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541  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ UEFA Euro 2024 in Germany ⚽ - Qualifiers on: February 22, 2023, 04:41:15 PM
anywas, I'm going to expect a lot from teams that failed to perform good in the World Cup, or even didn't qualify like Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Italy, Portugal...etc i have doubts on Germany though, i don't think playing in their home country will get them the trophy, they need more than that, i was not impressed at all with their world cup performance and i didn't see something in them that could make things different in Euro 2024.

I really don't believe that Germany has what it takes to win the UEFA Euro 2024 title. It can happen because surprises are always a part of every competition like this. But there are a lot of better teams that will compete. Teams like Spain, Portugal, France... They all seem much better than Germany at this time.

I have to agree with this and it is not really clear to me what has been happening with the German national team for the last 10 years. Practically since the 2014 world cup, when they were world champions, they have not achieved any notable results at world and European competitions.
On the other hand, the German league is still strong and German clubs play a prominent role in European club competitions.
They even played a very good game against Spain at the world cup, but they were definitely disappointing against Japan.
Could this string of poor results at major competitions finally be reversed at next year's European Championship? We'll see, but I'm not optimistic.
542  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2022/23 Season on: February 22, 2023, 04:32:44 PM
Real Madrid extraordinary comeback after falling two goals behind Liverpool made Ancelotti team very comfortable when they played the second leg at the Santiago Bernabeu. The 5-2 score was disastrous for Liverpool, the results obtained at Anfield made Liverpool efforts to go to the quarter-finals very difficult, they had to win with a four goal difference.
Liverpool who are not in their best form, will obviously find it difficult to score against Real Madrid four times without reply, the result at Anfield has given a bright spot on which team will move on to the quarter-finals.
Just before the Liverpool vs Real Madrid match started, I said that it wasn't funny at all that the bookies underestimated us in the Champions League even though it was at Anfield. Obviously it was a big mistake they made, but it doesn't matter because I hope lots of gamblers enjoy the win. It's up to who underestimates, they only feel the consequences. lol

Right now we have to quickly refocus on the league match against Atletico Madrid as derby match. The victory at Liverpool must make the squad more confident to win this home match. There is not much time to rest, Real Madrid really need to focus on securing 3 more points.
No one could have imagined that Liverpool would be defeated by such a margin by Real Madrid. I have seen English clubs always lose to La Liga clubs. But now it is very challenging for Liverpool to survive in the Super Sixteen of the UEFA Champions League. Liverpool must beat Liverpool 4-0 to advance to the next round. If Liverpool can beat Real Madrid 4-0 then they can go to the next round, I think it's almost impossible for Liverpool.

OK, Liverpool have already done such a thing in the recent past, 3 years ago against Barcelona in the Champions League when they beat Barcelona 4:0 and went through to the next round of the competition despite losing the first leg 3:0 if I remember correctly. I believe that everyone remembers that extraordinary, miraculous match. After that, Liverpool became the European champion for the last time.
However, back then Liverpool played much better, had a better team and was not in such a big crisis of game and results as it is today.
That's why I'm not optimistic that Liverpool can perform a miracle like against Barcelona again.
543  Local / Hrvatski (Croatian) / Re: Novosti on: February 22, 2023, 04:25:03 PM
Znate li za možda nešto više o ovome?
Nepoznati počinitelj je učinio nedostupnim računalne podatke tvrtke iz Osijeka instaliranjem malware programa te je za otključavanje zahtijevao uplatu 0.5 Bitcoina što je tvrtka i uplatila, a podaci im do danas nisu otključani.
Ovo mi zvuči kao klasični Ransomware napad i siguran sam da su za to koristili wInd0wS malware, ali izgleda da više nema ni poštenih lopova  Cheesy
https://osjecko-baranjska-policija.gov.hr/vijesti/ostecenje-racunalnih-podataka-38520/38520

Hm... Ovo sigurno nije neka hakerska skupina jer koliko mi je poznato, oni uvijek dekriptiraju podatke nakon uplate otkupnine. Kad to ne bi radili, nitko im ne bi niti platio otkupninu jer bi znali da do podataka ionako ne mogu doći. Ovo samo još jednom dokazuje da je offline backup najbolja zaštita.

