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scourgeofthe7bees
Jun 21, 2008


If you told me four years ago i’d be watching Kendall Waston start a world cup match in 2022, i would have laughed in your face.

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Eau de MacGowan
May 12, 2009

BRASIL HEXA
2026 tá logo aí

Manic Mailman posted:

Rumor on the street is that Qatar paid off Keylor Navas and friends to lose against spain because Qatar doesn't want Germany making it out of the group.

Ecuador also took seven mil to lose one nil in the second half against qatar, money well spent

scourgeofthe7bees
Jun 21, 2008


Lol german tv has an 8 hour countdown clock running on the screen

Total Meatlove
Jan 28, 2007

:japan:
Rangers died, shoujo Hitler cried ;_;
Seems like the kind of thing we’d have banned

Dell_Zincht
Nov 5, 2003



Japan will have wanted to have scored a goal by now

i say swears online
Mar 4, 2005

Al-Saqr posted:

I know you guys speak weird just do this for the team we cant let the spanish hog all the spicy food in this world cup.

look ghana hasn't bowed out yet afaik and they still use scotch bonnets

i say swears online
Mar 4, 2005

no, i'll expand on this: west africa has spicier food than any arab or euro country and i'll die on this hill

cowboy beepboop
Feb 24, 2001

japan look out of it

i say swears online
Mar 4, 2005

my announcer just said it would be a miracle if costa rica beat japan

is that extremely stupid? based on past info? idgi

TheRat
Aug 30, 2006

i say swears online posted:

my announcer just said it would be a miracle if costa rica beat japan

is that extremely stupid? based on past info? idgi

It would be an upset, but a miracle is taking things too far.

webmeister
Jan 31, 2007

The answer is, mate, because I want to do you slowly. There has to be a bit of sport in this for all of us. In the psychological battle stakes, we are stripped down and ready to go. I want to see those ashen-faced performances; I want more of them. I want to be encouraged. I want to see you squirm.

i say swears online posted:

my announcer just said it would be a miracle if costa rica beat japan

is that extremely stupid? based on past info? idgi

miracle is overegging it, but it's pretty unlikely tbh

at the moment costa rica are playing with 11 guys behind the ball, which makes it hard to score goals and therefore win the game

a real chump
Jul 30, 2003

noice
Nap Ghost
Make sure to pres the Konami code. For this free kick

i say swears online
Mar 4, 2005

lol rip

a real chump
Jul 30, 2003

noice
Nap Ghost
Refs seem to be forcing player off the closest touch line, I've not seen it so often before is it new?

Al-Saqr
Nov 11, 2007

One Day I Will Return To Your Side.
japan really ought to be ashamed of themselves that they havent scored yet

i say swears online
Mar 4, 2005

Al-Saqr posted:

japan really ought to be ashamed of themselves that they havent scored yet

terrible post

Sombrerotron
Aug 1, 2004

Release my children! My hat is truly great and mighty.

Al-Saqr posted:

japan really ought to be ashamed of themselves that they havent scored yet
They know what they must do

Schlinky
Mar 12, 2009

...Too much drink.
Ooooooooohhhh-aaah, just outside. Boooooo

TDepressionEarl
Oct 28, 2010


I'm trying to win the World Cup
but I'm dummy thicc
and the clap of my ass cheeks
keeps playing Argentina onside


dumb foul just outside penno

Ohtori Akio
Jul 15, 2022
They can't keep teasing us with these almost-penalties.

TDepressionEarl
Oct 28, 2010


I'm trying to win the World Cup
but I'm dummy thicc
and the clap of my ass cheeks
keeps playing Argentina onside


battering the costa rican wall but no go

feels like a blunder will decide this game rather than a brilliant attacking or defending

a real chump
Jul 30, 2003

noice
Nap Ghost
Douls like that give me the shits ebecause I dunno what the solution is but I wanted to see him shoot.

