2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar - UEFA Qualifiers

[bekti3]

England 6 - 2 Iran

 

when this game started i thought it would be a low goals game i even thought that england would draw against iran, but after the 3 goals i started to think that iran would be massacred and that's what happened, they conceded 6 goals, it looks like there were no iranian players on the field, definitely england has good players, but it's very strange that kane didn't manage to score at least 1 goal, that way he won't have a chance to be the best scorer in the world cup, this one it was his best chance of having managed to score a lot of goals, this proves that kane will not be the best scorer of this world cup

A striking comparison of quality is one of the differentiators in this match because in every respect England are still much better but I am surprised that England can score half a dozen goals in this match.
I'm quite happy with my bet but I didn't expect it to be a massacre in the early matches of the world cup.
But indeed the English game in this match is very worthy of appreciation.

[Distraction]

England put on a show against Iran today really. I believe they have the strongest squad in the World Cup currently. It feels like one can build another good national team with even their substitutes.    Normally they should be the biggest favourite for the cup if we consider only the squad qualities. But things don't work in this way unfortunately. England have had big disappointments because of bad managements. They just can't find the right coach for themselves. I don't know if Southgate is the one now. We need to see them in big matches also.

No matter what I still want to believe in England to reach the finale and maybe even finish their longing for the World Cup title. They couldn't win this title since 1966. This is really a horrible record for a national team which have always had great players actually.

[G_Besar]

England 6 - 2 Iran

 

when this game started i thought it would be a low goals game i even thought that england would draw against iran, but after the 3 goals i started to think that iran would be massacred and that's what happened, they conceded 6 goals, it looks like there were no iranian players on the field, definitely england has good players, but it's very strange that kane didn't manage to score at least 1 goal, that way he won't have a chance to be the best scorer in the world cup, this one it was his best chance of having managed to score a lot of goals, this proves that kane will not be the best scorer of this world cup

A striking comparison of quality is one of the differentiators in this match because in every respect England are still much better but I am surprised that England can score half a dozen goals in this match.
I'm quite happy with my bet but I didn't expect it to be a massacre in the early matches of the world cup.
But indeed the English game in this match is very worthy of appreciation.

A good start for The Three Lions, a landslide victory over Iran made them more confident. The performance of the England national team in this match was truly extraordinary, they were able to control all lines.

I am even more confident about the England squad at this World Cup. Southgate has a wide selection of quality players and several players are on fire with their club like Saka. England will be a strong candidate for the championship this time!

[bitzizzix]

USA vs Wales 1-1, and Wales were lucky because one goal came from a foul in the penalty box by USA defender Zimmerman to Gareth Bale, and Gareth Bale converted the perfect penalty which made it 1-1 in the 82nd minute.
and I saw USA playing quite well, especially in defense so that Wales had trouble scoring goals, and USA also dominated the game.
England made a surprise in their first match at the 2022 Qatar World Cup, by winning a big win against Iran with a score of 6-2.

[Frankolala]

England 6 - 2 Iran

 

when this game started i thought it would be a low goals game i even thought that england would draw against iran, but after the 3 goals i started to think that iran would be massacred and that's what happened, they conceded 6 goals, it looks like there were no iranian players on the field, definitely england has good players, but it's very strange that kane didn't manage to score at least 1 goal, that way he won't have a chance to be the best scorer in the world cup, this one it was his best chance of having managed to score a lot of goals, this proves that kane will not be the best scorer of this world cup

A striking comparison of quality is one of the differentiators in this match because in every respect England are still much better but I am surprised that England can score half a dozen goals in this match.
I'm quite happy with my bet but I didn't expect it to be a massacre in the early matches of the world cup.
But indeed the English game in this match is very worthy of appreciation.

A good start for The Three Lions, a landslide victory over Iran made them more confident. The performance of the England national team in this match was truly extraordinary, they were able to control all lines.

I am even more confident about the England squad at this World Cup. Southgate has a wide selection of quality players and several players are on fire with their club like Saka. England will be a strong candidate for the championship this time!

