Maybe Drogba was holding them back
― tayto fan (Michael B), Monday, 9 February 2015 16:05 (nine years ago) link
Heard that a lot around the 2010 world cup, that Did Drog basically appointed Sven Goran Eriksson as his own puppet coach.
― A MOOC, what's a MOOC? (Bananaman Begins), Monday, 9 February 2015 16:48 (nine years ago) link
Madagascar currently beating Nigeria 2-0. Both qualify but Madagascar will go through as group winners. I think this is the first time they’ve even qualified for the finals.
― ShariVari, Sunday, 30 June 2019 17:46 (four years ago) link
Beautifully worked South Africa goal three minutes away from knocking out the hosts, Egypt.
― ShariVari, Saturday, 6 July 2019 20:51 (four years ago) link
such a weird opener, the announcer didn't even realize it was a goal
― alomar lines, Friday, 19 July 2019 19:06 (four years ago) link
and that's the goal that wins it for Algeria, wow
― alomar lines, Friday, 19 July 2019 20:55 (four years ago) link
18ème going even more nuts tonight than for the last two games. Shirtless grown men on the shoulders of other shirtless grown men, singing the 123 chant
― L'assie (Euler), Friday, 19 July 2019 21:20 (four years ago) link
Sudan vs Guinea Bissau is going to be the eighth consecutive game to finish either 1-0 or 0-0 this tournament. The heat is definitely having an impact.
Senegal looked really poor vs Zimbabwe yesterday and were lucky to get a late penalty. Nigeria have looked the best value of the teams I’ve seen so far.
― Scampo di tutti i Scampi (ShariVari), Tuesday, 11 January 2022 20:48 (two years ago) link
The keepers are performing well!
― imago, Tuesday, 11 January 2022 20:57 (two years ago) link
Following Sierra Leone because there's a league side partially funded through one of the Hereford fan groups, and mainly because Mustapha Bundu - who I thought was the best non-defender today - featured in our first season back (just don't mention Wembley).
― Long enough attention span for a Stephen Bissette blu-ray extra (aldo), Tuesday, 11 January 2022 21:09 (two years ago) link
I have a feeling that Gambia vs Mauritania could be the two goal thriller the tournament has been missing. I like Musa Barrow, currently at Bologna, a lot.
― Scampo di tutti i Scampi (ShariVari), Wednesday, 12 January 2022 16:52 (two years ago) link
Jallow too!
― Scampo di tutti i Scampi (ShariVari), Wednesday, 12 January 2022 16:57 (two years ago) link
so that Tunisia and Mali match, huh.
― they were written with a ouija board and a rhyming dictionary (Neanderthal), Thursday, 13 January 2022 03:11 (two years ago) link
Cameroon! Banger
― Khafre's clown (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 13 January 2022 17:10 (two years ago) link
Stop stop he's already dead
― Khafre's clown (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 13 January 2022 17:11 (two years ago) link
Terrific goal from Balde.
― Scampo di tutti i Scampi (ShariVari), Saturday, 15 January 2022 20:40 (two years ago) link
Ah, VAR to Egypt’s rescue.
― Scampo di tutti i Scampi (ShariVari), Saturday, 15 January 2022 20:41 (two years ago) link
Algeria in real trouble here.
― Scampo di tutti i Scampi (ShariVari), Sunday, 16 January 2022 20:32 (two years ago) link
― Scampo di tutti i Scampi (ShariVari), Thursday, 20 January 2022 16:40 (two years ago) link
Iwobi bringing a touch of Everton to Nigeria’s AFCON campaign, coming on to replace a player on a yellow card and getting a straight red four minutes later. Nigeria, Algeria and Ghana all out now.
― Scampo di tutti i Scampi (ShariVari), Sunday, 23 January 2022 20:54 (two years ago) link
Comoros have a defender in goal as all their keepers have COVID.
― Scampo di tutti i Scampi (ShariVari), Monday, 24 January 2022 18:57 (two years ago) link
And down to ten men after five minutes.
― Scampo di tutti i Scampi (ShariVari), Monday, 24 January 2022 19:09 (two years ago) link
these refs are absolutely fucking atrocious
― imago, Monday, 24 January 2022 19:23 (two years ago) link
var -> penalty -> var -> red card -> repeat ad nauseam
― imago, Monday, 24 January 2022 19:31 (two years ago) link
The red was harsh but I could see it being given elsewhere. The penalties and cheap yellows adding up to reds have been a huge problem, though. There were two really soft second yellows earlier.
