Update from the future, for historical purposes.

England versus France at the World Cup 2018.

Russia and Germany were knocked out.

So Richelieu and Warspite will face off, while Bismarck and Gangut watch from the sidelines to see if Croatia (the victorious) can beat the undefeated Belgium with no losses to date.

Jarlath said:
So Richelieu and Warspite will face off

That's assuming France wins against Belgium and England wins against Croatia, which is...not set in stone.

oracle135 said:

That's assuming France wins against Belgium and England wins against Croatia, which is...not set in stone.

Let a man dream.

Jarlath said:

Let a man dream.

My dream is for Belgium to win this World Cup, so we'll have to agree to...erm...dream differently.

oracle135 said:

My dream is for Belgium to win this World Cup, so we'll have to agree to...erm...dream differently.

Agreed. Either way, hopefully less grabbing of knees on the ground and better footwork all around.

Maya literally says soccer (サッカー, sakkaa), and somehow it gets translated as football. Come on brits, you invented the word, own up to it.

halseyttk said:

Maya literally says soccer (サッカー, sakkaa), and somehow it gets translated as football. Come on brits, you invented the word, own up to it.

American Football isn't exactly exploding outside of North America - if you say football, most people think soccer. And the terms seem to be interchangeable on Japanese, from what I'm getting via Google Translate.

And England beat the Swedes, so it's time to see if Warspite will join Bisko right soon.

Richelieu is in the finals! 1-0.

Right now it's Richelieu VS Warspite for the Final. Still have to wait until end of the match to be sure.

Myschi said:

Right now it's Richelieu VS Warspite for the Final. Still have to wait until end of the match to be sure.

CROATIA ALL THE WAY

Myschi said:

Right now it's Richelieu VS Warspite for the Final. Still have to wait until end of the match to be sure.

Time for a comic where Bismarck smirks at Warspite. And where Gangut ponders introducing Croatia to the Union.

Can we call Pola and Zara to stand for Croatia? I mean, they are both Croatian cities now.

WhiteCrow said:

Yeah, it certainly was a fun experience. It was 2 AM, and while I wasn't sitting in front of a TV I could hear cheers shaking the earth from afar. I never had my hopes up this time around so I didn't bother to watch the news right away, so it was next morning that I got to know the results.
What can I say? Such is football, and such is sports. You can't let your guard down 'til the very last moment. This should be a nice wake-up call to any team who's thinking they have a free pass to next round just because their opponent "looks feeble".

Yes, Warspite. I'm talking to you.

See? Guess who's laughing now?

Update for posterity and the future.

Belgium took the third place game 2-0. Warspite and England didn't even place.

Karma is a bitch.

1 minute left in the match - France leading 4-2 in the finals. I want to see celebrating Richelieu, as ido draws her most beautifully.

Edit - it's official. Richelieu and Jeanne de Arc won.

Good Game. Incoming (extra) French smugness.

Not that this has anything to do with the World Cup, but Warspite's comment about scurrying home from Russia also applies to France (Napoleon, 1812), but apparently Richelieu was being too smug to notice...

AnonymousXIV said:

Not that this has anything to do with the World Cup, but Warspite's comment about scurrying home from Russia also applies to France (Napoleon, 1812), but apparently Richelieu was being too smug to notice...

And the second World War, where Germany got fucked silly by commies during their attack on Leningrad and had to run away, crying like a baby.

Two world wars and one world cup, doo-dah, doo-dah
Two world wars and one world cup but you have four world cups, three european championships and your economy is strongest in Europe so overall you're the best, Yeah!

Someone bring back this comic in facebook, so I must comment lmao

Just come here after Deja vu appeared in this year lmao

Still relevant, but now it's Japan's doing.