This match was just like a work over match I know that Iran will not be able to play England since England has a strong league that is among the most interesting leagues in the world which makes them have good players that are capable of winning any team.
Iran are weak in football just like Qatar and they could do nothing but accepting their defeats in fate. I hope this will be the only match with so many goal or let's just sit back and enjoy the world cup to know if there will be another match with more goals than this.

[bekti3]

A striking comparison of quality is one of the differentiators in this match because in every respect England are still much better but I am surprised that England can score half a dozen goals in this match.
I'm quite happy with my bet but I didn't expect it to be a massacre in the early matches of the world cup.
But indeed the English game in this match is very worthy of appreciation.

A good start for The Three Lions, a landslide victory over Iran made them more confident. The performance of the England national team in this match was truly extraordinary, they were able to control all lines.

I am even more confident about the England squad at this World Cup. Southgate has a wide selection of quality players and several players are on fire with their club like Saka. England will be a strong candidate for the championship this time!

The young English players gave a brilliant performance in this match but indeed this can still be said to be reasonable because it is certain that many have predicted this and of course this will be an easy match for England.
As for the title challenger, maybe we should look at a more equal match first.

In another match USA and Wales were very unlucky my bet was lost in the 82nd minute due to a penalty from Bale. Even though at first I was quite comfortable with the bet I had.

[imamusma]

USA vs Wales 1-1, and Wales were lucky because one goal came from a foul in the penalty box by USA defender Zimmerman to Gareth Bale, and Gareth Bale converted the perfect penalty which made it 1-1 in the 82nd minute.
and I saw USA playing quite well, especially in defense so that Wales had trouble scoring goals, and USA also dominated the game.
England made a surprise in their first match at the 2022 Qatar World Cup, by winning a big win against Iran with a score of 6-2.

The game got more interesting in the last 30 minutes of the second half. Both teams attacked each other and pressed both through counterattacks and others. Wales finally managed to equalize the score at 1-1 after Bale was fouled in the penalty box, that was Wales' advantage in this match. But who would have thought, USA turned out to play better than Wales even though in the end it failed to maintain victory.

USA looks like they will take the lead in the group stage if they put in a really good performance like this one. Maybe they won't win against England, but it's very possible to win against Iran.

[LUCKMCFLY]

Well, in today's game of England 6 Vs Iran 2, it is worth noting that those who were always saying that they did not believe in the England team, won with a very good margin and are based on the fact that they are positioning themselves very well, for now I understand that even Maguire played well (which is hard to believe, because he is a player who most of the time doesn't do it that way) although I didn't see him as very brilliant, he just assisted a goal that didn't look bad, but I think he was injured, however it caught my attention because the English team had said that Kane would come out with the Capital bandana with the colors of LGT +, but it was not like that, he came out with his blue bandana. but it cannot be denied that for me, in my personal opinion, the player of the match was Kane.

But just as he was, I hope he doesn't have a very strong injury:

Harry Kane injury latest as Callum Wilson shows England World Cup class

Gareth Southgate reveals his decision to substitute Harry Kane was due to a bad tackle he sustained in the second-half. Newcastle United's Callum Wilson replaced the Tottenham striker in the second-half and grabbed an assist for Jack Grealish with England's sixth goal of the afternoon.

The Magpies No 9 unselfishly squared the ball for the Manchester City playmaker in the dying embers of the game. Supporters were quick to praise the Toon frontman, when he could have easily taken a shot on goal.

England will now take on the United States in their second game in Group B on Friday night at the Al Bayt Stadium. Kane is expected to start if he's fit.

Source: https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/harry-kane-england-injury-wilson-25572750

It should be noted that the Iranians did everything they could, but there is no denying that it was an excellent game.

