The Official FIFA World Cup 2022 Megathread

[The Bear]

Fair play the Croat keeper has gone the right way every time.

 

[Templeton Peck]

Fair play the Croat keeper has gone the right way every time.

I could have saved them

 

[Langers]

Those penalties were like watching someone playing a shootout on FIFA when someone has swapped the shoot and pass buttons around

 

[PuntsWolf]

The keeper went early and was there half an hour before the ball got there as they were hit so badly.

How no one from the halfway line didn’t identify he was going early to his right everytime.

 

[The Bear]

The first Japanese pen was dreadful, the next two were right in the corner and were good saves.

 

[PuntsWolf]

The first Japanese pen was dreadful, the next two were right in the corner and were good saves.

No point being in the corner if they are hit weak. This isn’t U13s

 

[Alan]

Up to Saïss and Hwang to keep the rest of the tournament interesting for me, then.

 

[Jabbawolf]

The keeper went early and was there half an hour before the ball got there as they were hit so badly.

How no one from the halfway line didn’t identify he was going early to his right everytime.

First was to the left wasn’t it?

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Could be a quarter final line-up to rival France 98:

Netherlands vs Argentina
England vs France
Croatia vs Brazil
Spain vs Portugal

 

[PuntsWolf]

First was to the left wasn’t it?

Dunno I missed that one…

 

[WsWolf]

No point being in the corner if they are hit weak. This isn’t U13s

Day really need to dive, could have walked over to the post and trapped em.

 

[Del Woppio]

So did Takumi

Fucks sake Ws, my amazing joke makes no sense now

 

[Alan]

Could be a quarter final line-up to rival France 98:

Netherlands vs Argentina
England vs France
Croatia vs Brazil
Spain vs Portugal

I get why I’m in the minority here, but surely someone else would also find this to be the most boring possible permutation?

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

I get why I’m in the minority here, but surely someone else would also find this to be the most boring possible permutation?

I don't want wank teams in World Cup quarter finals thanks.

 

[Wilf Wolf]

I get why I’m in the minority here, but surely someone else would also find this to be the most boring possible permutation?

The underdogs have had their day and that lineup is pretty bloody tasty. Whilst Brazil and Spain should come out on top all four are tough calls. What’s not to like?!

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

'Barcelona vs Bayern should be a belter of a Champions League quarter final, but if only AEK Athens or Legia Warsaw were there instead'

 

[Alan]

Club football is a different beast, I'm very much not talking about that.

Plainly, when it's pretty much always 8 of the same 10 teams that get to this stage, it makes it pretty fucking hard to give a shit at all because it's basically pointless for anyone else to show up to the party. Yeah, it's the best teams that win out, I'm not claiming a conspiracy, but I've got very little interest in watching Brazil win a 6th World Cup.

 

[Del Woppio]

I get why I’m in the minority here, but surely someone else would also find this to be the most boring possible permutation?

I love it when an underdog pulls a shock off as much as the next man, but at the business end of the world cup I want the heavyweights fighting it out toe to toe

 

[Templeton Peck]

I get why I’m in the minority here, but surely someone else would also find this to be the most boring possible permutation?

Yeah it's a little dull when everything goes to plan. The joy of sport is the unpredictability.

 

[Del Woppio]

Surely Argentina vs Brazil is less predictable than Japan vs Brazil?