FIFA World Cup 2022 Discussion Thread

[Theones]

We have had really fruitful games so far. South Korea - Ghana was one of them. Ghana started the game really effectively and captured a 2-0 advantage in the first half already. South Korea defense had a really big issue with defending then. They were vulnerable against crosses but the same thing happened to Ghana in the second half. They had a huge problem on defending Cho Gue-Sung on crosses and he scored two great headers thanks to that.

However Kudus was still there to save the team by scoring another goal and making the score 3-2. South Korea still played in a really determined way after this goal and found many opportunities to score. Especially the one they found with Jin-Su Kim was a big waste as it was an absolute goal chance. They still have a chance for next round and they have still made a huge effort so far even if they don't manage to do it.

The South Korea versus Ghana match would have turned out very wrong for South Korea. Eventually, this match ended in a draw. Obviously, that was not the optimal result for South Korea. They wanted to win this match. Now, as far as I know, this has become almost close to impossible for them. It was actually sad to see because they tried really hard to win that match. But eventually, they failed.

Ghana beat them 3-2.  They tied it up once they were down 2 nil but Ghana ended up scoring another goal.  Korea has a tough draw and doesn't look like they are going to make it out of group play.  The Portugal game was real good as well.  They look like a real contender so far.  They handled Uruguay fairly easily.

In group H match of POR against URU - URU unfortunately lost the match and POR is at the top of the chart
If URU did not win their last match they will be heading home and will be out of the tournament.

[EdenHazard]

In the second game today we again had a lot of emotions and a lot of goals. In the end, Ghana won 3-2 against South Korea, but the determination of the Asian team in the second half deserves a lot of credit. However, this is little consolation for the Koreans, who already have minimal chances of promotion. Portugal can qualify from this group if they beat Uruguay in today's match. I hope it will be an interesting game as well.

Ghana deserved a second chance after their result in Portugal, they tried their hardest but it was too late to equalize the last goal scored by Portugal and I love the way they converged that energy on Korea Republic though Korea really retaliated after the second half but Kudus was prepared not to let go of every chance ghana had and finished with 3-2 just the same manner Portugal did them in round 1

From the looks of things, Portugal will be lucky in the outcome against Uruguay, as Ronaldo just scored a goal with a great assist from Fernandes, and Portugal currently leads the field statistically. So far, the match has lasted 70 minutes, and I believe the score will be 2-0 because the ball distribution among Uruguay players is unsatisfactory.

They always heating really late , ghana should have get a better result in the previous  match against portugal , and they are now prove it by beating south korea in style while at the other side south korea in a mission impossible as they have to beat portugal in the last match of the group.

While waiting the result of ghana vs uruguay.

[nullama]

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Ghana beat them 3-2.  They tied it up once they were down 2 nil but Ghana ended up scoring another goal.  Korea has a tough draw and doesn't look like they are going to make it out of group play.  The Portugal game was real good as well.  They look like a real contender so far.  They handled Uruguay fairly easily.

South Korea had such a fantastic momentum going from 0 - 2 to 2 - 2 in a short amount of time. It was incredible.

And then another surprise appeared, the 2 - 3 giving Ghana the final victory.

The South Korean coach was arguing about something in the end to the referee and he got what I believe is the first red card of this tournament.

At least there were not many VAR dramas in that game.

[Sithara007]

The South Korean coach was arguing about something in the end to the referee and he got what I believe is the first red card of this tournament.

The South Korean coach deserved the red card. He wanted the referee to extend the play by a few seconds as the Korean players were about to take a corner. But the FIFA laws are very clear. Play time can be extended only in case of a penalty, and not in the case of a corner kick or freekick. This guy abused the referee when his arguments were rejected and the referee handed him a red card in the end. It is a big shame that such people are allowed in to this world cup. South Korea need to introspect about their poor performance rather than arguing with the referee.

[blue Snow]

Goal Castelelleto in 1st half makes me optimism Cameroon will win the match. I bet for them, And happy when hope they will create more goals during the match, but everything was changed after 1st half almost finished. I don't know why Cameroon defenders are very careless and scattered when can not cover the defense, and their defender is also very slow to come back from the front. We know they play offensive but, it's not balanced when compared to the solidity player from Serbia which makes them control and the match. Both now are in a difficult position, they must win in the last match.

