Day 17: France-Argentina, Uruguay-Portugal.

Uruguay were absolutely pathetic but we weren't much better
 
Uruguay were rubbish, will lose against France who actually have a midfield and functioning attacking.

Portugal deservedly out. That was poor by Santos, no game plan whatsoever. To trouble Uruguay you need pace in behind.
 
That ref had pretty much zero control over the game.
To be fair, I think his "don't give a shit" attitude kind of helped the game. This game had potential for being a clusterfeck of cheating, rolling and diving, but he was so dismissive of any attempt at it that the players quickly stopped bothering doing it.
 
Laxalt looks the part. Is this his usual level of performance? Utd should be all over him, if so.
Winger converted to wingback by Italians and fullback by the NT. I have a lot of time for him,. Great pro, young, can't find a con with him.
 
Uruguay shithouse themselves a place in the quarters after winning the shithouse derby. Both teams incredibly average as far as I’m concerned.
 
Uruguay were rubbish, will lose against France who actually have a midfield and functioning attacking.

Portugal deservedly out. That was poor by Santos, no game plan whatsoever. To trouble Uruguay you need pace in behind.

They are like the A Madrid of the international stage. They sit really deep and have a couple of top level attacker to nick the game for them. They will take some beating. Exactly the kind of side Mbappe and France will struggle against. I think Pogba's clever passes into the box will be key.
 
Almost every match in this tournament delivers on drama, excitement and guts. Other than Panama, every team goes out there and give their all.
 
Fantastic win from Uruguay! They were perfect: solid and focused at the back and dangerous upfront with Cavani and Suarez.
 
Uruguay had two shots and went through.

Looking forward to Pogba v Uruguay
 
Oh well, good World Cup from us in the end.

A bit unlucky today and the ref was a shambles but you can't make mistakes like these against Uruguay and even if we went through we were not getting past France.