International Football: It's Coming Home

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Spuckuk: Aug 11, 2009; Being a bastard works

Flayer posted:

Ludicrous stuff, I've seen more movement from training cones than that Latvia team. England players casually winning headers walking around in the opponent's box because the entire Latvian team is standing around ball watching. How is that an international team.

Lads its ~~Spurs~~ Latvia

# ? Dec 2, 2021 00:31

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# ? May 25, 2024 20:17

Andoman: Nov 7, 2021; Mae hen wlad fy nhadau yn annwyl i mi

30 - nil over the two games - says it all really

# ? Dec 2, 2021 16:14

Mickolution: Oct 1, 2005; Ballers...I put numbers on the boards

What the...

https://twitter.com/DaleJohnsonESPN/status/1471790494791331843

# ? Dec 17, 2021 11:39

the sex ghost: Sep 6, 2009

I didn't know I was ready for the UEFA-CONMEBOL Nations League but I am 100% ready

# ? Dec 17, 2021 11:50

Jean-Paul Shartre: Jan 16, 2015; this sentence no verb

Are they bringing CONMEBOL refs, too?

Either way, one side of this deal's adjustment is going to be something to see.

# ? Dec 17, 2021 14:50

Myssu: Sep 19, 2012

The Nation's League is an abomination that should not exist at all. They should have cancelled international friendlies and given the extra time back to the clubs.

That said, if it has to exist, this is the best form for it to take. The matches will be more fun, the arguments will have more flair, and the South American players wont have to travel half way around the world and back every month or so.

The last point seems like such an obvious natural bonus for the situation that I'm almost certain that their national teams will require them to go back to South America to join up with the team so that they can make the trip back to Europe together as a team for no reason.

# ? Dec 17, 2021 15:23

britishbornandbread: Jul 8, 2000; You'll stumble in my footsteps

The Nations League is cool, sorry guy

# ? Dec 17, 2021 16:21

Flayer: Sep 13, 2003; by Fluffdaddy; Buglord

It will be good to get the South American nations in, makes it actually interesting . I feel like the SA teams have always missed a meaningful international competition outside of the World Cup simply due to the low number of nations in South America compared to Europe.

# ? Dec 17, 2021 17:09

the sex ghost: Sep 6, 2009

I know it's set up to avoid it now but loling at the thought of Brazil flying their whole squad over to play Andorra and San Marino and then fly back

# ? Dec 17, 2021 17:11

Tsaedje: May 11, 2007; BRAWNY BUTTONS 4 LYFE

It will be almost interesting to see how they slot the south american teams into the seeding. There's going to end up being some mid to high tier uefa teams bumped down a pot with much harder groups as a result.

# ? Dec 17, 2021 17:17

CyberPingu: Sep 15, 2013; If you're not striving to improve, you'll end up going backwards.

Flayer posted:

It will be good to get the South American nations in, makes it actually interesting . I feel like the SA teams have always missed a meaningful international competition outside of the World Cup simply due to the low number of nations in South America compared to Europe.

Way to absolutely poo poo on the Copa America

# ? Dec 18, 2021 09:28

Literally Lewis Hamilton: Feb 22, 2005

Flayer posted:

It will be good to get the South American nations in, makes it actually interesting . I feel like the SA teams have always missed a meaningful international competition outside of the World Cup simply due to the low number of nations in South America compared to Europe.

The Copa America has been going for over 100 years while the Euros started in the late 50s

How many of those euro teams are anything more than group stage fodder

# ? Dec 18, 2021 16:51

Her Dryer: Oct 15, 2012

Literally Lewis Hamilton posted:

The Copa America has been going for over 100 years while the Euros started in the late 50s

How many of those euro teams are anything more than group stage fodder

I have a distinct memory of watching the opening game of Euro 04, and thinking "I'm sure they're happy to be there but they must know they're not gonna win"

A few weeks later:

# ? Dec 18, 2021 19:41

Al2001: Apr 7, 2007; You've gone through at the back

I knew a Greek dude back then, and bantsed him pretty hard about how many they were going to concede with Dabizas at centre half (in the end they left him on the bench throughout IIRC)

# ? Dec 19, 2021 19:36

Loving Africa Chaps: Dec 3, 2007; We had not left it yet, but when I would wake in the night, I would lie, listening, homesick for it already.

AFCON status: on

Nigeria are currently 1 up against Egypt

# ? Jan 11, 2022 17:46

Total Meatlove: Jan 28, 2007; Rangers died, shoujo Hitler cried ;_;

Loving Africa Chaps posted:

AFCON status: on

Nigeria are currently 1 up against ~~Egypt~~

Elneny, Salah and 9 randoms if you look at their team sheet and tactics so far.

Should be more up.

# ? Jan 11, 2022 17:53

Loving Africa Chaps: Dec 3, 2007; We had not left it yet, but when I would wake in the night, I would lie, listening, homesick for it already.

Yeah Egypt are trash

# ? Jan 11, 2022 18:11

Backdoor Delivery: Nov 15, 2004; one cool dude

2 Time TRP Sack Race Champion

One goal in three games today. Probably not worth watching until the knockout rounds anyway.

