FIFA World Cup 2018 Russia - the Journey

[Wendigo]

Less than 10 days left until the FIFA World Cup 2018 held in Russia officially starts. This thread is dedicated to the biggest international football competition and will feature the most interesting, funny, controversial, unfortunate and in-between moments throughout the competition and, of course, there will be some predictions sprinkled around for your viewing pleasure  

[slaman29]

I'm still struggling to find a sports package I can afford since my national TV will only broadcast very few games, towards the finals and with local commentary and poor quality which I don't really enjoy.

Anyone know a good place to buy streaming packages of high quality English language? Searching online isn't very helpful or I don't know how to find them.

[SyGambler]

I'm still struggling to find a sports package I can afford since my national TV will only broadcast very few games, towards the finals and with local commentary and poor quality which I don't really enjoy.

Anyone know a good place to buy streaming packages of high quality English language? Searching online isn't very helpful or I don't know how to find them.

should it be a paid service ?? cause there are many freeones but not sure how the laws work in your place
personally gonna check IPTV for world cup and gonna watch the games on Beinsports channels, in case it's ok to watch freesites and apps then you can check Mobdro which has almost all the good channels

[gowobonyok]

in big parties like the world cup, there is no need to wait for the best online gambling site, since gambling traditionally by betting directly on people who want to bet will be very easy to find. and I'm waiting for it. I also like football, so I like to analyze myself, do not have to wait everything from the internet.
I am very excited 

[JL421]

I'm still struggling to find a sports package I can afford since my national TV will only broadcast very few games, towards the finals and with local commentary and poor quality which I don't really enjoy.

Anyone know a good place to buy streaming packages of high quality English language? Searching online isn't very helpful or I don't know how to find them.

should it be a paid service ?? cause there are many freeones but not sure how the laws work in your place
personally gonna check IPTV for world cup and gonna watch the games on Beinsports channels, in case it's ok to watch freesites and apps then you can check Mobdro which has almost all the good channels

Yeah i would recommend beinsports their subscription is worth for the price they charge and you get to watch a while ton of other sports

For free i can't really tell you now but what i do normally is search on Google of the match i wanna watch, most of the time the first 2 results worked perfectly for me only sometimes you won't be able to see the second half in the highest quality and it buffers a lot when it's in the 80th min

[LFC_Bitcoin]

Anybody thinking about having a bet on the top scorer for the tournament?
I was thinking about having a bit of a long shot which has good odds like Suarez, Firmino or Gabriel Jesus. Even Thomas Muller has some nice odds.

I think it’s too obvious to go for the likes of Messi, it never works out that way any way.

[SyGambler]

Anybody thinking about having a bet on the top scorer for the tournament?
I was thinking about having a bit of a long shot which has good odds like Suarez, Firmino or Gabriel Jesus. Even Thomas Muller has some nice odds.

I think it’s too obvious to go for the likes of Messi, it never works out that way any way.

I'm still thinking about it , I may actually go for James Rodríguez
the thing about the top scorer is that you should look at both the price and the teams competing in group stage , and it looks like an easy group when you look to Colombia group since the teams are kinda weak and not defensive so we should expect goals
that's what bookieinsiders also mentioned , and the price of James is 75/1 which is really a decent shot

[Rinsend]

Anybody thinking about having a bet on the top scorer for the tournament?
I was thinking about having a bit of a long shot which has good odds like Suarez, Firmino or Gabriel Jesus. Even Thomas Muller has some nice odds.

I think it’s too obvious to go for the likes of Messi, it never works out that way any way.

if talking about the top scorer chances I think Thomas Muller has a great chance, considering the typical German game is quite interesting with a lot of very classy midfielders. but it will all return to the luck of Muller

[crypto1010]

The best players from all over the world will be on our big screens once more and I can not believe it that this competition

Goes live next week  and am putting my money on Brazil, Argentina and Germany to produce an outright winner, just hope my analysis pays off: )

[Turan100]

yes  , the great competition in soccer will start after 9 days , hope we will see a lot of goals and surprises and good luck for all teams ,
my prediction for now is brazil will go to the final with germany hope we willsee that

[Juggy777]

Anybody thinking about having a bet on the top scorer for the tournament?
I was thinking about having a bit of a long shot which has good odds like Suarez, Firmino or Gabriel Jesus. Even Thomas Muller has some nice odds.

I think it’s too obvious to go for the likes of Messi, it never works out that way any way.

I'm still thinking about it , I may actually go for James Rodríguez
the thing about the top scorer is that you should look at both the price and the teams competing in group stage , and it looks like an easy group when you look to Colombia group since the teams are kinda weak and not defensive so we should expect goals
that's what bookieinsiders also mentioned , and the price of James is 75/1 which is really a decent shot

I'm loving the excitement and buildup towards the World Cup, do you'll feel Ramos could be booed what he did to Salah and Liverpool keeper? Both of them suffered injuries and Ramos latest statement was bit harsh. It's really difficult to pick a top goal scorer so early, will prefer to wait and watch before I decide to pick one.

So my picks are Spain, Germany, France what about you'll?

[Wendigo]

Bringing my thread back to life!
Been busy with life and watching the World Cup   What an interesting week with lots of surprising results that was!
Going to give my opinion on the remaining games and hopefully guess the correct World Cup winner haha  


Bet of the day tomorrow - Germany to win vs Sweden @1.5. Germany -1 AH is a nice choice as well.
I think the Germans will be all over Sweden firing on all cylinders. After that shameful display vs Mexico they have to get the win in order to avoid elimination in the group stage of the tournament. They started slow and looked very passive without a good idea of how to score and got destroyed by the Mexican counter attacks. I think they have taken notes of that defeat and will come out very motivated on the pitch tomorrow. Sweden is an okay team but they lack the class and skills of the German football stars.


