Game Day World Cup 2018

[Gasometer]

Gets real tonight..those wins to get to the World Cup are a distant memory.

So in the absence of the Roos playing here’s a GD Thread for the second Roos team

Go Socceroos!

 

[SpiderBurton22]

Why is our national team called the Socceroos when I frequently get told by the footballnazis that it is football not soccer?

 

[Gasometer]

Why is our national team called the Socceroos when I frequently get told by the footballnazis that it is football not soccer?

Footballroos

Fixed

 

[Hojuman]

Not a big soccer fan meself Gaso.

Pick me a World-Cup 11 from current AFL footballers. Bye weekend and you got nothing to do.

 

[goalieboy82]

Teddy the Pomm:

and
Mozzie the Mini Aussie:

both bark the following:

 

[naturally north]

Why is our national team called the Socceroos when I frequently get told by the footballnazis that it is football not soccer?

I refer to it as headball. The Headballroos has a great ring to it , me thinks

 

[GarnerSmash]

Why is our national team called the Socceroos when I frequently get told by the footballnazis that it is football not soccer?

To appeal to those who don't call it football.

 

[Colbys Boots]

Why is our national team called the Socceroos when I frequently get told by the footballnazis that it is football not soccer?

Because when the FFA tried to walk back the Socceroos thing, it went down about as well as Brad Scotts trying to kill off Shinboner Spirit.

 

[Heavy B]

To appeal to those who don't call it football.

I guess the Socceroos name was a marketing thing to get kids into the sport. It had been a bit of an embarrassing moniker for me up until we began qualifying for WCs again. Now I think it’s quite endearing. I was in Germany for the WC in 06 and most people I met there loved our team and the name. I think our national side is more respected internationally than at home. Yes the sport is officially called Football but Soccer is actually an English term derived from Association Football. Saves confusion here with so many Football codes on offer.

 

[DaveyBoy123]

Is Will Walker playing?

 

[andana]

France 5 - Socceroos 0.

 

[Jindrrk]

France 5 - Socceroos 0.

I think Greismann....will score....a hat trick. Hope Mbappe isn't playing.

I think it'll be ugly unfortunately. But hopefully proven wrong.

 

[LETSGOKANGAS]

Calling a draw.

 

[Benj7]

France 3-0
They will score one within the first two minutes then the other two after half time I can just see it

 

[TheKanga]

Hopefully we can sneak a draw.
France will be very tough.
They have some star players.

 

[Heavy B]

Hopefully we can sneak a draw.
France will be very tough.
They have some star players.

Agreed. A draw would be a dream result and put us in a strong position to progress out of what is a tough group. France has some awesome individual talent with Greizmann, Pogba, Lloris, Giroud, Lemar, Kante and Mbappe but I’m not so sure how they’ll gel as a cohesive unit. We’re lucky we meet them first up and can (hopefully) grab a shock result before they hit their straps.

 

[andana]

France Predicted Team

Lloris; Mendy, Varane, Rami, Pavard; Kante, Pogba, Tolisso; Mbappe, Lemar, Griezmann

 

[darko]

* France

 

[DarwinRoo]

Goldstein will be useless, play Preuss

 

[Reagan Smash]

Massive class gap between Australia and France.

On paper France should be flogging us tonight.

 

[amaz199]

France 2

Australia 1

Expect France to get an early goal and then we respond. Both teams go into HT level and then we concede late in the 2nd half.

 

[SpiderBurton22]

Get Rance in the team, should be right up his alley.

 

[Gasometer]

So this is only on SBS?

No Poxtel

I hear Optus platform is a mess

 

[Gasometer]

We need that Stadium at the Arden St re development

Impressive

 

[Jindrrk]

Come on mofos

3-0 loss my prediction. 1-0 at half time and then we will push for one and Greizmann will get out the back of our slow defenders in the 2nd half.

But prove me wrong please.