With regard to the game of Snegal and Holland, it seems to me that although Senegal was 0 and Holland 2 it was a very exciting game, the truth is that I could have ended up with Senegal winning by quite a bit, what happens is that they were not accurate, in My personal opinion I think that the Netherlands was lucky and Senegal really missed Mane, it was sad, the truth was that it was for the African team, although they still have a very good chance of going to the second phase to the round of 16, it is very possible that they can arrive, what I can think of is that Holland is very good, I saw Virgil very well in defense, they made a tremendous shot on goal and he headed it, I think it would have been Senegal's goal and that would have changed the direction of the match.

Well things can get out of control due to a few opinions from some 'relevant people:

Louis van Gaal admits Netherlands were "shoddy" despite World Cup win over Senegal

Louis van Gaal felt this victory was never in doubt - but the Dutch left it late.

The veteran Dutch boss emerged from this satisfied with the Oranje after two goals in the final six minutes sealed beat the reigning African champs. Midfielder Cody Gakpo broke the deadlock six minutes from time - beating Edouard Mendy to Frenkie de Jong’s cross.

And then Davy Klaassen added a second in the dying moments after Mendy could only parry sub Memphis Depay’s shot into his path.

Van Gaal, who believes his side will perform better than the Dutch vintage he managed eight years ago that finished third in Brazil, was content with the show rather than overjoyed.

Source: https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/match-reports/louis-van-gaal-admits-netherlands-28550145

I wouldn't say that about the Dutch team, but the truth is, as I said, I think they were very lucky.

Finally, to finish today's session with USA 1 and Wales 1, the truth is that the USA played very well in the first half, they had the opportunity to score up to 3 goals, within which only 1 was conceded and for the second half it was believed that the USA I was going to crush Wales with everything, but it was not like that, I saw a quite activated Gareth Bale and with all his captaincy quite clear, for me the player of the whole match is him, besides Bale's goal came from a moment in which the Galés was going to make a good feint to be able to shut down the goal, (probably it was going to be a goal) but the defender took his support foot and penalized him, although Bale shot him from the same side as the goalkeeper, it was a great goal .


USA vs Wales, FIFA World Cup 2022 Highlights: Gareth Bale Helps Wales Hold USA To 1-1 Draw

USA vs Wales, FIFA World Cup 2022 Highlights: Gareth Bale converted from the spot to score the equaliser for Wales against USA in the Group B game between the sides at the Al Rayyan Stadium.

Source: https://sports.ndtv.com/fifa-world-cup-2022/fifa-world-cup-2022-usa-vs-wales-football-live-score-updates-3541311

Well this is something that I liked, the fact that Gareth Bale scored for his country after Wales did not go to the World Cup, approximately 70 years that he did not go to a World Cup, I think they did very well.

[Republikcoin.com]

Totally agree with your opinion. Even more amazing, Bellingham's goal was the opener for The Three Lions and was a very impressive thing for the 19-year-old footballer,
and put him on England's all-time list of World Cup goalscorers, and in second place, after Michael Owen.

Yes, that's why I have more confidence in England because I have seen how England's past was in the world cup so that this year England already have more great players and also have good skills on the field. England's proof against Iran was indeed extraordinary where England was able to win a lot without having pressure in their game. And if you look at the way the Iranian players are playing, I don't think England is the right opponent for Iran.

[Sithara007]

Yes, that's why I have more confidence in England because I have seen how England's past was in the world cup so that this year England already have more great players and also have good skills on the field. England's proof against Iran was indeed extraordinary where England was able to win a lot without having pressure in their game. And if you look at the way the Iranian players are playing, I don't think England is the right opponent for Iran.

Don't get overexcited with a win over such a weak team. AFC teams are not very strong and the real challenge for England will come once they face other UEFA and CONMEBOL teams. They have a match against Wales in group stage and let's see how they perform. And in the next stage, most probably either Ecuador or Netherlands will be their opponents. And that is going to be a lot tougher compared to their match against Iran. And don't forget the fact that England conceded two goals during yesterday's match. They were so focused on attack, that they ignored their defense.

