FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022

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Armagh18

Quote from: NAG1 on November 24, 2022, 11:33:00 AM
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Did the Germans get a premonition about the final score?

when you pull a stunt like that you have to make bloody sure you win the game or else you look foolish.
if they were more worried about football than politics they'd be some team

Merely reflecting the mood of the German population at home, massive boycotts and ill feeling about the World Cup in general.
Clowns. Same as Keane and the rest. If you care that much stay at home.

Armagh18

Quote from: thebigfella on November 24, 2022, 11:39:32 AM
Quote from: clarshack on November 24, 2022, 11:21:03 AM
Quote from: AustinPowers on November 23, 2022, 04:57:50 PM
Quote from: From the Bunker on November 23, 2022, 03:53:07 PM


Did the Germans get a premonition about the final score?

when you pull a stunt like that you have to make bloody sure you win the game or else you look foolish.

The Iranian team pulled a similar stuff with the national anthem and don't look foolish  ::)
Different issue. And who expected them to win anyway lol

clarshack

Quote from: Armagh18 on November 24, 2022, 11:48:00 AM
Quote from: thebigfella on November 24, 2022, 11:39:32 AM
The Iranian team pulled a similar stuff with the national anthem and don't look foolish  ::)
Different issue. And who expected them to win anyway lol

Exactly!

RedHand88

Quote from: NAG1 on November 24, 2022, 11:33:00 AM
Quote from: Armagh18 on November 24, 2022, 11:23:28 AM
Quote from: clarshack on November 24, 2022, 11:21:03 AM
Quote from: AustinPowers on November 23, 2022, 04:57:50 PM
Quote from: From the Bunker on November 23, 2022, 03:53:07 PM


Did the Germans get a premonition about the final score?

when you pull a stunt like that you have to make bloody sure you win the game or else you look foolish.
if they were more worried about football than politics they'd be some team

Merely reflecting the mood of the German population at home, massive boycotts and ill feeling about the World Cup in general.

Yet they've still travelled in their thousands.

Pub Bore

Still early days but Belgium won't stop many good teams with that defence.  Apparently De Bruyne got man of the match?  I thought he was brutal.

Spain were sensational but they were playing The Dog & Duck.

Will be interesting to see what Brazil have.

Armagh18

Quote from: Pub Bore on November 24, 2022, 01:13:45 PM
Still early days but Belgium won't stop many good teams with that defence.  Apparently De Bruyne got man of the match?  I thought he was brutal.

Spain were sensational but they were playing The Dog & Duck.

Will be interesting to see what Brazil have.
He more or less came out and said he shouldn't have got it. France defence looked ropey against the Aussies at times as well. Looking forward to seeing Spain against a half decent team.

Milltown Row2

Quote from: Armagh18 on November 24, 2022, 01:15:14 PM
Quote from: Pub Bore on November 24, 2022, 01:13:45 PM
Still early days but Belgium won't stop many good teams with that defence.  Apparently De Bruyne got man of the match?  I thought he was brutal.

Spain were sensational but they were playing The Dog & Duck.

Will be interesting to see what Brazil have.
He more or less came out and said he shouldn't have got it. France defence looked ropey against the Aussies at times as well. Looking forward to seeing Spain against a half decent team.

These are the best teams in the world, Costa Rica are 31st, so to use The Republic as a team ranked 49th for example, would Spain have knocked in 10 past the Irish team? Iran were 20th btw
None of us are getting out of here alive, so please stop treating yourself like an after thought. Ea

Gael80

Quote from: Armagh18 on November 24, 2022, 01:15:14 PM
Quote from: Pub Bore on November 24, 2022, 01:13:45 PM
Still early days but Belgium won't stop many good teams with that defence.  Apparently De Bruyne got man of the match?  I thought he was brutal.

Spain were sensational but they were playing The Dog & Duck.

Will be interesting to see what Brazil have.
He more or less came out and said he shouldn't have got it. France defence looked ropey against the Aussies at times as well. Looking forward to seeing Spain against a half decent team.

Same, a chance for them to send Germany home on Sunday, not the best German side but I'm sure Spain and a few other teams would be glad to see them out of the competition early.

