The Official FIFA World Cup 2022 Megathread

[jd1981]

Really basic stuff though Ecuador clearly technically better but Qatar problems are coming from some basic stuff.

 

[Alan]

Equally they're the holding AFC Champions; you have to put a little respect on that.

 

[PuntsWolf]

This Qatar team won the Asia Cup somehow. Obviously Australia are pretty rubbish now and South Korea can’t be up to much if Hwang is a key player. But surely Japan still have something who they beat in the final. My only guess from this showing is that with it played in the UAE everyone else struggled in the conditions.

 

[Johnny75]

Mhm, just before I posted that it was tight. And it was. See calls like it regularly, though, IMV.

Not trying to defend Qatari honor or anything here, just don't see that particular call as a smoking gun that the fix is in.

That's bollocks Alan. You know offside is from when the ball is played?

 

[Alan]

That's bollocks Alan. You know offside us from when the ball is played?

You know that I know that, mate.

 

[jd1981]

Equally they're the holding AFC Champions; you have to put a little respect on that.

Can only judge what I’ve seen so far, terrible in possession, disorganised and look technically very poor.

 

[Johnny75]

You know that I know that, mate.

I was just being flippant.

Anyway that's a good header.

I'm hoping this is 7 or 8 now.

 

[Jack Regan]

Great header.

Knee offside? Not this time.

 

[jd1981]

Brilliantly finished but nice of him to have the freedom of the box

 

[WsWolf]

Great header that is.

 

[Alan]

How to undo your achievements in half an hour, by the Qatari National Team.

It really is simple shit they're fucking up here.

 

[Del Woppio]

That one looked like a bigger offside shout than the disallowed one!

They're fucking terrible. Hopefully they get done by 6+ in every game

 

[Alan]

CONMEBOL's best set piece takers against a team that seemingly has no interest in defending them properly.

 

[Jack Regan]

That one looked like a bigger offside shout than the disallowed one!

They're fucking terrible. Hopefully they get done of 6+ in every game

They're going down the champions league route as well, in never showing the VAR unless it's given which is infinitely annoying.

 

[Alan]

Qatar absolutely going to pieces now.

 

[Alan]

Ahhhh yes keeping showing those sad widdle Qatari royals, that is content I am here for.

 

[Jack Regan]

Be lucky if this stays 11v11 with how card happy this ref is.

 

[James]

Be lucky if this stays 11v11 with how card happy this ref is.

It would Be lucky to stay 11v11 if the pub team stopped kicking the Ecuadorians

 

[jd1981]

So in 4 years time we’ll see more teams of equivalent quality turning up at the World Cup.

 

[Jack Regan]

Just to get eliminated in a pre main group phase.