FIFA World Cup 2022 Discussion Thread

[Sandra_hakeem]

Germany with an expected win i even expected that after the losing that they were gonna turn it around. But they didnt expect Japan to win against Spain and they didnt count on that and probobly came really shocking to them. For spain this is better because they are going on Morroco that is easier

Actually, Germany did a big turn around after the big loss but, it was useless as that wasn't even meant to guarantee Thier victory into the group E,... It was just fucked up!
Spain also made my breath cut as the LOST to Japan? How's that? Yeah, but afterall - it happened right to my face, but the most shocking part is that Espanyol was in full control of the game , with a good gameplay, pushing in those coordinated japanese players - into their coast but, it was too tight and they barely had a space to drift through with the ball. Let's see how their performance will be against Morocco.

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[mrongoz_imut]

Germany with an expected win i even expected that after the losing that they were gonna turn it around. But they didnt expect Japan to win against Spain and they didnt count on that and probobly came really shocking to them. For spain this is better because they are going on Morroco that is easier

Actually, Germany did a big turn around after the big loss but, it was useless as that wasn't even meant to guarantee Thier victory into the group E,... It was just fucked up!
Spain also made my breath cut as the LOST to Japan? How's that? Yeah, but afterall - it happened right to my face, but the most shocking part is that Espanyol was in full control of the game , with a good gameplay, pushing in those coordinated japanese players - into their coast but, it was too tight and they barely had a space to drift through with the ball. Let's see how their performance will be against Morocco.

Sandra 🧑

Group E was beyond our predictions because for the second time Germany had to go home early from the world cup, even though they managed to win against Costa Rica but lost head to head with Spain who both have four points, while the Asian team managed to beat the Spanish national team and managed to win group with six points, in fact germany played very well and was able to make an amazing comeback, but at the beginning of the game they were too focused on the LGBT campaign and not focused on the game against japan, maybe that's why germany lost the opening game against japan, Congratulations to Japan for advancing to the Round of 16. I hope this year's Asian team can make a bigger surprise and can advance to the world cup final.

[Issa56]

But they didnt expect Japan to win against Spain and they didnt count on that and probobly came really shocking to them. For spain this is better because they are going on Morroco that is easier

I think the first mistake you are making is underestimating a country in this world cup, since the beginning of this world cup we have seen some strong countries being defeated by countries that's don't really perform well before, i don't think anybody believes Japan and Morroco are going to perform well in this world cup, the two countries are even topping their table, and also who believes Saudi Arabia will win Argentina? Even as Saudi lost all their matches after winning Argentina but nobody believes they will win.
I believe in this world cup no country should be underestimated, Spain shouldn't think Morroco will be a easy country to win for them, because their performance have not really been bad and they will do everything possible to win their match against Spain in round 16.

[coinlocket$]

Thus, after France, Spain (practically already qualified too) also lost the third group match.
I didn't watch the game but I guess the second-row players did, those players who probably won't play again in this World Cup, those who have been granted a moment of glory.
Curious to see what Brazil will do now.

As in the last World Cup Germany was eliminated before the round of 16.

[Captain Corporate]

I have to say this move by spain was a horrible one and I find it humiliating for them more than it was for Germany. They literally lost knowingly, didn't even try to win, it was too obvious and having this on their resume is not a big stain on their history if you ask me. Obviously they are not good enough to win the title, we all know they are not, so they will want to just face one that is good, and that's what they aimed at, and I know that they will lose, whoever they face, England or france, so all in all it s obvious that they are going to be terrible when this is done, just like Germany they will go home without the cup, and with a lot of shame.

[Lafu]

I have to say this move by spain was a horrible one and I find it humiliating for them more than it was for Germany. They literally lost knowingly, didn't even try to win, it was too obvious and having this on their resume is not a big stain on their history if you ask me. Obviously they are not good enough to win the title, we all know they are not, so they will want to just face one that is good, and that's what they aimed at, and I know that they will lose, whoever they face, England or france, so all in all it s obvious that they are going to be terrible when this is done, just like Germany they will go home without the cup, and with a lot of shame.

Really sad what Spain has played today again and i guess that everybody have expected a clearly win for them.
Also sad that Germany have not made to the next around as they have got the chance for it as they missed so many chances in there game ,
it would be possible for them to score the 7 goals they needed but they faild at least the won there game but that was not enough.

[savetheFORUM]

Morocco have made an amazing start to the match. They have got ahead by 2-0 already earlier in the match thanks to Ziyech and En Nesyri. Canada don't have any chance left for next stage in the end so they just don't try to put a big effort into the match. This is a big advantage for Morocco as they can even finish the group stage as leader. Morocco already deserved to advance previously actually after obtaining a huge and important victory against Belgium. Belgium is just a huge disappointment in the World Cup.