Upravo tako samo nitko o tome ne razmišlja previše dok se nešto ne dogodi a onda je kasno za plakanje.
Što se tiče informatičke sigurnosti, tu su naše tvrtke još u srednjem vijeku, informatički nepismeni i tu očito nema pomoći.
Ali i mene čudi da su prevaranti primili isplatu u btc i nisu otključali podatke.
S takvom strategijom ovi prevaranti si neće puno pomoći jer kada se to pročuje, nitko im više neće plaćati otkupninu a koja je svrha svega toga ako ti žrtve više neće htjeti ništa plaćati?
Možda se radi o nečemu drugom, osobnoj osveti bivšeg zaposlenika ili nešto slično jer klasični prevaranti ne rade na ovaj način.
544  Local / Hrvatski (Croatian) / Re: Zbirni topic za davanje merita za kvalitetne postove i za korisne informacije on: February 22, 2023, 04:18:36 PM
Sad tek vidim koliko si skupio Merita. Svaka čast. Vidiš da se isplati biti aktivan i pisati dobre postove Smiley Sad te samo Activity koči u napredovanju.

Ma to sve zbog dkbit98-a, frajer me zbombardirao s meritima Cheesy Mislim da mi je skoro jedna trecina od njega isključivo, tak da mu dugujem pivu na sljedećem meetupu Grin Za activity se ne brinem pretjerano though, imam još cijelu godinu ispred sebe.

Neka, neka... Kod nas barem nije teško napredovati što se tiče Merita. Ja kad sam bio blizu Legendary statusa, netko "izvana" mi je za jedan post ovdje na lokalnom forumu dao cca 20 Merita. Nisam ni znao da sam blizu Legendary statusa sve dok mi nije došla notifikacija da sam dobio 20 Merita (imam Telegram bota za to). Otvorim forum i mislim si... OK, hvala. I onda vidim da sam postao Legendary. Jedino je u dugotrajnim kampanjama prilično teško napredovati. Ja još uvijek dobivam lovu za Hero membera iako sam Legendary već mjesec dana ili više. Jednostavno nitko ne odlazi iz kampanje pa čekam. Ali razlika je $5 tjedno pa nije neki problem... Radije sam slabije plaćen u dugotrajnoj kampanji nego dobro plaćen u kampanji koja se ugasi nakon 2-3 tjedna.

Slažem se sa svime.
U početku nisam ni ja imao nekih velikih kriterija u svezi kampanja i nisam previše birao ali onda je postalo pomalo zamorno svakih par tjedana ostajati bez kampanje pa onda slati ponovno prijave u više kampanja i opet čekati hoće li te primiti ili neće...
Shvatio sam da je dugoročno zapravo bolje prihvatiti i malo manju isplatu, ali onda nemaš ''praznog hoda'' i plaćen si cijelo vrijeme.
Sad sam se već i navikao da sam u kampanji godinu dana i duže i zapravo više uopće ni ne razmišljam o tome, znam da ću uvijek napisati dovoljan broj postova i da će ih manager sve prihvatiti.
Dodatni benefit za malo razonode u slobodno vrijeme  Grin

545  Local / Hrvatski (Croatian) / Re: Zbirni topic za davanje merita za kvalitetne postove i za korisne informacije on: February 20, 2023, 09:48:42 AM
Ništa, nemoj bit pizda i sad vrati uslugu drugoj ekipi, vidim da sve zadržavaš na profilu ko da su bitcoini, a ne meriti Tongue

Sad tek vidim koliko si skupio Merita. Svaka čast. Vidiš da se isplati biti aktivan i pisati dobre postove Smiley Sad te samo Activity koči u napredovanju. Negdje je bio popis koliki Activity moraš imati za pojedini rang na forumu ali sad ne mogu pronaći.

