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is this how you watch your football, through a keyhole door?

go and search youtube for a better angle....stop posting nonsense rubbish

...of the European qualifiers?

In their most recent meeting on July 11, Iceland won 1-0 with a last minute header from a set piece. The goal came from a 90th minute corner kick:

In the first leg on November 16 2016, Croatia won in Zabreb 2-0:

Neither of these two teams scare me. As we know that Argentina are vulnerable at the back, this group is ours for the taking!

Mods, merge this with BigPokey's earlier thread, thanks.

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this is actually a very good thing

they also know each other well from the last WC playoff

I think it makes it more likely that Iceland and Croatia may end up drawing each other which would definitely help us.

yes I knew they were in the same group

vancity eagle wrote:this is actually a very good thing

they also know each other well from the last WC playoff

I think it makes it more likely that Iceland and Croatia may end up drawing each other which would definitely help us.

Very good sense.

This group does not scare me at all. None of the teams have been playing particularly well.

None of the three have performed like say Brazil, Germany, Spain or France. Nigeria has no excuse not to top this group.

I hope we do not take Iceland lightly.

vancity eagle wrote:I hope we do not take Iceland lightly.

If we do it will go something like Nga-Irn 2014 or Nga-SA 2017.

vancity eagle wrote:I hope we do not take Iceland lightly.

I am glad it is not our opening match. After the Croatia game, we will want to secure qualification with a win against Iceland so that the final match is just a formality.

Croatia are a talented side and have some good players other than Modric. Mandzukic (Juventus), Rakitic (Barcelona), and Perisic (Inter Milan) come to mind. I think they have underachieved in recent years and will be anxious to get out of the group stage this time around.

Iceland may not have too many recognizable names, but they are a very disciplined and organized side. Kind of like Denmark's 98 world cup team.

Icelands biggest advantage when playing fellow European teams, "Strength", will count for nothing against us. They are very organized, but so are we these days.
They are not the most technical team, my only worry is our Former coach, Lager beer. Dude will Marshall men against Mikel, like butter is to bread.
We have to learn how to thrive without Mikel.

okidoki wrote:Icelands biggest advantage when playing fellow European teams, "Strength", will count for nothing against us. They are very organized, but so are we these days.
They are not the most technical team, my only worry is our Former coach, Lager beer. Dude will Marshall men against Mikel, like butter is to bread.
We have to learn how to thrive without Mikel.

Largerback now coaches Norway!

okidoki wrote:Icelands biggest advantage when playing fellow European teams, "Strength", will count for nothing against us. They are very organized, but so are we these days.
They are not the most technical team, my only worry is our Former coach, Lager beer. Dude will Marshall men against Mikel, like butter is to bread.
We have to learn how to thrive without Mikel.

Lager has moved on

Iceland are like greece in 2004, they dont give anything away, against argentina, they will frustrate argentina, it will take a moment of brilliance from messi to get a win

marko wrote:Iceland are like greece in 2004, they dont give anything away, against argentina, they will frustrate argentina, it will take a moment of brilliance from messi to get a win

Messi will find a way through at least once!

If we win or draw against Croatia we are through to the next round.

Sir V wrote:If we win or draw against Croatia we are through to the next round.

We want nine points abeg. If we top the group, we avoid France in the second round.

Ayo Akinfe wrote:

Sir V wrote:If we win or draw against Croatia we are through to the next round.

We want nine points abeg. If we top the group, we avoid France in the second round.

Except if France come second to Denmark in their group, which is very possible.

Ayo Akinfe wrote:

marko wrote:Iceland are like greece in 2004, they dont give anything away, against argentina, they will frustrate argentina, it will take a moment of brilliance from messi to get a win

Messi will find a way through at least once!

You need to go rewatch Iceland games again,very tactically team.
Messi will find it hard to break them,they are better than what you see in France last summer.

Ayo Akinfe wrote:This group does not scare me at all. None of the teams have been playing particularly well.

None of the three have performed like say Brazil, Germany, Spain or France. Nigeria has no excuse not to top this group.

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