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***Official 2022 World Cup Thread*** (3 Viewers)
- Thread starter gianmarco
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Steve Tasker
Footballguy
I believe the Hansi Flick is Germany's answer to the Cruyff Turn.
AAABatteries
Footballguy
Costa Rica with as many points as the other 3 CONCACAF sides combined - just as expected.
Ted Lange as your Bartender
Footballguy
I guess this didn’t age well…
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
when do yellow cards reset? If we are lucky enough to advance, could we still lose Weston/Ream/Dest for the knockout round game?
Ramsay Hunt Experience
Footballguy
I think I learned the Hansi Flick from an article in Cosmopolitan.
Ramsay Hunt Experience
Footballguy
If they end up with the only CONCACAF win in the tournament, well, I don't know if I'll laugh or cry, but there will be a reaction.
Major
Footballguy
I believe that's the case. They reset after the round of 16 IIRC.
gianmarco
Footballguy
Overall, like the extra time being given, it seems like it's been a concerted effort to not give a lot of cards.
It was a bit frustrating watch some cynical fouls get away without being carded, but at the same time, since I hate the yellow card accumulation rule, I like the overall end result with relatively few cards given.
And as I finish typing that, 2 cards given in the last 3 minutes
It was a bit frustrating watch some cynical fouls get away without being carded, but at the same time, since I hate the yellow card accumulation rule, I like the overall end result with relatively few cards given.
And as I finish typing that, 2 cards given in the last 3 minutes
Steve Tasker
Footballguy
Lovely team play on that goal.
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
he made that look so easy but that ends up in the stands 9 out of 10 times
Steve Tasker
Footballguy
Miroslav Klose's not walking through that door. Bastian Schweinsteiger's not walking through that door.
gianmarco
Footballguy
CletiusMaximus
Footballguy
Busquetts Handball! WTF?
Steve Tasker
Footballguy
Never go Full Krug!
CletiusMaximus
Footballguy
Howitzer!
Desert_Power
Footballguy
A rocket of a shot
Ramsay Hunt Experience
Footballguy
Fullkrug really got his hips around from a pretty awkward angle. Pretty insane that he was able to generate that type of power.
The Z Machine
Footballguy
It was all about that control to feed him though IMO.
Ramsay Hunt Experience
Footballguy
That was some good ****. Easily my favorite match of the tournament.
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
wow that ending was fun.
Ramsay Hunt Experience
Footballguy
I thought Musiala was a bit fortunate there as the ball popped up on him and skittered across his chest without hitting his arm, but he also made about a dozen other silky little turns in the match. Definitely has that Clint Dempsey "tries ****" dawg in him.
The Z Machine
Footballguy
Yup. He and Olmo looked on it today.
CletiusMaximus
Footballguy
If I had to take some odds on a future Baloon winner, Musiala would be my guy. Chelsea academy product but it seemed he was always going to leave for Bayern. He was eligible for England, Germany and Nigeria.
AAABatteries
Footballguy
Are we still allowed to take Mbappe?
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Overall, like the extra time being given, it seems like it's been a concerted effort to not give a lot of cards.
It was a bit frustrating watch some cynical fouls get away without being carded, but at the same time, since I hate the yellow card accumulation rule, I like the overall end result with relatively few cards given.
And as I finish typing that, 2 cards given in the last 3 minutes
Two costing you a game seems a little rich IMO. Wish they would change that to 3.
gianmarco
Footballguy
Agreed. I'd rather it be 3 and it doesn't reset at all throughout the tournament.Overall, like the extra time being given, it seems like it's been a concerted effort to not give a lot of cards.
It was a bit frustrating watch some cynical fouls get away without being carded, but at the same time, since I hate the yellow card accumulation rule, I like the overall end result with relatively few cards given.
And as I finish typing that, 2 cards given in the last 3 minutes
Two costing you a game seems a little rich IMO. Wish they would change that to 3.
gianmarco
Footballguy
The one that impresses me so much every time I see him is Vinicius Jr.