Što se tiče davanja Merita, ja ih isto imam dosta. Problem je što se rijetko uopće sjetim dati Merit za neki dobar post. Najčešće se sjetim kad vidim da je netko već prije mene dao pa onda ja još malo nadodam Smiley

Da, svaka čast SirJohnVonSlotty, zaista si brzo napredovao na ovom forumu i postao nova "zvijezda" našeg lokala  Grin
Samo tako dalje, nemoj sada stati, što je više aktivnih članova automatski i diskusije postaju zanimljivije što opet privlači nove članove da nam se pridruže.
A što se tebe tiče slackovic, ti si samo trebao prevazići neke svoje koncepte u svezi pisanja u gamblingu, i odmah su ti se sva vrata otvorila  Cheesy
A merite nekad i ja zaboravim dati, s obzirom da potražnja za njima nije kao nekada  Grin
Ova tema u kojoj sam dijelio merite za kvalitetne postove je skoro zamrla.
546  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: February 19, 2023, 01:32:11 PM
Sunday's transfer gossip:

Tottenham are interested in signing Real Madrid and Germany defender Antonio Rudiger, 29, in the summer transfer window. Will Real agree to this offer for Rudiger?
Manchester United and England striker Marcus Rashford, 25, will have a Ł120m price tag if the Premier League club are forced to sell him next summer. Huge money for a still relatively young player. Who will be ready to offer that much money?
Manchester United are willing to increase David de Gea's wage to Ł250,000 a week to keep the 32-year-old Spain goalkeeper at Old Trafford, but the club are already looking at Leeds' French star Illan Meslier, 22, as his long-term replacement. It seems that David de Gea could end his football career in Manchester.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe's Manchester United takeover bid is Ł1bn less than the Ł5bn offered by Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani.  Is the winner of this race to take over Manchester United already known? Arabs as new owners?
Qatari investors could still bid for a stake in Tottenham, even if Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani completes a takeover of Manchester United. It seems that Arabs will soon own half of the clubs in the English league.
Barcelona agreed to sign Atletico Madrid and Portugal forward Joao Felix in January 2022, but the deal collapsed because of Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations. Barcelona can't solve their financial problems, and they're losing players because of it.

Source: https://www.bbc.com/sport/64690468
547  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ 2022 FIFA Club World Cup - Morocco on: February 19, 2023, 01:21:07 PM
Realistically, the difference in the quality of club football in Europe and club football on all other continents is so great that it can be said that any European club from the top 10 would be the favorite in this competition.
Top European clubs are simply financially and organizationally much stronger and clubs from other continents are not serious competition for them.
For the last 10 years, it has practically been known that the European champion will win this competition without any major problems.
Of course, this is no reason not to congratulate Real on winning another trophy  Grin
Which is why FIFA wants to expand this tournament and give it a format similar to the world cup with 32 teams by 2025, this is yet to be approved but it is possible this will be the case and if this happens this will bring a lot more excitement to the competition, because even if the European teams will still be the favorites now there will be many of them and this will add uncertainty about the outcome and could increase the interest of European fans about this tournament.

I agree, it's a good idea and will increase the uncertainty and interest of fans and sponsors for this competition.
This format of the competition obviously needs to be changed and it would be logical that in the future the winners and finalists of all 3 European club competitions participate in this competition.
All finalists of South American club competitions and representatives of all other continents should also participate.
However, it will be very difficult to find a suitable date for holding such a large competition, given that the football calendar is already filled with numerous national and club competitions, and the football players are already exhausted due to the large number of matches in a short time.
548  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: FIFA World Cup 2026 :Canada/Mexico/United States: Discussion Thread on: February 19, 2023, 01:13:27 PM
/snip

But I find it funny how host countries are sometimes able to somehow beat favorite teams. Russia played so well that they were eliminated in quarter-finals while almost beat Croatia, that went into finals and Qatar beat Argentina, a team that defeat all the other teams and won Fifa World Cup.
Russian players were definitely on steroids because they were running like horses but idk about Qatar.

