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FIFA World Cup - Qatar 2022
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I told you all how things were gonna go earlier... Might as well turn off and wait for the SemisForeverAddickted said:What are our four predictions for the Semi-Finals then?
Argentina | Croatia | England | Morocco?2 -
And HendersoninhoBriston_Addick said:Now that Neymar and Brazil have to pack their bags and bugger off home I suppose the commentators are left with Messi and the French MBop bloke to cream themselves over.
Oh, and Bellingham, I suppose.3 -
It's all getting very exciting !!!
C'mon England dont try to contain the Frenchies go for the jugular and out score them1 -
Wave goodbye....13 -
Let's hear the pundits and commentators wank over them now7
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Neymar either not offering to take a penalty, or wanting to be fifth so he got the glory, is absolutely pathetic
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Love how Kane ensures he takes the first - Think both Brazil and Portugal have gone out of Tournaments because Neymar and Cristiano want the glory of the fifth penaltyse9addick said:Neymar either not offering to take a penalty, or wanting to be fifth so he got the glory, is absolutely pathetic1 -
Gotta say a final and a semi final for Croatia in consecutive tournaments its extremely impressive for an "unfashionable" side - huge credit to them. Wonder what odds a repeat of the last WCF is?3
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Livakovic is still playing in Zagreb. A few clubs will surely be looking at him now.
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They might have put him last since the penalty success rate is much lower the later you get in penalties. So there might have been an argument for putting your better takers in the later spots (although that argument now seems to have been defeated).0
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Morocco being outright winners would be a huge shock, but you'd be foolish to discount anyone of the other 6.Callumcafc said:Too many discounting Portugal (who do need to get past Morocco first themselves of course).
Netherlands have a decent defence, a bright young goalscorer, and are well coached.
Argentina have Messi on a mission at his last World Cup.
Croatia are one game closer than everyone else, have a strong midfield, huge experience, and just don't lose often at major tournaments.
England look a tight knit team that know their individual jobs, and have great depth and variety in attack.
France have talent all over and probably the best player in the World right now.
Portugal have a lot of talent and seem to be playing as a team despite seemingly having a fairly toxic squad dynamic on the surface.
I would say, however, that whoever makes it through England's half of the draw (assuming it isn't Morocco) would start the final as favourites. It's definitely not as clear cut as the winner of England vs France will be defacto world champions though0 -
England seem to favour having your best taker go first, to get off to a good start, and then have the 2nd best taker to go fourth, as that's often the crunch penalty3
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Remind me - is the order of the first 5 takers set in stone before the shootout starts, or could it be switched up? Could they have brought Neymar up the order one to take the fourth?2
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Martin is just running the stats on how hard his shot is before putting a bid inkillerandflash said:Livakovic is still playing in Zagreb. A few clubs will surely be looking at him now.1 -
Lifers wouldnt stand a chance of spelling his name.AndyG said:
Martin is just running the stats on how hard his shot is before putting a bid inkillerandflash said:Livakovic is still playing in Zagreb. A few clubs will surely be looking at him now.
Dont think I havent noticed people already struggling to spell Chinn's name0 -
Cant we just call him Vic ?ForeverAddickted said:
Lifers wouldnt stand a chance of spelling his name.AndyG said:
Martin is just running the stats on how hard his shot is before putting a bid inkillerandflash said:Livakovic is still playing in Zagreb. A few clubs will surely be looking at him now.
Dont think I havent noticed people already struggling to spell Chinn's name1 -
Well.... and England's record in penalty shoot-outs is something to be admired so....killerandflash said:England seem to favour having your best taker go first, to get off to a good start, and then have the 2nd best taker to go fourth, as that's often the crunch penalty1 -
Back in the seventies I used to love watchin Brazil in the WC (as you never saw them in the rest of the four years between tournaments) helped by England being absent. Now, they tire me, and I'm happy to see them go home. Croatia and Morocco have both shown how to see off a fancied favourite, but they both are looking at the run to the final now. No easy games anywhere now.
The only match I'm really fussed about now until next week is England France.1 -
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That's a great question - when it gets to sudden death there is no specific order is there? I assume as far as the ref is concerned as long as no player takes one twice, the order would be immaterial? But then again this is FIFA we are talking about.Exiled_Addick said:Remind me - is the order of the first 5 takers set in stone before the shootout starts, or could it be switched up? Could they have brought Neymar up the order one to take the fourth?1 -
Pretty sure the referee is given a list of the five takers.Exiled_Addick said:Remind me - is the order of the first 5 takers set in stone before the shootout starts, or could it be switched up? Could they have brought Neymar up the order one to take the fourth?
Then for sudden death its whoever has the balls0 -
This World Cup has been class so far, hasn't it?
So many late twists.
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By the time of the next WC it will be 24 years since Brazil since won. Indeed if Argentina don't win, it will be 24 years since a non European side won.3
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Given a list yes, but the question is - is that list ordered and set in stone? I see no reason why it should be and there should be some tactics allowed?? I'm sure there is some obscure FIFA law 5.6.735J: amendment 12 or some other such nonsense that says it has to be though !ForeverAddickted said:
Pretty sure the referee is given a list of the five takers.Exiled_Addick said:Remind me - is the order of the first 5 takers set in stone before the shootout starts, or could it be switched up? Could they have brought Neymar up the order one to take the fourth?
Then for sudden death its whoever has the balls1 -
killerandflash said:By the time of the next WC it will be 24 years since Brazil since won. Indeed if Argentina don't win, it will be 24 years since a non European side won.
Just a guess but it might be something to do with the European players playing with and against the best of Brazil and Argentina week in week out. They know their games far better than they used to.
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Us, France and Portugal have all looked really good at various points during the tournament and at other times have looked very ordinary. Really not much at all between them.moutuakilla said:
They looked frighteningly good the other nightCallumcafc said:Too many discounting Portugal (who do need to get past Morocco first themselves of course).2
