the top Reddit posts from r/soccer for the past day
Latest posts:
Ronaldo to Diogo Costa: "Diogo, you have to react. You have to laugh. We won. Did you concede the goal?" Diogo:" no, but it was close." Ronaldo:" So? You have to laugh, we won. One more victory and we go through. You can laugh. C'mon"
Wayne Hennessey (Wales) straight card against Iran 86' + VAR
Wales 0 - [2] Iran - Ramin Rezaeian 90+11'
Wales 0 - [1] Iran - Roozbeh Cheshmi 90+9'
Daily Discussion
France forward Ousmane Dembele showed surprise in a news conference when a journalist informed him of Japan’s 2-1 win against Germany at the FIFA WorldbCup in Qatar
[Dani Alves] "Juventus? They shouldn't have signed me. I had never played a long ball in my life, I couldn't learn at 33"
Qatari police refuse Amazigh (berber) flag entry from some moroccans to the Morocco vs Croatia game, confusing it with an LGBT flag
Qatari Royal Police on horseback followed by Mexican fans using the same mode of transportation during the World Cup
Mourinho: "To be honest, Japan win over Germany was not a crazy surprise. Japan is a good team... The mentality can also make the difference, in European football there is a big focus on the individual. I coached Asian players, I coached the best Asian player, the mentality is special."
[via Ben Jacobs] Belgium captain Eden Hazard on Germany's protest before losing to Japan: "They'd have done better not to do it and to win instead. We are here to play football. I'm not here to send a political message. Other people are better placed for that. We want to be focused on football."
Mexican fan unsuccessfully sneaks alcohol through his binoculars
[DWDL] In Germany, only just over 9 million viewers tuned in to the match against Japan. At the 2018 World Cup, no game of the German NT had less than 25 million viewers.
Daily Discussion
[Ekstra Bladet] The Danish FA won’t support re-election for FIFA president Infantino
[McDonnell] Cristiano Ronaldo has been fined £50,000 and handed a two-game suspension by the Football Association for knocking a fan’s mobile phone to the ground.
[The Athletic] Denmark ready to discuss blanket withdrawal of UEFA nations from FIFA after armband row
Germany 1 - [1] Japan - Ritsu Doan 75'
Kun Aguero warned Argentina about Saudi Arabia on his stream after asian qualifiers
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