Peel
Dec 3, 2007

playing for a draw when you're down 1 game with a -7 gd, interesting strategy

Al-Saqr
Nov 11, 2007

One Day I Will Return To Your Side.
What is it with both teams who pulled off major upsets sucking immediately after

TheRat
Aug 30, 2006

Nice defensive dive lmao

poty
Jun 21, 2008

虹はどこで終わるのですか? あなたの魂の中で、または地平線で?
so are the japanese players going to go super saiyan or what

Bip Roberts
Mar 29, 2005

Al-Saqr posted:

What is it with both teams who pulled off major upsets sucking immediately after

They've always been bad op

Al-Saqr
Nov 11, 2007

One Day I Will Return To Your Side.

Bip Roberts posted:

They've always been bad op

yeah...... :smith:

TheRat
Aug 30, 2006

Al-Saqr posted:

What is it with both teams who pulled off major upsets sucking immediately after

Major upsets often happen because the favourite is arrogant, and the underdog is very up for it.

poty
Jun 21, 2008

虹はどこで終わるのですか? あなたの魂の中で、または地平線で?

chaoslord posted:

Refs

Japan Costa Rica
Referee: Michael OLIVER (ENG)
VAR: Jerome Brisard (FRA)

Probably the ref the board knows the best. I think the biggest question here is going to be “Can Oliver work with a non English VAR?” England, at times, seems to do their own special version of VAR that no one else does.

Belgium Morocco
Referee: Cesar RAMOS (MEX)
VAR: Fernando Guerrero (MEX)

Ramos and Guerrero work again after Denmark Tunisia and has the same VAR. I think this means that the one handball shout they didn’t send to VAR plus going over to VAR for the other handball shout but deciding to go with the free kick coming out was regarded well by FIFA.

Croatia Canada
Referee: Andres MATONTE (URU)
VAR: Mauro Vigliano (ARG)

Leodan González (URU) was the VAR in England Iran but finds himself AVAR1 even though his fellow countryman is working this game. I think we can read into the tea leaves that either FIFA weren’t happy about the lack of send down at the beginning of them game, weren’t happy about the send down at the end of the game, or (probably) both. Matonte himself is someone I’m not super familiar with, but he is a relative newbie to the international stage. Only two WCQ matches and one international friendly I could find. Hopefully this goes well!

Spain Germany
Referee: Danny MAKKELIE (NED)
VAR: Pol van Boekel (NED)

Makkelie will also be very familiar to the board. He had the Euro 2020 round of 16 match between England and Germany and the semi final between England and Denmark. He also did Turkey Italy and Finland Russia in the group stages. He was a VAR at the last World Cup. It also looks like on his red card that he has a little picture of himself, so that’s kind of funny. He’s considered one of UEFA’s top guys, which makes sense for a match like this.

the refs have been doing ok so far havent they. i guess you cant really mess up that badly with var

TDepressionEarl
Oct 28, 2010


I'm trying to win the World Cup
but I'm dummy thicc
and the clap of my ass cheeks
keeps playing Argentina onside


it is possible to mess up very badly with VAR

puchu
Sep 20, 2004

hiya~
I hope japan win everything so they will clean all the stadiums

Ohtori Akio
Jul 15, 2022
The drumming and chanting rules.

puchu
Sep 20, 2004

hiya~

puchu posted:

I hope japan win everything so they will clean all the stadiums

I have cursed yet another country

scourgeofthe7bees
Jun 21, 2008


Lol wut

webmeister
Jan 31, 2007

The answer is, mate, because I want to do you slowly. There has to be a bit of sport in this for all of us. In the psychological battle stakes, we are stripped down and ready to go. I want to see those ashen-faced performances; I want more of them. I want to be encouraged. I want to see you squirm.
finally something happened!

hadji murad
Apr 18, 2006
Ahahahahaha

stab
Feb 12, 2003

To you from failing hands we throw the torch, be yours to hold it high
A 2ND GOAL HAS HIT THE CONCACAF TOWERS

Schlinky
Mar 12, 2009

...Too much drink.
Awwwwww

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Bip Roberts
Mar 29, 2005
Huge defensive fuckup

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