The Official FIFA World Cup 2022 Megathread

[Tyrannosaurus Dan]

Argentina came close to bottling it and the Dutch were dreadful. Great drama though!

 

[WsWolf]

I often hear the argument that they’re just a coin flip.

I've never heard that. Penalties are a skill and the team who takes the best ones win.

 

[jd1981]

If only there were some way to verify this…

Yep I’m confident France will prove me right

 

[Alan]

Yep I’m confident France will prove me right

I mean, if they don't, will that change your mind?

It always surprises me how often a result won't affect the way people view a team.

 

[jd1981]

No if Argentina win it fair play and beat say France in the final it’ll be deserved.
It’s not an outrageous opinion to think that the better sides England, France, Portugal are on the better side.

 

[Alan]

The first sentence was the watering hole I was trying to lead you to.

 

[Tredman]

Fair play and Argentina in the same sentence?

 

[Tony Towner]

Scummy

https://twitter.com/x/status/1601337720835428352

 

[Alan]

Messi had words with Ruud Gullit (I think) and van Gaal afterward. Didn't look like they were planning to get tea together.

 

[WsWolf]

Yep I’m confident France will prove me right

Portugal Vs Argentina final. Ronaldo Vs Messi.

 

[WsWolf]

Scummy

https://twitter.com/x/status/1601337720835428352

In fairness, the Dutch were being pricks throughout the shootout. Niggling at people who were on route to take their pen so, fuck em. They brought it on theirselves.

 

[jd1981]

Portugal Vs Argentina final. Ronaldo Vs Messi.

Yep will suite the part time tourist fans right down to the ground

 

[Alan]

The bastards!

 

[Tony Towner]

Grant Wahl the US journalist who made headlines wearing the rainbow t shirt in Qatar collapsed and died at the game yesterday aged 48 and in general good health. His own brother believes he was murdered, although thus far there doesn't appear to be any evidence to support that.

 

[Templeton Peck]

France v Croatia final for me. French not what they were in 18 but the best 11 of what's left. Argentina have looked average throughout and I just think Croatia will have too much.

 

[WsWolf]

France v Croatia final for me. French not what they were in 18 but the best 11 of what's left. Argentina have looked average throughout and I just think Croatia will have too much.

Would have got some odds on a repeat of 2018 at the start of the tournament.

 

[jd1981]

Argentina’s full time antics are about as surprising as getting a hangover after a big session. They’re very much like the couple in Harry Enfield who boast about their wealth but get highly annoyed when someone does it back.
Or one of those that gobs off one to many times then claims victim and innocence when they’ve been planted one.

 

[WsWolf]

Argentina’s full time antics are about as surprising as getting a hangover after a big session. They’re very much like the couple in Harry Enfield who boast about their wealth but get highly annoyed when someone does it back.
Or one of those that gobs off one to many times then claims victim and innocence when they’ve been planted one.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1601524471692922882

As the wise Jamie Vardy once said. Chat shit, get banged.

 

[jd1981]

Not sure taking a pep talk from Jamie Vardy is something I’ll adhere to. The master WUM when he scores.
Mind games in penalties is nothing new, once you’ve won just celebrate you’ve hurt the opponents exactly where it hurts.
Had roles been reversed the vitriol would have been epic ie 2006 QF when Argentina went into meltdown after going out.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

They will get theirs in the semi final hopefully.