⚽ FIFA World Cup 2022: Tournament Discussion Thread for Qatar 2022

[püsür]

These are tough games. I think Croatia Will win morroco because they have more experience players,and the have reached this stage before now,they were at the final last time around and they have similar players that were there before, while Morocco has not reached that level, you can't compare like of Luka Modric,Ivan Perisic, brozocic and kovacic to this Morocco players, Morocco only have ziyech who is playing in a big club.

Croatia can only win Morocco by chance, because even France that defeated Morocco it was tough for them to defeat Morocco and rate the methods of Moroccos method of game and Croatia methods of game, the comparison will tell you that Morocco is good. But football are not predicted in such ways because of what I'm seeing there, and secondly if France was to play Croatia they would score a Numbers of goals, but let us watch the first, my prediction is that any winner will win with penalty kick.

In their last game, The croats fell back with a counter ball and a serious defensive error coming from behind as the game was balanced. And right after, when they conceded a very ridiculous goal, they fell a lot at once. I can understand falling down psychologically, but it was very incomprehensible that the Croats did not resort to high mids, air balls, except for one or two positions for 90 minutes, and constantly tried to pierce Argentina, which kept the belly crowded. They even lowered corners, which was incredible. Afterwards, Messi scored a great goal in a favorable environment for himself and signed the match. Against Morocco though, Croatia should learn their lesson and stop with these mistakes. There was a lot of time between the games also until their game against Morocco. I am expecting a better Croatia.

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[JollyGood]

The second from last game of the tournament is kicking-off on 17th December at Khalifa International Stadium:

Croatia vs Morocco

After the way the Moroccans played against France (compared to the way Croatia played against Argentina), I would say Morocco are favourites to win the game and end the tournament in 3rd place.

Croatia have done very well by reaching the 2018 World Cup final and reaching the 2022 world cup semi-final but they did not take their chances against Argentina in a game they should have won. The referee awarded a penalty to Argentina when he should not have done so and Croatia never managed to gt back in the game.

[Marvell1]

The second from last game of the tournament is kicking-off on 17th December at Khalifa International Stadium:
Croatia vs Morocco

After the way the Moroccans played against France (compared to the way Croatia played against Argentina), I would say Morocco are favourites to win the game and end the tournament in 3rd place.

Croatia have done very well by reaching the 2018 World Cup final and reaching the 2022 world cup semi-final but they did not take their chances against Argentina in a game they should have won. The referee awarded a penalty to Argentina when he should not have done so and Croatia never managed to gt back in the game.

Croatia 1 - 1 Morocco

37 minutes ongoing...

Croatia has much better team coordination than Morocco, according to my personal opinion, so I will be supporting them in this match against Morocco. I think that one of the main reasons for Croatia's success is the midfield. Luka Modric has to be among the top players in this entire tournament, especially given the combination of Kovačić and Brozović.

Morocco, however, seems to have a really capable defense in my opinion, as they have upset big teams such as Spain and Germany due to their defense. There is no doubt that we will be able to witness a fantastic game of football between the third and fourth best teams in the World Cup.

[piebeyb]

The second from last game of the tournament is kicking-off on 17th December at Khalifa International Stadium:
Croatia vs Morocco

After the way the Moroccans played against France (compared to the way Croatia played against Argentina), I would say Morocco are favourites to win the game and end the tournament in 3rd place.

Croatia have done very well by reaching the 2018 World Cup final and reaching the 2022 world cup semi-final but they did not take their chances against Argentina in a game they should have won. The referee awarded a penalty to Argentina when he should not have done so and Croatia never managed to gt back in the game.

Croatia 1 - 1 Morocco

37 minutes ongoing...

Croatia has much better team coordination than Morocco, according to my personal opinion, so I will be supporting them in this match against Morocco. I think that one of the main reasons for Croatia's success is the midfield. Luka Modric has to be among the top players in this entire tournament, especially given the combination of Kovačić and Brozović.

Morocco, however, seems to have a really capable defense in my opinion, as they have upset big teams such as Spain and Germany due to their defense. There is no doubt that we will be able to witness a fantastic game of football between the third and fourth best teams in the World Cup.

Croatia 2 - 1 Morocco and the first half is over, both of them played well tonight even croatia can break through the Moroccan defense easily to score 2 goals in this first half, I'm not sure if you look at the statistics of the game it looks like croatia will be the third place in the cup this world, even though i hope morocco will win it, just expect a surprise from morocco in the second round because i bet on him

[tokeweed]

^  Funny how that turned out.  I guess Morocco wants to win it more than Croatia does?  Croatia was set to win the whole thing and I guess losing the semis got them an adrenaline dump and they're playing a tad lower in performance than what they're really capable of.  Morocco on the other hand is making the best out of it.  

And it's also funny how it's 2 - 1 at HT.  Totally unexpected to have it at over 2.5 in the first half.  I thought it would end with something like nil - nil or 1 - 1 at FT.