[Lafu]

The South Korean coach deserved the red card. He wanted the referee to extend the play by a few seconds as the Korean players were about to take a corner. But the FIFA laws are very clear. Play time can be extended only in case of a penalty, and not in the case of a corner kick or freekick. This guy abused the referee when his arguments were rejected and the referee handed him a red card in the end. It is a big shame that such people are allowed in to this world cup. South Korea need to introspect about their poor performance rather than arguing with the referee.

I think its not a shame because of the red card that the South Korean coach got , they are all Humans and specialy for that Countries that playing not often there.
Its very emotional for some people there and sometimes they cant control there emotions , thats soccer and i really see no big deal with red card at all.
I looking forward to the match today between Ecuador vs Senegal , it can and will be a very interesting Game.

[Ttelas]

               Group F.                                                                                     Team             P.   W   D     L      DIFF.   PTS.                              .1  Croatia       2.   1     1     0      3.           4                                   2. Morocco   2.    1     1     0     2             4                                   3. Belgium     2.    1     0     1.   -1            3.                                 4. Canada.     2.    0     0      2    -4.          0                                    
                 fixtures  and Predictions                                                                              
  Canada - Morocco    ×2                                                                              
  Croatia  - Belgium     ×2                                                                                                       This is one of the  most critical group and we are hoping Morocco been the only African team to qualify however  Morocco need to beat Canada  to qualify automatically but if Morocco draw Canada and if Belgium win Croatia then Morocco will still qualify. Morocco get the highest chance to qualify unfailingly. Croatia can only qualify if their draw or win Belgium.

[YinShuiSiYuan]

We have had really fruitful games so far. South Korea - Ghana was one of them. Ghana started the game really effectively and captured a 2-0 advantage in the first half already. South Korea defense had a really big issue with defending then. They were vulnerable against crosses but the same thing happened to Ghana in the second half. They had a huge problem on defending Cho Gue-Sung on crosses and he scored two great headers thanks to that.

However Kudus was still there to save the team by scoring another goal and making the score 3-2. South Korea still played in a really determined way after this goal and found many opportunities to score. Especially the one they found with Jin-Su Kim was a big waste as it was an absolute goal chance. They still have a chance for next round and they have still made a huge effort so far even if they don't manage to do it.

The South Korea versus Ghana match would have turned out very wrong for South Korea. Eventually, this match ended in a draw. Obviously, that was not the optimal result for South Korea. They wanted to win this match. Now, as far as I know, this has become almost close to impossible for them. It was actually sad to see because they tried really hard to win that match. But eventually, they failed.

Ghana beat them 3-2.  They tied it up once they were down 2 nil but Ghana ended up scoring another goal.  Korea has a tough draw and doesn't look like they are going to make it out of group play.  The Portugal game was real good as well.  They look like a real contender so far.  They handled Uruguay fairly easily.

What an amazing game and performance by Ghana and South Korea, the game was very interesting and intense.
South Korea lost the game and got the red card because of their coach argument with the referee to extend the time .
No team should forget the rules and regulations of games and fifa and gracefully accept their defeat .
Both team played aggressively yesterday but that's obvious one has to win and one has to loose , Ghana played excellently and they won .

[dataispower]

From the looks of things, Portugal will be lucky in the outcome against Uruguay, as Ronaldo just scored a goal with a great assist from Fernandes, and Portugal currently leads the field statistically. So far, the match has lasted 70 minutes, and I believe the score will be 2-0 because the ball distribution among Uruguay players is unsatisfactory.

Actually Ronaldo didn't score that goal but I also thought that he touched the ball with his head there. It was a really close call as it seems. Even they wrote the goal to Ronaldo first but they changed it to Fernandes later on. It was a really nice goal anyway. Ronaldo was so near getting rid of the "Penaldo" nickname in the World Cup but he missed it by inches.    I don't call him like that of course because he is one of the legends playing football actively still.

Uruguay have been able to balance the game a little more in this half but things are still not going well for them. If this match ends up with a loss for them then I don't think they can reach next stage. Because Ghana have been playing more passionately so far. I don't think Uruguay can beat them.