He is so freaking dangerous with the ball at his feet.
QuizGuy66
Footballguy
Okay gang are you ready?
Group E scenarios......
Spain advances with a win or draw OR a loss AND...
the Spain loss is by less than 13 goals and CRC/GER draw
OR
the Spain loss is by 14 and CRC/GER draw AND CRC doesn't outscore Spain by 8+ goals)
OR
Germany wins and combined margin of the Spain loss and Germany win is less than 8
OR
Germany wins and combined margin of the Spain loss and Germany win is exactly 8 and Germany doesn't outscore Spain by 6+
OR
Germany wins and combined margin of the Spain loss and Germany win is exactly 8 and Germany outscores Spain by exactly 6 and Spain has superiors fair play score (currently ESP -1, GER -3)
OR
Germany wins and combined margin of the Spain loss and Germany win is exactly 8 and Germany outscores Spain by exactly 6 and Spain and Germany have same fair play score and Spain draws the lucky ping pong ball.
Spain is out with a loss and a Costa Rica win - which would be pretty hilarious tbh.
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Japan advances with a win OR....
a Draw and GER/CRC draw
OR
a Draw and GER win by exactly 1 goal and Japan scores at least as many goals as Germany does.
Japan is out with a loss
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Costa Rica advances with a win OR....
a Draw and Spain loses by 14 or more goals
OR
a Draw and Spain loses by exactly 13 goals and Costa Rica outscores Spain by 8 or more goals
Costa Rica is out with a loss
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Germany advances with a win AND...
A Japan loss
OR
JPN/ESP draw and Germany wins by 2 or more goals
OR
JPN/ESP draw and Germany win by 1 goal and Germany outscores Japan
OR
Spain loses and the combined margin of the Germany win and Spain loss is 9+ goals
OR
Spain loses and the combined margin of the Germany win and Spain loss is exactly 8 goals and Germany outscores Spain by 7 or more goals
OR
Spain loses and the combined margin of the Germany win and Spain loss is exactly 8 goals and Germany outscores spain by exactly 6 goals and Germany has a better fair play record (currently Spain -1, Germany -3)
OR
Spain loses and the combined margin of the Germany win and Spain loss is exactly 8 goals and Germany outscores spain by exactly 6 goals and Germany and Spain have the same fair play record and Germany draws the lucky ping pong ball.
Germany is out with a loss or draw
So there you go! That Germany goal was very helpful for Costa Rica as it eliminated the possibility of them getting eliminated with 6 points.
-QG
Group E scenarios......
Spain advances with a win or draw OR a loss AND...
the Spain loss is by less than 13 goals and CRC/GER draw
OR
the Spain loss is by 14 and CRC/GER draw AND CRC doesn't outscore Spain by 8+ goals)
OR
Germany wins and combined margin of the Spain loss and Germany win is less than 8
OR
Germany wins and combined margin of the Spain loss and Germany win is exactly 8 and Germany doesn't outscore Spain by 6+
OR
Germany wins and combined margin of the Spain loss and Germany win is exactly 8 and Germany outscores Spain by exactly 6 and Spain has superiors fair play score (currently ESP -1, GER -3)
OR
Germany wins and combined margin of the Spain loss and Germany win is exactly 8 and Germany outscores Spain by exactly 6 and Spain and Germany have same fair play score and Spain draws the lucky ping pong ball.
Spain is out with a loss and a Costa Rica win - which would be pretty hilarious tbh.
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Japan advances with a win OR....
a Draw and GER/CRC draw
OR
a Draw and GER win by exactly 1 goal and Japan scores at least as many goals as Germany does.
Japan is out with a loss
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Costa Rica advances with a win OR....
a Draw and Spain loses by 14 or more goals
OR
a Draw and Spain loses by exactly 13 goals and Costa Rica outscores Spain by 8 or more goals
Costa Rica is out with a loss
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Germany advances with a win AND...
