Official Song - Hayya Hayya Piano Cover. You can see the flag and best football player from each of the 32 participating countries. Maybe your country's flag is in here somewhere )
Also, from when the tournament was increased to 32 participants in 1998, half of the winners came from Group C (1998, 2002, 2018). Argentina is in Group C this time. A lot of patterns going in favor of Argentina haha.
France and Brazil/Argentina are my bets to go far, not sure if any of them will win tho.
I just dont see Portugal performing with this coach, again, we still have probably one of our best selection pools ever but he is just terrible. This last match against Spain was just another example. That and the Ronaldo must play thing is our demise.
On September 29 2022 22:54 {CC}StealthBlue wrote: Just getting ahead of the USMNT not clearing the first group cause god forbid we have a head coach whose head isn't up their ass.
In the same pool as England, our rivals in underperforming
That has so much recency bias that is almost offensive to footbal history. Kaká and Riquelme specially should be nowhere near such list. And being brutal, neither should Mbappe or Haaland (at least for a few more years).
On October 18 2022 23:22 Harris1st wrote: 4 and a half weeks till the opening game. Somehow this is still unreal for me. There is like zero hype surrounding this world cup. Or is it just me?
Pretty standard state around here. People are talking about this one as any other.
The only thing is that without a proper break beforehand from club football, people still havent made the switch
1 Brazil #1 $1.07 billion +400 2 England #5 $1.40 billion +750 3 France #4 $900 million +550 4 Argentina #3 $630 million +700 5 Portugal #9 $901 million +1600 6 Belgium #2 $550 million +1600 7 Spain #7 $799 million +750 8 Germany #11 $720 million +900 9 Netherla #8 $470 million +1300 10 Denmark #10 $347 million +3000
A Netherlands-Senegal 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
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.
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
On the other hand, I see that most people, not only here, but in many places where I read about soccer, really underestimate Ecuador. and they have it last in group a. they are crazy . Ecuador was left 3 in the tie behind Brazil and Argentina. They don't have super stars but they have a very good team. I assure you that they will not be easy. I think that as a team they are better than Senegal
Tbh I didn't bother placing third/fourth teams, just first and second. I think Ecuador is clearly favored to beat Qatar. Senegal looks like they might be the best team outside EU/SA though.
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
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
Today's forecast predicts a high temperature of 35 degrees Celsius in Doha. Winter was chosen because summer is impossibly hot, not because winters are cool and breezy. :D
Lol. Brazil had to compromise on this exact issue (Brazil didn't permit the sale of beer inside stadiums - but had to change this for the world cup), but now Qatar can, two days before the start of the WC, say fuck that?
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.
Belgian FA tried to get outdoor viewing events set up for our matches, apparently forgetting that it's fucking November, the temperatures are like 6°C, it's raining every day, our NT is garbage, and not to mention the myriad ethical issues lmao
On November 19 2022 12:01 plasmidghost wrote: Belgian FA tried to get outdoor viewing events set up for our matches, apparently forgetting that it's fucking November, the temperatures are like 6°C, it's raining every day, our NT is garbage, and not to mention the myriad ethical issues lmao
On November 19 2022 12:01 plasmidghost wrote: Belgian FA tried to get outdoor viewing events set up for our matches, apparently forgetting that it's fucking November, the temperatures are like 6°C, it's raining every day, our NT is garbage, and not to mention the myriad ethical issues lmao
i dont get why qatar is going out of their way to break all the promises theyve already made. i mean i get that they can, cause wtfs anyone going to do about it realistically, but its a sure way to make sure everyone absolutely hates your country. the blame isnt just going to fifa
On November 19 2022 12:01 plasmidghost wrote: Belgian FA tried to get outdoor viewing events set up for our matches, apparently forgetting that it's fucking November, the temperatures are like 6°C, it's raining every day, our NT is garbage, and not to mention the myriad ethical issues lmao
The Belgian NT is garbage? Are you sure you are not confusing them with the US team?
Everything else is obviously part of the many reasons why having this world cup during the winter months is an incredibly stupid idea.
Our coach is doing the anti-Arteta. Instead of playing our super talented youngsters, he's sticking with a bunch of aging players and I don't see it succeeding past the Ro16
So if the Qatar v Ecuador game starts in less than a hour what was the debate about Ecuador accepting bribes to throw the game? Was there a closed scrimmage earlier in the week?
Now Qatar is banning Kosher foods, and Jewish services during the World Cup. Makes me wonder if the Corporate backers, since it's too late to take it out on Qatar, will abandon sponsoring FIFA for the foreseeable future.
Jewish organizations have said that even though they were promised otherwise, Qatar won’t allow any cooked kosher food to be sold or offered to visitors of the FIFA World Cup.
Sources in Jewish organizations told The Jerusalem Post that Qatar broke another promise to allow Jewish prayer services in Doha during the games, claiming it couldn’t secure this type of activity and then banned it completely.
“We were promised to be allowed to create prayer spaces in order for religious Jews who came to see the games to have a place of worship,” a representative of a Jewish organization said. “We were recently told that they banned places of worship for Jews because they cannot secure them.”
According to other sources, there is an estimate of more than 10,000 religious Jews from Israel and around the world that are expected to arrive in Doha.
“They were promised to be able to cook kosher food including kosher meat, but at the moment have only been allowed to sell cold bagel sandwiches,” they said.
According to another source, a number of wealthy American Jews planned to come as a large group but canceled their arrangements since they said they wouldn’t feel secure and not have enough food to eat.
“There is no kosher food, there are no Shabbat meals and no public prayer services,” a source said. He added that the Qataris said “they would separate religion from sports, so how come the great Qatar doesn’t know how to secure Jewish worshipers?”
The Post reached out to Qatar’s Foreign Ministry for comment, but has not heard back.
imagine if fifa grew a sack and banned qatar from participating in anything football related for all the shit theyre pulling now. no more psg. one can dream
European FAs are a bunch of spineless wankers. Can't even do the bare fucking minimum because of the risk of a goddamn yellow card while Iranian players might actually be imprisoned for protesting but they do it anyway
FIFA knows it's the best time to be assholes because it's too late for sponsors to pull out of this World Cup and nobody is going to back out of the 2026 NA World Cup.
On November 21 2022 22:01 plasmidghost wrote: European FAs are a bunch of spineless wankers. Can't even do the bare fucking minimum because of the risk of a goddamn yellow card while Iranian players might actually be imprisoned for protesting but they do it anyway
But let's face it, if European federations/players had any actual care for any of this, they would actually boycott the tournament, rather than all these empty gestures. You want conditions to *actually* improve in Qatar? Don't bloody well go to their big sportswashing event...
Again one would think Saudi Arabia, who wants the WC in 2030, would be pleading with Qatar to stop since this is heading towards all major sponsors refusing to sponsor or even pay for another Tournament anywhere in the Middle East...
Incidents involving Football Association of Wales staff and Wales supporters having rainbow-coloured bucket hats confiscated before the Group B opener against the USA are being urgently investigated by authorities.
Fifa and the Qataris were in talks on the matter on Tuesday, where Fifa reminded their hosts of their assurances before the tournament that everyone was welcome and rainbow flags would be allowed.
The Guardian also understands Fifa is deeply concerned about several incidents around the match, including Welsh FA staff and fans being confronted by security for bringing the hats into the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium and a US fan with a rainbow flag being confronted on the metro. The Qatari Supreme Committee is expected to issue a statement in the next 24 hours.
The FAW released a statement expressing its disappointment. “On Monday, Cymru returned to the World Cup for the first time in 64 years, an historic moment for the squad, the valued fans – The Red Wall/Y Wal Goch – and the nation.
“However, the FAW were extremely disappointed by reports that members of Y Wal Goch, which included FAW staff members, were asked to remove and discard their Rainbow Wall bucket hats before entry to the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium. These bucket hats were created in partnership with the FAW.
“The FAW has collated information on these alleged incidents and will be addressing this matter directly with Fifa.”
Those confronted included the former Wales footballer Prof Laura McAllister, a trustee of the FAW Trust and a past Fifa council candidate, who said it was a “small moral victory” that she managed to eventually get the hat into the stadium.
“I pointed out that Fifa had made lots of comments about supporting LGBT rights in this tournament and said to them that coming from a nation where we’re very passionate about equality for all people, I wasn’t going to take my hat off,” said McAllister, a professor of public policy at Cardiff University. “They were insistent that unless I took the hat off we weren’t actually allowed to come into the stadium.”
Others had to surrender their hats. The Rainbow Wall, a Welsh LGBTQ+ fans’ group, said on Twitter: “Not the men, just women. @FIFAcom ARE YOU SERIOUS!!”
Earlier the US journalist Grant Wahl said he was detained by security staff after he wore a rainbow shirt to the match. One security guard told him they were protecting him from fans inside who might have attacked him for wearing it.
It was also reported that a US supporter was threatened on the metro travelling to the stadium for carrying a small rainbow flag – with the aggressor threatening to “kill” the man because “that flag is banned in this country”.
Last week Gerdine Lindhout, Fifa’s head of experiential marketing and promotion, had promised that LGBTQ+ fans would be safe. Asked what her message would be to those wanting to bring rainbow flags into the fan festival, she smiled. “Go for it,” she said. “This event is all about celebration.”
Meanwhile, problems with Fifa’s ticketing app, which led to hundreds of England fans missing the start of their 6-2 victory over Iran, are yet to be fixed.
Some fans queued for paper tickets at a convention centre in Doha after realising that, having logged out of their app in the previous 24 hours, they could no longer gain access. It is understood these issues were still being worked on on Tuesday.
Amazing. Also what is the % that charges like this start to spike if/when Qatar loses the group stage.
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Discriminatory chants allegedly by Ecuador fans at the World Cup opening game led FIFA to open the first disciplinary case of the tournament on Tuesday.
FIFA said the charge was brought “due to chants” at the game against Qatar on Sunday and cited the section of its disciplinary code dealing with discrimination.
The chants were reportedly directed at Chile, which brought a legal case ahead of the World Cup to try to take Ecuador’s place.
FIFA gave no timetable for dealing with the case against the Ecuadorian soccer federation, which is held responsible for fan behavior at games.
Ecuador fans also drew global attention to their chants in Spanish of “we want beer” during the team’s 2-0 win at Al Bayt Stadium. It was a reference to FIFA and Qatari organizers banning the sale of beer with alcohol at stadiums.
What's all the hatred with Qatar? Just enjoy the games? Saudi + Japan were 2 upsets this World Cup. South Korea almost grabbed a victory. I think at least 2 Asian teams will qualify for the next around this year.
On November 23 2022 05:07 sharkie wrote: Qatar gives zero shits about anything and the world just allows it
I read a story where a German investor booked about 8 high end hotels for the complete duration to market them to his clients among them the wives of the Argentina squad.The sheik just sold one of the booked hotels and doesn't payback the investor and even increased the price.
On November 25 2022 15:34 Jubinell wrote: What's all the hatred with Qatar? Just enjoy the games? Saudi + Japan were 2 upsets this World Cup. South Korea almost grabbed a victory. I think at least 2 Asian teams will qualify for the next around this year.
all the hate surrounding qatar's hosting of the world cup is deserved.
On November 25 2022 15:34 Jubinell wrote: What's all the hatred with Qatar? Just enjoy the games? Saudi + Japan were 2 upsets this World Cup. South Korea almost grabbed a victory. I think at least 2 Asian teams will qualify for the next around this year.
all the hate surrounding qatar's hosting of the world cup is deserved.
FIFA have put out an official press release claiming that matches from the first round of the group stage had an average attendance of 94% of capacity.
I cannot see how this is possible based on what I've seen while watching the matches, there have been plenty of empty seats
On November 26 2022 01:52 DropBear wrote: FIFA have put out an official press release claiming that matches from the first round of the group stage had an average attendance of 94% of capacity.
I cannot see how this is possible based on what I've seen while watching the matches, there have been plenty of empty seats
Well, if you compensate every 50% occupancy with 138% occupancy in another match then you have an average of 94%
On November 26 2022 01:52 DropBear wrote: FIFA have put out an official press release claiming that matches from the first round of the group stage had an average attendance of 94% of capacity.