Milltown Row2

South Korea are playing well and missed a golden chance to go one up!

None of us are getting out of here alive, so please stop treating yourself like an after thought. Ea

Armagh18

Quote from: Gael80 on November 24, 2022, 01:30:02 PM
Quote from: Armagh18 on November 24, 2022, 01:15:14 PM
Quote from: Pub Bore on November 24, 2022, 01:13:45 PM
Still early days but Belgium won't stop many good teams with that defence.  Apparently De Bruyne got man of the match?  I thought he was brutal.

Spain were sensational but they were playing The Dog & Duck.

Will be interesting to see what Brazil have.
He more or less came out and said he shouldn't have got it. France defence looked ropey against the Aussies at times as well. Looking forward to seeing Spain against a half decent team.

Same, a chance for them to send Germany home on Sunday, not the best German side but I'm sure Spain and a few other teams would be glad to see them out of the competition early.
Probably not England though as they're the only big team they've beaten in years!

Sportacus

The pattern so far seems to be the young super fit teams are running/pressing the older teams off the pitch.  Canada run Belgium off the park. Iran all over Argentina.  Etc.  the last 16 looks like it will have a few teams who we haven't been paying attention to.

seafoid

Uruguay (2010) and Belgium (2018) both got to the semi finals previously but haven't had many personnel changes
"f**k it, just score"- Donaghy   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbxG2WwVRjU

Dougal Maguire

Quote from: Sportacus on November 24, 2022, 02:10:33 PM
The pattern so far seems to be the young super fit teams are running/pressing the older teams off the pitch.  Canada run Belgium off the park. Iran all over Argentina.  Etc.  the last 16 looks like it will have a few teams who we haven't been paying attention to.
That's the concern, which would make it easier for  England to  'slippy tit' it into the final
Careful now

shark

Quote from: Milltown Row2 on November 24, 2022, 01:27:47 PM
Quote from: Armagh18 on November 24, 2022, 01:15:14 PM
Quote from: Pub Bore on November 24, 2022, 01:13:45 PM
Still early days but Belgium won't stop many good teams with that defence.  Apparently De Bruyne got man of the match?  I thought he was brutal.

Spain were sensational but they were playing The Dog & Duck.

Will be interesting to see what Brazil have.
He more or less came out and said he shouldn't have got it. France defence looked ropey against the Aussies at times as well. Looking forward to seeing Spain against a half decent team.

These are the best teams in the world, Costa Rica are 31st, so to use The Republic as a team ranked 49th for example, would Spain have knocked in 10 past the Irish team? Iran were 20th btw

Rankings are flawed. Teams are rarely playing other teams from outside their own confederation. How can we accurately rank Iran when they've been mostly playing Lebanon, Syria, Bahrain, Cambodia? Not Iran's fault of course. But they would have little chance of qualifying from UEFA.

Armagh18

Quote from: shark on November 24, 2022, 03:42:04 PM
Quote from: Milltown Row2 on November 24, 2022, 01:27:47 PM
Quote from: Armagh18 on November 24, 2022, 01:15:14 PM
Quote from: Pub Bore on November 24, 2022, 01:13:45 PM
Still early days but Belgium won't stop many good teams with that defence.  Apparently De Bruyne got man of the match?  I thought he was brutal.

Spain were sensational but they were playing The Dog & Duck.

Will be interesting to see what Brazil have.
He more or less came out and said he shouldn't have got it. France defence looked ropey against the Aussies at times as well. Looking forward to seeing Spain against a half decent team.

These are the best teams in the world, Costa Rica are 31st, so to use The Republic as a team ranked 49th for example, would Spain have knocked in 10 past the Irish team? Iran were 20th btw

Rankings are flawed. Teams are rarely playing other teams from outside their own confederation. How can we accurately rank Iran when they've been mostly playing Lebanon, Syria, Bahrain, Cambodia? Not Iran's fault of course. But they would have little chance of qualifying from UEFA.
Theres no way any of those teams are anywhere near as good as Italy. Whole qualifying system is flawed. Ireland as bad as they are would be on similar level to these.