2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar - UEFA Qualifiers

[tazmantasik]

Brazil scored 4 goals against Uruguay yesterday. Neymar opened the scoring with the first goal from Fred's pass in just 10 minutes. Brazil scored two goals in the first half and two more in the second half. Neymar has made 1 goal and 2 assists. On the other hand, Luis Suarez scored the only goal for Uruguay. Brazil attacked a lot yesterday. The Uruguayan players could not counter-attack. Brazil made 22 shots and 13 on-target shots. On the other hand, Uruguay has only 5 shots.

it can be said that the golden era of uruguay is over, now uruguay no longer has world-class players, after cavani has aged, and luis suares is no longer shining, the uruguay national team game is no longer feared, unlike brazil, they always have the next generation they used to have pele, after that they had ronaldo, now they have neymar, brazil never run out of young talent..

Uruguay ended they can't get new golden era after Suarez, Cavani have been ended now still not new generation young player from Uruguay will give good way for this country going to Qatar world cup in 2020. I think Brazil, Argentina as favorite to pass qualify from this zone because now they can dominance on the table, just late for CONMEBOL with world cup qualify because many player can't play for his club on this week because they late back to the club.

[BALIK]

Brazil scored 4 goals against Uruguay yesterday. Neymar opened the scoring with the first goal from Fred's pass in just 10 minutes. Brazil scored two goals in the first half and two more in the second half. Neymar has made 1 goal and 2 assists. On the other hand, Luis Suarez scored the only goal for Uruguay. Brazil attacked a lot yesterday. The Uruguayan players could not counter-attack. Brazil made 22 shots and 13 on-target shots. On the other hand, Uruguay has only 5 shots.

Neymar shone with Brazil having managed 7 goals and 7 assist and has helped Brazil become unbeaten in 11 match. Brazil has so far collected 31 point from 10 wins and 1 draw and is certain to qualify along with several other countries. So far only Brazil and Argentina have not lost in 11 matches, but Argentina has 4 draws and 7 wins. Meanwhile, Messi, who is Neymar's colleague at PSG, also managed to collect 6 goals in the CONMEBOL FIFA World Cup qualifying round.

Neymar is now in the best form of his career in the Brazil team. The gameplay of each of his matches is fascinating to us. Neymar has made 2 assists against Uruguay. His goal was also impressive. If such a performance can be done in the World Cup, then Brazil will go to at least the semi-finals in the World Cup. Because, they have an extraordinary squad. Almost all the players of the team are talented.

[Sithara007]

Portugal's problem is often self-confidence. Having that idea that you don't need to do much, that sooner or later you score a goal. But, this does not always happen and risks a lot. This attitude is much criticized in Portugal. But fortunately since Euro 2020 they have been showing a very different attitude.

They didn't performed that well in Euro 2021. They finished third in Group F (after France and Germany) and then lost to the top ranked Belgium in the pre-quarter finals. And in the qualifier tournament also, they started badly after their match with Serbia ended in a draw. But after that match they have performed exceptionally well and have won 4 matches in a row. It is now guaranteed that they will qualify for Qatar 2022 (which would be the farewell tournament for Cristiano Ronaldo. And if there are no upsets in the last match, they should finish ahead of Serbia in Group A.

[KTChampions]

Portugal's problem is often self-confidence. Having that idea that you don't need to do much, that sooner or later you score a goal. But, this does not always happen and risks a lot. This attitude is much criticized in Portugal. But fortunately since Euro 2020 they have been showing a very different attitude.

They didn't performed that well in Euro 2021. They finished third in Group F (after France and Germany) and then lost to the top ranked Belgium in the pre-quarter finals. And in the qualifier tournament also, they started badly after their match with Serbia ended in a draw. But after that match they have performed exceptionally well and have won 4 matches in a row. It is now guaranteed that they will qualify for Qatar 2022 (which would be the farewell tournament for Cristiano Ronaldo. And if there are no upsets in the last match, they should finish ahead of Serbia in Group A.

