The Official FIFA World Cup Thread - QATAR 2022

[LiveFromLondon]

I think FIFA should allow to teams to sub multiple players (in, out and right back in) like they do in Western sports (NBA/NFL/MLB etc)

No

France don't even have Benzema, Kante or Pogba. Imagine if they had those players available here. Scary.

Only Hazard's Belgium in 2018 have been able to look that team eye to eye in international football over the last 4 years.

I actually think France where fortunate in that game

 

[dontreadthis]

Nah it isn't uncommon at all that penalties end before the first 5 rounds of PKs

we can debate what “uncommon” entails but it’s not a matter of opinion that most people are scoring a penalty kick, it’s demonstrably true.

 

[Fortunate Lee]

go Croatia

 

[Sensitive Christian Grey]

I think England might defeat France. I don't want them to but France have been unlucky with injuries and don't really have the depth.

Cards too, do you really wanna play against Portugal with a Guendozi Camavinga pivot?

 

[cobra]

I think England might defeat France. I don't want them to but France have been unlucky with injuries and don't really have the depth.

it wont even be an upset
england have more talent than france overall

 

[Lakerman0834]

Not glory

5th is the highest pressure pen (if it gets that far)

First imo highest pressure because you need to set the tone but that’s just my thinking

 

[Copy Ninja]

Brazil really fukked up. They had no business pressing so hard with only a couple of minutes left while being up 1-0.

Brazil was being casual as hell with posession in Croatia's end right before that counter. Bullshytting around with the ball, playing like they alreday won.

Talk about 'fukk around and find out'

 

[Hoodoo Child]

"you sit there and you thump your Bible and you say your prayers and it didn't get you anywhere" - Stone Cold

"Piss colored jerseys and baby blue shorts. What the hell is that all about, Brazil?"
"This ain't Samba class"
" What a load of CRAP!"
"You still hanging on to that Old Man's legacy"
*Dogs barking in the background*
"You quit!"
"How you lose to a team wearing poka dots?"
"Ran away in SHAME"
*Dogs barking more violently*

 

[Real]

fukk it. Rooting for Portugal

 

[Professor Emeritus]

Do you actually know football or you just talking out your ass. Golden goal was sudden death in OT, but you would have teams park the bus in ET because no one wanted to give up a cheap ass PK to lose a game.

How is that different from Croatia parking the bus the whole fukking game and hoping it goes to PK?

Croatia hasn't led a knockout match in regular time since 1998 and yet they're on the verge of going to the championship game for the second straight World Cup on the strength of four consecutive penalty shootout victories.

What happens if teams play 3 hours and no one scores? They should keep playing?

There are three ways to break a tie when a winner is needed.

1. A replay - can’t do that in a fixed tourney
2. Away goals - only works on two legged ties
3. PKs - Makes sense

Golden Goal would be an improvement at least.

The decreasing players solution would be awesome television.

But at the least they need to do ADG. At least that involves actual soccer gameplay and all the players on the field being involved, rather than this bullshyt where 3-4 people decide the match based more on mindgames than actual soccer play.

 

[Djalminha]

Here comes the casuals

I'm a Walsall season ticket holder, far from a casual

 

[LuuqMaan]

This reminds me. Used to work a short admin job for a bank.

One Nigerian breh used a Polish passport to open his bank account.

 

[Bboystyle]

it wont even be an upset
england have more talent than france overall

Amazing what the WC brings out to the public

 

[International Playa]

RN, I’m rooting for an Argentina vs Portugal final. We need to settle the Messi/Ronaldo debate.

But if the Dutch beat Argentina they’re making the WC, and I’d want them to win it too.


Fair play. You been civil

Unfair comparison, Portugal squad is far better than Argentina. Argentina squad is average, Messi carrying that team

 

[Gilver]

How is that different from Croatia parking the bus the whole fukking game and hoping it goes to PK?

What fukking game were you watching?

They completely dominated most of the match.