Grp H (Senegal 0 vs Colombia 1)-(Japan 0 v Poland 1) FT

[tunde72]

This just rubbish

[Metho scorpion]

...faking dwarf midget thiefCo go and start your celebration...

[maceo4]

And just like that, and there were NONE!!

This world cup don kill my entire month

[juventuss]

ooh was that really offside?

Nope it was not offsides.

[Scipio Africanus]

This swhyit is hard to beat a south American team at the WC. Skills, dem get. clinical finishing, dem get. Game sense, dem get am boku.

[marutimon]

Utterly dominant performance by Senegal, yet somehow they transpire to lose.

They need people up front that won't dribble endlessly...

BTW Did you see how Colombia closed out the game?

[Bigpokey24]

Odas is a jinx

[metalalloy]

It's weird to see Japan celebrating for losing a match lol

So Asia has one team in the R16, Africa 0

mexico did it too

[Bigpokey24]

Odas is a jinx

[Benedict Iroha]

We have to go back to the 80s the last time Africa had no team in the 2nd round.

[SylverEagles]

So of 16 teams, Europe has 11, South America has 4 (of the 5 they sent like Africa) and Asia barely get one in Japan. And we wonder why they want to take spots away from us?

[metalalloy]

In the first half they were playing like they could afford to lose and not get hurt. People were hailing them as being confident, where is that confidence now

Them talk say na African coach better pass. No be so?

All you need is emotional desire abi? mschewwwww

[Synopsis]

Africa

[camex]

Blame Senegal, when you have advantage in this game you take it. The game is like a pendulum, swings to and fro

I agree, Senegal was as good as Columbia but played wrong tactics. They only tried to score in the second half after Columbia scored. They should have come out earlier.

[txj]

Had always feared this game, but on the strength of how dominant SEN was, thought the worst case scenario was a draw. COL could only score from a setpiece once James went off...

Just sad. Was never convinced about Cisse; what he saw in Niang I could never tell...

[akamoke]

Now the world cup really starts to get exciting and stress free, I get to just chilax and enjoy quality teams give it their all , at this stage any game can go either way and at the end of the evening, someone must go...

In that order my support will be France, Japan, Croatia, Switzerland, England, Belgium, Colombia

See, stress free

[akamoke]

So of 16 teams, Europe has 11, South America has 4 (of the 5 they sent like Africa) and Asia barely get one in Japan. And we wonder why they want to take spots away from us?

Relax, no one is taking any one spot away, its still a world cup and Africa representation is intact, I personally think Concacaf deserve more spots in the expanded 48 teams

Africa was poor this world cup but no one is reducing any spot, this thing is political so temper your dissapointment a bit

[Cellular]

Hope Senegal doesn't get to regret not scoring in a game they had the upper hand.

Oh, well!

[Cellular]

So of 16 teams, Europe has 11, South America has 4 (of the 5 they sent like Africa) and Asia barely get one in Japan. And we wonder why they want to take spots away from us?

Mexico is in Europe of South America?

[oloye]

Blame Senegal, when you have advantage in this game you take it. The game is like a pendulum, swings to and fro

I agree, Senegal was as good as Columbia but played wrong tactics. They only tried to score in the second half after Columbia scored. They should have come out earlier.

What is this played wrong tactics I keep hearing...they dominated the first half bit we're dumb in front of goal. That has nothing to do with tactics, all the pundits praised their effort. If you do not take your chances when you are up,don't blame the opposition when they use their ls when they have their moments in the game.

It was not about tactics, it was more of dumb personnel who kept making wrong decisions over and over ably led by their skipper Mane.

No coach can remove dumbness from players... especially national team coaches who have limited time with them.

[mate]

Talking about African football would take many threads and consideration of each nation. But I think there is a principal factor that is a common denominator: socioeconomic development.

Until that is improved, it's difficult to match countries that have the facilities, program management, sports science, leagues and continuity to reach and develop players of the highest caliber. Again, it's tough to generalize. But I will say I saw improved tacts from African teams, but it came down to individual player quality, especially in the attacking 1/3...and, seemingly, defending set pieces.

I watched Senegal today with you. Pretty disciplined. Tall and physical. Fought hard. But honestly, there weren't any magical players. Nobody to create, inspire, or unlock. Colombia still had majority of possession, which to me is telling.

Finally, look at the stands. Lots of South American fans. It helps when your supporters can travel. Again, it's a continuous culture, rooted in socioeconomic development in my opinion.

Even in a small country like Croatia, our kids all get the best if they want to play. Academies. Usual crying about corruption and politics, but nobody starves and actually live dignified. We have a league to hone a national style. And have the luck of being in Europe, exposed to all the leagues.

Africa needs to match this kind of development. Again, it's just my 2 cents.

[camex]

Blame Senegal, when you have advantage in this game you take it. The game is like a pendulum, swings to and fro

I agree, Senegal was as good as Columbia but played wrong tactics. They only tried to score in the second half after Columbia scored. They should have come out earlier.

What is this played wrong tactics I keep hearing...they dominated the first half bit we're dumb in front of goal. That has nothing to do with tactics, all the pundits praised their effort. If you do not take your chances when you are up,don't blame the opposition when they use their ls when they have their moments in the game.

It was not about tactics, it was more of dumb personnel who kept making wrong decisions over and over ably led by their skipper Mane.

No coach can remove dumbness from players... especially national team coaches who have limited time with them.

I said tactics because they came in the first half to play but in the second half to defend. I am not talking about missed goals. They started playing for a draw too early.

[mate]

Blame Senegal, when you have advantage in this game you take it. The game is like a pendulum, swings to and fro

I agree, Senegal was as good as Columbia but played wrong tactics. They only tried to score in the second half after Columbia scored. They should have come out earlier.

What is this played wrong tactics I keep hearing...they dominated the first half bit we're dumb in front of goal. That has nothing to do with tactics, all the pundits praised their effort. If you do not take your chances when you are up,don't blame the opposition when they use their ls when they have their moments in the game.

It was not about tactics, it was more of dumb personnel who kept making wrong decisions over and over ably led by their skipper Mane.

No coach can remove dumbness from players... especially national team coaches who have limited time with them.

I can get behind your general criticism. It really does come down to the players in this match. But it's harsh to call them dumb.

Don't get me wrong. I've called Croatian players worse. I'm guilty of it too.

But it comes down to quality. You know best that a good player is a good player. It's not easy producing them in number.