When it comes to Belgium I don't have much hope about them. They already have no other choice than winning against Croatia now. Even a draw is enough for Croatia to advance and I think they will get it. Because there are still unsolved in-team problems for Belgium and I expect it to affect them in this match also negatively.

In last few years Morocco having amazing development into their game specially their most of the players are involved into top UEFA clubs which are giving them amazing development and best results and in this world cup they won two matches specially win against Belgium is best of the quality so now with the win against Canada they are in next round and having top spot in presence of Belgium and Croatia which is having good stuff with coach is also doing good strategy for keeping alive into the best shape now we have most of the teams into next round and if they are able to keep this momentum then surely they can go into last eight which will be the best reward for them into this event.

[Rigon]

Croatia eliminated Belgium in the last sixteen. The equation was clear ahead of today's Belgium vs Croatia match. The team that wins will go to the second round and if they lose, they will be eliminated. In the group stage of the Qatar World Cup, with such a difficult equation in front of them, they played with a goalless draw and sent Belgium to the knockout stage to confirm the play in the knockout stage. Having drawn the first two matches, Croatia were four points ahead of Belgium before the final group match. Croatia also drew with Belgium. This draw takes them to the second round.

[AndySt]

I have to say this move by spain was a horrible one and I find it humiliating for them more than it was for Germany. They literally lost knowingly, didn't even try to win, it was too obvious and having this on their resume is not a big stain on their history if you ask me. Obviously they are not good enough to win the title, we all know they are not, so they will want to just face one that is good, and that's what they aimed at, and I know that they will lose, whoever they face, England or france, so all in all it s obvious that they are going to be terrible when this is done, just like Germany they will go home without the cup, and with a lot of shame.

If things were like this, then Alvaro Morata would not have scored his goal at the beginning of the match and the Spanish national team would not have come forward. Also, such tactics could have played against the Spanish national team if the Costa Rica national team had won its match against the German national team, and such an episode took place in the second half and I would not say that because of this, the Spanish national team suddenly woke up and began to work wonders in their attacking actions. I think that the two goals of the Japanese national team turned the situation around and were a complete surprise for the Spanish national team and the team simply could not adapt to this situation and change something. Although, of course, from the outside, all this does not look very ethically beautiful.

[fullhdpixel]

Belgium has performed poorly so far in this tournament and their performance so far against Croatia was not much better. They need to win this match. A draw will be useless for them, since they went down to Morocco in the previous match. Now winning against Croatia is going to be a tough task, because the Croatian defense is very experienced and in the first two matches they conceded just one goal. I have a feeling that this world cup is going to end very badly for the UEFA teams. Denmark is already out. Belgium can be the next one.

In this world cup we have good improvement from African and Asian teams with top rank European teams are facing early exit which mean quality is improving and things can go into good way for them in coming years specially with today match as Morocco having top rank in their group in presence of Belgium and Croatia mean they are at their best and Australia is also now into next round with Senegal and Ghana is also having fair chance against Uruguay for the next round qualification which will be amazing stuff for the African region because with this three teams in next round is surely amazing stuff.

But sadly Asian still having trouble even few big upsets done by them with Saudi Arab beats Argentina and Japan beats Germany, but they need more consistency and improvement into quality which helps them for having better results.

[nullama]

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In this world cup we have good improvement from African and Asian teams with top rank European teams are facing early exit which mean quality is improving and things can go into good way for them in coming years specially with today match as Morocco having top rank in their group in presence of Belgium and Croatia mean they are at their best and Australia is also now into next round with Senegal and Ghana is also having fair chance against Uruguay for the next round qualification which will be amazing stuff for the African region because with this three teams in next round is surely amazing stuff.

But sadly Asian still having trouble even few big upsets done by them with Saudi Arab beats Argentina and Japan beats Germany, but they need more consistency and improvement into quality which helps them for having better results.

This world cup has definitely provided some big surprises, like Japan ending up at the top of the group, beating Germany and Spain...

And Saudi Arabia winning against Argentina

Plus also Morocco performed way beyond any expectations I had on them.

This has been an incredible world cup so far, can't wait to see the group of 16

[Awaklara]

This has been an incredible world cup so far, can't wait to see the group of 16

only 4 more countries are ready to fill their places in the last 16. Brazil and Portugal, will they meet in their first match in the top 16? which of course would result in one of them going home earlier. Brazil and Portugal are both ambitious and are favorites for the final. both look impressive, especially Brazil. many star players in the Brazil squad. I guess they can make it to the top 4.

[hd49728]

In this world cup we have good improvement from African and Asian teams with top rank European teams are facing early exit which mean quality is improving and things can go into good way for them in coming years specially with today match as Morocco having top rank in their group in presence of Belgium and Croatia mean they are at their best and Australia is also now into next round with Senegal and Ghana is also having fair chance against Uruguay for the next round qualification which will be amazing stuff for the African region because with this three teams in next round is surely amazing stuff.