I cannot see how this is possible based on what I've seen while watching the matches, there have been plenty of empty seats
Well, if you compensate every 50% occupancy with 148% occupancy in another match then you have an average of 94%
The biggest sign of a despotic organization is that they know you know they're lying and they just couldn't care less.
On November 27 2022 01:15 {CC}StealthBlue wrote: Portugal has been added to Qatar's blacklist, whatever that means. Due to the PM and Diplomat's talk about Human Rights.
I tried looking for this and all I found was a reddit post with a link to an article that just said the Portuguese ambassador was summoned and no details of the meeting were released. Has there been any evidence of an actual blacklisting reported that I missed?
The hat trick hero of protesting... only problem is he did it in the Middle East. Here's hoping his embassy is bale to get him out of the country before it is too late.
On November 27 2022 01:15 {CC}StealthBlue wrote: Portugal has been added to Qatar's blacklist, whatever that means. Due to the PM and Diplomat's talk about Human Rights.
I tried looking for this and all I found was a reddit post with a link to an article that just said the Portuguese ambassador was summoned and no details of the meeting were released. Has there been any evidence of an actual blacklisting reported that I missed?
The Qatari authorities will blacklist Portugal at the end of the FIFA World Cup due to statements made by the country's president Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, writes the publication Sol.
The blacklist may have political and economic consequences and affect the travels between the two countries.
Earlier, de Sousa made a statement on human rights at a conference in Doha, on the sidelines of the game between Portugal and Ghana.
Similarly, Qatar also didn't like the public criticism from Denmark, Germany and France.
Messi and Argentina came out first in the group against that abysmal first match. If they can get passed Australia, it will be vs. Holland in the Ro8, possible Spain/Brazil in semis, and vs. Portugal in the Final!!
Bad news for FIFA, and especially for Qatar. Not only do they not seem to making money, but also not making an impact for Qatar on the World. The solution? Anyone from the Gulf states can now attend games, which should prove interesting.
Qatar received just over 765,000 visitors during the first two weeks of the World Cup, according to an organizers’ report obtained by Reuters, falling short of the country’s expectations for an influx of 1.2 million during the month-long event.
A huge surge in visitors at this stage is unlikely with only eight teams staying on in Doha, and eight games left out of the 64 in the tournament that began on Nov. 20.
Organizers had previously identified the peak period for international visitors to be Nov. 24-28 during the busy group stage, when 32 teams were playing four matches every day.
The Dec. 7 report was prepared by the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy (SC), which organizes the tournament, and said that the first 17 days of the World Cup saw 765,859international visitors, more than half of whom have now departed.
The report registered 1.33 million match ticketholders and 3.09 million tickets sold across the eight stadiums in Qatar for the tournament that ends on Dec. 18.
A Qatari official, who did not wish to be named, confirmed the figures. The SC did not respond to Reuters’ requests for comment.
The tournament in Qatar, the first to be held in the Middle East, is considered one of the most expensive in terms of tickets, hotels and alcohol, sales of which are restricted.
Fewer international visitors than originally forecast led to an unexpected glut of accommodation but has also averted major over-crowding or traffic headaches in Qatar, the smallest country by both population and area to host the World Cup.
The influx of visitors represents a 25% boost to the country’s resident population of 3 million, of which only about 10-12% are Qataris.
“With over a week of competition still to go, a wave of new visitors has started arriving from the nations that made it to the quarter finals,” the Qatari official told Reuters.
More visitors are expected to flock to Qatar for popular matches and after the country lifted entry restrictions for nationals and residents of fellow Gulf states.
Cumulative stadium attendance at the first 52 matches was 2.65 million, the document said.
Previously, world soccer’s governing body FIFA said that stadium attendance in Qatar had surpassed attendance at stadiums during a corresponding period at the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
On Tuesday, hundreds of Moroccan fans flew into Qatar on special flights arranged ahead of their team’s victory over Spain. It is expected that similar fights will be laid on to allow last-minute fans to fly in from overseas to watch their teams advance through the tournament’s final three rounds.
Visitors to Qatar must obtain a Hayya identification card ahead of travel as it doubles as a mandatory entry visa during the tournament period. On Tuesday, Qatar dropped this requirement for Gulf Cooperation Council countries.
