86 Snyder Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 France is a nightmare. Good lord. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrFan Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 (edited) 14 hours ago, 86 Snyder said: France is a nightmare. Good lord. Thank you, but no disrespect to our friends from Down Under but it wasn't a real big challenge. The game vs Denmark will be relevant since they beat us twice lately. We lost our cornerstone defensive player yesterday, that's a new total of 6 players lost to injuries. At this pace by the end of the competition we'll be able to build a competitive team with them (Kante, Pogba, Kimpembe, Nkunku, Hernandez, Benzema). Edited November 23, 2022 by FrFan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Japan shocking Germany! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhead36 Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Yataa! Go Japan. (as a half Pollack I have to root against Germany lolol) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fergasun Posted November 23, 2022 Author Share Posted November 23, 2022 It is great to see smaller gap between teams in International soccer. Morocco tying Croatia is also a good result for them. Spain against Costa Rica... I have a hard time seeing CRC get a result, but Spain has a knack for holding possession, creating 15 chances and not scoring. Oh wait... CRC has Navas... that should make it more interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrFan Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Warhead36 said: Yataa! Go Japan. (as a half Pollack I have to root against Germany lolol) Ippon, Nihon banzaî na zdrowie Edited November 23, 2022 by FrFan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhead36 Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Spain up 2-0 and I don't think they're done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Spain blowing out Costa Rica. 3-0 after 30 mins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86 Snyder Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 10 hours ago, FrFan said: Thank you, but no disrespect to our friends from Down Under but it wasn't a real big challenge. The game vs Denmark will be relevant since they beat us twice lately. We lost our cornerstone defensive player yesterday, that's a new total of 6 players lost to injuries. At this pace by the end of the competition we'll be able to build a competitive team with them (Kante, Pogba, Kimpembe, Nkunku, Hernandez, Benzema). Sure, the Aussies are no test but France are easily the most impressive attack I’ve seen so far. I did miss Englands opener but I’ll get a closer look at the Friday. France are just relentless and Mbappe is an absolute freak. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrFan Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 20 minutes ago, 86 Snyder said: France are just relentless and Mbappe is an absolute freak. Yes he is, an quite entertaining, just like Wembanyama in basket ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Japan beating Germany seems reasonable after Saudi Arabia defeated Argentina. First round has delivered excitement in this tournament, maybe we’ll get another stunning upset and the US will beat England on Friday. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCSaints_fan Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 2 hours ago, Destino said: Japan beating Germany seems reasonable after Saudi Arabia defeated Argentina. First round has delivered excitement in this tournament, maybe we’ll get another stunning upset and the US will beat England on Friday. Even if we only tie thats makes our odds of advancing out of group stage much better. Because all that would have to happen is we beat Iran and England beats Wales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fergasun Posted November 23, 2022 Author Share Posted November 23, 2022 Would like to see David or Davies score... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fergasun Posted November 23, 2022 Author Share Posted November 23, 2022 You would have thought KdB dropped that in... was that Alderwield? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berggy9598 Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 What does how Canada played with less talent than us say about Berhaulter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fergasun Posted November 24, 2022 Author Share Posted November 24, 2022 Re: Qatar/FIFA FIFA looks worse than Qatar for backing them up on the arm bands and no beer policy. Qatar needs to understand part of the bridge they are building includes being welcoming to guests. I am sure players and fans might speak out more afterwards. I wonder if any team knocked out before the third match day will use the One Love Arm band. Re: Upsets Nice to see Team Japan credit Saudi Arabia for inspiring them when they were down (individual players mentioned this in interviews but not sure they spoke about it as a group). No one is out until after Match Day 2... Argentina played pretty foolish and should have had 2 or 3 more goals in the first half (thinking of their offsides). @Berggy9598 Canada qualified above US. I would argue their best player (Davies) is better than Pulisic (who has been the US best player). They also have some European league players and a bit shaky defense (both teams were undone by a lapse on defense). I am not so far down on US... there was a lot of good to take away and except a brainfart in the box its 3 points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fergasun Posted November 24, 2022 Author Share Posted November 24, 2022 First game I have gotten up early for... Let's go Korea!! World cup debut for Uruguay's keeper... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fergasun Posted November 24, 2022 Author Share Posted November 24, 2022 Controversy here in Ghana v. Portugal... Ronaldo flops and gets a pen. No VAR review either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fergasun Posted November 24, 2022 Author Share Posted November 24, 2022 .... Game has opened up with 2 more for Portugal and 1 for Ghana... they had it tired for a moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 That second goal by Brazil was a thing of beauty. Still say this game would be better with unlimited subs. I just can’t see how watching players stiffly jog around between falling over with leg cramps is a better option than just letting coaches manage their minutes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fergasun Posted November 24, 2022 Author Share Posted November 24, 2022 Brazil took care of business smartly. Moving to Match Day 2... teams that need wins: Senegal, Qatar, Iran, Argentina, Australia, Germany, Costa Rica, Canada, Cameroon, Serbia, Ghana. Senegal will play Qatar and Cameroon Serbia. Should feature two desperate teams. Germany will play Spain next. If Japan and Spain both win, Germany will be eliminated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fergasun Posted November 24, 2022 Author Share Posted November 24, 2022 .... and bad news from the Brazil match. Neymar injured. It happened on the the final challenge he took where the opponent caught his ankle and rolled it following thru the slide. He did walk it off, but it's def hurt. We complained about Pulisic getting chopped... but Neymar is the most kicked player. Not sure there would be much drop off if he rested the group stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long n Left Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 3 hours ago, Fergasun said: .... and bad news from the Brazil match. Neymar injured. It happened on the the final challenge he took where the opponent caught his ankle and rolled it following thru the slide. He did walk it off, but it's def hurt. We complained about Pulisic getting chopped... but Neymar is the most kicked player. Not sure there would be much drop off if he rested the group stage. Zero sympathy here. Neymar is also the biggest diver in football, and that is a super high bar. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vilandil Tasardur Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 4 hours ago, Destino said: That second goal by Brazil was a thing of beauty. Still say this game would be better with unlimited subs. I just can’t see how watching players stiffly jog around between falling over with leg cramps is a better option than just letting coaches manage their minutes. I'm convinced that the pitch is too big and the sub limit are the two biggest issues with the game. So much of the game is meaningless clock running with the ball either out of play or bouncing around in the midfield by players who are too tired to do anything. And I say this as someone who likes soccer. But the pacing ain't good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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