The Official FIFA World Cup 2022 Megathread

[Paddingtonwolf]

England will bump into France before Spain so doubt it makes much odds

 

[Banjo]

I’ve read a lot of people celebrating the results last night, but I believe that now puts Spain in our side of the draw, making an already tricky run to the final (this isn’t me being big headed and saying we’ll make the final FYI) even harder?

Maybe not the perfect set of results that everyone first thought. Great that Germany are out, though.

I'd be more concerned about France than Spain if I were you

 

[Tony Towner]

I don't think there is a particularly good side in the tournament from what I've seen including England, France and Spain. Decent but nobody you should fear or want to avoid

 

[Del Woppio]

I don't think there's a lot between Spain, Argentina, Brazil, France and England tbh, any of the five can beat any of the five, so clearly having to play an extra one on the way to final makes it more difficult

 

[1986]

Would agree . England have every chance of winning this .

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

I don't think there's a lot between Spain, Argentina, Brazil, France and England tbh, any of the five can beat any of the five, so clearly having to play an extra one on the way to final makes it more difficult

Eh?

One side England are going to have France and Spain.
Other side will have Brazil and Argentina.

Both sides of the draw are now about even for England and first or second made no great difference bar Netherlands being less appealing than Senegal.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

IE

England ( assuming something fucking strange doesn’t happen today) will now have 2nd rd Senegal, QF France, SF Spain

US now have 2nd Netherlands, QF Argentina, SF Brazil

 

[Del Woppio]

Eh?

One side England are going to have France and Spain.
Other side will have Brazil and Argentina.

Both sides of the draw are now about even for England and first or second made no great difference bar Netherlands being less appealing than Senegal.

I meant playing an extra one (i.e. Spain) that was looking unlikely this time yesterday. Spain is obviously a more difficult looking game than what the options looked like being 24 hours ago

 

[Tony Towner]

Not sure there's a lot between Spain and Portugal who'd be the alternative

 

[Johnny75]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1598652864553189376

Danny Baker channeling his inner Graeme Souness. Wanker.

 

[Tredman]

Could, and should, have been our starting midfield 3 here

https://twitter.com/x/status/1598675775779053568

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Never knew you were a huge Joao Mario fan Tredders.

 

[Alan]

God, Vitinha has such "hot girl at school who moved out of town before the dance" vibes.

It ay healthy for us, he's gone.

 

[Tredman]

Never knew you were a huge Joao Mario fan Tredders.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

I meant playing an extra one (i.e. Spain) that was looking unlikely this time yesterday. Spain is obviously a more difficult looking game than what the options looked like being 24 hours ago

It looked likely to not be Spain for about three minutes

 

[Tony Towner]

Can't watch the match, but the graphic on my phone has Nunes as a 10, is that correct?

 

[Del Woppio]

It looked likely to not be Spain for about three minutes

Yeah, everybody saw Japan winning and Spain finishing second in the group before the game, that was definitely the logical prediction

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Is Horta the one who scored against us for Braga?

 

[Kenny]

Is Horta the one who scored against us for Braga?

Aye

 

[MARKakaJIM]

Can't watch the match, but the graphic on my phone has Nunes as a 10, is that correct?

He's been further up the pitch than Neves and Vitinha from what I've seen so far but couldn't really say where he's actually playing.