Well now World Cup has taken a very dark turn. Grant Wahl the most prominent US Soccer Journalist has died during the Netherlands v Argentina match. His brother believes he was murdered. He was detained on the 21st for wearing a Rainbow shirt, and has written frequently about the Migrant deaths in the runup to the WC.
But he also said himself he had bronchitis and took thursday off to get better. Although bronchitis isn't usually deadly, especially for healthy people. Too tough to say without more information, I don't know if he was alone when it happened? There must have been foreigners around him...
On December 09 2022 23:49 {CC}StealthBlue wrote: Bad news for FIFA, and especially for Qatar. Not only do they not seem to making money, but also not making an impact for Qatar on the World. The solution? Anyone from the Gulf states can now attend games, which should prove interesting.
Qatar received just over 765,000 visitors during the first two weeks of the World Cup, according to an organizers’ report obtained by Reuters, falling short of the country’s expectations for an influx of 1.2 million during the month-long event.
A huge surge in visitors at this stage is unlikely with only eight teams staying on in Doha, and eight games left out of the 64 in the tournament that began on Nov. 20.
Organizers had previously identified the peak period for international visitors to be Nov. 24-28 during the busy group stage, when 32 teams were playing four matches every day.
The Dec. 7 report was prepared by the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy (SC), which organizes the tournament, and said that the first 17 days of the World Cup saw 765,859international visitors, more than half of whom have now departed.
The report registered 1.33 million match ticketholders and 3.09 million tickets sold across the eight stadiums in Qatar for the tournament that ends on Dec. 18.
A Qatari official, who did not wish to be named, confirmed the figures. The SC did not respond to Reuters’ requests for comment.
The tournament in Qatar, the first to be held in the Middle East, is considered one of the most expensive in terms of tickets, hotels and alcohol, sales of which are restricted.
Fewer international visitors than originally forecast led to an unexpected glut of accommodation but has also averted major over-crowding or traffic headaches in Qatar, the smallest country by both population and area to host the World Cup.
The influx of visitors represents a 25% boost to the country’s resident population of 3 million, of which only about 10-12% are Qataris.
“With over a week of competition still to go, a wave of new visitors has started arriving from the nations that made it to the quarter finals,” the Qatari official told Reuters.
More visitors are expected to flock to Qatar for popular matches and after the country lifted entry restrictions for nationals and residents of fellow Gulf states.
Cumulative stadium attendance at the first 52 matches was 2.65 million, the document said.
Previously, world soccer’s governing body FIFA said that stadium attendance in Qatar had surpassed attendance at stadiums during a corresponding period at the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
On Tuesday, hundreds of Moroccan fans flew into Qatar on special flights arranged ahead of their team’s victory over Spain. It is expected that similar fights will be laid on to allow last-minute fans to fly in from overseas to watch their teams advance through the tournament’s final three rounds.
Visitors to Qatar must obtain a Hayya identification card ahead of travel as it doubles as a mandatory entry visa during the tournament period. On Tuesday, Qatar dropped this requirement for Gulf Cooperation Council countries.
That is interesting. Do you know anything about TV viewer numbers? Our local radio mentioned that the whole "boycott Katar" did not really work since in most countries the viewer numbers were higher than ever. A few exceptions, among them Germany with absolute abysmal viewer numbers even when we were still in the tournament. Glad we did one thing right
On December 10 2022 15:54 aseq wrote: But he also said himself he had bronchitis and took thursday off to get better. Although bronchitis isn't usually deadly, especially for healthy people. Too tough to say without more information, I don't know if he was alone when it happened? There must have been foreigners around him...
Yeah, not only was he already ill (which could have been something more serious misdiagnosed as bronchitis), murdering him makes zero sense because his death only shines more light upon his criticism of Qatar.
Boycott qatar got some traction in Northern Europe but not elsewhere is my impression + strengthened the pov that we are racists in much of the Arab world.
On December 13 2022 00:28 Liquid`Drone wrote: Boycott qatar got some traction in Northern Europe but not elsewhere is my impression + strengthened the pov that we are racists in much of the Arab world.
