FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 - Group Stage

[hermes]

serbia and the swiss are back and forth

[Evenacus]

Both teams out of balance, mistakes everywhere. Serbians are far too offensive with both Mitrovic and Vlahovic. They can't hold any defensive cohesion whatsoever. On the other side Freuler is handing out presents like its early Christmas.

[ChumboChappati]

Kitchener roaring!!

whats the deal with Kitchener? Are you talking about that small city in Canada?

[clyde21]

my guy Shaqiri just gets **** done

[Cactus Jack]

Tip: Whatever you do, don't make the mistake of watching MLS in your free time. It will kill your enthusiasm for the sport. Stick to the bigger competitions (World Cup, Champions League, European leagues). This is key.

i do have a local mls team but don't have any desire to follow them

That's the first step. You're well on your way to becoming a fan of the sport.

[CalamityX12]

Look at a foul Poland game vs Saudi Arabia , it was a penalty, identical foul

Ronaldo's penalty was similar too I think. I think that's ****, I hate the offensive player jumping in front of a guy then collapsing to try and draw the penalty, but if they're going to call it, should be consistent.

All of them 3 penalties from different games , all was soft but you’re right , should be consistent

If you were to ask me which i take and which i whatever at, the Cavanni looked the least in live play however the Nunez during live and review was the most egregious avoidance of a call!

Cavani's foul was the same as Ronaldo, ****, more contact on the actual backleg unlike Ronaldo's was. His missed call was the pent up frustration one over Nunez disgraceful negligiance.

Was talking to a buddy and couldn't confirm the answer, who makes the final call? VAR or the Ref?

Mind you, i personally didn't think the call for Ghana's PK was true. No way near a foul IMO however since you called that, the 1 of or both of the missed calls had to be made since that PK was called.

Not to mentioned other players in the games got it too

[ArksNetsSince99]

Read on Twitter

Nunez... ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Mate on a bright side , Uruguay won the whole thing twice , not many teams achieved that either though it was ages ago

[Sedale Threatt]

I would recommend watching the Champions League whenever you get a chance, too.

Highest standard of the sport and often some of the most compelling drama.

Tip: Whatever you do, don't make the mistake of watching MLS in your free time. It will kill your enthusiasm for the sport. Stick to the bigger competitions (World Cup, Champions League, European leagues). This is key.

i do have a local mls team but don't have any desire to follow them

Eh, I’m definitely not going to pretend it’s not a huge drop from Europe. You can tell within the first five minutes of a match the huge different in quality. Nor would I ever turn on some random match. But we had a really fun, entertaining team here in Atlanta for a good four or five years that was definitely worth the time/money, including Miguel Almiron who finally seems to have turned the corner in the PL. I’ve definitely spent worse $50 in my life.

[clyde21]

alright - round of 16 predictions:

USA vs. Ned: Ned
Arg vs. Aus: Arg

JPN vs. Croa: Jpn
Brazil vs. Korea: Brazil

Eng vs. Sen: Eng
France vs Pol: France

Mar vs. Esp: Esp
Por vs. Swiss: Por


i got Spain and England on upset alerts

[CalamityX12]

Swiss and Serbia throwing punch for punch

[CalamityX12]

Read on Twitter

Nunez... ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Mate on a bright side , Uruguay won the whole thing twice , not many teams achieved that either though it was ages ago

i know, but like Beligium going through, my Colombians did, Chile, Argentina will after Messi... the chance with your golden generation ends, it sucks to know mediocrity is on the rise lol


plus those two wins happened well before my time! LOL

[ArksNetsSince99]

Ronaldo's penalty was similar too I think. I think that's ****, I hate the offensive player jumping in front of a guy then collapsing to try and draw the penalty, but if they're going to call it, should be consistent.

All of them 3 penalties from different games , all was soft but you’re right , should be consistent

If you were to ask me which i take and which i whatever at, the Cavanni looked the least in live play however the Nunez during live and review was the most egregious avoidance of a call!

Cavani's foul was the same as Ronaldo, ****, more contact on the actual backleg unlike Ronaldo's was. His missed call was the pent up frustration one over Nunez disgraceful negligiance.

Was talking to a buddy and couldn't confirm the answer, who makes the final call? VAR or the Ref?

Mind you, i personally didn't think the call for Ghana's PK was true. No way near a foul IMO however since you called that, the 1 of or both of the missed calls had to be made since that PK was called.

Not to mentioned other players in the games got it too

My point is , all three penalties was weak , Ronaldo one , Saudis vs Poland and Uruguay, saying this …..

Ref who made todays call saw two previous ones in daily briefings , if the two previous was called a penalty he should’ve been consistent and call a penalty

I think final call is a ref call (NOT VAR) but rules changes so often I’m not sure anymore

[Mamba81p]

Brazil needs to worry about first place. One more goal from Switzerland and a Brazil loss, and we get a Brazil - Portugal matchup

[Fairview4Life]

Brazil needs to worry about first place. One more goal from Switzerland and a Brazil loss, and we get a Brazil - Portugal matchup

I don't think I've seen more than maybe 2 decent scoring chances vs. Brazil all tournament. Be shocked if they give up a goal.

[Evenacus]

Brazil needs to worry about first place. One more goal from Switzerland and a Brazil loss, and we get a Brazil - Portugal matchup

Look at that lower part of the bracket if that happens. England, France, Spain, Portugal, Brazil all fighting for one place in the finals Upper part of the bracket would open up completely.

[Mamba81p]

I would recommend watching the Champions League whenever you get a chance, too.

Highest standard of the sport and often some of the most compelling drama.

Tip: Whatever you do, don't make the mistake of watching MLS in your free time. It will kill your enthusiasm for the sport. Stick to the bigger competitions (World Cup, Champions League, European leagues). This is key.

i do have a local mls team but don't have any desire to follow them

You can follow them after you like what you watch in Europe. There is nothing wrong with supporting your local team, and help them grow. There is a lot of progress here, and a lot of potential. There are 36 players from MLS in this world cup, with 27 playing national teams other than US, which puts in the 6th spot. The big 5 leagues in Europe are untouchable and on another level.

[hermes]

man that was close for the swiss

[Mamba81p]

Brazil needs to worry about first place. One more goal from Switzerland and a Brazil loss, and we get a Brazil - Portugal matchup

Look at that lower part of the bracket if that happens. England, France, Spain, Portugal, Brazil all fighting for one place in the finals Upper part of the bracket would open up completely.

Clear path for Messi

[CalamityX12]

alright - round of 16 predictions:

USA vs. Ned: Ned
Arg vs. Aus: Arg

JPN vs. Croa: Jpn
Brazil vs. Korea: Brazil

Eng vs. Sen: Eng
France vs Pol: France

Mar vs. Esp: Esp
Por vs. Swiss: Por


i got Spain and England on upset alerts

I would have Croatia over Japan

but yes, definitely have England on upset alert and i'll give the US a chance too...

[ejftw]

**** Tadic