FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 - Knockout Phase

LordCovington33 · Post #41 » by **LordCovington33** » Sat Dec 3, 2022 9:55 am

AussieCeltic wrote:Australia to pull off one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history. Let’s goooooo!

It would be nice, but yeah nah

TheHartBreakKid · Post #42 » by **TheHartBreakKid** » Sat Dec 3, 2022 12:11 pm

Japan vs Germany
Japan vs Spain
Australia vs Denmark
Morocco vs Belgium
Cameroon vs Brazil
Iran vs Wales
S.Korea vs Portugal
SA vs Argentina
Tunisia vs France

Are the AFC and CAF catching up or is this due to the weird circumstances behind this WC?

TheHartBreakKid · Post #43 » by **TheHartBreakKid** » Sat Dec 3, 2022 1:41 pm

Sergino Dest going against the country where he was born has to be the storyline of the game right?

I hope we see some Reyna or Aaronson today. Weah has been disappointing.

HIF · Post #44 » by **HIF** » Sat Dec 3, 2022 2:44 pm

Baphomet wrote:Here are the ties for the round of 16:

Netherlands vs. United States
Argentina vs. Australia

Japan vs. Croatia
Brazil vs. South Korea

England vs. Senegal
France vs. Poland

Morocco vs. Spain
Portugal vs. Switzerland

So maybe the real football will start at the last 8 stage.

How can there be such crud in the last 16 of a WC?

AdagioPace · Post #45 » by **AdagioPace** » Sat Dec 3, 2022 2:50 pm

LordCovington33 wrote:
AussieCeltic wrote:Australia to pull off one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history. Let’s goooooo!

It would be nice, but yeah nah

I hope you manage to do it. As an italian I remember the fearful bunch of Viduka, Bresciano, Cahill etc..but I'm not very familliar with this Aussie team :wink:

go USA I guess. It wouldn't even be an upset considering what we've seen from both teams (NED and US), but history weighs always a lot in such considerations.

vlietinho · Post #46 » by **vlietinho** » Sat Dec 3, 2022 2:55 pm

Lets go!

hermes · Post #47 » by **hermes** » Sat Dec 3, 2022 3:04 pm

hermes · Post #48 » by **hermes** » Sat Dec 3, 2022 3:04 pm

netherlands keeper is 6'8''? wow

pulisic with a great chance already

ejftw · Post #49 » by **ejftw** » Sat Dec 3, 2022 3:07 pm

C'mon Pulisic....that should've been an easy 1-nil

UcanUwill · Post #50 » by **UcanUwill** » Sat Dec 3, 2022 3:09 pm

hermes wrote:netherlands keeper is 6'8''? wow

pulisic with a great chance already

Tallest nation on earth

hermes · Post #51 » by **hermes** » Sat Dec 3, 2022 3:11 pm

dang, netherlands goal

AdagioPace · Post #52 » by **AdagioPace** » Sat Dec 3, 2022 3:12 pm

Depay goal. such a pity.
USA had started strong.

HIF · Post #53 » by **HIF** » Sat Dec 3, 2022 3:12 pm

Running around is all nice and good but reminds me of a Leeds team. They'll find out that Skill trumps effort, generally.

djsunyc · Post #54 » by **djsunyc** » Sat Dec 3, 2022 3:15 pm

that was almost like a practice drill by the netherlands. too easy. you can't flub opportunities - pulisic should've scored that goal.

Sedale Threatt · Post #55 » by **Sedale Threatt** » Sat Dec 3, 2022 3:17 pm

djsunyc wrote:that was almost like a practice drill by the netherlands. too easy. you can't flub opportunities - pulisic should've scored that goal.

He’ll be thinking about that one on his death bed. Can’t ask for a better chance than that.

djsunyc · Post #56 » by **djsunyc** » Sat Dec 3, 2022 3:17 pm

why wouldn't robinson attempt a shot on goal there?

Blame Rasho · Post #57 » by **Blame Rasho** » Sat Dec 3, 2022 3:18 pm

Netherlands passing was so great with that shot. Their counter attacks are great

Sedale Threatt · Post #58 » by **Sedale Threatt** » Sat Dec 3, 2022 3:19 pm

Surgical.

hermes · Post #59 » by **hermes** » Sat Dec 3, 2022 3:20 pm

the usa seems to get a lot of good initial starts but once they try that first pass to someone in the box they can never connect on it

djsunyc · Post #60 » by **djsunyc** » Sat Dec 3, 2022 3:28 pm

hermes wrote:the usa seems to get a lot of good initial starts but once they try that first pass to someone in the box they can never connect on it

no class level finishers. closest is pulisic and he's ok.