

Mon June 18: Sweden v South Korea (Group F) - Nizhny Novgorod
Mon June 18: Belgium v Panama (Group G) - Sochi
Mon June 18: Tunisia v England (Group G) - Volgograd

Tues June 19: Colombia v Japan (Group H) - Saransk
Tues June 19: Poland v Senegal (Group H) - Moscow (Spartak)
Tues June 19: Russia v Egypt (Group A) - St Petersburg

Wed June 20: Portugal v Morocco (Group B) - Moscow (Luzhniki)
Wed June 20: Uruguay v Saudi Arabia (Group A) - Rostov-on-Don
Wed June 20: Iran v Spain (Group B) - Kazan

Thu June 21: Denmark v Australia (Group C) - Samara
Thu June 21: France v Peru (Group C) - Ekaterinburg
Thu June 21: Argentina v Croatia (Group D) - Nizhny Novgorod

Fri June 22: Brazil v Costa Rica (Group E) - St Petersburg
Fri June 22: Nigeria v Iceland (Group D) - Volgograd
Fri June 22: Serbia v Switzerland (Group E) - Kaliningrad

Sat June 23: Belgium v Tunisia (Group G) - Moscow (Spartak)
Sat June 23: South Korea v Mexico (Group F) - Rostov-on-Don
Sat June 23: Germany v Sweden (Group F) - Sochi

Sun June 24: England v Panama (Group G) - Nizhny Novgorod
Sun June 24: Japan v Senegal (Group H) - Ekaterinburg
Sun June 24: Poland v Colombia (Group H) - Kazan

Mon June 25: Uruguay v Russia (Group A) - Samara
Mon June 25: Saudi Arabia v Egypt (Group A) - Volgograd
Mon June 25: Spain v Morocco (Group B) - Kaliningrad
Mon June 25: Iran v Portugal (Group B) - Saransk

Tues June 26: Denmark v France (Group C) - Moscow (Luzhniki)
Tues June 26: Australia v Peru (Group C) - Sochi
Tues June 26: Nigeria v Argentina (Group D) - St Petersburg
Tues June 26: Iceland v Croatia (Group D) - Rostov-on-Don

Wed June 27: South Korea v Germany (Group F) - Kazan
Wed June 27: Mexico v Sweden (Group F) - Ekaterinburg
Wed June 27: Serbia v Brazil (Group E) - Moscow (Spartak)
Wed June 27: Switzerland v Costa Rica (Group E) - Nizhny Novgorod

Thu June 28: Japan v Poland (Group H) - Volgograd
Thu June 28: Senegal v Colombia (Group H) - Samara
Thu June 28: England v Belgium (Group G) - Kaliningrad
Thu June 28: Panama v Tunisia (Group G) - Saransk

Last 16

Sat June 30: 1C v 2D - Kazan, (Match 50)
Sat June 30: 1A v 2B - Sochi, (Match 49)

Sun July 1: 1B v 2A - Moscow (Luzhniki), (Match 51)
Sun July 1: 1D v 2C - Nizhny Novgorod, (Match 52)

Mon July 2: 1E v 2F - Samara, (Match 53)
Mon July 2: 1G v 2H - Rostov-on-Don, (Match 54)

Tues July 3: 1F v 2E - St Petersburg (Match 55)
Tues July 3: 1H v 2G - Moscow (Spartak), (Match 56)

Quarter-finals

Fri July 6: Winner match 49 v Winner match 50 - Nizhny Novgorod, (Match 57)
Fri July 6: Winner match 53 v Winner match 54 - Kazan, (Match 58)

Sat July 7: Winner match 55 v Winner match 56 - Samara, (Match 60)
Sat July 7: Winner match 51 v Winner match 52 - Sochi, (Match 59)

Semi-finals

Tues July 10: Winner match 57 v Winner match 58 - St Petersburg

Wed July 11: Winner match 59 v Winner match 60 - Moscow (Luzhniki)

Third-place play-off

Sat July 14: St Petersburg

Final

Sun July 15: Moscow (Luzhniki)

Yeah, I'll be in your sweepstakes. Thanks for organising it Drugs Are Bad Mackay?