Qatar didn't beat Argentina in the World Cup. They played really badly and it was evident that they don't have the quality to play against top teams of the world. They played four games in the group stage and managed to score only one goal against Senegal.

But I see your point. Playing at home often makes players give an extra effort for the fans and then surprises can happen. But sadly that didn't work out for Qatar.

Not that kind of advantage really that will boost the team's morale, I strongly think that it is the other way around where most of them are already feeling the pressure because they are the host and the people, and their federation are expecting that they can at least defeat some teams along the way so that the host team, for example Qatar, will still be relevant and won't get embarrassed in the early phase.

The thing about the house and the advantage is somewhat ambiguous, if it is necessary to consider that a host team has a little more advantage, but you must have a little more tact when it comes to giving a red or yellow card, because it is the advantage of the host, then it cannot be dealt with radically and harshly either, the hosts are the ones who usually win the first game, but in the case of Qatar things were very different, they even said that Ecuador had offered a lot of money to the players to let themselves win, I don't know if it was speculation or truth, but somehow that causes a lot of curiosity.


in the past, countries that had strong teams struggled to organize the world cup because they had expectations that they could win the world cup, and they had a strong team, they had luxury hotels, so everything was heading towards high profits and prestige when they won the world cup they were organizing, but now the situation has become different

many countries are wanting to organize the world cup just for the profits they can get and the publicity that the hotels, beaches and many places of entertainment that these countries will have with the organization of the world cup, and I do not blame them because soccer today nowadays it has become a business, everyone wants to make money in this market, even fifa benefits a lot from it

Let's be realistic, in the past the journey was much longer, for example the national teams traveled to the first world cup in Uruguay in 1930 for weeks on a passenger ship, and they would arrive at the world cup tired and unprepared. At that time, the household advantage was really great, but it has not been like that for a long time.
Today, many small countries without a football tradition, such as Qatar, Saudi Arabia and others, want to organize the World Cup in football due to the possibility of making money but also promoting their unpopular regimes in the world, and this is a fact.
For them, football results and successes are actually secondary in that story.
After all, Qatar spent so much money on new football stadiums that they are actually at a loss after the end of the World Cup, but that obviously doesn't even matter to them, because they got a lot more than possible earnings from the World Cup, and that is a big international promotion of the country.
549  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2022/23 Season on: February 19, 2023, 01:00:50 PM
Bayern Munich is a good team and their position in the Champions League is good. However, if we compare their performance with PSG's team, Bayern Munich is in a good place. However, if Bayern Munich meets Manchester City earlier, Manchester City has a higher chance of advancing to the next stage.

I agree that Manchester City is probably the biggest favorite to win the Champions League this year. That being said, ManCity was probably the big favorite to win this competition in the last 5 years in a row or so, but so far they did not manage to win it once. In order to really win the Champions League you not only need to be the best team you also always need a bit of luck and the timing on your side.

Bayern Munich though comes right behind ManCity in my opinion and i also think that this is a great achievement by Bayern. They don't have a rich oligarch or sheikh behind them like PSG or Manchester City and they also don't have huge amount of debts like Real Madrid, Barca or many english clubs. In fact Bayern even has Money laying around in the bank. Still Bayern is able to keep up with those teams.

