FIFA World Cup 2022
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I was watching Germany-Costa Rica. Did Spain try to get an equaliser or were they happier to finish 2nd and avoid Croatia?
@Bovidae said in FIFA World Cup 2022:
I was watching Germany-Costa Rica. Did Spain try to get an equaliser or were they happier to finish 2nd and avoid Croatia?
They kept trying.
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One thing soccer has over rugby is short turn around times. Whereas rugby has a week between each knockout stage here it just keeps on going relentlessly.
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@Bovidae said in FIFA World Cup 2022:
I was watching Germany-Costa Rica. Did Spain try to get an equaliser or were they happier to finish 2nd and avoid Croatia?
They kept trying.
@Billy-Tell said in FIFA World Cup 2022:
@Bovidae said in FIFA World Cup 2022:
I was watching Germany-Costa Rica. Did Spain try to get an equaliser or were they happier to finish 2nd and avoid Croatia?
They kept trying.
But like England rugby bereft of a Plan B
Teams now know how to beat Spain
- Get in their face
- Pace
- Have a dip from outside the box
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That’s a poor decision. Surely that was out.
@Billy-Tell said in FIFA World Cup 2022:
That’s a poor decision. Surely that was out.
I thought the ball had completely cleared the line, but like tennis it only had to be a blade of white grass and it’s in…
Happy for Japan, but geez that would be massive talking point if it was Spain that was being knocked out!
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I have so many student emails explaining that ‘they might have Covid and need the morning to go see a doctor’ that I may as well cancel my classes today.
@gt12 said in FIFA World Cup 2022:
I have so many student emails explaining that ‘they might have Covid and need the morning to go see a doctor’ that I may as well cancel my classes today.
anyone who doesn't give their students the day off is a bum
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@Windows97 said in FIFA World Cup 2022:
And Belgium's "golden generation" crashes to an end with only 1 goal all tournament.
That's what they get for not being French or German or Dutch.
Except today, they are more German than either of the other 2.
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It's sort of funny how all this stuff now comes out. I know SFA about the game but I wouldn't have expected us to beat either Euro nation and no idea about Tunisia. According to the maths we were going to finish bottom of our pool...
I take no particular joy in it beyond qualifying. We're $14 to beat Argentina so we're essentially fucked.
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@Windows97 said in FIFA World Cup 2022:
And Belgium's "golden generation" crashes to an end with only 1 goal all tournament.
That's what they get for not being French or German or Dutch.
Except today, they are more German than either of the other 2.
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https://e0.365dm.com/22/12/1600x900/skysports-kaoru-mitoma-japan_5984088.jpg?20221201211750
i would have said that was a mile out, apparently the whole sphere of the ball needs to cross the line, not just at ground level though....
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A fun fact from ESPN: Japan scored 4 goals in the group stage (by 3 different players). They all play in Germany.