With globalization, more players from Africa and Asia transferred to Europe to play. After a few decades, now they have many players who are important in big clubs and play in big leagues. Therefore their players have more experience with matches at top level and their quality and mentality improved a lot. We can see difference between South Korea, Japan, Iran and Quatar. Quatar won Asian Cup two years ago and they won against biggest teams in Asia but they are nothing in this World Cup.

Experience to play in World Cup is valuable and can not achieve with money only. Japan, Korea and Iran have had many World Cups that make them stronger after each one.

But sadly Asian still having trouble even few big upsets done by them with Saudi Arab beats Argentina and Japan beats Germany, but they need more consistency and improvement into quality which helps them for having better results.

At least from now on, teams from Asia are more confident that they can beat biggest teams in the world like Germany, Argentina and Spain. They won't start matches with big teams with fear.

[BALIK]

This has been an incredible world cup so far, can't wait to see the group of 16

only 4 more countries are ready to fill their places in the last 16. Brazil and Portugal, will they meet in their first match in the top 16? which of course would result in one of them going home earlier. Brazil and Portugal are both ambitious and are favorites for the final. both look impressive, especially Brazil. many star players in the Brazil squad. I guess they can make it to the top 4.

Portugal and Brazil face off in the round of 16 seems unlikely. Both will qualify for the knockout rounds as group champions. That generally seems to be the case, unless they are badly beaten in today's match. Also if Switzerland or Ghana win by a big margin. But the chances of that happening are quite low. They are now in a very good position after winning two matches. Switzerland will play against Portugal and Ghana against Brazil.

[Fara Chan]

only 4 more countries are ready to fill their places in the last 16. Brazil and Portugal, will they meet in their first match in the top 16? which of course would result in one of them going home earlier. Brazil and Portugal are both ambitious and are favorites for the final. both look impressive, especially Brazil. many star players in the Brazil squad. I guess they can make it to the top 4.

I don't expect Brazil to meet Portugal too soon, as one of them has to go home, but it looks like Brazil's chances of meeting Portugal in the last 16 will not materialise, if both manage to finish top of their group. Currently, Brazil and Portugal have both collected 6 points and there is still one game left before heading to the round of 16. Therefor it looks that the opportunity to meet is very small, as long as Portugal Wins Against South Korea and Brazil Must Also Win When Facing Cameroon.

[Mamun74]

Japan won the match 2-1Spain.Japan scored 2 goals in three minutes just after half-time, One that was scored  by the very finest of margins. It was unbelievable cz no one can expected that Japan would win that match against Spain,shoked spain cold.Janap qualify for super 16 in Qatar world cup.I think they also deserved it cz they played very well last couple of matches. Good luck for Japan in knockout stage.

[blue Snow]

I lost bet for this.
Goodbye Belgium, their golden generation was over now. it's perfectly aligned like De bruyne said, that they were sided by old players who slowly move and don't have motivation. In fact, they are meet which team who filling up by the oldest player Modric, but they can't see that fact to be better, Now they are only perfect in their club but can't work together on a team. Maybe their next generation make it better, because a problem team is only coordination, the skill team is not different with another big team.

[Naficopa]

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In this world cup we have good improvement from African and Asian teams with top rank European teams are facing early exit which mean quality is improving and things can go into good way for them in coming years specially with today match as Morocco having top rank in their group in presence of Belgium and Croatia mean they are at their best and Australia is also now into next round with Senegal and Ghana is also having fair chance against Uruguay for the next round qualification which will be amazing stuff for the African region because with this three teams in next round is surely amazing stuff.

But sadly Asian still having trouble even few big upsets done by them with Saudi Arab beats Argentina and Japan beats Germany, but they need more consistency and improvement into quality which helps them for having better results.

This world cup has definitely provided some big surprises, like Japan ending up at the top of the group, beating Germany and Spain...

And Saudi Arabia winning against Argentina

Plus also Morocco performed way beyond any expectations I had on them.

This has been an incredible world cup so far, can't wait to see the group of 16

The reason of these surprises is the growth and improvement of African and Asian countries in football that's why they are competing and winning matches against strong European countries . This world cup has changed the shape and picture of football world  as new teams have emerged and made their places in football.

[Yogee]

I lost bet for this.
Goodbye Belgium, their golden generation was over now. it's perfectly aligned like De bruyne said, that they were sided by old players who slowly move and don't have motivation. In fact, they are meet which team who filling up by the oldest player Modric, but they can't see that fact to be better, Now they are only perfect in their club but can't work together on a team. Maybe their next generation make it better, because a problem team is only coordination, the skill team is not different with another big team.

This reminds me of their in-fighting hehe. