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FIFA World Cup - Qatar 2022

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  • Cafc43v3r
    Cafc43v3r Posts: 21,600
    Thats the risk of having a man on the post... no chance of that being offside
    Was he actually on the pitch?  Looked like he was stood behind the line...
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,995
    Christ, that defending.
  • Thats the risk of having a man on the post... no chance of that being offside

    Shame for Senegal he was standing on the wrong post
    Blatant cheating from that man though in trying to camouflage himself as part of the post
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,995
    Wow
  • JESUS WEPT
  • As they say, you are most vulnerable when you have just scored
  • well, that lasted long, managed to knick one then concede right away!
  • This is the start of the World Cup, can expect this all week
  • Cafc43v3r
    Cafc43v3r Posts: 21,600
    Is our defensive coach moonlighting? 
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,817
    Wow

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  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,995
    God I love the World Cup 
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,817
    Gonna be glued to Ecuador v Senegal for the next 20 minutes. Got to love World Cup drama and the permutations it throws up.
  • So no mention of Charlton when they have talked about Sarmiento, was described as a Brighton boy... no he is Charlton! grrr
  • I'm surprised that they let Trossard referee this match seeing as he has club teammates playing for one of the countries.
  • johnnybev1987
    johnnybev1987 Posts: 11,420
    edited November 2022
    Ecuador seem to fumble in good areas alot and really poor control. Probably the situation but they have had chances just messed up. 

    Lack of quality on show here. 
  • I'm surprised that they let Trossard referee this match seeing as he has club teammates playing for one of the countries.
    I can cope with all the players being younger than me, it's the referees being younger too which is depressing  :D
  • EugenesAxe
    EugenesAxe Posts: 3,321
    Ha ha Qatar, don’t let the door hit you on the…
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,817
    Disappointing performance from Ecuador.
  • Congratulations Senegal, deserved it after four years ago
  • Ecuador absolutely choked, tried to defend a draw worse than Charlton when we faced Doncaster in 2018-19

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  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,817
    So Netherlands win the group and will play the opening round of 16 match against the runner up of England's group on Saturday, 3pm kick off.

    Senegal will play the winner of England's group on Sunday, 7pm kick off.
  • Naby Sarr will be pleased given his Senegalese ancestry...
  • So USA vs Senegal and Wales against Netherlands  ;)
  • Mendy looked very shaky in goal...
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,817
    edited November 2022
    (Local time for kick-offs below - three hours ahead of the UK)


  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,597
    edited November 2022
    Hmm so who do we want, given that a tie against the Netherlands will see us avoid France in the Quarters?

    (Our record against the Dutch is shite)
  • No match is easy but out of the top 3 in Group A, I'd rather play Senegal. That match against Equador could have gone either way.
    Senegal lack discipline and will give away free kicks around the box. Equador didn't put enough pressure on them - they even did a backwards throw-in during additional time, instead of getting it down the line and pulling it back into the box, and I'd expect England to exploit that better.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,817
    Hmm so who do we want, given that a tie against the Netherlands will see us avoid France in the Quarters?

    (Our record against the Dutch is shite)
    You have to try and win the game and top the group IMO.

    France in a potential QF is scary but it's knockout football. Every chance it could be a team out of Group C that beats them. Equally, a possibility that the QF is France v Senegal.
  • No match is easy but out of the top 3 in Group A, I'd rather play Senegal. That match against Equador could have gone either way.
    Senegal lack discipline and will give away free kicks around the box. Equador didn't put enough pressure on them - they even did a backwards throw-in during additional time, instead of getting it down the line and pulling it back into the box, and I'd expect England to exploit that better.
    Won't be easy - Senegal have nothing to lose and every neutral will back them...
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,817
    edited November 2022
    No match is easy but out of the top 3 in Group A, I'd rather play Senegal. That match against Equador could have gone either way.
    Senegal lack discipline and will give away free kicks around the box. Equador didn't put enough pressure on them - they even did a backwards throw-in during additional time, instead of getting it down the line and pulling it back into the box, and I'd expect England to exploit that better.
    Agree - I think Ecuador are the better team overall, especially as Senegal are without their talisman. I was not looking forward to a potential clash with Ecuador but Senegal will play more open football and that should suit us.

    It was their negative tactics that did for Ecuador today. If they had opened the group against Senegal without knowing what they knew today, I think result could have been very different.