Bayern may not have the financial power of PSG or Manchester City, but they have a great football tradition, a very famous football school, organization and history, and money can't buy that.
The very fact that the owners of PSG and Manchester City have invested so much money in these two clubs and have not yet managed to win the biggest and most important trophy, the Champions League, shows that success cannot be bought with money and that success is built through years of patient work and investments.
I'm not sure if Manchester City is really the main favorite to win the Champions League this season. What about PSG, Real or Bayern?
I'm sure that we will again have a very uncertain and exciting end of this competition, and regardless of the current small crisis of the game and the results, I give Real the best chance again.
550  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: Some Common Mistakes Made by New Crypto Investors on: February 19, 2023, 12:50:19 PM
I think the biggest mistake new crypto investors or beginners make is too high or unrealistic expectations that they will get rich overnight through crypto investing.
It's important to be well informed about everything before any investment, analyze the market in detail and only then make a rational investment decision based on facts and not emotions or expectations.
Of course, it is always important to take care of Internet security, but you should also have a concrete investment plan and a clear exit strategy.
The problem with crypto is a lot of young and uneducated investors who don't understand the high risk of crypto investing.
551  Local / Hrvatski (Croatian) / Re: Mjesečna Analiza za Hrvatsku Lokalnu Zajednicu (Bitcointalk Croatian) on: February 19, 2023, 12:41:51 PM
@JooBra evo vidiš kako smo se potrudili dati ti savjete kako krenuti ganjati kampanje Grin Možda za početak izgleda komplicirano (barem je tako meni izgledalo kad se nisam mogao natjerati na pisanje u Gambling sekciji) ali vjeruj mi, sve se isplati. Pogotovo nakon što podigneš rang svog profila jer nije loše mjesečno dobivati $250 mjesečno. Nekome je to trećina plaće... Pogotovo što postoji (velika) vjerojatnost da će tih $250 mjesečno u BTC-u za koju godinu vrijediti puno više. Zamisli da za par godina, po tadašnjoj vrijednosti Bitcoina, možeš reći da si dobivao $2500 mjesečno za pisanje na forumu Wink
Hvala svima, vidim kontam polako kako ti ide i ne zurim nidje, sto bi nasi rekli hleba ne jede a moze donjeti u nekoj buducnosti. Tako da nadam se vremenom da ce doci do toga da se vremenom upadne u neku finu kampanjicu Smiley

Upravo tako, polako i bez stresa.
Još si novi ovdje i trebati će vremena da izgradiš svoju reputaciju na ovom forumu, i podigneš svoj forumski rank ali dugoročno će ti se to isplatiti.
Ako već imaš vremena i volje pisati ovdje na forumu, zašto ne bi taj svoj hobi naplatio ili ''monetizirao'' kako se to sada moderno kaže?  Grin
Realno, to ti je praktički najsigurniji način skupljanja ili zarađivanja btc trenutno, za nešto što bi ionako radio a zašto ne iskoristiti dodatni poticaj za tu aktivnost koji ti se pruža?
SAmo polako naprijed a mi smo tu da pomognemo savjetima i meritima za tvoje dobre postove.  Cheesy
552  Local / Hrvatski (Croatian) / Re: [AMA] Vodim Online Crypto Casino on: February 18, 2023, 07:17:00 PM
Na kraju, cijeli je posao propao zbog loših programera pa se nadam da će SirJohnVonSlotty biti bolje sreće sa svojim developerima  Grin

Imao sam ti svoj share sličnih problema i propalih projekata tako da te u potpunosti kužim Grin

Tajna ti je sljedeća:
#1. Pronađi reputabilnu firmu koja iza sebe već ima dvadesetak projekata, idealno podružnicu neke veće agencije koja raspolaže sa teamom. Ne želiš raditi s individualcima jer je to previše vezano uz njihov ego i privatni život.
#2. Ti se osobno educiraj oko projekta i što ti sve treba, neke firme imaju "scope of work" sesiju gdje se sjedne s tobom i prođe što ti sve treba u detalje i zajedno se napravi projektni plan i roadmap
#3. Postavi timeline s targetima i, najbitnije, penalima. Za penale u ugovorima sam se prvi put susreo u hotelskoj industriji. Kada je kolega bio gradio hotel je građevincima postavio penale ako prođu datum otvorenja koji je bio postavljen, jer sa svakim pređenim datumom on, realno, "gubi" jer nije otvoren. I taj gubitak onda ide na građevince. Funkcionira super.
#4. Zadnje i valjda najbitnije, ako nemaš dobre investitore za ovakav gore setup, onda radije ni ne krenut uopće u to. Previše puta sam jedno te istu stvar platio dva, tri ili više puta jer sam htio uštedit, umjesto da sam odmah platio 4x cijenu i dobio iz prve što mi je trebalo. To mi se znalo sa člancima dosta često događat, ono, umjesto da odmah platiš nekog 500 EUR za članak koji ti treba, nađeš prvog debila kod kojeg ostaviš 150 eur, onda on ne napravi kak treba pa ideš po drugog, pa onda ni to ne valja pa ideš po trećeg, samo da na kraju onda to sve sam krpaš i radiš. Užas. Skupo je bit jeftin.



