OT The official World Cup Qatar 2022 Megathread

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Which team will advance the Farthest?

Poll closed Dec 9, 2022.

  1. Spain

    1 vote(s)
    3.6%

  2. France

    5 vote(s)
    17.9%

  3. England

    1 vote(s)
    3.6%

  4. Netherlands

    1 vote(s)
    3.6%

  5. United States

    6 vote(s)
    21.4%

  6. Brazil

    10 vote(s)
    35.7%

  7. Argentina

    2 vote(s)
    7.1%

  8. Belgium

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  9. Portugal

    1 vote(s)
    3.6%

  10. Other (Specify)

    1 vote(s)
    3.6%
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  1. bigbailes

    bigbailes Well-Known Member

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    PK's while extremely exciting are the dumbest way to end a game ever ... I agree on taking players off but leave the goalies ... the extra field would open things up and you wouldn't get a carnival game to end such an important match.
     
    bigbailes, Dec 9, 2022
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  2. Fairly-Hard

    Fairly-Hard Former Member Gone New!

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    Well. They are about to make the Semi-Finals. Pretty good for “Losers”.
     
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  3. Mr. Robot

    Mr. Robot Well-Known Member

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    they were in the euro final year and a half ago and they lost

    trust me, they only care about winning, just like any other big national team
     
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  4. Rastapopoulos

    Rastapopoulos Well-Known Member

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    How about instead of penalties, you take the goalkeepers off and they have to score from the halfway line.
     
    Rastapopoulos, Dec 9, 2022
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  5. illmatic99

    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    i think they should add extra time in these big games, personally.

    but the intensity of PKs is undeniable. and i think there is a definite appeal with limited # of added times for sponsors/tv ad slots/etc
     
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    PKs are like starting the 10th inning with a runner on 2nd. Cheap.
     
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  7. SlyPokerDog

    SlyPokerDog Woof! Staff Member Administrator

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    Grant Wahl, the US soccer journalist, collapsed and died due to cardiac arrest at the Argentina match today.

    he was sick and went to the doctor Monday, they told him he had something like bronchitis


    EXTREMELY suspicious death considering he wasn’t allowed in a game earlier for wearing a rainbow shirt. He also has written about the other human rights violations in Qatar.

    RIP
     
    ehizzy3, Dec 9, 2022
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  9. THE HCP

    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    Nah Latin women are more my style. You can have the blonds.
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    Amazing day of games. Unreal finishes!
     
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    Fairly-Hard Former Member Gone New!

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    So there is some relevance to what happened 18 months ago as to what will happen tomorrow?
     
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  12. Mr. Robot

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    england havent won the world cup or euro in the last 56 years (they won the world cup in 1966), thats total 20 world cups & 16 euros without trophy (1/37 for a big national team like england is a tragedy)

    like i said earlier, always had great players, never (before/after 1966) had a great team

    in theory, of course they could go on to win the world cup, but in reality, odds are against them
     
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  13. Fairly-Hard

    Fairly-Hard Former Member Gone New!

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    Yeah but you seem to forget that they have qualified for the tournament all but three times since 1950. Since you seem to think what happened in past tounaments matters. In 2018 they made the Semis and placed 4th.
    Go England!
    Seriously I don't know didly about kickball. I just picked a team and i really dislike the French.
     
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  14. Rastapopoulos

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    Sorry Morocco - FOR DOUBTING YOU!
     
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  15. PDXFonz

    PDXFonz I’m listening

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    Far from over

    Ronaldo halftime sub guaranteed
     
    PDXFonz, Dec 10, 2022
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  16. PDXFonz

    PDXFonz I’m listening

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    Had to have been planned?
     
    PDXFonz, Dec 10, 2022
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  17. PtldPlatypus

    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    What a weak yellow on Cheddira!

    If Portugal come up with an equalizer after that, I'll be incredibly disappointed
     
    PtldPlatypus, Dec 10, 2022
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    morocco knocked out spain, now they did the same to portugal, which is crazy

    hats off to them, amazing achievement for their country and history will remember this team
     
    Mr. Robot, Dec 10, 2022
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    Nice seeing a non-traditional power make it to the semis
     
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  20. illmatic99

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    Defense was awesome in the second half
     
    illmatic99, Dec 10, 2022
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