Hate It If We Played It - Qatar World Cup 2022

ludicrous from the Iran coaching and medical staff

hey jude

Such an easy header. Excited to see what happens with Bellingham, he seems like such a talent but I don’t really keep up with German football anymore.

Fair play to England, haven't seen this kind of performance from them in an age

Sakaaaaaa!!!!

Raheem Sterling’s hairline gets further away from view every time I see him

That was a beaut, my Bad Raheem

Much better than I expected. Particularly delighted about which players are scoring (and assisting) these also.

I wonder what extent this occurring mid season means that in form players are still very much in form and replicating their club best

There is a good fluidity about the team, more direct when they need to be too. Iran's heads dropped early tho tbf

Doesn't help when you fuck up a clear chance like that tho

first time I've seen the clock tick over into the 59th minute during the 1st half

Wonder if Iran have also been demoralised even before kick-off given what's been happening.

That’s all very well for them but I’d like to see them demonstrate such dignified bravery in the face of a possible yellow card https://t.co/CyfRWsAnif

— Huw Lemmey (@huwlemmey) November 21, 2022

Belgium's away shirt had the word "LOVE" on it:

https://www.footyheadlines.com/2022/08/blog-post_677.html

It won't be there anymore.

I like that second kit and hope they wear it but the flames remain dreadful.

they're inspired by the Tomorrowland dance festival's fireworks apparently

well well

nah. 'well well' if they score two more

well well worked at least

RASH

GREALISH

6-1 and Maguire injured. Doesn't get much better.

GudVar time!

Excited for this VAR lottery at every set piece for the rest of the tournament

dive. but the shirt pulling gave him an excuse

(xp) Also for each game to last two hours.

Good save from Pickford just before the penalty. Could easily have been 8-3 the way the game went.

total of 26 minutes added time in that game

that's a lot...

imagine that in the turgid 0-0 I thought this had a real chance of being

Poor Cody Gakpo they got his name wrong on the official line-up graphics

go Senegal!

Really good game this

very open

2nd half a bit low energy. 0-0 all over this.

I fear the Dutch will steal this late on - just a feeling (not really sure what I want here as an Englander but will be interesting to see how both do vs Ecuador).

there it is

And so they have

Just saw an ad for this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vt7zKV3D_N4

And now a commercial for some phone with El Pibe Valderrama. How did they know?

Don't know about Pirlo running around the sands of Qatar though.

USA v Wales predictions?

Already seeing some "Wales? is that a country? how dare they be here instead of Ukraine!" on Twitter

during the meeting between the Belgian football federation and fifa about the rainbow armbands Belgium's colonial history in the Congo was dragged into the discussion by a Senegalese fifa boss. Why are we still there?

US anthem truly the worst. Fuck "To Anacreon in Heaven"

Wales's is beautiful otoh

FIFA standing up bravely against all forms of love now.

FIFA have demanded that the Belgium team remove the word "love" from the collar of their away shirt, sources have told ESPN.

More: https://t.co/I1rMfeZQmS pic.twitter.com/cvBGFRjbSs

— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) November 21, 2022

God

Just do a heart icon ffs lads

Predicting a draw here

fuck this thing

euro homophobes are fucking loving this btw

Fuck It, Fucking Assholes

Pretty cagey so far?