2022 FIFA World Cup

[US Egg]

France is good. 
 

Want Mexico. Argentina losing again seems preposterous.

 

Great FIFA day.

[Freddie's Dead]

US nil nil against ENG?  Take that and run away.  With IRN beating WAL, after a brutal foul earned the WAL goalie a red card, all the US needs to advance is a win against IRN.  If they play the way they did against ENG, they're on to the knockout round.  If they play the way they did against WAL, enjoy the flight home, boys.

 

WRT Qatar, the amount of human misery and death visited on the thousands of slave laborers is a crime against humanity.  One of the richest countries in the world couldn't build the WC venues without the unconscionable exploitation of human labor.  Just disgusting.

[ExiledInIllinois]

42 minutes ago, Freddie's Dead said:

WRT Qatar, the amount of human misery and death visited on the thousands of slave laborers is a crime against humanity.  One of the richest countries in the world couldn't build the WC venues without the unconscionable exploitation of human labor.  Just disgusting.

Yet... It's us that allows this "sports washing" to take place.

 

Maybe people shouldn't be following this? Why are countries agreeing to send their teams there? Heck, why did they even pick Qatar🇶🇦 (we know the reason)... Because we are fools. Look no deeper than ourselves for giving this event the light of day, attention.

 

 

[LeGOATski]

2 hours ago, Freddie's Dead said:

WRT Qatar, the amount of human misery and death visited on the thousands of slave laborers is a crime against humanity.  One of the richest countries in the world couldn't build the WC venues without the unconscionable exploitation of human labor.  Just disgusting.

Funny thing is they've been so self-righteous about the rest of the world coming to the country, bringing their booze and sinful character. Meanwhile, right under their noses, people dying of slave labor.

[US Egg]

Woke up in a Sunday is 🏈 day.

 

Forgot about the WC. Caught end of Belgium game.

 

Upset! Is Germany done today?

[Mark Vader]

2 hours ago, I am the egg man said:

Woke up in a Sunday is 🏈 day.

 

Forgot about the WC. Caught end of Belgium game.

 

Upset! Is Germany done today?

Costa Rica after getting humiliated by Spain, turns around and beats Japan!

[4merper4mer]

Get ready for the big game

 

 

 

 

Edited November 28, 2022 by 4merper4mer

[Logic]

Didn't watch a ton of soccer over the weekend. Family stuff the first few days and then NFL football took precedence on Sunday.

Now that the work week has begun, it's back to World Cup at work!

 

Brazil approaching half time and still no goals against the stingy Swiss defense.

[US Egg]

On 11/27/2022 at 9:52 PM, 4merper4mer said:

Get ready for the big game

 

 

 

 

If the U.S. wins, the WWF couldn’t replicate another villain as great as the ‘Iron Sheik’.

 

It be deemed hateful here, even in jest.

 

 

[LeviF]

Team USA looking sharp so far. Need to convert into goals for a change.

[TheBrownBear]

5 minutes ago, LeviF said:

Team USA looking sharp so far. Need to convert into goals for a change.

Agreed.  Looking good and playing with a sense of desperation.  Need to make it count on the board.

[Big Turk]

USA dominating Iran and doing everything but finishing.

 

Also...Iranian women are very HOT!

[stevestojan]

Complete domination by the USMNT. 
 

Would be absolutely sickening if this ends 0-0.  

[Jon in Pasadena]

OMG what a GOAAAAAAL!!!

 

Hope Pulisic is OK.

[PromoTheRobot]

1 minute ago, Jon in Pasadena said:

OMG what a GOAAAAAAL!!!

 

Hope Pulisic is OK.

I think he got kneed in the nads.

[gobills404]

That would’ve been a tap in if pulisic was out there

[Jauronimo]

Tough call on the offside.  So many disallowed goals this cup from Offside by an inch or two.

[Big Turk]

21 minutes ago, stevestojan said:

Complete domination by the USMNT. 
 

Would be absolutely sickening if this ends 0-0.  

 

It Won't!  Now they have the be careful they don't allow one bad counter attack and a goal to Iran.

[snafu]

10 minutes ago, Jauronimo said:

Tough call on the offside.  So many disallowed goals this cup from Offside by an inch or two.

 

I think the rule used to be that the player had to be completely past the defender for offside.

And I think the rule was changed to "any part" of the player needs to be past the defender.  That's why we're seeing so many more close offside calls.

 

 

 

13 minutes ago, Big Turk said:

 

It Won't!  Now they have the be careful they don't allow one bad counter attack and a goal to Iran.

 

Iran looks to be MLS quality.

US has to keep up the pressure, like they're still tied.  At this point, if US ties or loses it will be a serious disappointment.

 

 

 

[Big Turk]

The USA's problem is that other than Pulisic they don't have a player that can take a defender one on one heading into the opponent 18 yard box to create chances on goal.  They have to try and pass the ball to people getting open, which can work, it's just far harder to do than simply taking a guy one on one and getting open for a shot on goal.  

The USA is an athletic mismatch for Iran...they are just running circles around them and making them look silly and giving them no time to do anything once they have the ball.