Tonight's football thread

[Richard Head]

http://www.confused.com/car-insuranc...tent=World_cup

No sign of a Ford Focus on this list

[Alf]

http://www.confused.com/car-insuranc...tent=World_cup

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I bet they don't park them at away grounds

[Alf]

Mexico denied two perfectly good goals by the linesman calling them offside. They might end up losing on goal difference to Croatia in their table.

[Alf]

A bit tasty that van Persie goal

[Yaks]

Yep, cracking goal, would probably have been safer to take it on his chest and kick it in, but glad he did what he did !

Why are both teams wearing change colours ? I thought the "home" team would wear first choice strip, and opposition would only change if their first choice strip clashed. Red and orange would obviously clash, but no need for both of them to change.

[IainR]

Yep, cracking goal, would probably have been safer to take it on his chest and kick it in, but glad he did what he did !

Why are both teams wearing change colours ? I thought the "home" team would wear first choice strip, and opposition would only change if their first choice strip clashed. Red and orange would obviously clash, but no need for both of them to change.

Very strange.. no doubt a FIFA official placed a 50k bet neither would play in their home kits...

Cracking game. 3-1.. incredible how the croatian goal was a foul, and RVP's acceptable.. he didn't win the ball and impacted on Cassilla's leap… I thought that was a much clearer foul.

[Yaks]

So will Casillas be dropped ? If so, is it Reina or De Gea who is number 2 ?

[IainR]

Reina normally… Casillas just doesn't play enough.

[Alf]

Robben was superb tonight he doesn't seem to slow down as he gets older

[noel]

Yes, what a game. I'm not one for pundit-esque hyperbole, but this was a seismic shift in the balance of world football.

I've liked van Persie since he was a stroppy kid when he first went to Arsenal. Great first goal.