OT: World Cup 2022 (Human Rights Optional) - Let's Get Stoned!

[Halladay]

Lot of animosity to no ones surprise between Switzerland and Serbia.

 

[Jack Straw]

Didn't see what started the bruhaha but no surprise Xhaka was in the middle of it. Dude is such a wiener.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

Not that they'll care since they're out, but Cameroon is the first African nation to defeat Brazil at a World Cup and the first African nation to keep a clean sheet versus Brazil at a World Cup.

Brazil failing to win means no teams finished the group stage 3-0.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

Correctly picked 12/16 teams to advance to the knock out stage, though not all in the right seed. Missed Australia (Denmark), Japan (Germany), Morocco (Belgium), and Korea (Uruguay).

Now for a refreshed bracket prediction for further embarrassment:

NED vs USA
ARG vs AUS

JAP vs CRO
BRA vs KOR

FRA vs POL
ENG vs SEN

MOR vs SPA
POR vs SWI

******

USA vs ARG
JAP vs BRA

FRA vs SEN
SPA vs POR

******
ARG vs BRA
FRA vs SPA

******
BRA vs SPA

ARG vs FRA

 

[Halladay]

Not really sure who I would favor after the group stages. Probably France but Im not sure of their midfield. If Neymar is fine I like Brazil as long as Fred doesnt play much . I actually think if Ronaldo were to get hurt again Portugal can be dangerous. Not sure what to make of Spain, Pedri and Gavi might just be a cycle away.

 

[DancingPanther]

Australia scores 1 goal in each game and wins 2 of them. Efficient.

Sco plats

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

I may prefer Lalas to Donovan.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Yay, MLS.

 

[FLYguy3911]

Gotta bury that. If it was even on.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Ugh.

 

[BigToe]

 

[FLYguy3911]

These corners blow.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

GG

 

[BigToe]

Welp

 

[FLYguy3911]

Great cross (Serie A). They are getting killed by the counter attack.

 

[kudymen]

Am I imagining things or did the NED jerseys become more mustardy then before?

 

[Chinatown88]

That felt like some Flyers level of defending

 

[FLYguy3911]

Am I imagining things or did the NED jerseys become more mustardy then before?

Awful on a usually awesome kit.

Team sucks in the final third.

 

[TB87]

That goal against doesn’t happen if that dude who was trailing (the eventual goal scorer) busted his ass to get in front of him. Ugh

 

[kudymen]

Awful on a usually awesome kit.

That's how I felt as well

 

[Halladay]

Got to give the guy credit, LvG has set them up to hit them on the counter and they playing right into still. He is still such a boring manager though.

 

[kudymen]

Anyway. Got to watch the Men Who Sold the World Cup on HBO earlier today.
Didn't expect that the person I would end up hating the most was the empty head of Mary Lynn Blanks.

 

[FLYguy3911]

Spin rate in soccer now? Somewhere an older American tuning in for the first time is complaining.

 

[Striiker]

NetherLANDS?

More like NetherREGION

Get it? Because it’s like

 

[FLYguy3911]

Absolute disaster anywhere near goal.