Alternative bet - Mexico to win vs South Korea @ 1.7 Mexico surprised me a lot. Very fast play and deadly on the counter attacks. Chicharito could have scored a hat trick had he been more accurate with his finishing shots. Mexico looked confident and played well. I expect them to carry on with their performance vs South Korea. Unless the Asians park the bus the whole match Mexico should be able to win the game.

That's for now. Good luck and have fun  


Disclaimer: this World Cup has been absolutely crazy so don't bet more than what you can afford to lose on the favorites. Just don't  
Cheers!

[rodel caling]

Anybody thinking about having a bet on the top scorer for the tournament?
I was thinking about having a bit of a long shot which has good odds like Suarez, Firmino or Gabriel Jesus. Even Thomas Muller has some nice odds.

I think it’s too obvious to go for the likes of Messi, it never works out that way any way.

hard to decide which team is the best team to bet and all players are doing their job, i'm enjoy watching of every games because i can't decide the best team i bet and also i'm not a gambler i just want to enjoy watching FIFA world cup.

[Pettuh4]

Anybody thinking about having a bet on the top scorer for the tournament?
I was thinking about having a bit of a long shot which has good odds like Suarez, Firmino or Gabriel Jesus. Even Thomas Muller has some nice odds.

I think it’s too obvious to go for the likes of Messi, it never works out that way any way.

hard to decide which team is the best team to bet and all players are doing their job, i'm enjoy watching of every games because i can't decide the best team i bet and also i'm not a gambler i just want to enjoy watching FIFA world cup.

Same with me, the number of upsets in this world cup has been too many and has done a lot of damage to my gambling because i keep loosing this time around because of the uncertainty of this world cup and so i put my gambling on hold until the quarter finals where we will see the likely to win teams emerging.

[Wendigo]

Adding my 3rd bet for the day. I have been mulling over what to bet in the Belgium - Tunisia match. Belgium have fantastic footballers and to me they are probably the dark horse of the tournament. So much talent on all positions and on the bench as well. They should win today's match with ease. The odds for an outright win are kinda low though so I will choose something different. I think Tunisia will try to slow the match down in the first half and hope for the best. 2nd half might get the most action. I will try Belgium to win & 2nd half with the most goals. GL & HF 

[pereira4]

Belgium did great, 5 - 2. Tunisia did also pretty decent, the difference in level is was too big in this one, Belgium was pretty offensive and this opened some opportunities for Tunisia to explain these gaps and find 2 goals.

Overall a good match from spectator POV.

At this early stage my TOP 3 are:

Germany
Brazil
Spain

Germany has always solid players, Brazil will recover I think Neymar will get better, Spain will also start showing a better game similar to 2010 and will have a chance. I leave Argentina out unfortunately.

[LFC_Bitcoin]

Belgium did great, 5 - 2. Tunisia did also pretty decent, the difference in level is was too big in this one, Belgium was pretty offensive and this opened some opportunities for Tunisia to explain these gaps and find 2 goals.

Overall a good match from spectator POV.

At this early stage my TOP 3 are:

Germany
Brazil
Spain

Germany has always solid players, Brazil will recover I think Neymar will get better, Spain will also start showing a better game similar to 2010 and will have a chance. I leave Argentina out unfortunately.

Brazil are my favourites to win the whole tournament. I did have Germany as beaten finalists but let’s see if they can get off their ass & beat Sweden now or else they might not even get out of the damn group.

[Wendigo]

I wouldn't exclude Argentina just yet if I were you. They could bash Nigeria in the next match and gather enough points for 2nd place.
My favorites are Belgium Croatia and France.

My first pick is Belgium. I think they have no weak brinks in their team and have a great team spirit combined with attacking prowess.
Croatia have possibly the best midfielders in the world right now. They have a very experienced team and a powerful attack as well. Dismantled a disgraced Argentina without breaking a sweat.
France have the most expensive team in the world. Amazing individualists and not much of team players. If they manage to band together more and play as a team France could easily overpower anyone even Brazil.

Brazil and Argentina are not stable enough. Spain have an emergency coach. England play well but something is lacking. Germany seem very tired and uninspired. Portugal rely too much on Ronaldo.

My 2 cents.

[mostkey]

I'm still struggling to find a sports package I can afford since my national TV will only broadcast very few games, towards the finals and with local commentary and poor quality which I don't really enjoy.

Anyone know a good place to buy streaming packages of high quality English language? Searching online isn't very helpful or I don't know how to find them.

should it be a paid service ?? cause there are many freeones but not sure how the laws work in your place
personally gonna check IPTV for world cup and gonna watch the games on Beinsports channels, in case it's ok to watch freesites and apps then you can check Mobdro which has almost all the good channels

Yeah i would recommend beinsports their subscription is worth for the price they charge and you get to watch a while ton of other sports

For free i can't really tell you now but what i do normally is search on Google of the match i wanna watch, most of the time the first 2 results worked perfectly for me only sometimes you won't be able to see the second half in the highest quality and it buffers a lot when it's in the 80th min

maybe you can register at rojadirecta. and make a purchase of a premium account. so you will get a complete channel even an official broadcast is available there. I have not tried it for FIFA WORLD CUP. but I used to try the LA-LIGA channel and it proved to broadcast all the matches

[Wendigo]

Oh man the Germans are so lucky wow. I think this is the latest goal scored by a German footballer during a World Cup competition. 94th minute. They really deserved that win though so big props for them being a man down.

And by the way if you are looking for a place to watch the World Cup for free Sportsbet.io has streams of the matches.