Hate It If We Played It - Qatar World Cup 2022

I just remembered watching them during Nations and thinking "didn't these guys used to be fast"

At least Cobi Jones is now safely ensconced in the studio, where he is no longer subjected to ignominious fouling by said rivals.

Should have said “Ned’s old schoolmate Cobi Jones.”

I was about to say. Thinking of him the other day!

I think it was worse than that, I think it was more "these players couldn't get in the England team". For a start we don't want to hear about the fucking England team at half time in an Argentina v Mexico game.

― Oh wouldn't it be rubbery? (Tom D.), Saturday, 26 November 2022 bookmarkflaglink

Can't he go back to licking Starmer's arse?

there was that one time they battered the much-fancied croatia in 2014, i watched it in a bar full of mexican students and they went absolutely bananas

― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Saturday, 26 November 2022 bookmarkflaglink

Good to hear. Given that support Mex should be a lot better.

The most lovable team are up in 45 mins, against the worst team, can't go wrong can it?

Ofc there was the 2006 Mexico Argentina game, which is why I said 'almost never' but I feel like they could've had a nice run to maybe a semi- once xp

my friend yesterday was trying to name the best Mexican players of the past 40 years. he was like 'rafa marquez and chicharito, that's all'. he had the gall to name chicharito over borghetti! the gall!

*borgetti, oops, lol

let the jury also hear that i said negrete too, cos one great goal goes a long way

Hugo Sanchez.

Manuel Negrete.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/nov/27/carlos-queiroz-jurgen-klinsmann-iran-bbc-comments-world-cup

I feel like this is a post where someone writes "GET HIM, CARLOS" above it.

Again, I actually quite like JK, but really impressed by CQ's response. And funny that a couple of minutes of BBC talk should provoke an international incident (does CQ really care about BBC coverage? well, I suppose he worked in Manchester for years).

Even saying so, we would like to invite you as our guest, to come to our national team camp, socialise with Iran players and learn from them about the country, the people of Iran, the poets and art, the algebra, all the millennial Persian culture.

Bastani-esque.

oh damn, Sanchez never did much in World Cups but his domestic achievements, albeit for the Franco bastards, are p inarguable

Queiroz is in a position where going full Bastani is a classy move tbf

despite your outrageous remarks on BBC trying to undermine our efforts, sacrifices and skills, we promise you that we will not produce any judgments regarding your culture, roots and background and that you will always be welcome to our family.”

How the hell is Bryan Ruiz on the Costa Rica bench when he doesn't seem to have played a league game for about three years?

If Japan don't win that'll be the Germans through (not facts just opinion).

spain are gonna end 'em

that's a fuckin red

ffs Costa Rica score.

amazing

colossal jinx from me itt lol

Spain have to do the right thing and beat Germany 5-0 then scrape a win vs Japan obv. or let them draw!

I am once again asking for a group to complete with all four teams on four points.

unfortunately that result only makes this world cup Worse

no way, love a group that's wide open

well, if CRC could beat or draw with Germany in the last game it will have all been worth it

well, if CRC could beat or draw with Germany in the last game it will have all been worth it

oh no my first doublepost in ages, hellish

Crazy. Would love to see CR and Japan advance. If Germany wins later, the whole group is tied with 3?

If Spain put Germany out the chances of the Germans saying fuck it and sticking out any old shitty reserve team out against Costa Rica seem slim to non-existent so I don't see Costa Rica progressing much further - which is just as well as they're rubbish.

I can see Germany grinding out a win against Spain and it going down to the wire.

Both these teams want to attack. Good

Saiss not given a yellow there, clearly could have been, one of the tournament's clear themes

note to self: never judge a game on its first 5 minutes

Oh here we go! Morocco in front!

... or are they?

Bah humbug!

Do you have that Scrooge cellphone commercial as well?

“Trying to screen the match but my signal’s gone afoul!”

funnily enough, my statement from earlier seems truer of Morocco than Belgium

LOL Belgium fall for the same trick and Morocco are ahead!

Lol fantastic

The death-star of goalkeeping has a weakness!

“It’s all going pear-shaped for Belgium!”

Yessss! Even though Thierry is there, I’ve never liked this Belgium “golden generation”. Happy to see them potentially get beaten

(Idk if they are still seen as a golden generation but that’s mostly cos Hazard isn’t a star anymore)

Same trick? Did something like it happen earlier as well?

First fk goal of the tournament too