Counting down. . . to Naija match. Breathe in breathe out In Out . . .

Watching Peru-Denmark game. 39-yr old Gambia's Bakary Gassama (below pic) is referee. Up Peru!

This is where you heard Gassama before.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7jx3qlGXzk

2002

2010


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QeezkR9Lxo


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXMFd2z3TRc


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1ExbXuWNug

2014


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fm-HTAqjqLM


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MY9KZ8YFqU

A couple more clips to get us in the mood!

Watch!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_gPP7RVedA


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbkrsIun9hs

Why do the fans keep lambasting the team for posing and doing some sort of show in Russia when it's the Press and supporters that's covering them. We have a lot more social media and attention focused on them now. We're a big country of 180 million plus! That's not anything that they're doing.

The criticism is similar to what the England team went through in 2010. It was crazy. It was a lot of coverage about the WAGs but that was attention the players wives actively sought out and brought on themselves. At least Nigerian team, we don't have their wives in the spotlight trying to get in the Daily Mail or such nonsense.

They're just trying to play ball.


How many more minutes?

Wow! Didn't pay much attention to Peru match. Just found out the son of legendary ManU goalkeeper was today's Denmark goalkeeper. Wonderful!
I remember the dad also making a ton of saves in another world cup 2 decades ago.

I had seen the son when he made his premiere league debut many years ago and he was brilliant! Yet so young. His father was in the crowd and it was nerve wracking for the dad. That club then sent him on loan to another club. I think it was Crystal Palace. Just recalling from memory.

I love the World Cup!

From The Guardian:

The final billing of a jam-packed day three. We’ve already had VAR-drama, own goals, preposterous goals and some dodgy goalkeeping. The events of 24 hours ago will take some beating but what exactly will tonight conjure up? One thing’s for sure, we will be able to feast our eyes on Nigeria’s extremely handsome and hipster-friendly kit, a strip that fed an Oxford Street frenzy and that has been allegedly ordered by three million people; it’s in action for the first time tonight in Kaliningrad. In Croatia, they face the seasoned dark horses of these tournaments, a team littered by a couple of wondrous talents, namely Luka Modric and Ivan Rakitic. Up front, there’s an old-school bully, Mario Mandzukic.

The teams!
Croatia (4-2-3-1): Subasic; Vrsaljko, Lovren, Vida, Strinic; Rakitić, Modric; Perisic, Kramaric, Rebic; Mandzukic

Subs: Livakovic, Corluka, Kovacic, Brozovic, L Kalinic, Jedvaj, Bradaric, Caleta-Car, N Kalinic, Badelj, Pjaca, Pivaric

Nigeria (4-2-3-1): Uzoho; Idowu, Ekong, Balogun, Shehu; Ndidi, Etebo; Iwobi, Obi Mikel, Moses; Ighalo

Subs: Ezenwa, Echiejile, Musa, Nwankwo, Iheanacho, Obi, Akpeyi, Onazi, Ogu, Awaziem, Ebuehi, Omeruo

Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)

Follow play by play here if you can't watch:
https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2018/jun/16/croatia-v-nigeria-world-cup-2018-live

Lalasticlala ooooooooooooooooooooo

Revive this thread

You people are still here

robosky02:
Game fact

Nigeria have never lost to European opponent in world cup first game

ask Bulgaria what happened in 1994


Cc mokron safarigirl optional1

I smell lost or draw soup

I go biko

Anthem is on! Croatia first.

Nigeria next!

God bless Nigeria!

NIKE be bursting my head! 'NAIJA'

Nig vs croatia live on

Crtv
Rtb
Rti1
Rti2
Crtv
Tvt
Tfm
Tvcongo
Chanel I

All free to air .

We are underway!


Lalasticlala!!!!!!

Told ya! Croatia are so dirty. Hacking players down already.

Darn. Cant post. Gotta pay attention to this game. Laterz!

You see that Vita dude elbow Balogun in the jaw!

Nigeria's been pressing forward. Good momentum. We have control most times.

Go Africa!

Dissapointing goal

I am watching thinking Nigeria could win
. . .
Good luck you guys

Yeah. Quite disappointing. Nigeria were doing pretty well. Uzoho is brilliant and will hopefully become a legend. I can see it.

Until the 2nd goal. That penalty killed us.

Apparently Nigeria went to Russia for fashion parade only! This crawling Eagles can cause hearth attack!

5 minutes to go.

Croatia 2-0 Nigeria

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Turkey always had the medicine for Croatia. Croatia were already celebrating a win before a shock few seconds later. Lol.

One of the two most memorable games of Euro2008. Turkey came back to equalize at the point of death and defeated Croatia on penalties.

The Turkey goalkeeper had been brilliant until he was caught outside his box.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZfpGs-vx1U

English commentary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXq13PjO-FQ

Look at people celebrating the two teams equalizing and them going to penalties. Futbol na strong thing o!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SM2guLh1zcw

This is what Naija will do to Argies when we meet! Gbam!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hb-TDGmiQE

Mexicanos showed us how it's done.

I gbadun this thread. It's been fun. Nice to he able to update on Naija participation in this world cup. I still hope and believe we find a way to advance to the round of 16.