OT: FIFA World Cup 2018 - Final week Edition

[Adam Michaels]

Gross.

Surely the coolest months in Qatar. Playing the World Cup in June/July over there would be dangerous for the players.

 

[Laurentide]

They deserved it, they were the most talented team

But **** France and their obnoxious fans

It isn't being obnoxious when you actually have something to crow about. It may read "FFF" on their jerseys but France scored straight A's today.

 

[ThaDevilGirl]

Surely the coolest months in Qatar. Playing the World Cup in June/July over there would be dangerous for the players.

Obviously. The WC shouldn't be held there but here we are.

 

[lo striver]

Obviously. The WC shouldn't be held there but here we are.

The good news is that it should be held in December which is like only 3.5 years away.

 

[NotProkofievian]

It is known in Japanese art that beauty lies in an odd number of components.

That's what I'm tryna tell these people! Even numbers look awful.

 

[NotProkofievian]

It isn't being obnoxious when you actually have something to crow about. It may read "FFF" on their jerseys but France scored straight A's today.

I was swimming in the North Sea yesterday, and that wasn't as salty as people supporting Croatia today.

 

[Habs Icing]

Congrats to France, they played well. No shame to Croatia, they simply ran out of gas. Now when does hockey start?

For the NHL in October 2018. For the Habs October 2035.

 

[Bryson]

Don't forget that Qatar 2022 will be held in November & December.

What ? Why ? Isn't that the first time the world cup has been held in winter?

 

[le_sean]

What ? Why ? Isn't that the first time the world cup has been held in winter?

Because it’s deathly hot in Qatar in the summer.

ie today in Doha it is 46 degrees Celsius.

 

[Bryson]

Because it’s deathly hot in Qatar in the summer.

ie today in Doha it is 46 degrees Celsius.

Makes sense but I thought all of their stadiums were going to be air conditioned or something like that.

 

[le_sean]

Makes sense but I thought all of their stadiums were going to be air conditioned or something like that.

For the most part but I think the middle parts of the roofs are open.

 

[Runner77]

Love this.

I like when it looked like they were done and came back with "Et c'est pas fini", lol.

 

[NotProkofievian]

Direct sunlight in that part of the world is crushingly, oppressively hot. Doha has a UV index of 12. Mediterranean cities typically have a UV index of about 8. It's hard to keep your eyes open if you don't have sun glasses.

 

[Adam Michaels]

 

[Per Sjoblom]

Benzema's a bum-ass loser-ass bum, glad he was left off.

I told you all that the logo looks stupid with 2 stars. They need to win another one now.

Benzema the blackmailer.

 

[dinodebino]

Eh, JP, how are the salty tears? LOLOOLOLOLOLOLOLOL Told you sooooo. I should have bet some vcash or something (does that still exist?)

Les Bleus sont comme Vivaldi sur un terrain. Lyrique. Beau.

 

[Mike Mike Caron]

Well actually it seems French peeps aren't interested in my part of Saint-Laurent, so I'm just happy my team won

 

[Bryson]

Well actually it seems French peeps aren't interested in my part of Saint-Laurent, so I'm just happy my team won

Racial Slur they all on St Dennis street or at the tam tams. Get your ass on over there. Tons of cute fremch girls!!

 

[AboveandBeyond]

I called a 2-1 France win over Croatia before the semi finals started . Pretty damn close

 

[THE HOFF]

I wouldn't say quietly albeit somewhat unsung. But les Bleus have a juggernaut defense, which shut out Belgium's near-3-goal-a-game juggernaut offense. Varane, along with that back line and the likes of Pogba and Kante, had everything to do with that. Without Lloris' brain fart, they would have conceded only 1 today. In the absence of Italy this World Cup, les Bleus morphed into the Catenaccio, with Varane in the starring role.

did not particularly like Hernandez and Pavard defensively speaking, although both showed promise going forward, which is another reason why Varane must be commanded. He was the rock in there ... I'll check the stats later but the amount of crosses he defended is out of this world. Funny you mentioned italy, I was saying to a friend how varane's performance tonight was even better than cannavaro in the 2006 final imho.

 

[Per Sjoblom]

I wonder how many guest workers from Bangladesh have been killed building those stadia. I heard they were barely more than slave contracts. It just shows that the new egghead at FIFA is as corrupt as the old ones.

 

[THE HOFF]

Don't forget that Qatar 2022 will be held in November & December.

what a shit show.

from the bribe to get it.... to the nepali/sri lankan/ bangladesh & indian workers used as ''modern day slaves'' dying building the infrastructures.

I hope countries would boycott it, because taking part in that tournament is like giving them your blessing.

here is a decent read. Situation is just ridiculous.

Qatar's World Cup workers are not workers, they are slaves, and they are building mausoleums, not stadiums

 

[Adam Michaels]

what a **** show.

from the bribe to get it.... to the nepali/sri lankan/ bangladesh & indian workers used as ''modern day slaves'' dying building the infrastructures.

I hope countries would boycott it, because taking part in that tournament is like giving them your blessing.

here is a decent read. Situation is just ridiculous.

Qatar's World Cup workers are not workers, they are slaves, and they are building mausoleums, not stadiums

Thanks for the link. I've read before how bad things are for the people building these stadiums before. But this one was the most detailed one.

 

[Per Sjoblom]

what a **** show.

from the bribe to get it.... to the nepali/sri lankan/ bangladesh & indian workers used as ''modern day slaves'' dying building the infrastructures.

I hope countries would boycott it, because taking part in that tournament is like giving them your blessing.

here is a decent read. Situation is just ridiculous.

Qatar's World Cup workers are not workers, they are slaves, and they are building mausoleums, not stadiums

Well said!

 

[Per Sjoblom]

Final homage to Neymar, I am sure there are hockey dives as well but this link was pretty funny.