A Japan loss
OR
JPN/ESP draw and Germany wins by 2 or more goals
OR
JPN/ESP draw and Germany win by 1 goal and Germany outscores Japan
OR
Spain loses and the combined margin of the Germany win and Spain loss is 9+ goals
OR
Spain loses and the combined margin of the Germany win and Spain loss is exactly 8 goals and Germany outscores Spain by 7 or more goals
OR
Spain loses and the combined margin of the Germany win and Spain loss is exactly 8 goals and Germany outscores spain by exactly 6 goals and Germany has a better fair play record (currently Spain -1, Germany -3)
OR
Spain loses and the combined margin of the Germany win and Spain loss is exactly 8 goals and Germany outscores spain by exactly 6 goals and Germany and Spain have the same fair play record and Germany draws the lucky ping pong ball.
Germany is out with a loss or draw
So there you go! That Germany goal was very helpful for Costa Rica as it eliminated the possibility of them getting eliminated with 6 points.
-QG
tri-man 47
Footballguy
For any of the players that didn't attend: Would they be sitting at home and stuck with an 'own goal,' then?
QuizGuy66
Footballguy
Group F Scenarios
Croatia advances with a win or draw OR....
a loss and a Morocco loss where the Croatia losing margin is the same or less than the Morocco losing margin
OR
a loss and a Morocco loss where the Croatia losing margin is exactly 1 more than the Morocco losing margin and Morocco doesn't outscore Croatia by 2 or more
OR
a loss and a Morocco loss where the Croatia losing margin is exactly 1 more than the Morocco losing margin and Morocco outscores Croatia by exactly 2 and Croatia has a better fair play record (currently Croatia -2, Morocco -2)
OR
a loss and a Morocco loss where the Croatia losing margin is exactly 1 more than the Morocco losing margin and Morocco outscores Croatia by exactly 2 and Croatia and Morocco are tied in fair play record and Croatia's lucky ping pong ball is selected
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Morocco advances with a win or draw OR....
a loss and a Belgium loss
OR
a loss by 1 or 2 goals and a Belgium draw
OR
a loss by exactly 3 goals and a Belgium draw and Belgium doesn't outscore Morocco by 2 or more
OR
a loss and a Croatia loss where Croatia loss margin is 2 or more goals more than the Morocco loss margin
OR
a loss and a Croatia loss where the Croatia losing margin is exactly 1 more than the Morocco losing margin and Morocco outscores Croatia by 3 or more
OR
a loss and a Croatia loss where the Croatia losing margin is exactly 1 more than the Morocco losing margin and Morocco outscores Croatia by exactly 2 and Morocco has a better fair play record (currently Croatia -2, Morocco -2)
OR
a loss and a Croatia loss where the Croatia losing margin is exactly 1 more than the Morocco losing margin and Morocco outscores Croatia by exactly 2 and Morocco and Croatia are tied in fair play record and Morocco's lucky ping pong ball is selected
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Belgium advances with a win OR....
a draw and a Morocco loss by 4 or more goals
OR
a draw and a Morocco loss by exactly 3 goals and Belgium outscores Morocco by 2 or more goals
Belgium is eliminated with a loss
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Canada - well they got the f and are eliminated
-QG
Croatia advances with a win or draw OR....
a loss and a Morocco loss where the Croatia losing margin is the same or less than the Morocco losing margin
OR
a loss and a Morocco loss where the Croatia losing margin is exactly 1 more than the Morocco losing margin and Morocco doesn't outscore Croatia by 2 or more
OR
a loss and a Morocco loss where the Croatia losing margin is exactly 1 more than the Morocco losing margin and Morocco outscores Croatia by exactly 2 and Croatia has a better fair play record (currently Croatia -2, Morocco -2)
OR
a loss and a Morocco loss where the Croatia losing margin is exactly 1 more than the Morocco losing margin and Morocco outscores Croatia by exactly 2 and Croatia and Morocco are tied in fair play record and Croatia's lucky ping pong ball is selected
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Morocco advances with a win or draw OR....
