In the future all football games will be played in Saudi Arabia.
― The First Time Ever I Saw Gervais (Tom D.), Wednesday, 4 October 2023 21:00 (seven months ago) link
xp they are seen as favourites but we'll see. Australia and Indonesia are putting in a bid too.
Possibly China.
― xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 4 October 2023 21:08 (seven months ago) link
Don't see " carbon neutrality" as a big deal. Climate mitigation goes beyond what happens in a month across three countries.
I mean if covering vast distances via air travel is an issue you wouldn't have a WC in the US would you?
― xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 4 October 2023 21:10 (seven months ago) link
it's low down on "things that are wrong with the World Cup" yeah, but it's very FIFA to not even bother paying lip service to it
― no gap tree for old men (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 4 October 2023 21:16 (seven months ago) link
Agreed.
― xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 4 October 2023 21:25 (seven months ago) link
End-state climate extermination events dictate that petrostates dominate world sports. It’s how sportswashing works i guess. I mean, i’m a cycling nerd— UAE Team Emirates, Gazprom, Bahrain Victorious, Total Energies, more
― i'd meet u where u are, but that place really sucks (Hunt3r), Thursday, 5 October 2023 00:36 (seven months ago) link
Some chilling scenes from Brasil-Argentina.
Match delayed due to "riot" in the stands, but police were beating fans with batons. Messi took his team off field
― a very very unfair (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 22 November 2023 00:53 (six months ago) link
I recently learned that Argentina did away with away game spectators about two decades ago.
― Shifty Henry’s Swing Club (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 22 November 2023 01:15 (six months ago) link
Absolute joke to play this. 21 minutes, maybe eight minutes of play. Three cards, every foul the ref has to beg the players not to fight
― a very very unfair (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 22 November 2023 01:20 (six months ago) link
Brazil struggling in qualification for the first time in a long while but they waited until there are six berths (plus a likely seventh via play-off) to qualify.
― nashwan, Wednesday, 22 November 2023 13:07 (six months ago) link
Brazil just never ever struggle in qualifiers. Three straight defeats 😱
― xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 22 November 2023 13:12 (six months ago) link
The match was called very one-sided in Argentina's favor but that ain't why Brazil lost. They had zero ideas. Lots of balls played to prospective runners who never made runs, poorly weighted balls, bad first touches.
Argentina weren't much better, didn't even score until after Messi subbed out
― a very very unfair (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 22 November 2023 16:12 (six months ago) link