I also felt like Ronaldo's hair had a bit of contact with the ball but taking a close zoom and look it didn't and I feel it was verified by the ball intelligence or technology and cameras there. Ronaldo wasn't sad the goal was awarded to Bruno you could see the smile on his face when he Bruno scored the penalty. Both Bruno and Bernado played a big part in the middle. It's Bernado Silva work rate I love he looks soft but he defends very well for Portugal. Good win for Portugal, without talks about Ronaldo maybe the media cannot make enough money.

[stars_world]

One thing I found about Brazil in this world cup, they don't score as many goals as before. I don't know what went wrong or is there a new formation? A country with great finishers like Brazil should score an average of 3 goals every game but this world cup is something tough for Brazil. The two wins they have all but never won conclusively saw Brazilian football legends Ronaldo and Kaka in the stands cheering for their team against Switzerland. Casemiro scored in the 83rd minute for Brazil and that was the only goal of the game and tells how good the Swiss defense is. Despite that Brazil have already qualified for the next round and Switzerland will also qualify if they do not lose their next game.

[hahay]

One thing I found about Brazil in this world cup, they don't score as many goals as before. I don't know what went wrong or is there a new formation? A country with great finishers like Brazil should score an average of 3 goals every game but this world cup is something tough for Brazil. The two wins they have all but never won conclusively saw Brazilian football legends Ronaldo and Kaka in the stands cheering for their team against Switzerland. Casemiro scored in the 83rd minute for Brazil and that was the only goal of the game and tells how good the Swiss defense is. Despite that Brazil have already qualified for the next round and Switzerland will also qualify if they do not lose their next game.

Yes, it is not certain that Switzerland will qualify, because if in the last match Switzerland loses, then of course the second place will belong to Serbia because Switzerland in the last match will play against Serbia. Maybe there are a number of other factors as well that cannot guarantee Switzerland will qualify but on paper, because Switzerland only needs a draw but it is still not safe enough.
Since we don't know what happened, it might be impossible for Cameroon to beat Brazil. But this vigilance must still be anticipated, so that Switzerland really has to win in the last match in the group stage if Switzerland really wants to qualify.

About the number of goals for Brazil I'm also quite disappointed because even I only bet with the option of over 1.5 goals but I'm still not lucky. Winning with a score of 1-0 for Brazil was enough to make my multi bet fail to get a win, this result might also happen in the last match later.
Even though on paper Brazil still has the possibility to win big in the last match against Cameroon, but considering Brazil's position is safe to qualify then I might doubt Brazil to win big.

[Daltonik]

Of course, it is clear that Brazil is not playing as effectively as it used to be, but now the class of teams that were previously considered passable has grown, so it seems to me now there is no clear favorite to stay in this WC.

[piebeyb]

I think Group C is a very easy group for Argentina which I consider one of the big favorites to win the tournament if not the biggest one.Saudi Arabia is the worst team here so most probably it will be eliminated,Poland maybe a good team in Europe but against Argentina they definitely stand no chance at all,if they get a draw I would be extremely surprised.The clash with Mexico I think may offer a level of surprise but I highly doubt Mexico to be a threat for Argentina after Argentina will win the two games against Saudi Arabia and Poland.

All other big teams like Netherlands,Brazil,Portugal,England are all in easy groups.

how can you say group C is the easiest group for argentina and saudi arabia the worst in your opinion, didn't you watch argentina being defeated by saudi arabia 1 - 2, so argentina has to work hard to win the match later against poland and if saudi arabia gives a surprise again winning against mexico of course the ones who qualify from group C are argentina and saudi arabia  

[Warkop]

I think Group C is a very easy group for Argentina which I consider one of the big favorites to win the tournament if not the biggest one.Saudi Arabia is the worst team here so most probably it will be eliminated,Poland maybe a good team in Europe but against Argentina they definitely stand no chance at all,if they get a draw I would be extremely surprised.The clash with Mexico I think may offer a level of surprise but I highly doubt Mexico to be a threat for Argentina after Argentina will win the two games against Saudi Arabia and Poland.

All other big teams like Netherlands,Brazil,Portugal,England are all in easy groups.

how can you say group C is the easiest group for argentina and saudi arabia the worst in your opinion, didn't you watch argentina being defeated by saudi arabia 1 - 2, so argentina has to work hard to win the match later against poland and if saudi arabia gives a surprise again winning against mexico of course the ones who qualify from group C are argentina and saudi arabia  

I think Poland will play as much as possible, to win over Argentina, even though it's difficult at least they tried with the final result of the game, Asian countries gave a surprise at this World Cup, it could be Saudi Arabia, would qualify to compete with Argentina, but Poland really played Brilliant in some of their matches, yesterday that made Argentina have to be careful if you don't want to lose points in this match.