I would not say that Portugal performed poorly, it performed at its own level. It would be too optimistic to assume that with the current roster, Portugal can seriously compete with teams of the level of France/Germany/Belgium. Everyone is looking at the European title and the presence of Ronaldo, but Portugal's real strength is now below all the top teams. The only moment when Portugal was on the list of the top national teams that I remember is the national team of the times of Figo (by the way, Ronaldo started playing for the national team already then) but those days are long gone.
By the way, I haven't heard anything about Ronaldo's retirement from the national team after the 2022 World Cup, was there any news?

[kro55]

@KTChampions, This is true. Portugal does have decent players, but not on the same level of players that teams like France, Germany, Belgium have. Ronaldo alone can only do much for them. Just have a look at the France team right now. Or the Belgium team. They are stacked with star players. Not that Portugal doesn't have star players, but a lot less than these teams. So finishing third in the Euro 21 group stage is not that bad as there were teams like France and Germany in the group.

[wxa7115]

@KTChampions, This is true. Portugal does have decent players, but not on the same level of players that teams like France, Germany, Belgium have. Ronaldo alone can only do much for them. Just have a look at the France team right now. Or the Belgium team. They are stacked with star players. Not that Portugal doesn't have star players, but a lot less than these teams. So finishing third in the Euro 21 group stage is not that bad as there were teams like France and Germany in the group.

When you take a look at the rosters of European Teams you get the feeling that each one of them is more staked than the previous one, the level of European soccer has always been the highest but I think the gap compared to the rest of the world while at some point it went down now is not diminishing and instead is getting larger.

This is why most of the world champions on the last 2 decades have come from Europe, so it is natural that despite the huge talent and skill of Ronaldo this is not enough as he is competing against teams of such high quality.

[uneng]

By the way, I haven't heard anything about Ronaldo's retirement from the national team after the 2022 World Cup, was there any news?

Cristiano Ronaldo has said he will retire from international football after the 2022 World Cup, by which time he is almost certain to have broken more records, including becoming the standalone leading goal scorer in international football -- he is currently tied on 109 with former Iran forward Ali Daei.

Will Ronaldo pass the baton to Erling Haaland?

However, as Ronaldo is a dedicated player who value his performance excellency, it's expected he can stay fit even after 40 years old, still offering a decent contribution to any teams he might play for. I think it's too early yet for him to make a decision like that. On the other hand, it's also speculated that Ronaldo wants to leave the national team with a perfect rating on his history and if he keeps playing for longer, there is some risk his performance may drop considerably due to his age and physical limitations it implies.

[Alisha-k]

However, as Ronaldo is a dedicated player who value his performance excellency, it's expected he can stay fit even after 40 years old, still offering a decent contribution to any teams he might play for. I think it's too early yet for him to make a decision like that. On the other hand, it's also speculated that Ronaldo wants to leave the national team with a perfect rating on his history and if he keeps playing for longer, there is some risk his performance may drop considerably due to his age and physical limitations it implies.

You are implicating yourself 
A vibrant young useless player might even be more useful than he would be at that age  wack.!
Already he's diminshing greatly in form, I'd even advise him not to play the 2022 world cup because that would be the beginning of a worthless debut.
The Ronaldo i knew 10 years ago could dribble pass three people in a row, but now he barely goes face to face with a player to dribble
The only thing that's fetching him goals is his positioning.; He's always waiting at the right spot for the ball to get across,his height too.

[Sithara007]

@KTChampions, This is true. Portugal does have decent players, but not on the same level of players that teams like France, Germany, Belgium have. Ronaldo alone can only do much for them. Just have a look at the France team right now. Or the Belgium team. They are stacked with star players. Not that Portugal doesn't have star players, but a lot less than these teams. So finishing third in the Euro 21 group stage is not that bad as there were teams like France and Germany in the group.

