World Cup 2022

[Ban Hammer 13,326]

i'm not sure why the fascination with soccer - if i wanted to watch to watch a team struggle to score for an hour, i'd go hang out at the same bar "the view" goes to.

[Dashinka 24,478]

23 hours ago, Boiler said:

They have to beat Iran on Tuesday so not a lot has changed

 

England have to lose by 4 against Wales not to go through so that is not happening

 

Awful game you missed nothing

 

 

Heard the Saudi players all got Rolls after defeating Argentina, wonder what the Iranian players would get if they beat the Americans.

[Boiler 45,441]

9 minutes ago, Dashinka said:

Heard the Saudi players all got Rolls after defeating Argentina, wonder what the Iranian players would get if they beat the Americans.

A lot of virgins?

[TBoneTX 45,244]

37 minutes ago, Boiler said:

A lot of virgins?

Oh, gosh, I wanted to reply, but was stricken with TOS Syndrome.

[Mike E 11,739]

1 hour ago, Dashinka said:

Heard the Saudi players all got Rolls after defeating Argentina, wonder what the Iranian players would get if they beat the Americans.

Apparently the national team members aren’t exactly supporters of the regime. 
 

Reportedly they didn’t sing the national anthem before the England game …. the sound was off where I saw the pre game and wasn’t aware of this until after reading reports, and also was unaware that most of Iranians in the stands were anti Iranian government. 
 

The Iranian players  did sing the national anthem before the Wales game, so presumably the threats on their family have started. 
 

[TBoneTX 45,244]

1 hour ago, Mike E said:

presumably the threats on their family have started

Sad, and definitely a realistic presumption.

[Boiler 45,441]

 

[TBoneTX 45,244]

13 hours ago, Ban Hammer said:

i'm not sure why the fascination with soccer - if i wanted to watch to watch a team struggle to score for an hour, i'd go hang out at the same bar "the view" goes to.

I was playing soccer with my friend.  He said, "Let's make this interesting."  So we stopped playing soccer.

[TBoneTX 45,244]

Tied England-U.S. Match To Be Decided By Whichever Country Last Beat The Other In A War

 

QATAR — The United States' soccer match against England ended in a tie, handing the U.S. team victory as the country which last beat the other in a war wins the tiebreaker.

"We don't decide the rules, we just win the wars," said U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter in the post-match press conference. "Last I checked, we drive on the right side of the road and call cookies by their God-given name. Chalk one up for Team U.S.A."  [...]

 

https://babylonbee.com/news/tied-england-us-match-to-be-decided-by-whichever-country-last-beat-the-other-in-a-war

[Mike E 11,739]

On 11/26/2022 at 11:59 AM, TBoneTX said:

Having to watch Kickball ever again.

And the diving.  
 

These players should be up for razzy awards with all the agony they profess after they stumble when an opposing player breathes on them. 

 

They could  use  diving as a tie breaker in the standings. Team with the least dives win the tie breaker. 

[Boiler 45,441]

Well I did not see either of those coming, Canada looked quite useful, so could see an upset here as well.

[Mike E 11,739]

11 hours ago, Boiler said:

Well I did not see either of those coming, Canada looked quite useful, so could see an upset here as well.

Canada had no business being in the 2022 WC of Soccer.  
 

Sadly this farce will likely continue in 2026 since as a cohost, Canada will have an argument for fielding a  team as South Korea and Japan both did when they co hosted  2002.  Plus the 2026 field is being expanded to 48.  
 

Maybe we will see Nunavut send a team too.
 

[TBoneTX 45,244]

7 minutes ago, Mike E said:

the 2026 field is being expanded to 48

So this stuff will last even longer?  

[Boiler 45,441]

On 11/26/2022 at 8:40 AM, Ban Hammer said:

i'm not sure why the fascination with soccer - if i wanted to watch to watch a team struggle to score for an hour, i'd go hang out at the same bar "the view" goes to.

 

[Boiler 45,441]

On 11/26/2022 at 8:40 AM, Ban Hammer said:

i'm not sure why the fascination with soccer - if i wanted to watch to watch a team struggle to score for an hour, i'd go hang out at the same bar "the view" goes to.