Hate It If We Played It - Qatar World Cup 2022

xp Laws? LOL Like physics?

Indeed.

LBBW is an important one, no loose bowels by wicket

Is that the origin of the phrase "sticky wicket"?

The 1994 final that was a scoreless draw? Felt more 2006 to me.

Decided on penalties.

Wait till you find out how 2006 ended.

Yeah, yeah, 1994 made a particular impression on me because, as I say, I was outside the U.S. to see it. I had never seen that level of universal interest in any sporting event ever. And its coming down to penalties, with a spectacular miss by Baggio, had a similar feel to yesterday's ending.

as far as the knock out rounds went argentina were the clearly better side in all 4 of their games even though they only 'won' 2 of them whereas france were probably only the better side in one game out of four.

still think 2006 Italy vs Germany is the top standard of what international football should be.
as far as finals go 1982 was very satisfying.
1990 probably the worst final I've seen.

But the match was so so bad, and I speak as a Brazilian, who watched the team get that 1st WC...that was wonderful at the time and I am no complainer though I'd wish it was more exciting. The excitement really came from Bulgaria and Romania in that WC.

Having watched every final since 1990 I'd be say my faves were: 2022, 2010, 2006

2010 was amazing -- though everyone hates that -- as the Dutch were trying to batter the Spanish, and it nearly, nearly worked. It was a contest.

2006 was Zidane headbutt!

2022 is the big winner. Most intense from about 75 mins to the end. Unforgettable extra half hour.

xxp

Wasn't 94 Brazil's fourth Cup?

Yes but the first I saw them win love.

Live.

2006 was great, my second team playing my third team except I wanted Italy to win that time. I really wanted Maldini to get a winners medal. The Germany-Italy last semi with the two super late goals was absolutely classic though.

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Yes, 2006 was great.

I remember the 2018 final being a whole lot of fun. Very eventful anyway!

Yes it has the novelty of being the first final I watched with more than five goals but France were always in control.

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king

king dick with his John Terry impression and the Camavinga goading he posted

Looking ahead a bit...what:

The 2030 men’s football World Cup will be held in Spain, Portugal and Morocco, with one match each taking place in Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay, FIFA announced on Wednesday.

lol play your opening game in south america, your group stage in europe, and a knockout match in africa. v sensible from fifa.

if you can't create the most irresponsible environmental impact possible is it even really a World Cup?

Final match on Ascension Island.

do you ever get the feeling people are just taking the piss nowadays

Well...I kinda like this. I mean, it is the 100th anniversary so it's kinda alright there are a few matches in South America.

Having matches in Morocco looks to a future (of a burning world).

You'll be pleased to hear that the odds are that 2034's Cup will be in Saudi Arabia, then.

In the future all football games will be played in Saudi Arabia.

xp they are seen as favourites but we'll see. Australia and Indonesia are putting in a bid too.

Possibly China.

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?

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

Agreed.

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

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

I recently learned that Argentina did away with away game spectators about two decades ago.

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

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.

Brazil just never ever struggle in qualifiers. Three straight defeats 😱

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