2022 World Cup discussion for diehards, fair weather, and seasonal soccer fans

[WallToWall]

All times are ET. Group stage schedule.

Sunday, Nov. 20
Qatar vs. Ecuador, 11 a.m. on Fox and Telemundo

Monday, Nov. 21
England vs. Iran, 8 a.m. on FS1 and Telemundo
Senegal vs. Netherlands, 11 a.m. on Fox and Telemundo
United States vs. Wales, 2 p.m. on Fox and Telemundo

Tuesday, Nov. 22
Argentina vs. Saudi Arabia, 5 a.m. on FS1 and Telemundo
Denmark vs. Tunisia, 8 a.m. on FS1 and Telemundo
Mexico vs. Poland, 11 a.m. on Fox and Telemundo
France vs. Australia, 2 p.m. on Fox and Telemundo

Wednesday, Nov. 23
Morocco vs. Croatia, 5 a.m. on FS1 and Telemundo
Germany vs. Japan, 8 a.m. on FS1 and Telemundo
Spain vs. Costa Rica, 11 a.m. on Fox and Telemundo
Belgium vs. Canada, 2 p.m. on Fox and Telemundo

Thursday, Nov. 24
Switzerland vs. Cameroon, 5 a.m. on FS1 and Telemundo
Uruguay vs. South Korea, 8 a.m. on FS1 and Telemundo
Portugal vs. Ghana, 11 a.m. on Fox and Telemundo
Brazil vs. Serbia, 2 p.m. on Fox and Telemundo

Friday, Nov. 25
Wales vs. Iran, 5 a.m. on FS1 and Telemundo
Qatar vs. Senegal, 8 a.m. on FS1 and Telemundo
Netherlands vs. Ecuador, 11 a.m. on Fox and Telemundo
England vs. United States, 2 p.m. on Fox and Telemundo

Saturday, Nov. 26
Tunisia vs. Australia, 5 a.m. on FS1 and Telemundo
Poland vs. Saudi Arabia, 8 a.m. on FS1 and Telemundo
France vs. Denmark, 11 a.m. on FS1 and Telemundo
Argentina vs. Mexico, 2 p.m. on FS1 and Telemundo

Sunday, Nov. 27
Japan vs. Costa Rica, 5 a.m. on FS1 and Telemundo
Belgium vs. Morocco, 8 a.m. on FS1 and Telemundo
Croatia vs. Canada, 11 a.m. on FS1 and Telemundo
Spain vs. Germany, 2 p.m. on FS1 and Telemundo

Monday, Nov. 28
Cameroon vs. Serbia, 5 a.m. on FS1 and Telemundo
South Korea vs. Ghana, 8 a.m on FS1 and Telemundo
Brazil vs. Switzerland, 11 a.m. on Fox and Telemundo
Portugal vs. Uruguay, 2 p.m. on Fox and Telemundo

Tuesday, Nov. 29
Netherlands vs. Qatar, 10 a.m. on FS1 and Telemundo
Ecuador vs. Senegal, 10 a.m. on Fox and Universo
Wales vs. England, 2 p.m. on FS1 and Universo
Iran vs. United States, 2 p.m. on Fox and Telemundo

Wednesday, Nov. 30
Tunisia vs. France, 10 a.m. on Fox and Universo
Australia vs. Denmark, 10 a.m. on FS1 and Telemundo
Poland vs. Argentina, 2 p.m. on Fox and Universo
Saudi Arabia vs. Mexico, 2 p.m. on FS1 and Telemundo

Thursday, Dec. 1
Croatia vs. Belgium, 10 a.m. on Fox and Universo
Canada vs. Morocco, 10 a.m. on FS1 and Telemundo
Japan vs. Spain, 2 p.m. on Fox and Telemundo
Costa Rica vs. Germany, 2 p.m. on FS1 and Universo

Friday, Dec. 2
South Korea vs. Portugal, 10 a.m. on Fox and Telemundo
Ghana vs. Uruguay, 10 a.m. on FS1 and Universo
Cameroon vs. Brazil, 2 p.m. on Fox and Telemundo
Serbia vs. Switzerland, 2 p.m. on FS1 and Universo

[WallToWall]

'Tis the season. It's that time that rolls around every 4 years - The World Cup.
There are the favorites to win it all - Brazil, France, Argentina , Spain, England, and even Germany could come out winners. Some of these teams will have a hard time getting out of their group stage games. The USA has a reasonable chance to get out of the group, but they do not have a good enough team to win it all, IMO. My dark horse team...Uruguay.

[AFM]

Nice thread. Gonna be rooting for Iran of course.

[long suffrin' boulez fan]

I have Argentina winning it all.

Cups always have strange results and unpredictable teams advancing out of the group stage when they aren’t held in traditional locations in Europe or South America.

I could see teams like Senegal, Iran and Japan advancing.

I see Denmark as this year’s sleeper team.

[montestewart]

Nice thread. Gonna be rooting for Iran of course.

I oppose nationalism and so I guess I’ll root for Iran too. I think I was rooting for Cameroon last time.

[AFM]

Nice thread. Gonna be rooting for Iran of course.

I oppose nationalism and so I guess I’ll root for Iran too. I think I was rooting for Cameroon last time.

Happy to have you. We have the most SWAG.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/iran-world-cup-2018-squad-12706147

[closg00]

Totally slept on this and BAM, it's starting today....

[WallToWall]

First goal by Ecuador at 4mins in, and they call it back. I have to say they got it wrong. I can’t see how it’s off sides.

[closg00]

Poor Senegal, every WC they fight so-hard only to collapse late

[FAH1223]

Poor Senegal, every WC they fight so-hard only to collapse late

Mendy fell off.. I thought he was one of the best goal keepers in the world. But he's sucked in club play this season too.

[WallToWall]

Poor Senegal, every WC they fight so-hard only to collapse late

Mendy fell off.. I thought he was one of the best goal keepers in the world. But he's sucked in club play this season too.

Senegal played an otherwise good game. It was a good game-plan. They may still make it out of the group.

[WallToWall]

Let’s go USA!
I am happy with our starting lineup, although wish we had stronger players at certain spots, namely striker.

[WallToWall]

Ridiculous letdown for the USA! They left points on the table. The game plan after the half was not the best. The substitutions, aside from Aaronson, were not the best. It seems like the USA team let off the gas, content with a 1-0 lead, till Wales scored. Now the road to get out of the bracket becomes harder.

[Kanyewest]

Team US is giving me DC sports vibes.

[CntOutSmrtCrazy]

Costly draw. That was just a stupid, stupid foul that got Bale the penalty, you just can't make mistakes like that and hope advance in this tournament.

Now they have to hope for a miracle against England, who if wins against the US, is into the next round and may rest players against Wales or settle for a draw. Wales schedule is a pretty big advantage, given that they get England last in the group.

Of course it this is all with the assumption that Wales beats Iran given their destruction today

[long suffrin' boulez fan]

Really bad subbing by Berhalter. Any one of those subs was defensible, but not all of them. I could see Wright in with a lead so that he could mark one of Wales’ huge strikers on set pieces.

I could see Yedlin in as he is a better 1v1 defender than Dest. I could see Morris in as a late game, kill the game sub to press and maybe draw a foul or two in the attacking 3rd.

Acosta made some sense to give some buzz and bite in the midfield.

But all of them together left us with a team without a prayer of holding the ball, much less score.

Where in the world was Gio?

And Aaronson is more wing than midfielder.

Subs should have been Aaronson for Weah. Acosta for McKinnie. Gio for Seargeant or Pulisic. Delatorre for Musah and Yedlin for Dest.

[WallToWall]

agree that the substitutions were simply silly, minus Aaronson. We should expect more from Berhalter. I dont know why Berhalter decided to hold the ball more in the 2nd half, instead of playing the same way as in the 1st half. Clearly, the first half was working out well, so why change? I often yell at Berhalter for not adjusting, but this was one place where he didnt need to adjust because the tactics were working just fine.
We are in a bit of a bind, because Wales will likely beat Iran. We will have a lot of work to do to win against England. If we dont win, we may as well just pack our bags and head back home.

[WallToWall]

Here come Messi and Argentina at 5am ET/2am PT. I'd like to be awake for this, but I need my sleep. Hopefully someone can write about it. It promises to be a high scoring (for Argentina) game. We will see...

[WallToWall]

Here come Messi and Argentina at 5am ET/2am PT. I'd like to be awake for this, but I need my sleep. Hopefully someone can write about it. It promises to be a high scoring (for Argentina) game. We will see...

And just like that, I eat my words! What a stunning upset. Argentina loose 2:1 to a very surprising Saudi Arabia. This will be talked about for years.

[AFM]

Allahu akbar bruzzas