World Cup: Who will win the World Cup 2022 (pre-tournament prediction)

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

Uruguay

World Cup: - Tournament Hot takes

Less then 12 hours before the first ball is kicked. Give me your biggest hot takes for this tournament!

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[gary69]

Nobody has changed their vote from Argentina to France yet ?

 

[Evilo]

No worries, France is 8th on HFB's votes. Heck, Denmark has more votes

 

[gary69]

No worries, France is 8th on HFB's votes. Heck, Denmark has more votes

Well, not anymore. They surged to third (tied with Canada).

Didn't change my Argentina vote, although Brazil (and France too) had better first matches.

 

[cgf]

Kudos to whoever the other person is that left their vote with germany even before we beat Spain

 

[1865]

The story of football cannot be written without the image of Messi lifting the Jules Rimet trophy.

He'd do well, we haven't used the Jules Rimet trophy at a World Cup since 1974

 

[gary69]

So Argentina have done their part, and are in the final.

Now can the third favourite France do theirs?

 

[Evilo]

3rd, tied with Canada, remember. And only 1 vote over Denmark.

France was always a favourite, regardless of the hype around Brazil and Argentina.
Morocco will be a tricky match for multiple reasons and if France takes it for granted, they'll be out.

I pick France over Argentina in the final, but won't be TOO mad if Messi beats them.

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

3rd, tied with Canada, remember. And only 1 vote over Denmark.

France was always a favourite, regardless of the hype around Brazil and Argentina.
Morocco will be a tricky match for multiple reasons and if France takes it for granted, they'll be out.

I pick France over Argentina in the final, but won't be TOO mad if Messi beats them.

could just as easily say 33% more votes than Denmark, tho. "only 1 vote over" means less when the sample size is so small.

 

[Evilo]

50 voters, and France had ONE more than Denmark and tied with Canada. Not even half of Brazil or 1/4 of Argentina.

Yes, lol.

But hey Morocco and Croatia got none

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

50 voters, and France had ONE more than Denmark and tied with Canada. Not even half of Brazil or 1/4 of Argentina.

Yes, lol.

Sure, but I imagine that France was likely the second or third choice of many of those Brazil and Argentina voters, whereas I doubt Denmark was anyone's second or third choice and was a homer pick/hot take for three people.

 

[gary69]

3rd, tied with Canada, remember. And only 1 vote over Denmark.

France was always a favourite, regardless of the hype around Brazil and Argentina.
Morocco will be a tricky match for multiple reasons and if France takes it for granted, they'll be out.

I pick France over Argentina in the final, but won't be TOO mad if Messi beats them.

Injuries, especially Benzema's, brought France down a notch or two in a lot of people's mind (including me), so it's understandable why they weren't the biggest favourites.

 

[Evilo]

Sure, but I imagine that France was likely the second or third choice of many of those Brazil and Argentina voters, whereas I doubt Denmark was anyone's second or third choice and was a homer pick/hot take for three people.

Frankly I don't mind too much, I'm teasing more than anything.
WC attracts casual fans who tend to answer Brazil, Germany or Argentina to any football question.
But yeah, I think France wasn't too respected here before the tournament. Might have to do with the so called malediction and all.
But this french team, without 6 starters, is as f***ing solid as the 2018 one.

Injuries, especially Benzema's, brought France down a notch or two in a lot of people's mind (including me), so it's understandable why they weren't the biggest favourites.

People need to realize nobody has more depth than France. NOBODY.
Their U21 team likely gets out of group stage.

 

[S E P H]

3rd, tied with Canada, remember. And only 1 vote over Denmark.

France was always a favourite, regardless of the hype around Brazil and Argentina.
Morocco will be a tricky match for multiple reasons and if France takes it for granted, they'll be out.

I pick France over Argentina in the final, but won't be TOO mad if Messi beats them.

It's just homer votes, nobody with a single brain cell knew Canada wasn't ever going to win a game let alone go far.

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

Injuries, especially Benzema's, brought France down a notch or two in a lot of people's mind (including me), so it's understandable why they weren't the biggest favourites.

Benzema's injury made me higher on France because Giroud is better for the NT than Karim is

Frankly I don't mind too much, I'm teasing more than anything.
WC attracts casual fans who tend to answer Brazil, Germany or Argentina to any football question.
But yeah, I think France wasn't too respected here before the tournament. Might have to do with the so called malediction and all.
But this french team, without 6 starters, is as f***ing solid as the 2018 one.

I don't know if I'd go this far! Maybe it's that I was able to catch every minute of 2018 whereas, because of work, my viewing has had to be more picky, but that 2018 French team - in the knockout stages at least - felt like a frickin machine.

 

[Evilo]

I feel like this current french team is a machine.

Interestingly enough Regragui stated DD is the best NT coach on earth.

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

I feel like this current french team is a machine.

Interestingly enough Regragui stated DD is the best NT coach on earth.

I'd go so far as to call that a totally indisputable statement. No one else has a shred of a claim to that title

 

[N o o d l e s]

I picked Argentina over France 2-1. Third place game of Brazil-Uruguay.

I f***ed up 3rd place bad but I’ll stand by this

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

I f***ed up 3rd place bad but I’ll stand by this

I could kiss you.

I'd go so far as to call that a totally indisputable statement. No one else has a shred of a claim to that title

DD? Really

 

[N o o d l e s]

I could kiss you.


DD? Really

Wait til Sunday

 

[Evilo]

I'd go so far as to call that a totally indisputable statement. No one else has a shred of a claim to that title

Well to start with, Regragui's been amazing.

 

[gary69]

People need to realize nobody has more depth than France. NOBODY.
Their U21 team likely gets out of group stage.

Well, they need to show that even more today, with Rabiot and Upemecano out.

 

[gary69]

Well, repeat of 4-3 scoreline of WC 2018 is probably too much to ask for, but France vs Argentina is the dream final.

Hoping for close to similar entertaining match in the final.