Not sure Comoros going with the guy who’s 5’8” as their stand in keeper was wise.
― Scampo di tutti i Scampi (ShariVari), Monday, 24 January 2022 19:37 (two years ago) link
it's like they don't take force of challenge into account at all. if the bottom of your foot contacts an opponent at any speed, accidentally or otherwise, yer off son
― imago, Monday, 24 January 2022 19:39 (two years ago) link
fucking ban slo-mo in var and all
Just rolling back to say come on Super Scorpions! (I've spent a fair bit of time in The Gambia; lovely to see them getting so far.)
― Vanishing Point (Chinaski), Monday, 24 January 2022 19:51 (two years ago) link
well they got goal of the tournament possibly sewn up at least
― imago, Monday, 24 January 2022 21:07 (two years ago) link
Fuck.
― oscar bravo, Monday, 24 January 2022 22:18 (two years ago) link
BBC reporting 6 people killed in crush at game tonight.
― oscar bravo, Monday, 24 January 2022 22:19 (two years ago) link
Crazy to give a red card for that. Completely accidental.
― Scampo di tutti i Scampi (ShariVari), Tuesday, 25 January 2022 17:15 (two years ago) link
Let’s see if Senegal can get a shot on target vs nine men, having failed against ten.
― Scampo di tutti i Scampi (ShariVari), Tuesday, 25 January 2022 17:16 (two years ago) link
gonna have to start invoking the c-word soon
― imago, Tuesday, 25 January 2022 17:30 (two years ago) link
actually having seen, the second one's more a red than the first imo, first def fits the 'sole of foot makes contact yer off', second one is wild and reckless goalkeeping, had to go
― imago, Tuesday, 25 January 2022 17:41 (two years ago) link
It’s obviously reckless goalkeeping but isn’t really ‘dangerous play’ and was a genuine attempt to win the ball, imo.
― Scampo di tutti i Scampi (ShariVari), Tuesday, 25 January 2022 17:48 (two years ago) link
it's less a red for the dangerous nature of the collision and more for the 'keeper charges out of box, gets man not ball' thing, which is almost universally a red unless it's out on the wing, which isn't so much the case here
― imago, Tuesday, 25 January 2022 17:55 (two years ago) link
great malawi goal
― nxd, Tuesday, 25 January 2022 19:38 (two years ago) link
Hakimi with the stunning free kick he has been threatening.
― Scampo di tutti i Scampi (ShariVari), Tuesday, 25 January 2022 20:29 (two years ago) link
Burkina Faso deservedly through to the semis. Tunisia were really poor.
― Scampo di tutti i Scampi (ShariVari), Saturday, 29 January 2022 20:53 (two years ago) link
COME ON MOROCCO
― Reader, I buried him (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 30 January 2022 12:57 (two years ago) link
C’mon Onana. I’m not watching Egypt do this again in the final.
― Scampo di tutti i Scampi (ShariVari), Thursday, 3 February 2022 21:34 (two years ago) link
Aaagh.
― Scampo di tutti i Scampi (ShariVari), Thursday, 3 February 2022 21:43 (two years ago) link
Horrendous pens
― crisp, Thursday, 3 February 2022 21:46 (two years ago) link
Yeah, you could have put the mortgage on Moukoudi and N’Jie not scoring just from their run-ups.
― Scampo di tutti i Scampi (ShariVari), Thursday, 3 February 2022 21:53 (two years ago) link
It was written in the stars that Mo and Sadio would meet in the final. So why I put that pre-tournament tenner on Morocco I'll never know
― ignore the blue line (or something), Thursday, 3 February 2022 22:12 (two years ago) link
If Egypt win this, having scored three goals in six matches, excluding the one in extra time, I will be extremely mad. Greece managed six in 2004.
― Scampo di tutti i Scampi (ShariVari), Sunday, 6 February 2022 20:56 (two years ago) link
Get in sadio lad!!!!
― ignore the blue line (or something), Sunday, 6 February 2022 21:46 (two years ago) link
I don’t think anyone fucked about with their run-ups - take note Cameroon!
― crisp, Sunday, 6 February 2022 21:53 (two years ago) link
lol where the fuck are these cunts taking the trophy
― crisp, Sunday, 6 February 2022 22:15 (two years ago) link