[JollyGood]

Croatia 2-1 Morocco

The penultimate game of the tournament has ended with Croatia ending in 3rd place. Well done to Morocco for a fantastic achievement to have got this far and being in 4th place. Congratulations to Croatia too, they were losing finalists in the previous world cup and losing semi-finalists this time.

Croatia will have to start thinking about a rebuild because by the time Euro 2024 tournament kicks-off in Germany, they will have an ageing team but they have time to be effective once more. As for Morocco, they have a younger team and time will tell if they can build on their success.

The final game of the tournament is tomorrow between Argentina and France. For me, France will win the game quite comfortably possibly by a two or three goal cushion. I will guess the final score to be Argentina 0-2 France and with that making France back-to-back world cup winners.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

^  Funny how that turned out.  I guess Morocco wants to win it more than Croatia does?  Croatia was set to win the whole thing and I guess losing the semis got them an adrenaline dump and they're playing a tad lower in performance than what they're really capable of.  Morocco on the other hand is making the best out of it.  

And it's also funny how it's 2 - 1 at HT.  Totally unexpected to have it at over 2.5 in the first half.  I thought it would end with something like nil - nil or 1 - 1 at FT.

I didn't get to watch the game but from my personal perspective, think morocco (with the way they were being hyped all around the world and several congratulatory messages from almost all the presidents of all the African countries) expected to win their match against France which they did not and that might have shocked them to the bones, and yet to recover from the shock, they faced Croatia today, and morocco being down in their morale is why Croatia won.

On a more serious note, i am indeed disappointed they lost the third place, with all they efforts and hardwork they put into making it to the semi finals, third place would have been a good reward for their labor, but anyways, its football, anything is always possible.

[goaldigger]

Croatia 2-1 Morocco

The penultimate game of the tournament has ended with Croatia ending in 3rd place. Well done to Morocco for a fantastic achievement to have got this far and being in 4th place. Congratulations to Croatia too, they were losing finalists in the previous world cup and losing semi-finalists this time.

That was a great match but in the end Croatia prevails and they celebrated like they won the championship.
Morocco should not be ashamed though, they made a great run this world cup and getting into the semis was already a big achievements for them, for sure next world cup they will do more. The finals between Argentina and France are getting more exciting, Argentina is still the favorite to win though.

[Johnyz]

Croatia 2-1 Morocco

The penultimate game of the tournament has ended with Croatia ending in 3rd place. Well done to Morocco for a fantastic achievement to have got this far and being in 4th place. Congratulations to Croatia too, they were losing finalists in the previous world cup and losing semi-finalists this time.

That was a great match but in the end Croatia prevails and they celebrated like they won the championship.
Morocco should not be ashamed though, they made a great run this world cup and getting into the semis was already a big achievements for them, for sure next world cup they will do more. The finals between Argentina and France are getting more exciting, Argentina is still the favorite to win though.

Honestly I thought this will be an easy win for Croatia but the way Morocco played the whole time, they proved that they deserve to be on this spot and ending the world at 4th place was great for them. Croatia just managed to play consistently here and they have a great system to follow, they are more eager to win here. Finals is the next big game, and yes Argentina will have a great opportunity here to win the title and I will place a bet for this.

[bitcampaign]

Croatia 2-1 Morocco

congratulations to croatia for coming out as third place in this world cup, even though their failure to qualify for the final because they were defeated by argentina it seems that croatia will not miss the struggle for 3rd place in this world cup, croatia was able to score 2 goals against morocco and morocco must admit the superiority of croatia's game, both teams played attacking until the end to keep the audience entertained with their game last night

[ZAINmalik75]

Today will be the deciding day of world cup 2022 winner, both teams are too strong and will do everything to bring the trophy 🏆 home, some bad new are France national team fans that few of his playing XI are injured like varane and Tchouameni will didn't play the final which may great impact of France result. While on other side Messi are also injured but hope he will ready for final, my prediction for the final is that Argentina will score 3 goals against france while France will score two goals and at the end the winner will be Argentina. This will be a memorable day for million of fans of Lionel Messi.
My prediction.
Argentina 3-2 France

[Daniel91]

Croatia 2-1 Morocco

congratulations to croatia for coming out as third place in this world cup, even though their failure to qualify for the final because they were defeated by argentina it seems that croatia will not miss the struggle for 3rd place in this world cup, croatia was able to score 2 goals against morocco and morocco must admit the superiority of croatia's game, both teams played attacking until the end to keep the audience entertained with their game last night

Croatia was mentally, emotionally and physically exhausted after the match against Brazil and could not repeat the same match against Argentina.
Regardless, this is another great result for a small country like Croatia.
Today we are waiting for the big final between France and Argentina and a great end to this tournament, a clash between two giants, Messi and Mbappe.
Several French players have been ill in recent days, but I hope they will all be ready to play today.
The final will be uncertain and I would still give a small advantage to France, considering that the greater pressure will still be on Messi and the Argentine.