Da, dobri savjeti za pokretanje svakog businessa, slažem se s tobom.
Dodao bih da je važno dobro zatvoriti financijsku konstrukciju projekta tj. imati u startu bar 50 % više love nego što misliš da će ti trebati do pokretanja projekta, jer uvijek se pojave nepredviđeni problemi i troškovi.
Isto tako, važno je i naći pravu ''ekipu'' tj. ulagače koji ne misle da je njihov posao završio kada su uplatili novac za pokretanje businessa  Grin
Imali smo mi i drugih problema poput otvaranja poslovnog bankovnog računa, jer smo naivno mislili da je dovoljno sjesti na avion, otići u London i u prvu banku i reći da nam treba business bank account jer smo upravo registrirali i pokrenuli firmu ltd u UK.
Malo je reći da bankar nije bio nimalo impresioniran s tom činjenicom i više su ga zanimale naše poslovne reference u UK, što mu nismo mogli pokazati  Grin
Najsmješnije od svega je da uopće nismo morali ići u London i tamo pokušavati otvoriti poslovni bankovni račun, samo par dana nakon toga otvorio sam ga u Zagrebu, firmu sam jednostavno prijavio kao nerezidentnu u Hrvatskoj, dobio bez problema OIB i otvorio bankovni račun bez ikakvih komplikacija.
To su te neke stvari koje ti nema tko reći i objasniti već moraš sam otkriti, metodom pokušaja i pogrešaka  Grin

I da, u pravu si, skupo je biti jeftin i pokušavati uštedjeti zbog ograničenih financija i birati najjeftiniju opciju kao što smo mi birali najjeftiniju ponudu za programiranje stranice.
Ta je najjeftinija ponuda na kraju ispala najskuplja za nas. 
Uglavnom, problemi na svakom koraku i očito nismo imali dovoljno iskustva za tako nešto ali bila je to zaista dobra škola iz koje sam puno naučio.

553  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: February 18, 2023, 02:56:19 PM
Saturday's transfer gossip:

David Beckham's Inter Miami are in pole position to sign Argentina forward Lionel Messi, 35, should he decide to leave Paris St-Germain. Messi in the league of American football? Somehow it seems to me that it would be too early for him, because unlike Ronaldo, he is still playing at the highest level of football and can still achieve a lot in Europe. It is still early for his football retirement.
Messi's father and agent, Jorge Messi, says it is unlikely the frontman will play for former club Barcelona again. What happened between Messi and his former club that he does not want to return and finish his career in Barcelona?
Atletico Madrid want Ł80m for Chelsea to make 23-year-old Portugal forward Joao Felix's loan move a permanent deal this summer. A lot was expected of Felix at Atletico, but he did not live up to the high expectations. Can he do more at Chelsea?

Source: https://www.bbc.com/sport/64671676
554  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Croatian League - Hrvatska nogometna liga 2022./2023. on: February 18, 2023, 02:48:57 PM
So Hajduk finally managed to beat a team in the Croatian league. All five goals were in the second half. Varaždin just managed to equalize, only to receive a red card for Elezi after a foul. After that red card they couldn't stop Hajduk from scoring three more goals. Maybe this win will give Hajduk players some moral boost. Their next game is against Gorica which is fixed in the last spot.

Other games ended with more or less expecting results. In a battle for the third place that leads into European qualifications Osijek and Slaven Belupo game ended up in a draw.