France, England, Germany and Belgium are stacked with star players. But how many of them are from native families? These countries are just stealing talent from poor African nations and strengthening their national side. Portugal doesn't have to do that, as they have enough talent in their country. Imagine how strong the Congolese national team would have been, if Romelu Lukaku was playing for them instead of Belgium. The same goes for Guinea (Paul Pogba) and Cameroon (Kylian Mbappé).

[Victorycoin]

Their place was after countries like spain netherlands germany italy france portugal or england after the emergence of so many stars together, it is being said that these are the golden generation of belgium have never had such a strong squad in a recent world cup, except for the teams that reached the semi finals in 1986 and the quarter finals of the 2002 world cup. At the world cup they are seen as the dark horse among the possible champions it remains to be seen how far they can go in the world cup.

[Gosgosking]

@KTChampions, This is true. Portugal does have decent players, but not on the same level of players that teams like France, Germany, Belgium have. Ronaldo alone can only do much for them. Just have a look at the France team right now. Or the Belgium team. They are stacked with star players. Not that Portugal doesn't have star players, but a lot less than these teams. So finishing third in the Euro 21 group stage is not that bad as there were teams like France and Germany in the group.

France, England, Germany and Belgium are stacked with star players. But how many of them are from native families? These countries are just stealing talent from poor African nations and strengthening their national side. Portugal doesn't have to do that, as they have enough talent in their country. Imagine how strong the Congolese national team would have been, if Romelu Lukaku was playing for them instead of Belgium. The same goes for Guinea (Paul Pogba) and Cameroon (Kylian Mbappé).

They didn't steal, don't get this wrong not twisted.
These players have them decisions to make, all of this have been discussed I believe.
This is football hope you get to see this clearer than it's seems, this are players that wants more, refusing to settle for less is never a good one.
Portugal shouldn't rest all on Ronaldo in the world Cup, they're my favorites for the tournament next year.

[KTChampions]

By the way, I haven't heard anything about Ronaldo's retirement from the national team after the 2022 World Cup, was there any news?

Cristiano Ronaldo has said he will retire from international football after the 2022 World Cup, by which time he is almost certain to have broken more records, including becoming the standalone leading goal scorer in international football -- he is currently tied on 109 with former Iran forward Ali Daei.

Will Ronaldo pass the baton to Erling Haaland?

However, as Ronaldo is a dedicated player who value his performance excellency, it's expected he can stay fit even after 40 years old, still offering a decent contribution to any teams he might play for. I think it's too early yet for him to make a decision like that. On the other hand, it's also speculated that Ronaldo wants to leave the national team with a perfect rating on his history and if he keeps playing for longer, there is some risk his performance may drop considerably due to his age and physical limitations it implies.

This is really sad. Especially considering that I do not see huge competition in the Portuguese national team and such a well-known problem when an aging star creates a congestion and does not let the young ones to play and gain expirience. At the moment, all young people are very far from Ronaldo's level.
I hope it will be the same "leaving the national team" as boxers and many other athletes like to do - with constant triumphant returns 

[Daniel91]

@KTChampions, This is true. Portugal does have decent players, but not on the same level of players that teams like France, Germany, Belgium have. Ronaldo alone can only do much for them. Just have a look at the France team right now. Or the Belgium team. They are stacked with star players. Not that Portugal doesn't have star players, but a lot less than these teams. So finishing third in the Euro 21 group stage is not that bad as there were teams like France and Germany in the group.

France, England, Germany and Belgium are stacked with star players. But how many of them are from native families? These countries are just stealing talent from poor African nations and strengthening their national side. Portugal doesn't have to do that, as they have enough talent in their country. Imagine how strong the Congolese national team would have been, if Romelu Lukaku was playing for them instead of Belgium. The same goes for Guinea (Paul Pogba) and Cameroon (Kylian Mbappé).

