Hate It If We Played It - Qatar World Cup 2022

It's bullshit they changed the head to head rule - Wales could beat England but not go through at their expense.

England aren't playing badly. This game is simply the result of global factors, not least the effects of the pandemic and Putin's illegal war in Ukraine.

— Neil Gibbons (@neilgibbons) November 25, 2022

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Classic Roy Keane! #ENGUSA pic.twitter.com/uESiWfohoj

— Tim Smith (@TimSmith2021) November 25, 2022

Wtf did he say? I have replayed five times and still can't get past the accent.

i declare this thread officially Started

Sorry, I don’t read American posts itt

something about playing darts, not sure why everyone’s on the floor about it, he’s right though, all this stuff about 10pm start times, they’re used to it man, they go all over the world

I heard him say “threw up in Dax last night.”

Figured Dax was some kind of chip or kebab shop or perhaps a Tesco’s type store.

Absolutely disgraceful scenes here at the Al Bayt stadium. #ENG supporters are throwing paper aeroplanes at the #USA end while repeatedly chanting "9/11". #FIFAWorldCup #Qatar2022

— Simon Rowntree (@SimonRowntree1) November 25, 2022

Ugh

https://www.balls.ie/football/roy-keane-england-usa-534297

Dickheads.

Don't think that's resl judging by the bio and other tweets

It’s not.

wtf is going on with Liam Gallagher tho

With enough alcohol, anything is possible

Although I guess it's not officially being sold

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FicWgM6WAAAYAIi?format=jpg&name=medium

he's making disablist posts because england are shit? that checks out

charming

Someday you will find him
Caught beneath the landslide
And hopefully he'll suffocate
And die

LOL

Hopefully he'll be sharing a champagne supernova with Morrissey at the time.

Disappointed with ENG after they had looked good in first match. They didn't seem to get going or have any inspiration.

Maguire is unpopular but played well and looks to have totally justified his place.

Kane drops too deep I think. But why doesn't England really have any other strikers? Rashford is fine but always seems to play as a winger of some kind.

I imagine that if I were supporting USA I'd watch and be impressed and enthused and just regret that they were still only on 2 points and currently 3rd in the group. Though I also expect them to beat IRN.

Foden is talented and plays in a top club team, but by not coming on tonight he has been elevated to the status of greatest ENG player. Soccer fans should avoid the very basic error of elevating whoever's not on the pitch to a sure thing and matchwinner. If Foden had come on he might have been as average as everyone else.

I tend to hope that IRN beat USA and go through, though I quite like USA.

my whole football watching began with the US national team as I'd previously been ambivalent to the sport, which expanded into me supporting my local team and watching Premier League/Euros/Champions League, etc. so I have a soft spot - but as I said upthread, since I started watching, I've never managed to catch a match where the USMNT won in the World Cup (they only win when I'm not watching). so i'm thinking maybe I don't watch Iran? idk...

Disheartening to hear Southgate say " “It was exactly the sort of game I thought it would be". Many fancied teams that went far have laboured through their second game after a vibrant first win (e.g. both Brazil and Germany in 2014...Italy in 2006 perhaps even) but you might as well just be saying 'we knew that to put the effort in to try and win was too risky'. It'll be interesting to see who does win two in a row.

I think BRA and ESP will.

RICHARLISON: "It is a basic right to have food on the table, healthcare, education and housing. I position myself in support and show my indignation for a minimum of dignity and equality for all the Brazilians that did not have the same type of luck as I did" https://t.co/ahOTqf7ceI

— Benjamin Fogel (@BenjaminFogel) November 25, 2022

I didn't know he was one of the decent Brazilians in the squad, makes it all that sweeter he scored the beautiful goal.

If Eng played real positive and maybe like a Championship side the fans might be happier but Eng fans being angry and fucked off is how I like it.

there are plenty of managers in the Championship and League 1 who are much better than Southgate, even the rookie, Vincent Kompany is a better manager than Southgate. He's just a bland middle-management yes-man with the right face for the FA.

eh maybe so, still last two tournaments were if anything over achievements so maybe managers don't matter

Aussies up for this

delightful header

jackson irvine's hair/moustache combo has gotten him out of about 3 bookings in the one and a bit games so far lol

going orright so far

would you agree with my above analysis pato

sorry I'm too busy being beaten in the head by Harry Kewell saying 'unboolievable' on Australian commentary

reckon there's been a directive to refs to hand out fewer cards, has been really noticeable that things you'd assume are automatic yellows have just been fouls. and the initial yellow for hennessy!

what percentage of australian sportsmen born after say 1994 are called mitchell

let's say 1990

throw in the jacksons, camerons and so on and it's an army of fuckin surname-firstnames

eh maybe so, still last two tournaments were if anything over achievements so maybe managers don't matter

― oscar bravo, Saturday, 26 November 2022 bookmarkflaglink

Think Eng are definitely having periods of attacking less, trusting youth maybe a bit less. Draws were kind to Eng as well in those tournaments.

yeah they had softish runs in both those tournaments, Southgate's unmitigated cowardice will not win a trophy

which is lol, obv

jackson irvine's hair/moustache combo has gotten him out of about 3 bookings in the one and a bit games so far lol

I've just noticed he played for Celtic for three years - made one appearance. Also another one who played for Scotland at under-19 level.

I know not all Eng support is like this but please lose to Senegal or Ecuador in the Round of 16.

FT: England 0-0 USA.

Watch the moment fans in London started throwing their drinks in frustration at the result.#WorldCup | #ENGUSA | #WorldCup2022 pic.twitter.com/4gbNmwx4ZS

— First Edition (@FirstEdition) November 25, 2022

Draws were kind to Eng as well in those tournaments.

And this one.

Jackson Irvine rocking up to Socceroos camp in Qatar in the retro Mark Viduka kit 🥵

Unrivalled drip from the coolest man in the world 💧

📷 @Socceroos #OptusSport pic.twitter.com/Qa0gOoR9MG

— Optus Sport (@OptusSport) November 14, 2022

Went “Mark Viduka? I haven’t heard that name in years,” and ended up on his Wikipedia page, where I learned that he runs a coffee shop in Zagreb now, and that he and Luka Modrič are cousins.

always scored against Charlton, had one hell of a strike on him

good fighting win for the Socceroos

(despite the lack of Cumdog)