Much more was expected from Hajduk this season, even that they will fight equally with Dinamo for the title of Croatian champion.
However, it is again shown that such expectations were unrealistic and without a basis in reality.
Dinamo is simply financially and organizationally far above its competition in the Croatian football league and this has been a fact for the last almost 20 years.
Hajduk was not even able to take advantage of Dinamo's worse start and results in the last couple of weeks, and that says it all  Grin
The only thing that remains interesting right now is to see which clubs will qualify for next season's European competitions. I would like Slaven to be among those clubs, what a football holiday it would be for Koprivnica  Cheesy
555  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ UEFA Euro 2024 in Germany ⚽ - Qualifiers on: February 18, 2023, 02:38:29 PM
However, the best football is still played in Europe, both national team and club football, and Europe still invests the most in football.

I might agree the best football is with club football, but I actually can't say I watch a lot of non-European football these days. But a lot of that is because of non-European players playing in those leagues.

But national teams? Surely the World Cups prove that the home of the best football is arguable. I think I've seen plenty of the past 2 or 3, and even when stretching back my memory to 1998 and 2002, some of the worst football is played by European teams, the very best from South America, while we get exciting moments from Asia and Africa.

Of course, what is "best" is subjective. I personally like physicality and positive play. I watched some of the worst top football in recent memory seeing England, Germany, Belgium, even Spain minus their first game... but I loved how Japan served powerful dogged battles in every game. Hell, even Morocco was adrenaline-inducing most of their games. I believe it's more common than that small sample.

There is a very simple way to recognize the best national teams in the world, and that is based on the results at the world cups. That is the only objective criterion and everything else is subjective.
Yes, I can agree with you that Morocco and Japan played well at the World Cup in Qatar and achieved some surprising victories, but in the end it is obvious that the best football was played by Argentina and France, and that the best football players were Messi and Mbappe.
At every world cup, some national team surprises and achieves some unexpected victory, but only the national teams that continuously achieve top results, such as Brazil, Argentina, France, Spain, can be considered a football superpower.
However, I agree that the difference in quality between Europe and other continents is slowly decreasing.
Germany seems to have dropped out of this group of top national teams, so this EURO will be very interesting from that point of view. Will we finally see the return of Germany to the top of European and world football?

556  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ 2022 FIFA Club World Cup - Morocco on: February 18, 2023, 02:30:33 PM
In addition to providing Carlo Ancelotti extra time to prepare his football system for use in elite competition, Florentino Pérez is thrilled with the title they won. Real Madrid has a reputation for winning despite their inconsistent play this year and the fact that they lost numerous opportunities to tie Barcelona in the La Liga. The champions league match between Los Blancos and Liverpool will undoubtedly be one of the most captivating to watch. Real Madrid has already won my support, despite the fact that both teams have had poor league results. However, this is a top competition, and every coach wants to see his team succeed and score a lot of goals in UEFA.
Being a winner of the Club World Cup is also prestigious, Real Madrid has once again proven that they are the best team in the world

but I also salute how Al Hilal managed to score 3 goals (1 goal from Marega and 2 goals from Vietto) against Madrid. the 4-3-3 formation is perfect for madrid especially with benzema as a started

Realistically, the difference in the quality of club football in Europe and club football on all other continents is so great that it can be said that any European club from the top 10 would be the favorite in this competition.
Top European clubs are simply financially and organizationally much stronger and clubs from other continents are not serious competition for them.
For the last 10 years, it has practically been known that the European champion will win this competition without any major problems.
Of course, this is no reason not to congratulate Real on winning another trophy  Grin
557  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: FIFA World Cup 2026 :Canada/Mexico/United States: Discussion Thread on: February 18, 2023, 02:23:38 PM
~snip~
If anything, I would dare to say that there is a chance that playing at home could impact negatively on the performance of a team, because the expectations placed over them, which could lead to stress and mistakes during the match.

It comes to mind the famous Germany Vs. Brazil during the 2014 world cup.