[nullama]

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Don't get overexcited with a win over such a weak team. AFC teams are not very strong and the real challenge for England will come once they face other UEFA and CONMEBOL teams. They have a match against Wales in group stage and let's see how they perform. And in the next stage, most probably either Ecuador or Netherlands will be their opponents. And that is going to be a lot tougher compared to their match against Iran. And don't forget the fact that England conceded two goals during yesterday's match. They were so focused on attack, that they ignored their defense.

That's true, but England did show that they're in good shape, they all played very well and fast. Wales also is in great shape. The Wales vs US game was probably the most fun match to watch so far, and I'm sure there will be better matches soon.

[Sebas.tian]

Today Group A match day, Senegal vs Netherlands. Group A already played 1 matches and Ecuador won the match Qatar lost the point. Today big team Netherlands vs Senegal match.I think Netherlands will win today match and They will go the table topper. My prediction goes to Netherlands and Ecuador will be qualify in next round.

The match ended up for the favour of Netherlands to defeated Senegal 2-0, because they really displayed what made them to achieved the victory from the Senegal. The two teams really performed well from the beginning of the match but Senegal missed many opportunities that could have made them to defeat Netherlands but Netherlands defenders made their defense stronger for Senegal strikers not to achieve a single goal till the end of the match. If Netherlands coach can work on their strikers before their next match, I think they will definitely achieve victory that will make them the best in group A.

[Sithara007]

That's true, but England did show that they're in good shape, they all played very well and fast. Wales also is in great shape. The Wales vs US game was probably the most fun match to watch so far, and I'm sure there will be better matches soon.

We had 4 games so far. Out of them, two were quite lop-sided (Qatar vs Ecuador, and England vs Iran). I found these matches quite boring. The other two were quite interesting (Wales vs United States and Senegal vs Netherlands). And it will be difficult to select one out of the two matches. I enjoyed the Senegal match, but was quite disappointed with the way they lost it in the last 10 minutes or so. They had a golden opportunity to get 1 valuable point. All they had to do was to keep their defense strong for the last few minutes.

[G_Besar]

Yes, that's why I have more confidence in England because I have seen how England's past was in the world cup so that this year England already have more great players and also have good skills on the field. England's proof against Iran was indeed extraordinary where England was able to win a lot without having pressure in their game. And if you look at the way the Iranian players are playing, I don't think England is the right opponent for Iran.

Don't get overexcited with a win over such a weak team. AFC teams are not very strong and the real challenge for England will come once they face other UEFA and CONMEBOL teams. They have a match against Wales in group stage and let's see how they perform. And in the next stage, most probably either Ecuador or Netherlands will be their opponents. And that is going to be a lot tougher compared to their match against Iran. And don't forget the fact that England conceded two goals during yesterday's match. They were so focused on attack, that they ignored their defense.

Yes indeed England has not received a real challenge. But in my opinion at this World Cup the England squad is more mature and has strength that is evenly distributed on every front. Southgate currently has England's best squad. The big win over Iran is proof that The Three Lions are among the strong candidates this time. Iran is not a weak team in Asia, they are a regular country that entered the World Cup and were coached by Carlos Queiroz. The England national team will go fast in the World Cup this time.

[joker_josue]

Yes indeed England has not received a real challenge. But in my opinion at this World Cup the England squad is more mature and has strength that is evenly distributed on every front. Southgate currently has England's best squad. The big win over Iran is proof that The Three Lions are among the strong candidates this time. Iran is not a weak team in Asia, they are a regular country that entered the World Cup and were coached by Carlos Queiroz. The England national team will go fast in the World Cup this time.

England are at a higher level compared to the teams in their group. They will pass first in the group with some ease. Then Wales and the USA will fight for second place. Now, it will be very interesting to see England playing against these teams, as they are always very emotional games and surprises can happen. Even so, I think England have the best conditions to win every group game.

[Daniel91]

Today Group A match day, Senegal vs Netherlands. Group A already played 1 matches and Ecuador won the match Qatar lost the point. Today big team Netherlands vs Senegal match.I think Netherlands will win today match and They will go the table topper. My prediction goes to Netherlands and Ecuador will be qualify in next round.