On September 29 2022 16:09 don_kyuhote wrote: Interesting fact: the seeded teams that South Korea have played since 2002 have been winning the world cup in sequential order for 4 world cups.
2002 Poland (pot 2) USA (pot 4) Portugal (pot 2) Italy (pot 1) - won in 2006 Spain (pot 1) - won in 2010 Germany (pot 1) - won in 2014 Turkey (pot 2)
2006 Togo (pot 2) France (pot 1) - won in 2018 Switzerland (pot 3)
Also, from when the tournament was increased to 32 participants in 1998, half of the winners came from Group C (1998, 2002, 2018). Argentina is in Group C this time. A lot of patterns going in favor of Argentina haha.
On September 29 2022 16:09 don_kyuhote wrote: Interesting fact: the seeded teams that South Korea have played since 2002 have been winning the world cup in sequential order for 4 world cups.
2002 Poland (pot 2) USA (pot 4) Portugal (pot 2) Italy (pot 1) - won in 2006 Spain (pot 1) - won in 2010 Germany (pot 1) - won in 2014 Turkey (pot 2)
2006 Togo (pot 2) France (pot 1) - won in 2018 Switzerland (pot 3)
Also, from when the tournament was increased to 32 participants in 1998, half of the winners came from Group C (1998, 2002, 2018). Argentina is in Group C this time. A lot of patterns going in favor of Argentina haha.
On September 29 2022 16:09 don_kyuhote wrote: Interesting fact: the seeded teams that South Korea have played since 2002 have been winning the world cup in sequential order for 4 world cups.
2002 Poland (pot 2) USA (pot 4) Portugal (pot 2) Italy (pot 1) - won in 2006 Spain (pot 1) - won in 2010 Germany (pot 1) - won in 2014 Turkey (pot 2)
2006 Togo (pot 2) France (pot 1) - won in 2018 Switzerland (pot 3)
Also, from when the tournament was increased to 32 participants in 1998, half of the winners came from Group C (1998, 2002, 2018). Argentina is in Group C this time. A lot of patterns going in favor of Argentina haha.
On September 29 2022 16:09 don_kyuhote wrote: Interesting fact: the seeded teams that South Korea have played since 2002 have been winning the world cup in sequential order for 4 world cups.
2002 Poland (pot 2) USA (pot 4) Portugal (pot 2) Italy (pot 1) - won in 2006 Spain (pot 1) - won in 2010 Germany (pot 1) - won in 2014 Turkey (pot 2)
2006 Togo (pot 2) France (pot 1) - won in 2018 Switzerland (pot 3)
Also, from when the tournament was increased to 32 participants in 1998, half of the winners came from Group C (1998, 2002, 2018). Argentina is in Group C this time. A lot of patterns going in favor of Argentina haha.
Can't believe it's been 3 months since World Cup 2022 ended with a victory for Messi and Argentina. All of the suspense, disappointments, jubilation, etc. all in the course of 1 month. This World Cup will be best remembered as the one where Messi finally accedes to the Hall of the GOATs, Bale finally retires to play golf, Benzema's questionnaire injury, Song Hyun Min third WC of tears, Ronaldo's scoring with the top of one of his hair, Morocco's little wonder and so many other amazing feats. I summarize it all by representing the 32 teams in the piano cover of the World Cup anthem: Hayya Hayya. This song's remixed with 2 other melodies which I'm sure you'll recognize: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OB5CRm8yqM
On March 18 2023 03:30 Jubinell wrote: Can't believe it's been 3 months since World Cup 2022 ended with a victory for Messi and Argentina. All of the suspense, disappointments, jubilation, etc. all in the course of 1 month. This World Cup will be best remembered as the one where Messi finally accedes to the Hall of the GOATs, Bale finally retires to play golf, Benzema's questionnaire injury, Song Hyun Min third WC of tears, Ronaldo's scoring with the top of one of his hair, Morocco's little wonder and so many other amazing feats. I summarize it all by representing the 32 teams in the piano cover of the World Cup anthem: Hayya Hayya. This song's remixed with 2 other melodies which I'm sure you'll recognize: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OB5CRm8yqM
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