FIFA World Cup 2022

[MiketheSnow]

Come on Wales
Cymru am Byth

[booboo]

@MiketheSnow said in FIFA World Cup 2022 (men):

Come on Wales
Cymru am Byth

You've convinced me Mike.

Am crawling on your bandwagon.

I feel Welsh.

[MiketheSnow]

@booboo said in FIFA World Cup 2022 (men):

@MiketheSnow said in FIFA World Cup 2022 (men):

Come on Wales
Cymru am Byth

You've convinced me Mike.

Am crawling on your bandwagon.

I feel Welsh.

Going to be tough just to get out of the group - USA and England - but this is a good group of experienced tournament players

As long as we beat England though

[voodoo]

@booboo said in FIFA World Cup 2022 (men):

@MiketheSnow said in FIFA World Cup 2022 (men):

Come on Wales
Cymru am Byth

You've convinced me Mike.

Am crawling on your bandwagon.

I feel Welsh.

Fuck it, I'm on too

[voodoo]

@MiketheSnow who are our favourite players?

[canefan]

@voodoo said in FIFA World Cup 2022 (men):

@MiketheSnow who are our favourite players?

Gareth Bale?

[booboo]

@voodoo said in FIFA World Cup 2022 (men):

@MiketheSnow who are our favourite players?

Williams
Davies
Jones
Griffiths...

... and doesn't Christian Bale play for you guys ... err... us?

[MiketheSnow]

@voodoo said in FIFA World Cup 2022 (men):

@MiketheSnow who are our favourite players?

Hennessey (goalie)
Roberts
Ramsey
Moore
Bale
Allen
Williams

[booboo]

@MiketheSnow said in FIFA World Cup 2022 (men):

@voodoo said in FIFA World Cup 2022 (men):

@MiketheSnow who are our favourite players?

Hennessey (goalie)
Roberts
Ramsey
Moore
Bale
Allen
Williams

See

[ACT Crusader]

@Kiwiwomble said in FIFA World Cup 2022 (men):

@Windows97 no ones talking about being surprised about being arrested for drinking in a muslim country...the example given is press being told after the fact not to take pictures of signs and threatened to have their camera broken....yes, thats surprising as thats not something anyone thought wouldn't be allowed

@Windows97 said in FIFA World Cup 2022 (men):

@Kiwiwomble said in FIFA World Cup 2022 (men):

@Windows97 we can be appalled and unsurprised, reportedly more than 6000 deaths of migrant workers since being awarded the WC is appalling

And maybe - just maybe if the media made more of a shocked and appalled dance at this fact, rather than their inability to take a picture of a logo people like myself would give their craft and indeed - their competence at doing their craft more credit.

But that's just me being passionate about something I know nothing about

....theyve made a huge deal about it...thats how people know about it

Whilst it may seem extreme for us living in relatively free societies, you’d be naive as a “visitor” to Qatar in a politically charged environment where sensitivity is at an all time high that stuff like this couldn’t happen. Where media control and what goes out to the world is finely managed.

I know some people going to WC but they are staying in Dubai and ‘commuting’ for the games they are watching.

[antipodean]

I don't know why anyone cares (outside of those who stood to make money from their country's bid being successful). There aren't enough hotels in Qatar, surprisingly, to accommodate fans after the squads turn up. If journalists want to make a scene by thinking rules and common decency they're used to in functioning western democracies (snigger) apply in the desert, then we should all laugh.

FIFA awarding the hosting rights to Russia and these sandy vaged cavemen is the best thing that could've happened. Prior to this the USA didn't really give a flying fuck and now they have to clean up their act.

[Stargazer]

Hup Holland, Hup!!

[ACT Crusader]

@Stargazer I’m always on the Dutch bandwagon every WC. Them and England.

Don’t mind the Aussies doing well either.

[Bovidae]

Brazil or Argentina for me. Messi might just get his WC.

I'll pick and choose games to watch, depending on the kickoff times. Keen to see how Australia goes against France.

[Stargazer]

@Bovidae I'm not supporting the Netherlands because I think they'll win, but because I want them to win. Many of my genes are orange! I haven't followed football enough recently to know which teams will be favourites, this time.

[Bovidae]

@Stargazer I support players rather than countries. Dennis Bergkamp is my favourite player, so I have wanted the Dutch to do well in the past. This current Netherlands team doesn't compare to previous teams.

Brazil are the favourites followed by Argentina, England and France.

[booboo]

If us Welsh aren't winning my support switches to Netherlands.

I've been on their bandwagon a couple of times and I'm always keen for there to be new winner.

After them Denmark. I recall them making top four a few years back.

After that, wouldn't mind Messi nabbing one for the RGs.

After that ... case by case.

[No Quarter]

This is going to be the most hilariously ridiculous WC if this is anything to go by

I forgot it was on until yesterday when I saw this tweet.

(Edit - they are hiring Pakistani's to dress up in different teams gear to pretend crowds are coming because... nobody is coming)

[Bovidae]

A big blow for Senegal.

Sadio Mane has been ruled out of the 2022 World Cup due to a leg injury.

[Rapido]

This great.

While it seemed crazy back in 2010, a "where are they now" is still amazing to read.

Oct 8, 2022  /  Football

Blatter to Beckham: who was in the room when Qatar got the World Cup

Vladimir Putin and Boris Johnson also feature as we select key people and look at what has happened to them since

These ones the best:

David Beckham … Then Ambassador for English bid. Declared himself “disgusted” by bidding process that saw Qatar awarded 2022 tournament. Now Ambassador for Qatar.

Vladimir Putin … Then Russia’s prime minister. Now Invaded Crimea, used chemical weapons on British soil, started land war in Ukraine. Lauded nonetheless by Gianni Infantino who declared during a 2018 order of friendship ceremony at the Kremlin that the world was “in love” with Russia.