I think these are personal decisions and that these players should not be blamed for that.
Each of them had to make a difficult decision and I guess each of them made the decision that was best for him, and chose a national team in which they can achieve better sports results.
Now I remembered the case of Rakitic, a Croat born in Switzerland.
In the junior categories he played, as far as I remember, for the Swiss national teams, and he played in the Swiss football championship, but he always felt like a Croat and that’s how his parents raised him.
When he received the invitation to play for the senior national team of Croatia, he said that he could not refuse the invitation, although he knew that he would greatly disappoint all the people in Switzerland.
Because of this, many people in Switzerland attacked him, declared him a traitor and his family was under a lot of pressure.
None of us can know and understand how difficult it is to make decisions like this and therefore it is wrong to attack players for it.
Even if some of these footballers played for African national teams, it would not help these national teams to achieve better results, but world football would be poorer because such magnificent players would not be seen on the world stage.

[KTChampions]

France, England, Germany and Belgium are stacked with star players. But how many of them are from native families? These countries are just stealing talent from poor African nations and strengthening their national side. Portugal doesn't have to do that, as they have enough talent in their country. Imagine how strong the Congolese national team would have been, if Romelu Lukaku was playing for them instead of Belgium. The same goes for Guinea (Paul Pogba) and Cameroon (Kylian Mbappé).

I do not quite understand what kind of theft you are talking about. Lukaku was born in Belgium. Pogba was born in France. Mbappe was also born in France. If this is stealing then it is level 80 theft: steal the parents who will then give you a super player  I think that many players (of any age) become top players in Europe for other reasons - Europe is the leader in football and here are the best football schools in the world. Therefore, even if a native of another country comes to Europe and becomes a star, this does not mean that someone has stolen a talented player, but means that here he has the opportunity to realize his talent.

[alegotardo]

France, England, Germany and Belgium are stacked with star players. But how many of them are from native families? These countries are just stealing talent from poor African nations and strengthening their national side. Portugal doesn't have to do that, as they have enough talent in their country. Imagine how strong the Congolese national team would have been, if Romelu Lukaku was playing for them instead of Belgium. The same goes for Guinea (Paul Pogba) and Cameroon (Kylian Mbappé).

I do not quite understand what kind of theft you are talking about. Lukaku was born in Belgium. Pogba was born in France. Mbappe was also born in France. If this is stealing then it is level 80 theft: steal the parents who will then give you a super player  I think that many players (of any age) become top players in Europe for other reasons - Europe is the leader in football and here are the best football schools in the world. Therefore, even if a native of another country comes to Europe and becomes a star, this does not mean that someone has stolen a talented player, but means that here he has the opportunity to realize his talent.

In fact, I completely agree with you.
Brazil, for example, annually forms dozens of good players and most of them will play abroad, why? Because the country simply does not give these players the opportunity to develop professionally here, the government itself does not encourage the practice of the sport, this is regrettable.
I don't see it as a robbery either, because in most cases it's the player who prefers to play in another country, even if he has to stay away from his family, to be able to give them more conditions to have a dignified life, because many players are born into a low-income family.

[CryptoCraze11]

In fact, I completely agree with you.
Brazil, for example, annually forms dozens of good players and most of them will play abroad, why? Because the country simply does not give these players the opportunity to develop professionally here, the government itself does not encourage the practice of the sport, this is regrettable.
I don't see it as a robbery either, because in most cases it's the player who prefers to play in another country, even if he has to stay away from his family, to be able to give them more conditions to have a dignified life, because many players are born into a low-income family.

That's very much true. Even superstars of big countries comes from very poor families. I don't there is any issue in playing for other country if you are not required in your naive team.
Right now I was watching cricket match b/ w Oman n PNG, wts interesting is that all omani players are Pakistani n Indian immigrants. Not even a single player of Oman origin.

[BALIK]

France, England, Germany and Belgium are stacked with star players. But how many of them are from native families? These countries are just stealing talent from poor African nations and strengthening their national side. Portugal doesn't have to do that, as they have enough talent in their country. Imagine how strong the Congolese national team would have been, if Romelu Lukaku was playing for them instead of Belgium. The same goes for Guinea (Paul Pogba) and Cameroon (Kylian Mbappé).

