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Porrima posted:I suppose in a 64 team cup UEFA will get... dunno, 18 spots, and CONCACAF will have 18 spots too. Finally, San Marino's time to shine.
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Barry Shitpeas posted:it owns that CUM 2026 is going to be the worst WC of my lifetime even before considering the hosts At this point every World Cup is the worst World Cup ever staged
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whypick1 posted:Finally, San Marino's time to shine. Italy will still fail to qualify
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Korea, please, somehow prevent a boring Brazil vs Argentina semifinal from happening by winning tomorrow, I beg you
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Wenger just on a roll of bringing the poo poo FIFA approved lines https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63849076
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Blasmeister posted:Wenger just on a roll of bringing the poo poo FIFA approved lines 6 groups of 4 converging would legit own. Up the #3s
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pik_d posted:Italy will still fail to qualify
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Crazy Ted posted:All the prominent Italian players will start getting San Marino citizenship. I thought the entire Juve academy structure being Sammarinese was just a tax dodge but yours makes more sense.
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Total Meatlove posted:I thought the entire Juve academy structure being Sammarinese was just a tax dodge but yours makes more sense.
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Loving Africa Chaps posted:England v France on Saturday is going to be a proper game, rubbing my thighs in anticipation didnt you declare for germany at the euros?
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Eau de MacGowan posted:didnt you declare for germany at the euros? I'm a soldier of fortune, flipping between my two nationalities as it suits.
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Aggro posted:Guys I heard a rumor that after football being on TV every day for the last sixteen days, there are supposedly ZERO (0) games on tomorrow!? And also on Thursday?! I would like to speak with the manager please and thank you That's not true, Stockport are playing Charlton in a second round replay of the fa cup
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Aggro posted:Guys I heard a rumor that after football being on TV every day for the last sixteen days, there are supposedly ZERO (0) games on tomorrow!? And also on Thursday?! I would like to speak with the manager please and thank you What have you got against FA Cup Second Round replays?
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What was the biggest failure we just witnessed? - Japan being poo poo at penalties? - Spain being bigger poo poo at penalties? - Spain’s 1000+ passes with just one shot on target? - Ronaldo getting benched? (Win for football, failure for him) - England?
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Tortilla Maker posted:What was the biggest failure we just witnessed? The Spain ones.
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Mainwaring posted:100% it's Spain living up to every negative stereotype about Spanish football The Spain style of passing you to death worked when you had Xavi/Iniesta/Peak Busquets pulling the strings, moreso when you throw in that combo with Messi at Barca. The thing is, that midfield were cycling possession until players of that ilk saw the killer pass and bang you're dead. That Spain midfield is long gone and they've not had a capable finisher up front since Villa retired. So, teams like Costa Rica have a bad day and Spain can look like world beaters, but against a team that's not having any of their poo poo they're vulnerable on the counter and struggle to break down well drilled low blocks which just leaves you with endless cycling of possession for the sake of it. They also wilt mentally against teams that don't just stand and admire their triangles on the way to a tap in. Which is why Morocco were my pick to be the upset of the round. I don't think Portugal are going to enjoy anything like the stroll in the park the Swiss gave them today, on top of which there's a few days of media attention on Ronaldo being benched and whether that has any effect on the camp at all. He was obviously right to be benched, but if he feels disrespected not starting every game for United I can only imagine his inner fury at being not only being benched in a world cup for the first time since he was a teenager but having to watch them not even remotely miss him as well. lol. NinpoEspiritoSanto fucked around with this message at 01:27 on Dec 7, 2022 |
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John McClane posted:i cannot decide if it will be funnier for england to lose in PKs to france or squeak by in PKs and then lose 1-0 to morocco It is funny to imagine things that won't happen, agreed
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John McClane posted:i cannot decide if it will be funnier for england to lose in PKs to france or squeak by in PKs and then lose 1-0 to morocco You must mean lose to portugal
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sebzilla posted:It would be funny if England won the World Cup haha can you imagine? I sure hope that doesn't happen. Imagining is the only way you'll win it tbf