a loss and a Belgium loss
OR
a loss by 1 or 2 goals and a Belgium draw
OR
a loss by exactly 3 goals and a Belgium draw and Belgium doesn't outscore Morocco by 2 or more
OR
a loss and a Croatia loss where Croatia loss margin is 2 or more goals more than the Morocco loss margin
OR
a loss and a Croatia loss where the Croatia losing margin is exactly 1 more than the Morocco losing margin and Morocco outscores Croatia by 3 or more
OR
a loss and a Croatia loss where the Croatia losing margin is exactly 1 more than the Morocco losing margin and Morocco outscores Croatia by exactly 2 and Morocco has a better fair play record (currently Croatia -2, Morocco -2)
OR
a loss and a Croatia loss where the Croatia losing margin is exactly 1 more than the Morocco losing margin and Morocco outscores Croatia by exactly 2 and Morocco and Croatia are tied in fair play record and Morocco's lucky ping pong ball is selected
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Belgium advances with a win OR....
a draw and a Morocco loss by 4 or more goals
OR
a draw and a Morocco loss by exactly 3 goals and Belgium outscores Morocco by 2 or more goals
Belgium is eliminated with a loss
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Canada - well they got the f and are eliminated
-QG
Sand
Footballguy
QuizGuy66
Footballguy
My fave is this one though:
a Draw and Spain loses by exactly 13 goals and Costa Rica outscores Spain by 8 or more goals.
Spain losing 13-0 while Costa Rica/Germany is an 8-8 draw
Hey....it could happen
-QG
Sand
Footballguy
Or are leading CONCACAF so far in the WC. It's mind boggling.
El Floppo
Footballguy
El Floppo
Footballguy
heart warming- especially seeing Messi's face along with the kid.
but mostly? embarrassing. Guardado is a legend who just lost the game and likely Mex's chances at advancing. and you're going to go and do that?
ah hell... I'd have done the same thing. LEGEND
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
Fox and Streaming should push this over 10 million
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Steven Goff
@SoccerInsider
Argentina v Mexico World Cup match Saturday averaged 8.9 million viewers on Telemundo/Peacock, the largest audience for a group stage match in US Spanish viewing history, per NBCUniversal.
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Steven Goff
@SoccerInsider
Argentina v Mexico World Cup match Saturday averaged 8.9 million viewers on Telemundo/Peacock, the largest audience for a group stage match in US Spanish viewing history, per NBCUniversal.
The Z Machine
Footballguy
I think that clip it was after a la liga game between Barça and Betis. Messi is wearing maroon, Guardado's kid in green and white stripes with a la liga patch on the sleeve.
Capella
Footballguy
Germany seems like a country that really has its stuff together.In contrast, viewership in Germany was only 9.23 million for their opening game on Wednesday, less than half the normal number for weekday games in prior World Cups. According to a German friend of mine, there is a high level of disgust with FIFA corruption and Qatar human rights issues in Germany that is putting people off the event. I saw the fan demonstrations at club games prior to the tournament but didn’t believe they were serious about it.
Katar-WM: Selbst Deutschland-Spiel bleibt unter 10 Mio. - DWDL.de
Das Auftaktspiel Deutschlands bei der Wüsten-WM interessierte am Fernseher deutlich weniger Menschen als in der Vergangenheit. Abseits der DFB-Partie schaffte wieder kein Spiel die Fünf-Millionen-Marke.www.dwdl.de
I still don’t trust them
You’d think it would take like 5 seconds for the world to win but no it was actually close
TripleThreat
Footballguy
Ghana starts the scoring off…V Questionable set piece defense by SKorea
TripleThreat
Footballguy
Beautiful cross header put the Black Stars up 2-0