I do not quite understand what kind of theft you are talking about. Lukaku was born in Belgium. Pogba was born in France. Mbappe was also born in France. If this is stealing then it is level 80 theft: steal the parents who will then give you a super player  I think that many players (of any age) become top players in Europe for other reasons - Europe is the leader in football and here are the best football schools in the world. Therefore, even if a native of another country comes to Europe and becomes a star, this does not mean that someone has stolen a talented player, but means that here he has the opportunity to realize his talent.

In fact, I completely agree with you.
Brazil, for example, annually forms dozens of good players and most of them will play abroad, why? Because the country simply does not give these players the opportunity to develop professionally here, the government itself does not encourage the practice of the sport, this is regrettable.
I don't see it as a robbery either, because in most cases it's the player who prefers to play in another country, even if he has to stay away from his family, to be able to give them more conditions to have a dignified life, because many players are born into a low-income family.

To be honest I disagree with you regarding the theft of players. One thing that's important is that what the player wants. For example, players like Aymeric Laporte played for both Spain and France national teams. So if the player wants to shift his citizenship, he can do that the national team has nothing to do with this. But the only thing they can do is they can try convincing the player to not shift national team, but the whole decision depends on what the player wants.

[coinism]

To be honest I disagree with you regarding the theft of players. One thing that's important is that what the player wants. For example, players like Aymeric Laporte played for both Spain and France national teams. So if the player wants to shift his citizenship, he can do that the national team has nothing to do with this. But the only thing they can do is they can try convincing the player to not shift national team, but the whole decision depends on what the player wants.

There are some norms which have to be followed in international games whether it's football, basketball or any other game. If it's on a player will then only rich countries will have fine players and underdeveloped countries no matter how much talent they have will always lag behind in every sport. Its the country sports federation that introduces player at international level and they have every right to have his ownership in his hands.

[Silberman]

Brazil scored 4 goals against Uruguay yesterday. Neymar opened the scoring with the first goal from Fred's pass in just 10 minutes. Brazil scored two goals in the first half and two more in the second half. Neymar has made 1 goal and 2 assists. On the other hand, Luis Suarez scored the only goal for Uruguay. Brazil attacked a lot yesterday. The Uruguayan players could not counter-attack. Brazil made 22 shots and 13 on-target shots. On the other hand, Uruguay has only 5 shots.

Brazil seems to be back to its previous form and it seems they are going to be a threat during the next World Cup, the way they are dominating their qualifiers is impressive and even if the quality of soccer played at South America is not as good as what you can see in Europe the level is still very high, which means they will be one of the favorites to win it all during the next World Cup which will be played at Qatar.

[EdenHazard]

Brazil scored 4 goals against Uruguay yesterday. Neymar opened the scoring with the first goal from Fred's pass in just 10 minutes. Brazil scored two goals in the first half and two more in the second half. Neymar has made 1 goal and 2 assists. On the other hand, Luis Suarez scored the only goal for Uruguay. Brazil attacked a lot yesterday. The Uruguayan players could not counter-attack. Brazil made 22 shots and 13 on-target shots. On the other hand, Uruguay has only 5 shots.

Brazil seems to be back to its previous form and it seems they are going to be a threat during the next World Cup, the way they are dominating their qualifiers is impressive and even if the quality of soccer played at South America is not as good as what you can see in Europe the level is still very high, which means they will be one of the favorites to win it all during the next World Cup which will be played at Qatar.

hmmm i think brazil never been in bad form    , since the copa america , they never lost except in the final and get two draw only since then. it was against ecuador and colombia which its not an easy game to play.

anyway yesterday wining against uruguay is an outstanding result , given the fact that they are a tough opponent with suarez in front and win it with 3 goals difference  (4-1) . the world cup qualification getting heat with uruguay at 5th , not a good situation for uruguay.