Essential The Official Football (Soccer) Thread - It's Amad World
Trajan
Veteran
England, Iran and USA in the same group.
Scotland need to qualify to amplify the fukkery.
The thought of England playing Scotland on the last day and needing a result
The fukkery in that group will be too much.
We needed Russia in the mix if they hadn't banned them. Russia facing Ukraine or one of the countries sanctioning them
Need him back in the squad for that Uruguay rematch in Qatar
streets aint forget
decent
Mexicans gonna be cussing out Emi Martinez for the next 8 months
mastermind
Rest In Power Kobe
Genuine question lads, no trolling, i’m familiar with most of the names in the US squad but not some:
Which, if any, USA players would get in to England’s squad?
Pulisic with ease
mastermind
Rest In Power Kobe
NoRespect Kovacic
I haven’t looked at the brackets, but hypothetically, Which final would you rather have?
Argentina vs Brazil
Argentina vs Portugal
England vs France
France vs Brazil
England vs Germany
Germany vs Netherlands
Senegal vs France
I would not mind seeing an Argentina vs Portugal so we can end the Messi vs Ronaldo debate once and for all.
France vs Brazil would be a classic as well.
Argentina vs Brazil a rematch of last Copa but for all the marbles.
England vs France would look good on paper too..
Argentina vs Brazil
Argentina vs Portugal
England vs France
France vs Brazil
England vs Germany
Germany vs Netherlands
Senegal vs France
I would not mind seeing an Argentina vs Portugal so we can end the Messi vs Ronaldo debate once and for all.
France vs Brazil would be a classic as well.
Argentina vs Brazil a rematch of last Copa but for all the marbles.
England vs France would look good on paper too..
This is what's hard for me. I sincerely want to boycott this World Cup. I can't give them any money or attention when at least 6500 south Asian workers have been killed as a consequence of building things in Qatar since 2010. Probably double the fatalities if you include African workers too.
Qatar is a fukking disgusting country and their people are scum. I don't want to give them any more of my money than I absolutely have to. I can't boycott crude oil and its products. Nobody can. Even if you buy one single thing containing one tiny plastic component or part, it's possible that the plastic originated from Qatari crude oil.
But I can boycott this. All I have to do is not watch it, live on TV or on social media; not read, listen to, or watch any type of media coverage of it. Nothing that adds to Qatar's and Fifa's bottom lines. I don't even want to watch pirate streams because the streamer is getting paid behind it. Nobody should make a profit from me off this slavery that built Qatar.
I absolutely do not want anything to do with this Qatar World Cup. But here's the thing, it's the World Cup! I see newspaper articles about the group stage draw and I can't help but get excited about it. But no. I must remain strong in my commitment to my principles.
The worst thing that can happen is that the football is amazing and everyone calls it "the best World Cup ever," because if that happens then all the pressure built up on them about the way they treat foreign workers will evaporate. It'll be completely forgotten. It will even in time be denied. That's the power of football.
Some things are more important than football. I hope it is a terrible tournament with minimal goals scores and basically no exciting moments at all. Dull, predictable 1-0s through the group stage and more dull games through the knockouts, followed by a comatose final which goes to penalties after a 0-0 draw. I hope and I pray that the quality of football on show makes it the worst World Cup ever, because that is the only chance for all those workers to have justice
Qatar is a fukking disgusting country and their people are scum. I don't want to give them any more of my money than I absolutely have to. I can't boycott crude oil and its products. Nobody can. Even if you buy one single thing containing one tiny plastic component or part, it's possible that the plastic originated from Qatari crude oil.
But I can boycott this. All I have to do is not watch it, live on TV or on social media; not read, listen to, or watch any type of media coverage of it. Nothing that adds to Qatar's and Fifa's bottom lines. I don't even want to watch pirate streams because the streamer is getting paid behind it. Nobody should make a profit from me off this slavery that built Qatar.
I absolutely do not want anything to do with this Qatar World Cup. But here's the thing, it's the World Cup! I see newspaper articles about the group stage draw and I can't help but get excited about it. But no. I must remain strong in my commitment to my principles.
The worst thing that can happen is that the football is amazing and everyone calls it "the best World Cup ever," because if that happens then all the pressure built up on them about the way they treat foreign workers will evaporate. It'll be completely forgotten. It will even in time be denied. That's the power of football.
Some things are more important than football. I hope it is a terrible tournament with minimal goals scores and basically no exciting moments at all. Dull, predictable 1-0s through the group stage and more dull games through the knockouts, followed by a comatose final which goes to penalties after a 0-0 draw. I hope and I pray that the quality of football on show makes it the worst World Cup ever, because that is the only chance for all those workers to have justice
Jamal514
In high demand
The current squad is not tested at all against non-CONCACAF national teams. Our last non-CONCACAF game was March 24, 2018 vs New Zealand. Our last game against a UEFA team was March 22, 2017 vs Scotland. I really don't know what to expect at the World Cup. I could see us losing all 3 games, but I could also see us overachieving and advancing to the knockout round. I can't wait to see how we matchup.
The ones in red can't happen but hypothetically I'd rather see Brazil vs. Argentina.
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