# ? Jan 11, 2022 22:14

jeebus bob: Nov 4, 2004; Festina lente

The frequency of the name Mohamed or variations therof in the Egypt squad is just incredible.

e: gently caress it, I tried to correct this table but verifying the names in the graphic posted below with the transfermarkt / wikipedia pages for the individual players was taking too much time. For all I know, every single Egyptian person is called Mohamed at least twice.

jeebus bob fucked around with this message at 09:57 on Jan 13, 2022

# ? Jan 12, 2022 12:28

Literally Lewis Hamilton: Feb 22, 2005

jeebus bob posted:

The frequency of the name Mohamed or variations therof in the Egypt squad is just incredible.
code:
				Mohamed/Mahmoud			
position	#players	first name	middle name	% first name	% any
GK		4		4		-		100%		100%
DF		9		3		2		33,3%		55,6%
MF		9		2		2		22,2%		44,4%
FW		6		0		2		0%		33,3%
squad		28		9		6		32,1%		53,6%

Why does it say 0 for forwards? Salah, Sherif, Mohamed are all strikers?

# ? Jan 12, 2022 13:56

paddyboat: Feb 20, 2013; Maxi, Maxi Rodriguez
Run down the wing for me

# ? Jan 12, 2022 14:38

Shrapnig: Jan 21, 2005

Literally Lewis Hamilton posted:

Why does it say 0 for forwards? Salah, Sherif, Mohamed are all strikers?

4 of their 5 listed forwards have Mohamed or a variation thereof in their names.

Mohamed Sherif
Mohamed Salah
Omar Khaled Mohamed Marmoush
Mostafa Mohamed

# ? Jan 12, 2022 14:39

the sex ghost: Sep 6, 2009

paddyboat posted:

Lot of big names in that side

# ? Jan 12, 2022 14:45

jeebus bob: Nov 4, 2004; Festina lente

Literally Lewis Hamilton posted:

Why does it say 0 for forwards? Salah, Sherif, Mohamed are all strikers?

I may have messed up the positions

edit: also looking at that graphic some of the players could have been counted twice :v:

jeebus bob fucked around with this message at 16:45 on Jan 12, 2022

# ? Jan 12, 2022 16:22

SirFozzie: Mar 28, 2004; Goombatta!

and meanwhile in Africa..

Referee Blows Full Time Whistle in 1-0 game.
Gets told "It's only the 85th minute you buffoon"
Gives a player a red card
Gets told "Hey, you buffoon, double check that on VAR"
Ignores VAR
Blows full time whistle again. This time at 89:40

40 minutes later, after AFCON tells the ref he's a buffoon (again), and interrupts the post-match press conferences to try to get the teams to go back out there (again) to finish the game (again)

One team does this, the other team is already in ice baths and wants nothing to do with this tragishamockery.

4th official, who's taken over for the buffoon, waits a couple minutes, and then calls the game over, for a third time.

When you make CONCACAF look like a sterling organization...

# ? Jan 12, 2022 17:41

Bape Culture: Sep 13, 2006

the sex ghost posted:

Lot of big names in that side

Lmao

# ? Jan 12, 2022 20:12

Total Meatlove: Jan 28, 2007; Rangers died, shoujo Hitler cried ;_;

The ref in the Tunisia Mali game was diagnosed with heat stroke and severe dehydration.

Still no word on what the gently caress they�re going to do about replaying it

# ? Jan 14, 2022 00:29

Eau de MacGowan: May 12, 2009; BRASIL HEXA
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Didn't they have water breaks during the game?

Did the ref just watch the players drink thinking "man it'd be sweet if I was allowed some of that cool, cool agua"

# ? Jan 14, 2022 04:35

paddyboat: Feb 20, 2013; Maxi, Maxi Rodriguez
Run down the wing for me

maybe that Benin magician that was after are Sadio got him

https://twitter.com/theafrican_hub/status/1479112657579888646?s=21

# ? Jan 14, 2022 05:39

paddyboat: Feb 20, 2013; Maxi, Maxi Rodriguez
Run down the wing for me

currently lolling at Ivory Coast

https://twitter.com/mitchwilks/status/1482773190749343751?s=21

# ? Jan 16, 2022 18:56

Doctor Malaver: May 23, 2007; Ce qui s'est pass� t'a rendu plus fort

These games have nothing to do with CAF qualifiers for the World Cup, right?

# ? Jan 17, 2022 17:42

Flayer: Sep 13, 2003; by Fluffdaddy; Buglord

Is that pitch laid on sand, keeper straight up tips over instead of sliding.

# ? Jan 17, 2022 18:12

Mickolution: Oct 1, 2005; Ballers...I put numbers on the boards

Doctor Malaver posted:

These games have nothing to do with CAF qualifiers for the World Cup, right?

Yeah, no connection. Looks like there's one more playoff stage that will be drawn on Saturday.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_(CAF)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_CAF_Third_Round

# ? Jan 17, 2022 18:17

Backdoor Delivery: Nov 15, 2004; one cool dude

2 Time TRP Sack Race Champion

Ghana are out at the group stage after losing to....Comoros

# ? Jan 18, 2022 23:56

Bape Culture: Sep 13, 2006

Never heard of him

# ? Jan 19, 2022 00:18

L.H.O.O.Q.: Jan 3, 2013

Comoros sounds like a marvel villain they�ve pulled out of the vault to fight some obscure superhero they�ve now also pulled out of the vault for a $200m movie

# ? Jan 19, 2022 00:45