[ilovealtcoins]

My prediction.
Argentina 3-2 France

I don't think we will see so many goals in the final. This is the final match. No team wants to lose. So their main focus in this match will probably be to keep their defense tight. and not conceding goals. So both teams will want to keep the defense tight and then attack.. However, both teams' attacks are very strong. Argentina has Alvarez, Di Maria and Messi. On the other hand, France has Griezmann and Mbappe. 4/5 goals in this match are not unusual.

[piebeyb]

Today will be the deciding day of world cup 2022 winner, both teams are too strong and will do everything to bring the trophy 🏆 home, some bad new are France national team fans that few of his playing XI are injured like varane and Tchouameni will didn't play the final which may great impact of France result. While on other side Messi are also injured but hope he will ready for final, my prediction for the final is that Argentina will score 3 goals against france while France will score two goals and at the end the winner will be Argentina. This will be a memorable day for million of fans of Lionel Messi.
My prediction.
Argentina 3-2 France

exactly what I thought that the final match will be more than 2 goals, both teams will play attack from start to finish to score early goals to increase confidence, but still I also bet on Argentina in the final match which will soon be is about to start, i hope messi et al play with full squad team 

[UmerIdrees]

I just captured some memorable moments from the closing World cup 2022 ceremony. The world cup will end today with the final but a lot of memories will remain forever.

Just In  ----   Fifa World Cup Closing Ceremony

[JollyGood]

Final:

Argentina 3-3 France
Argentina 4-2 won on penalties














I feel sorry for Mbappe, he was the player of the game and probably the player of the tournament. Imagine Giroud and Griezmann taking penalties, they would have been expected to score. The game was already lost when France fell 2-0 down but they nearly won it by making it 2-2. At 3-2 down they made it 3-3 but lost on penalties.

Well done to Argentina but I think Messi was overrated in the tournament and still think he is not to be considered anywhere near the great Maradona.

[Sithara007]

Well done to Argentina but I think Messi was overrated in the tournament and still think he is not to be considered anywhere near the great Maradona.

Both Messi and Maradona are legendary players. They have their own style of play and can't be compared with each other. Just because you like Maradona more, there is no need to badmouth Messi. For me, both of them are equally good. Maradona never managed to win a world cup for his country after 1986. Back in 1990 and 1994, Argentina had very strong players, and still they couldn't lift the trophy. This time apart from Messi there were no star players in the Argentina team. Yet they managed to win the trophy, after a long gap of 36 years.

[nullama]

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Both Messi and Maradona are legendary players. They have their own style of play and can't be compared with each other. Just because you like Maradona more, there is no need to badmouth Messi. For me, both of them are equally good. Maradona never managed to win a world cup for his country after 1986. Back in 1990 and 1994, Argentina had very strong players, and still they couldn't lift the trophy. This time apart from Messi there were no star players in the Argentina team. Yet they managed to win the trophy, after a long gap of 36 years.

I agree, both are incredibly talented players.

Probably one of the reasons why Maradona is seen as a god is because of the political tension between Argentina and England, and the mythical goal scored by hand, among other things like that.

Messi is seen a bit more like a good kid, whereas Maradona would be the naughty kid, so there's a huge difference between them.

But technically Maradona and Messi are extremely talented.

[8rch7]

Both Messi and Maradona are legendary players. They have their own style of play and can't be compared with each other. Just because you like Maradona more, there is no need to badmouth Messi. For me, both of them are equally good. Maradona never managed to win a world cup for his country after 1986. Back in 1990 and 1994, Argentina had very strong players, and still they couldn't lift the trophy. This time apart from Messi there were no star players in the Argentina team. Yet they managed to win the trophy, after a long gap of 36 years.

Between Lionel Messi and Maradona have unique each other and we can't compare them, I don't think many people favored with Maradona after his achievement bring Argentina win World Cup trophy but some of them forget what the best achievement with Maradona at his club. Lionel Messi have different after success many kinds of trophies with club and several personal award achievement and the last success win World Cup trophy.

Lionel Messi not try retired from national team although he as success win World Cup tittle and right now he has decision for Copa America and still possibility in next World Cup.

[Sithara007]

I agree, both are incredibly talented players.

Probably one of the reasons why Maradona is seen as a god is because of the political tension between Argentina and England, and the mythical goal scored by hand, among other things like that.

Messi is seen a bit more like a good kid, whereas Maradona would be the naughty kid, so there's a huge difference between them.

But technically Maradona and Messi are extremely talented.

Both are equally talented. But apart from that, there are hardly any similarities between these two - both in terms of football and personal life. Maradona couldn't handle all the fame, and ended up being an alcoholic. For almost two decades, he was addicted to cocaine and some of the other hard drugs. Suffered from obesity as well. Died at the age of 60, and at the time of his death he was all alone. Messi on the other hand has maintained a good reputation in public. I am not badmouthing Maradona, but he was not exactly a role model.