World Cup Bingo

[Steel Icarus]

"It's not really the World Cup until Brazil play"

Reference to a South American defender being a master of the dark arts rather than playing fair like plucky England and going out 3-1 to Ecuador in the round of sixteen

Slow zoom in on a female Sweden fan

Glenn Hoddle getting perplexed by Saudi names and referring to one of them as Al Jazeera or Ramadan etc

"It's been a controversial buildup but let's put all that behind us and enjoy the football"

Alan Shearer saying "in the back of the net"

Roy Keane saying "Nonsense"

References to the Dutch or French squads falling out with one another

Reference to Messi being shit for Argentina despite having won the Olympics & Copa America and being Argentina and in fact South America's top goalscorer of all time

Gary Lineker mentioning his Golden Boot win of 1986, most likely to Alan Shearer

"Penalties are a lottery"

"Bore draw"/"Only pride to play for"

Pele claiming several players are the tournament's best including someone like Thomas Partey after he has a decent second half against Portugal

A free kick being "perfectly positioned" for expert Ronaldo despite 1 FK goal in 50 tries for Portugal at major tournaments

Distraught fans suddenly perking up when they're shown on the big screen

Messi is referred to as a little magician

African footballers being "raw talents"

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[tim]

Is that the Emir's head on the end of that stick?

 

[Zapp Brannigan]

African footballers being "raw talents"

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This is a whole sub-genre in itself. A player like Yaya Toure in his pomp - a graceful, skilful player with an unflappable temperament (see his penalty record) and supreme vision and footballing intelligence, being a "powerhouse athlete".

 

[stavros]

References to "The Battle of Britain" when Wales play England.

 

[AverageJoe]

Kaaaaaaaaaannnnnneeeee!!!!

 

[Flavour]

References to the team spirit and camaraderie of any of the smaller nations and how much "they love playing together"

 

[Shippou-Sensei]

how much "they love playing together"

Just pictured a football team really excitedly doing board games.

 

[steveo87]

With the absence of Scotland, Argentina being referred to as the 'auld enemy' - accompanied with a heavy helping of the word 'Argies'.

Any French player being described as 'temperamental'.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

This is a whole sub-genre in itself. A player like Yaya Toure in his pomp - a graceful, skilful player with an unflappable temperament (see his penalty record) and supreme vision and footballing intelligence, being a "powerhouse athlete".

Not confined to football. Black tennis players are 'superb athletes'.

 

[planetgeli]

They might go easy on the phrase 'Group of Death' this time around.

 

[stavros]

56 years of hurt.

 

[stavros]

"That was a Stonewall penalty" will have an odd ring in Qatar.

 

[twistedAM]

References to "The Battle of Britain" when Wales play England.

It's more like the Brexit Derby but I doubt the BBC will label it that.

 

[stavros]

"He's only 19!"

 

[stavros]

References to "The Battle of Britain" when Wales play England.

Inevitably:

 

[Bingoman]

Masters of the dark Arts

 

[Petcha]

Slow zoom in on a female Sweden fan

I don't think Sweden qualified but that hasnt stopped the TV directors finding pretty female fans to linger on in every game. Except in the Saudi crowd of course, when they have to make do with overweight sexist pigs whipping their shirts off when their team scores.

 

[Steel Icarus]

Messi is referred to as a little magician

 

[planetgeli]

They might go easy on the phrase 'Group of Death' this time around.

Yeah I'm having this as well. Didn't here it once. Lineker referred to "the group of F".

 

[Kaka Tim]

"And Luis Suarez vigorously protests his innocence. Between mouthfuls"