World Cup 2022

[Glen]

27 minutes ago, nyoilers said:

USA 🇺🇸 

USA Holland should be interesting 

[auslander]

3 hours ago, Glen said:

USA Holland should be interesting 

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[Glen]

7 hours ago, auslander said:

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be closer than that. They're rough imo. Only stuck 2 past Qatar. We'll see

[Doggy]

Leckie, you little beauty, Australia 1 Denmark 0

[AlphaMale]

USA 2, Netherlands 1. (*my prediction)

[auslander]

Australia 1 Argentina 1 (Aus 5 Arg 4 on penalties) 🇦🇺 🪃 

[Doggy]

4 hours ago, auslander said:

Australia 1 Argentina 1 (Aus 5 Arg 4 on penalties) 🇦🇺 🪃 

Keep a lid on it 

[Kristian]

20 hours ago, Doggy said:

Leckie, you little beauty, Australia 1 Denmark 0

Yeah, that really sucked, the boys had been playing so well at Euro 2020, world cup quali, and nations league, but they sure failed at this tournament, such a letdown. Best of luck to Australia, fully deserved.

[lettard]

On 11/30/2022 at 7:59 AM, Glen said:

be closer than that. They're rough imo. Only stuck 2 past Qatar. We'll see

Yeah no real striker as such...Gakpo doing a good job filling in...but they'll find it tough against the top nations me thinks

[lettard]

Belgium out too....tbh honest they didn't really turn up at all to this...for such a team of individual stars they don't seem to gel as a team...too slow to pass the ball and can't seem to break teams down...I see Martinez has stepped down now...makes sense as even with their world ranking they don't exactly set the world on fire...their golden generation may get one more go at the Euro '24?

[lettard]

Unbelievable...Japan through...they stuck at it...far play to them,and with 20mins to go it looked like Costa Rica were going through also, so Japan v Croatia & Spain v Morocco last 16

[auslander]

Morocco a real surprise packet. Germany going out in group stages... I think that with big European teams getting beaten by Asian and African teams it has made a lot of the pundits who write off the rest of the world shut up a bit.

Soccer is the #4 winter sport in Australia and I think would be the same in USA. Just imagine how good our teams would be if it was #1 like every other country!

[Glen]

Germany & Begium are and have been poor for a while now.

There was no interest in Germany (in general not the die hard fans) as they gave their side no real chance and they were right.

Belgium side is too old now.

As for US, they have always performed well in major champs.

Australia have out performed for sure. But I'll be gobsmacked if Argentina don't despatch them

 

[AlphaMale]

USA gets handled by the Netherlands 3-1.

[KarpetRydOFunk]

30 minutes ago, AlphaMale said:

USA gets handled by the Netherlands 3-1.

Fuck the Dutch, but fuck America even more, so I'm ok with this. 

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[AlphaMale]

Just now, KarpetRydOFunk said:

Fuck the Dutch, but fuck America even more, so I'm ok with this. 

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[Ponen]

These were the predictions I made this morning for the round of 16.

USA

Argentina

France 

England

Japan 

Brazil

Morocco

Switzerland

Lol, going by first match, not a very good start. 

[AlphaMale]

Aussies down 2-0

[Glen]

52 minutes ago, AlphaMale said:

Aussies down 2-0

fought hard but Argies could have 2 or 3 at the end. 

Australia had a chance or 2 themselves.

Can leave the tournament proud 👏 

[AlphaMale]

29 minutes ago, Glen said:

fought hard but Argies could have 2 or 3 at the end. 

Australia had a chance or 2 themselves.

Can leave the tournament proud 👏 

Very similar to the US/Netherlands game. 

[auslander]

Getting a bit over everyone crying when they lose in the tournament. Play your best and accept defeat when it comes. Only one team can win it in the end. Try to have some dignity in losing, seriously you are grown-ass men.

[CMGiordano]

4 minutes ago, auslander said:

Getting a bit over everyone crying when they lose in the tournament. Play your best and accept defeat when it comes. Only one team can win it in the end. Try to have some dignity in losing, seriously you are grown-ass men.

That's asking for a lot in soccer/football.

[AlphaMale]

This is my first taste of the World Cup. Never really been a soccer.... errr football fan. I did like the indoor game as a kid growing up with perrenial champions the Baltimore Blast.

[Darkstone]

37 minutes ago, AlphaMale said:

This is my first taste of the World Cup. Never really been a soccer.... errr football fan. I did like the indoor game as a kid growing up with perrenial champions the Baltimore Blast.

It's a shame it's your first taste.

Not a great deal of atmosphere at this one.

If you want to go on a bit of a deep dive then check out the highlights of the 2014 semi final between Brazil and Germany. 

The mighty Brazil were hosting it that year.

Possibly one of the biggest shocks in World sport history.

Edited December 4, 2022 by Darkstone

[AlphaMale]

19 minutes ago, Darkstone said:

It's a shame it's your first taste.

Not a great deal of atmosphere at this one.

If you want to go on a bit of a deep dive then check out the highlights of the 2014 semi final between Brazil and Germany. 

The mighty Brazil were hosting it that year.

Possibly one of the biggest shocks in World sport history.

A great watch. Thank you!