The match ended up for the favour of Netherlands to defeated Senegal 2-0, because they really displayed what made them to achieved the victory from the Senegal. The two teams really performed well from the beginning of the match but Senegal missed many opportunities that could have made them to defeat Netherlands but Netherlands defenders made their defense stronger for Senegal strikers not to achieve a single goal till the end of the match. If Netherlands coach can work on their strikers before their next match, I think they will definitely achieve victory that will make them the best in group A.

After this match, you can see how much Senegal lacks a real striker, their main player Mane.
With him in the team, I believe that Senegal would not have lost the match against the Netherlands and that they would have fought for the first place in the group.
I think the match between Senegal and Ecuador will decide the second place in this group, while Qatar has no chance and is probably the weakest team in the whole world cup.
Honestly, the Netherlands didn't impress me, I expected a lot more from them. Some members of this forum mentioned them as possible candidates for the World Cup finals, but I'm not really convinced of that.

[makishart]

30 minutes has passed and argentina was leading the match with 1 goal and i think that argentina will be winning the match with the score at least 2-0 for that. KSA was not strong enough to give a tough game for argentina with so many great players.
I hope that argentina will be making lots of goals against KSA but the important thing is KSA was doing its defensive pretty well from any attack that came from the argentina. this becomes an easy match for argentina until it will not lucky enough and KSA can make the match become draw.

[FanEagle]

Don't get overexcited with a win over such a weak team. AFC teams are not very strong and the real challenge for England will come once they face other UEFA and CONMEBOL teams. They have a match against Wales in group stage and let's see how they perform. And in the next stage, most probably either Ecuador or Netherlands will be their opponents. And that is going to be a lot tougher compared to their match against Iran. And don't forget the fact that England conceded two goals during yesterday's match. They were so focused on attack, that they ignored their defense.

Yes indeed England has not received a real challenge. But in my opinion at this World Cup the England squad is more mature and has strength that is evenly distributed on every front. Southgate currently has England's best squad. The big win over Iran is proof that The Three Lions are among the strong candidates this time. Iran is not a weak team in Asia, they are a regular country that entered the World Cup and were coached by Carlos Queiroz. The England national team will go fast in the World Cup this time.

They are playing with that fire because they lost the euros and they know that if they end up winning the world cup everyone would forget about what they lost and love them. Plus, they are already all players that worth a lot of money, but they could also get a lot more offers with higher salaries as well if they play well here.

Even players who are very well know such as Kane could become a great player with a lot of salary earned and playing for a bigger club, like Real is having hard time with Benzema, who is to say they won't get Kane? So they all want that fame, that money, and also a way to make themselves forgiven for losing the finals.

[Barcode_]

I guess after watching how Saudi Arabia shocked the world by beating Argentina, France would surely need to be wary of Australia too even though France are clearly the hot favorite to win the match in full time. France recent performance in the Uefa Nations League were pretty horrible, but I think France should still be able to beat Australia today.

[bitzizzix]

30 minutes has passed and argentina was leading the match with 1 goal and i think that argentina will be winning the match with the score at least 2-0 for that. KSA was not strong enough to give a tough game for argentina with so many great players.
I hope that argentina will be making lots of goals against KSA but the important thing is KSA was doing its defensive pretty well from any attack that came from the argentina. this becomes an easy match for argentina until it will not lucky enough and KSA can make the match become draw.

But in reality it was the opposite, Argentina lost 1-2 against Saudi Arabia. And the 2-1 advantage provides an opportunity for Saudi Arabia to break its bad record when it meets Argentina, because Saudi Arabia has faced Argentina four times and in those four matches ended in two draws and two defeats.
and in the game Argentina was much better than Saudi Arabia, and one of the keys to Saudi Arabia's impressive performance in the defense sector was piling up players at the back and that made it difficult for Argentina to score goals.
and this has become commonplace when the top team against the bottom team and the bottom team will strengthen a stacked and solid defense, and only rely on counterattacks hoping for luck and it mostly works.