[dwminer1]

In Group A, the Netherlands are basically certain of promotion. Anyway, even if they let the key players rest today, they should still beat the Qatar team. Much more interesting is the rivalry between Ecuador and Senegal, which will fight directly for promotion. Ecuador is in a better position, as a draw is enough for them. However, I believe Senegal can definitely win and we are in for an exciting match.

[Mate2237]

At this knockout stage it is the stage of winners take all. As it is said, Ecuador and Senegal had played football match before and Senegal won them 1-0. And at that time it was a friendly match. Senegal is the African champion and Ecuador is a South America team that is also strong in football. Ecuador has won one match and one draw. Senegal has loss one match and won one.

Netherlands and Qatar will also play the same time with Senegal and Ecuador.

[Yogee]

In Group A, the Netherlands are basically certain of promotion. Anyway, even if they let the key players rest today, they should still beat the Qatar team.

It's still a tricky situation for Netherlands since they are not there yet. Qatar would definitely love to go out of the tournament with a good game in their final match as a matter of pride. Any slip up by the Dutch players could be costly. Their second 11 should at least finish with a draw.

[RealMalatesta]

Goal Castelelleto in 1st half makes me optimism Cameroon will win the match. I bet for them, And happy when hope they will create more goals during the match, but everything was changed after 1st half almost finished. I don't know why Cameroon defenders are very careless and scattered when can not cover the defense, and their defender is also very slow to come back from the front. We know they play offensive but, it's not balanced when compared to the solidity player from Serbia which makes them control and the match. Both now are in a difficult position, they must win in the last match.

I have to say it's world cup and everything is matter of seconds or minutes in this game and sometimes it's going to be a shocking situation. Sometimes you can lead and lose your lead, sometimes you lead first, then other team leads then you may end up retaking the lead, anything is possible.

We have seen so many upsets and unexpected scores already in just this world cup, imagine if you looked at all world cups and how many you would see that is unexpected. So all in all, it is not going to be easy to bet on these games, they are really not going to be that much easy to win money from betting on these games, it will definitely be a bit of a trouble.

[GiftedMAN]

In Group A, the Netherlands are basically certain of promotion. Anyway, even if they let the key players rest today, they should still beat the Qatar team. Much more interesting is the rivalry between Ecuador and Senegal, which will fight directly for promotion. Ecuador is in a better position, as a draw is enough for them. However, I believe Senegal can definitely win and we are in for an exciting match.

Your prediction is currently in good progress as the Netherlands are leading 1:0 against the host country Qatar. With this win they are through to the next stage and the host country is out of the competition. The game between Senegal and Ecuador is also in progress and the winner of the match will qualify to the knockout stage with Netherlands which I think will have an easy win against Qatar.

Senegal is leading 1:0 against Ecuador in the first half of the game they will move to the next stage and Ecuador and Qatar will be out of the competition should Senegal maintain the one-goal difference till the final whistle. I believe the African team will hold on the goal and be among the first African team to qualify for the knockout stage if not the first.

[rahmad2nd]

In Group A, the Netherlands are basically certain of promotion. Anyway, even if they let the key players rest today, they should still beat the Qatar team.

It's still a tricky situation for Netherlands since they are not there yet. Qatar would definitely love to go out of the tournament with a good game in their final match as a matter of pride. Any slip up by the Dutch players could be costly. Their second 11 should at least finish with a draw.

The Netherlands really dominated the game, the Netherlands had many opportunities. they have made 10 attempted shots, but only 2 shots were on target and one of them was converted into a goal. Cody Gakpo didn't waste an assist from D. Klaassen. The Netherlands was able to increase its lead to 2-0 in the second half, in the 49th minute, De Jong contributed one goal for his squad.  the match still has time remaining, the Netherlands can increase its advantage by scoring again.

this match was quite exciting, the home team also had several chances even though they couldn't be converted into goals.  despite trailing by 2 goals, Qatar is still trying to offset the Dutch game.

I hope the final result of this match is 3-1.