The World Cup thread

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They haven't even built a new Stadium for the final, its in the Luzhniki Stadium, formaly the Central Lenin Stadium, where we win the bastard.
 
Obviously the 30 man squad will make the final 23 man easier to predict ...currently I think it is impossible to guess who his final 23 will be.....not sure even he knows.

So many fringe players who could make the squad....

My Attempt to guess who Southgate will pick, not necessarily my choice (subject to injury changes)
Butland, Pickford, Hart (3)
Walker, Trippier, Stones, Rose, Young, Cahill, Maguire, Smalling, Jones/Gomez (9)
Henderson, Ali, Dier, Lingard, Sterling, Livermore, Wilshire, Lotfus-Cheek (8)
Kane, Vardy, Rashford (3)
 
I literally watch no football apart from Hull City matches.

I could begin to name any Country's likely line up including England's.

So in my expert opinion Argentina will win.

Brazil, Sweden and Russia will make the semi finals.

Russia?

Even Leonid Slutsky struggled to get a tune out of them.
 
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Obviously the 30 man squad will make the final 23 man easier to predict ...currently I think it is impossible to guess who his final 23 will be.....not sure even he knows.

So many fringe players who could make the squad....

My Attempt to guess who Southgate will pick, not necessarily my choice (subject to injury changes)
Butland, Pickford, Hart (3)
Walker, Trippier, Stones, Rose, Young, Cahill, Maguire, Smalling, Jones/Gomez (9)
Henderson, Ali, Dier, Lingard, Sterling, Livermore, Wilshire, Lotfus-Cheek (8)
Kane, Vardy, Rashford (3)

Can't see him taking 5 centre halves and Gomez as of today will miss it due to injury. I expect Delph will be in ahead of Livermore. Maybe Bertrand in there somewhere too, but otherwise I reckon you're not far off.
 
So, how soon do we start predicting which players are off to Siberia?

How much do we build England up to sweep across the steppes to World Cup glory?

How many heads will be cracked by the Ruski's?

Is chicken kiev really the national dish of dynamo?

Panini Adrenalyn or Match Attax?

Chicken Kevin is a Ukrainian bloke who doesn't like a fight.
 
Can't see him taking 5 centre halves and Gomez as of today will miss it due to injury. I expect Delph will be in ahead of Livermore. Maybe Bertrand in there somewhere too, but otherwise I reckon you're not far off.
Hasn't Harry been found out second half of the season? Suspect others may be ahead of him now.
 
I literally watch no football apart from Hull City matches.

I could begin to name any Country's likely line up including England's.

So in my expert opinion Argentina will win.

Brazil, Sweden and Russia will make the semi finals.

I'll take some of whatever you're having!
 
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