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Tortilla Maker posted:What was the biggest failure we just witnessed? It is definitely Spain because every year since 2010 we have to listen to how they're a real contender and they're so brilliant to watch and wow can't wait for the beautiful triangles and then this happens: 120 minutes 1,019 passes 1 shot on target 0 goals 0 penalties
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Well if there are no games to watch until Friday lets talk about referees The following is the list of referees retained for the quarterfinals and beyond AFC 1. Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (QAT) 2. Abdulla Mohammed (UAE) CAF 1. Mustapha Ghorbal (ALG) 2. Victor Gomes (RSA) CONCACAF 1. Cesar Ramos (MEX) 2. Ivan Barton (SLV) 3. Ismail Elfath (USA) CONMEBOL 1. Fernando Rapallini (ARG) 2. Facundo Tello (ARG) 3. Raphael Claus (BRA) 4. Wilton Sampaio (BRA) 5. Jesus Valenzuela (VEN) UEFA 1. Michael Oliver (ENG) 2. Anthony Taylor (ENG) 3. Antonio Mateu Lahoz (ESP) 4. Stephanie Frappart (FRA) 5. Clement Turpin (FRA) 6. Daniele Orsato (ITA) 7. Danny Makkelie (NED) 8. Szymon Marciniak (POL) With eight matches to go, we only need 16 people assuming no one works twice, so at least four of these folks aren't going to be used. Potential that someone gets a QF and then the final so that would narrow it down some. I think the final for the favorites are Mateu Lahoz, Orsato, and Marciniak. Mateu Lahoz benefitted *greatly* from Spain losing. He may be one of the only Spaniards in the world that was happy to see them lose - well, maybe not happy, but not devastated. The documentary Les Arbitres back in 2009 showed the spanish ref in 2008 dealing with watching Spain succeed at Euro 2008. In a similar way, Morocco winning my hurt Ismail Elfath. Not that he was a strong candidate for the final necessarily, but if it's a UEFA/CONMEBOL final and both sides (well, mostly argentina) refused to have the other's referee for the final, he could have stood to benefit. However, he's Moroccan by birth, and traditionally that means if they made the semi finals he would be done. So... do they use him now? What about Orsato? He hasn't worked since November 26th. If he's going to do the final you have to work him here in the quarters, right? With the Englishmen, they are in a similar boat - it may be now or never for them. France will probably beat England but if England do win, they are both immediately done, so one of them *has* to work this weekend, right? All that said, four quarterfinal matches, here's how I think they will line up. NED/ARG - Orsato CRO/BRA - One of the Englishmen - I'll go Anthony Taylor ENG/FRA - Makkelie MAR/POR - Claus
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chaoslord posted:Everyone benefitted *greatly* from Spain losing. FTFY  Didn't realize Elfath was Moroccan, I just knew him as "one of the MLS refs I swear at the least...I think".
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chaoslord posted:Well if there are no games to watch until Friday lets talk about referees So in your opinion, who's the best referee left and who's the worst. whypick1 posted:FTFY I watch so little MLS these days I though Elfath was Jair Marufo this whole time.
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peanut- posted:there's no football today? wtf Seriously do not know what to do with myself
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whypick1 posted:FTFY Yeah born in Casablanca, came to the US at 18 I realize I don’t have any CAF or AFC referees involved. They’ll probably give Al Jassim the third place game so that takes care of AFC, but they probably want to work a CAF referee this round because of Morocco. Hm hm hm. I don’t know how to square that circle. Oh well, we will get the first two assignments soon enough. Side note: Siebert went home but the VAR from that game didn’t. So… Uruguay have some bones to pick about that, and Fagahani (ref who gave the awful pk in Uru Por after VAR) is home too. Three referees that really hurt Uruguays ability to get out of the group all sent away.
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Shrapnig posted:So in your opinion, who's the best referee left and who's the worst. I initially typed "Worst it's easy, it's Al-Jassim and it's not close". And then I went through the list again and Frappart was retained, so now I'm debating that. I think I'll stick with Al-Jassim though. Frappart looked good in the game she was given - one poor AR was letting her down but she handled the game well. So is the 7th best referee in France better than the best referee in Qatar? I'd say probably, yeah. So Al-Jassim is the worst. Best is a much more difficult question to answer. I absolutely love Antonio Mateu Lahoz but he just doesn't call simple fouls quite often. Can you be the best referee if you just dont call some fairly obvious fouls if the overall game is successful? A philosophical question about what the end goal is - is it "closest to 100% accuracy" or is it "Let's the fan most be able to enjoy the game they came to watch"? I think Mateu Lahoz excels in the latter for sure and he would be my pick for who I think can most be trusted to land the final safely. I think if you were able to get ahold of FIFA's internal rankings, they probably view Daniele Orsato as their best because he produces the show while also being more accurate on the technical.
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