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  1. 1.

    Punchy

    Any holes in the Swiss defense? Do the French want to fry, kiss, or go easy? Is Ecua shown the Dor? So many questions….

  3. 3.

    negative 1

    “Smart money is on the Euro teams.” I disagree (tears up Spain To Win The Cup betting ticket).

  5. 5.

    Punchy

    And the Swiss waste no time with that goal. Like clockwork, they play.

    You can bank on them winning this game.

  6. 6.

    SRW1

    @negative 1:

    France is three points and six goals ahead of the Swiss or Ecuador. France is through.

    Ecuador has to match in points whatever the Swiss achieve against Honduras. That might work if the Swiss only manage a draw, if they win, I suspect that would be too much for Ecuador.

    I go with the Swiss joining France for the next round. Honduras just doesn’t look like an unsurmountable obstacle.

    And Shakiri opens the scoring.

  12. 12.

    Punchy

    @SRW1: I think the Swiss account for the South American style of play, although they’ve been quite secretive about it, despite all the interest.

    As for Ecuador, they’re just a middling team, although their play seems to show no Quit-o.

  14. 14.

    gnomedad

    What, again, is the distinction between “Topic X”, “Topic X Open Thread”, and “Open Thread”?

  15. 15.

    negative 1

    @SRW1: The next time you mention Switzerland and France in the same sentence after their game you may want to include a trigger warning.

  17. 17.

    scav

    @Punchy: How could Ecuador be other than a team in the middle? Despite the latitude in options, they’re simply not attracted to the existing polar opposites of play.

  18. 18.

    pseudonymous in nc

    I think this one will go down to the wire. Honduras are poor and deserve to go home; Switzerland aren’t great but have showed up today and are trying to get a hatful to close up the goal difference; I’d like to see Ecuador accompany France with a cheeky goal.

  20. 20.

    Punchy

    Hold on a sec…this Swiss game is getting out of hand. This may wind up being a blowout. Franc-ly, I dont care to watch.

  25. 25.

    Alex S.

    Come on, Switzerland! Five more goals and France is out (if Ecuador wins by one goal).

  27. 27.

    MattR

    @Alex S.: France would still advance over Ecuador, but they would have to face Argentina in the next round. The only way France can be eliminated is to lose by 4 or more to Ecuador while the Swiss score 3 more.

  30. 30.

    Bjacques

    Noboa is wearing that sock to hold his brains in like Peter Jackson in “Bad Taste.” Hardcore.

  31. 31.

    Punchy

    @SRW1: The Swiss dont Miss. It’s a convention in Geneva that all their teams learn to play the ticky-tock passing style, similar to the Spainards.

  34. 34.

    Bob In Portland

    Why is the US fighting Russia’s southern stream pipeline? The only reason Russia needs any kind of relationship with Ukraine is to get its product to market. When the pipeline is finished the US can own Ukraine, except for that naval port that they wanted in Crimea.

  35. 35.

    scav

    @Punchy: Well, in terms of their peak performance, all that can alp as the eastenders say, if not bring the other team to a complete arête, but when they go flat, they can be left hanging or it’s a complete cirque. Worse, things can drift to a complete loess. I’m on needles myself.

  38. 38.

    SRW1

    @Punchy:

    I think the tell of why they don’t miss goes back further than that. Something about a Willhelm and an apple.

  41. 41.

    Cacti

    @Amir Khalid:

    Yes, it’s very sad that Russia look like they’re going out of the World Cup.

    I blame fascism and the CIA for the Russian side’s poor showing.

  43. 43.

    pseudonymous in nc

    @raven:

    I don’t get that red card?

    Follow-through scraping up and down the shin. Anything above the shinpad is in dangerous play territory.

  44. 44.

    SRW1

    @raven:

    The refs are a bit sensitive when a player hits an opponent with his studs. I think the Ecuador player should have pulled back because he was late, but red was a bit harsh.

  45. 45.

    Tissue Thin Pseudonym (JMN)

    Wow. It looks like we’re actually going to have a group where the Europeans advance and the Americans go home.

  53. 53.

    Omnes Omnibus (the first of his name)

    @Amir Khalid: France is my pick for overall winner. I would, of course, prefer the USA, but I am realistic.

  56. 56.

    Amir Khalid

    And reputed Liverpool target Xherdan Shaqiri bags a hattrick for Switzerland.

  61. 61.

    SRW1

    Swiss up by three, Ecuador nees to find two goals. Time for Hail Mary crosses into the French box.

  74. 74.

    Amir Khalid

    A heroic performance from the Ecuadorian keeper, keeping a clean sheet against France, but not matched by his teammates in the forward line.

  75. 75.

    Punchy

    The French are toast if they play like this in the next round. The French arent maid to win low scoring games. The French arent worth a quarter to bet on to win it all.

  78. 78.

    Omnes Omnibus (the first of his name)

    @Punchy: The French should be fine in the next round and you can put that in your next letter home.

  80. 80.

    Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again)

    Lord have Marseilles and put an end to these puns.

  86. 86.

    scav

    @Randinho: Rye not? They’re falling as flat as falafel and there’s naan more to pull out of the pocket. I know when I’m pita. Don’t take any wooden pumpernickels.

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