 

[Elite Crow]

Is it only on Optus Sports plus Socceroo games on SBS? That sucks

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Is it only on Optus Sports plus Socceroo games on SBS? That sucks

25 games on SBS (out of 64)

 

[dogs105]

25 games on SBS (out of 64)

When will you do the draw?

 

[dogs105]

When will you do the draw?

Would it be easier if I start a list?

Please quote and add your name below :

dogs105

 

[John Who]

This year has been utter s**t with so many sporting controversies. Cricket scandals and Crows rumours starting to become relentless. The Commonwealth games and World Cup has been or will be a welcome diversion this year!

I don't watch soccer normally, but I watch pretty much anything when Australia plays internationally. Hoping we can make it to the top 16.

 

[GreyCrow]

Typical Adelaide Board mods. As soon as the going gets tough they deflect deflect oh look its the Socceroos.

Carn Ozzies Carn the skips

 

[GreyCrow]

Would it be easier if I start a list?

Please quote and add your name below :

dogs105

GreyCrow

 

[latinoheat]

Would it be easier if I start a list?

Please quote and add your name below :

dogs105

Latinoheat

 

[El Doederino]

Would it be easier if I start a list?

Please quote and add your name below :

dogs105
El Doederino - Brazil

 

[Murray2503]

We are a chance of getting through the group stages. Probably more of a chance than the crows making the finals the way we are travelling currently.

 

[I Lost My Keays]

Would it be easier if I start a list?

Please quote and add your name below :

dogs105
El Doederino - Brazil

Daniel1812 and Germany

 

[Shaz2012]

We are a chance of getting through the group stages. Probably more of a chance than the crows making the finals the way we are travelling currently.

Nah. No chance the we go through to the group stages. Tough group.

Crows still a chance you never know. We are unrecognisable right now. The team we have seen for the last month won’t make finals. But if the team that beat Sydney and Richmond shows up after the bye then we could still make top 8.

 

[Shaz2012]

Would it be easier if I start a list?

Please quote and add your name below :

dogs105

Shaz2012

Edit: if we are picking teams and Brazil and Germany are taken, Ill take Belgium.

 

[Rankine2Rachele]

dogs105
El Doederino - Brazil
GreyCrow
latinoheat
Daniel1812 - Germany
Shaz2012 - Belgium
Milera2Betts


No way will we make it past the Round of 16. I'll be surprised if we even make it that far.

 

[dogs105]

dogs105
El Doederino - Brazil
GreyCrow
latinoheat
Daniel1812 - Germany
Shaz2012 - Belgium
Milera2Betts


No way will we make it past the Round of 16. I'll be surprised if we even make it that far.

Pretty sure Drugs Are Bad Mackay? Will allocate teams randomly

 

[Rankine2Rachele]

Pretty sure Drugs Are Bad Mackay? Will allocate teams randomly

That's what I thought, which is why I didn't select a team myself.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Pretty sure Drugs Are Bad Mackay? Will allocate teams randomly

Wrong

Drugs Are Bad Mackay? - Spain

 

[Rankine2Rachele]

Drugs Are Bad Mackay? - Spain.
dogs105
El Doederino - Brazil.
GreyCrow
latinoheat
Daniel1812 - Germany.
Shaz2012 - Belgium.
Milera2Betts - Argentina.

 

[Deaneus!]

deaneus - Poland (holy cow, Holland didn't make it?)
Drugs Are Bad Mackay? - Spain.
dogs105 - Botswana
El Doederino - Brazil.
GreyCrow
latinoheat
Daniel1812 - Germany.
Shaz2012 - Belgium.
Milera2Betts - Argentina

 

[GreyCrow]

deaneus - Poland (holy cow, Holland didn't make it?)
Drugs Are Bad Mackay? - Spain.
dogs105 - Botswana
El Doederino - Brazil.
GreyCrow - France
latinoheat
Daniel1812 - Germany.
Shaz2012 - Belgium.
Milera2Betts - Argentina

 

[I Lost My Keays]

Surprised nobody has said Italy yet

 

[MatthewB]

Would it be easier if I start a list?

Please quote and add your name below :

dogs105

mattyb2607 - Portugal

i was going to pick France but

 

[dogs105]

Surprised nobody has said Italy yet

Surprised that people don't understand the concept of a sweep