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sharkie
Austria18558 Posts
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WombaT
Northern Ireland26225 Posts
On November 14 2022 22:39 sharkie wrote: France take along Marcus Thuram... How many forwards do they have now?! Opens up an interesting prospect. How many fathers and sons have won a World Cup? I’m not actually aware of any off hand | ||
Liquid`Drone
Norway28731 Posts
On November 15 2022 01:21 WombaT wrote: Opens up an interesting prospect. How many fathers and sons have won a World Cup? I’m not actually aware of any off hand None. They seem to be the 23th father son-couple to have participated. | ||
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WombaT
Northern Ireland26225 Posts
On November 15 2022 03:44 Liquid`Drone wrote: None. They seem to be the 23th father son-couple to have participated. Now I’m rooting for France for trivia purposes! I do remember Eidur Gudjohnsen apparently replaced his father to make his international debut, which is a pretty nifty factoid | ||
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Sermokala
United States14069 Posts
B England-USA C Argentina-mexico (can see Poland getting in though) D France-Denmark E Spain-Germany (Spain vs Germany game of the group stage) F Belgium- canada G Brazil Cameroon H No real idea but Portugal just seems to be on the verge of disaster between their defense and Ronaldo. Ghana seems to have declined a little, Uruguay just seems to disappoint but can't be ignored and SK has most of their squad in their domestic league. Would love to hear what other people think of this group. But if pressed Uruguay-SK | ||
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don_kyuhote
3006 Posts
Ghana brought in a lot of new players (dual-citizens who played for other countries in their youth) after qualifying, so it's hard to predict how they will gel together. Uruguay has Valverde, who is on fire right now, along with plethora of talented youngsters like Nunez and Bentancur, but I feel like Araujo's injury will make their defense less than solid. As for South Korea, their chances dropped significantly with Son's injury. Portugal and Uruguay are solid favorites to move on. | ||
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evilfatsh1t
Australia8782 Posts
On November 15 2022 11:07 don_kyuhote wrote: In terms of talent alone, Portugal have one of the most stacked team in the tournament, but their liability is their coach, who is more equipped to manage underdogs than favorites. It will also be interesting what kind of effect Ronaldo will have on the team chemistry. Ghana brought in a lot of new players (dual-citizens who played for other countries in their youth) after qualifying, so it's hard to predict how they will gel together. Uruguay has Valverde, who is on fire right now, along with plethora of talented youngsters like Nunez and Bentancur, but I feel like Araujo's injury will make their defense less than solid. As for South Korea, their chances dropped significantly with Son's injury. Portugal and Uruguay are solid favorites to move on. even without sons injury koreas chances were very low. anyone whos watched korea in the last bunch of friendlies would understand that despite 4 years of the same coach, his tactics arent gelling well with the squad. group h is portugal/uruguay for sure | ||
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mAKiTO
Colombia4171 Posts
On November 13 2022 11:24 Liquid`Drone wrote: Yes, but much less vigorously than normally. Same, but mostly cuz Colombia sucked and didnt Quality, so im not super exited | ||
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mAKiTO
Colombia4171 Posts
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Liquid`Drone
Norway28731 Posts
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sharkie
Austria18558 Posts
If every team doesnt move as much as normal because everyone's bodies is not acclimated, a goal machine like Ronaldo would profit a lot from the slower play in the matches | ||
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Harris1st
Germany7023 Posts
On November 15 2022 15:59 sharkie wrote: Dont forget to count climate too! If every team doesnt move as much as normal because everyone's bodies is not acclimated, a goal machine like Ronaldo would profit a lot from the slower play in the matches Is the weather that different than a summer in Italy for example? I thought the whole reason of doing it in "winter" was because the conditions are somewhat similar to most countries in summer | ||
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Liquid`Drone
Norway28731 Posts
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sharkie
Austria18558 Posts
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plasmidghost
Belgium16168 Posts
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Liquid`Drone
Norway28731 Posts
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{CC}StealthBlue
United States41117 Posts
Now what FIFA, now what... | ||
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Liquid`Drone
Norway28731 Posts
I mean, I think not allowing alcohol in football stadiums is a perfectly fine point of view (was illegal in Norway until 2020), but this idea that Qatar should be the one country to not abide by rules FIFA enforces on every other host is just another example of how fucked this whole process has been. Hope Budweiser sues them for a ridiculous amount. | ||
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sharkie
Austria18558 Posts
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DropBear
Australia4384 Posts
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