If I have time, tomorrow I would do some research and see if I can find some statistics about Playing at home.

Playing at home clearly gives you an advantage. Here are the world cup winners at home:

1930, Uruguay
1934, Italy
1966, England
1974, West Germany
1978, Argentina
1998, France

And you can see that the best performance of each team is usually when they hosted the world cup.
Well, for me, I don't think playing at home gives the team any advantage or disadvantage, if you disagree, then maybe you should mention some of the advantages you think football teams have when they play in their home.
A good team with good players is already a good team, and they would play well no matter where they go, team that lacks good players will still fall behind even if the match is brought to them in their home, example is the previous world cup that just ended last year, hosted by Qatar, Qatar as a team where among the first teams to be disqualified from the world cup tournament, why didn't they play for longer since they were the host?.

There are many examples when a country hosted the world cup, but it did not help them become the world champion in football.
Brazil even hosted the World Cup twice, in 1950 and 2014, but that didn't help them become world champions.
Neither Germany managed to become world champion in 2006 at the world cup in Germany, nor Italy in 1990 at the world cup in Italy. We have many other examples like Spain in the 1982 World Cup in Spain.
The team that is the best will show it, regardless of where it plays, at home or away  Grin
Of course, some national teams became world champions at the world cups organized in their countries, but not only because of that, but also because they deserved it with their team quality.
558  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2022/23 Season on: February 18, 2023, 02:13:00 PM
Real Madrid is pretty much in the Champions League, but I don't see much chance of Real Madrid winning the title. Real Madrid is considered as the best team in La Liga. There are many big teams in the Champions League who have fought each other to the max.
Last season Real Madrid became the best team in La Liga and also in the Champions League by winning titles in both competitions. Meanwhile, this season is starting to look a little different from last season through Real Madrid's performances so far, but for now Real Madrid isn't bad enough in the Champions League and also in La Liga, even though it's a little behind Barcelona. Because the time to rise like last season for Real Madrid is still very much now, so judging it for now is still not quite right in my opinion.
Last season, even though Real Madrid managed to become champions, actually they were not favored by many people, in fact, every time they managed to beat the team in the round of 16 until they finally competed in the final, many considered them a lucky team. But the question is which team can get lucky by eliminating many big teams and even winning the Champions League. But this season there seems to be a decline shown by Real Madrid.

I would not agree that Real became the champion of Europe last season solely because of luck.
This would actually mean underestimating the great individual quality of that team, team unity, faith in victory and the fight of all players until the last moment.
This is precisely why PSG has not become the European champion until now, even though they invested the most money in the team and brought in Mbappe, Neymar and Messi.
That team has great individuals, but it doesn't have the team unity and character for big things, like Real has.
I agree, Real is currently in crisis, but in the Champions League it doesn't mean much and they shouldn't be underestimated.
559  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: How do you manage risk in crypto currency on: February 18, 2023, 02:03:10 PM
First of all, be well informed about your investment and learn how to analyze the market. These are the basics of any investment.
Based on your analysis of the market situation, invest your free financial resources, but be aware that any investment is always risky and that there is a real possibility of losing money.
Before investing, you must make a financial investment plan and have a clear exit strategy.
It is recommended that you never invest all your money in one investment, but diversify your investments, usually into different asset classes.
So, invest something in crypto, something in stocks, real estate, gold, business start up etc.
560  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: Be calm and let things flow. on: February 18, 2023, 01:56:01 PM
It seems to me that a lot of members come to this forum because of certain expectations, and these are usually expectations of a financial nature.
However, as in everything in life, if you want to achieve something, you have to make an effort and invest something, usually your time, knowledge and experience.
You can't get something for nothing, that's not how things work in real life, and even on this forum.
So, if you want to get merits in order to progress on the forum and later achieve a certain financial benefit from it through signature campaigns and in other ways, you have to make an effort and contribute to the forum community in some way.
This means you have to be patient and calm and slowly build your reputation on this forum. Nothing is achieved overnight.
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