FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022

[seafoid]

Croatia well capable of making final again. Population 3.8m. You have to admire them.

It's their golden generation. Modric is 37.
Brazil were mad to go for the second goal and nobody in the kitchen.

[RedHand88]

Netherlands to complete operation fortes europa later now.

[AustinPowers]

Neymar no balls, wanted the glory

I'm so glad Brazil  are gone .  Can't  bear that neymar toerag

[From the Bunker]

Croatia well capable of making final again. Population 3.8m. You have to admire them.

An example to small countries like ourselves to what can be done.

You have to remember everybody who plays a team game plays Soccer in Croatia.
Ireland has Gaelic Football, Hurling and Rugby that takes away many available athletic individuals.

[AustinPowers]

Brazil have been knocked out by   five different European  teams since they won it  in 02

France
Netherlands
Germany
Belgium
Croatia

They clearly can't handle decent Europeans opposition  when it comes  to knockout football

[seafoid]

Croatia well capable of making final again. Population 3.8m. You have to admire them.

An example to small countries like ourselves to what can be done.

You have to remember everybody who plays a team game plays Soccer in Croatia.
Ireland has Gaelic Football, Hurling and Rugby that takes away many available athletic individuals.

Croatia have a tradition of excellence in soccer. There were Croats on the Red Star Belgrade that won the European Cup around 1991.
Yugoslavia always did well at the Euros. Yugoslavia had a super team in 1992 but were banned from the tournament and replaced by Denmark.

When Modric retires Croatia will weaken. Sporting success is always temporary.
Our tradition of excellence is in GAA mostly.

[Blowitupref]

Croatia well capable of making final again. Population 3.8m. You have to admire them.

An example to small countries like ourselves to what can be done.

You have to remember everybody who plays a team game plays Soccer in Croatia.
Ireland has Gaelic Football, Hurling and Rugby that takes away many available athletic individuals.

They play Basketball and water polo in Croatia also winning medals in the Olympics and world championships

[RedHand88]

Their population is only 1 million more than that of Leinster. Mad stuff Ted.

[weareros]

Croatia well capable of making final again. Population 3.8m. You have to admire them.

An example to small countries like ourselves to what can be done.

You have to remember everybody who plays a team game plays Soccer in Croatia.
Ireland has Gaelic Football, Hurling and Rugby that takes away many available athletic individuals.

Croatia have a tradition of excellence in soccer. There were Croats on the Red Star Belgrade that won the European Cup around 1991.
Yugoslavia always did well at the Euros. Yugoslavia had a super team in 1992 but were banned from the tournament and replaced by Denmark.

When Modric retires Croatia will weaken. Sporting success is always temporary.
Our tradition of excellence is in GAA mostly.

Yeah that was a great team. Denmark were second in the qualifying group and went on to win. Although Dragan Stojković of Serbia was the real star of that team. One of the best players I've ever seen. Now manages Serbia.

[From the Bunker]

Croatia well capable of making final again. Population 3.8m. You have to admire them.

An example to small countries like ourselves to what can be done.

You have to remember everybody who plays a team game plays Soccer in Croatia.
Ireland has Gaelic Football, Hurling and Rugby that takes away many available athletic individuals.

They play Basketball and water polo in Croatia also winning medals in the Olympics and world championships

We win a lot of Olympic medals for Boxing. And I would not see that as a threat to any field team game in regard numbers.

[seafoid]

Brazil have been knocked out by   five different European  teams since they won it  in 02

France
Netherlands
Germany
Belgium
Croatia

They clearly can't handle decent Europeans opposition  when it comes  to knockout football

That is a very interesting stat. European teams won in 06-  Italy, 10 -Spain, 14 -Germany, 18 -France
I think such a 4 in a row is unprecedented in the history of the World Cup.
Between 1930 and 1970 South American teams won 5 out of 9 times
Between 1974 and now they won 4/12 instead of 6/12 because of the 4 in a row.

[Blowitupref]

Croatia well capable of making final again. Population 3.8m. You have to admire them.

An example to small countries like ourselves to what can be done.

You have to remember everybody who plays a team game plays Soccer in Croatia.
Ireland has Gaelic Football, Hurling and Rugby that takes away many available athletic individuals.

They play Basketball and water polo in Croatia also winning medals in the Olympics and world championships

We win a lot of Olympic medals for Boxing. And I would not see that as a threat to any field team game in regard numbers.

Boxing not a team sport.

[seafoid]

Croatia well capable of making final again. Population 3.8m. You have to admire them.

An example to small countries like ourselves to what can be done.

You have to remember everybody who plays a team game plays Soccer in Croatia.
Ireland has Gaelic Football, Hurling and Rugby that takes away many available athletic individuals.

Croatia have a tradition of excellence in soccer. There were Croats on the Red Star Belgrade that won the European Cup around 1991.
Yugoslavia always did well at the Euros. Yugoslavia had a super team in 1992 but were banned from the tournament and replaced by Denmark.

When Modric retires Croatia will weaken. Sporting success is always temporary.
Our tradition of excellence is in GAA mostly.

Yeah that was a great team. Denmark were second in the qualifying group and went on to win. Although Dragan Stojković of Serbia was the real star of that team. One of the best players I've ever seen. Now manages Serbia.

Red Star were a fabulous team. Can't imagine a team from Eastern Europe winning the Champions League next year .  It would be like Kildare winning the all Ireland. Money rules now.

[From the Bunker]

Croatia well capable of making final again. Population 3.8m. You have to admire them.

An example to small countries like ourselves to what can be done.

You have to remember everybody who plays a team game plays Soccer in Croatia.
Ireland has Gaelic Football, Hurling and Rugby that takes away many available athletic individuals.

They play Basketball and water polo in Croatia also winning medals in the Olympics and world championships

We win a lot of Olympic medals for Boxing. And I would not see that as a threat to any field team game in regard numbers.

Boxing not a team sport.

Basketball and Waterpolo are not field sports!

[Main Street]

Argentina v Netherlands, there's a Scot playing on each of the teams.