2022 World Cup - Qatar

[Bada-Bing!]

Oooh now things get interesting.

Johan Cruyff must be turning in his grave. Netherlands resorting to route 1.

 

[Reiser99]

Referee is awful. Lost control of the game completely.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

10 mins of stoppage time. Plenty of squeaky bum time for Argentina fans.

 

[die_mole]

so does Fifa not choose the best refs for the biggest matches or what?

 

[Bada-Bing!]

2-2

 

[Vieux Talonneur]

Oh wow!

 

[Reiser99]

Ref is so inconsistent. Let's some physical stuff go and then blows for nothing.

 

[die_mole]

I know goalie's work really hard at positioning and are the best in the world but it's incredible how often hard shots go right at the keeper

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Do Argentina start with Messi in this penalty shoot out?

 

[die_mole]

do the dutch just raise their kids to suck at kicks.

Do Argentina start with Messi in this penalty shoot out?

yes

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Never seen so many missed/saved penalties as in this world cup

 

[Bada-Bing!]

This ref better not get the final.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

And out go the Netherlands.

 

[McTallshort]

Some horrible sportsmanship out there

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Bloody penalty shoot outs. And we could have two more tomorrow. Test of nerve - for the players and fans.

 

[Cruz_del_Sur]

Do Argentina start with Messi in this penalty shoot out?

Always. You're best three strikers should always go first. You can change their position between those three but rule of thumb is you order them from best to worst. Confidence, etc.

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Neither result went how I wanted today. Can only mean Portuguese and French wins tomorrow.

Balance

 

[die_mole]

I think we can all agree that a Morocco-Croatia Final is what FIFA deserves for a Qatar World Cup

 

[die_mole]

Soccer writer Grant Wahl dies at World Cup match in Qatar

LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) — Grant Wahl, one of the most well-known soccer writers in the United States, died early Saturday while covering the World Cup match between Argentina and the Netherlands. U.S.

apnews.com

He was the journalist who had issues for wearing a rainbow flag shirt earlier. He would talk soccer on a podcast I used to listen to and his wife is an epidemiologist who would talk about the pandemic when it first started. A good family and this is just so heart breaking.

Apparently he had some lung issues but idk if you can believe he got proper treatment.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

I think we can all agree that a Morocco-Croatia Final is what FIFA deserves for a Qatar World Cup

Pfft, England have Harry Maguire. Going all the way lad.



Proof is he's worth £80m.

He's proper Gangstar as well and got his own song.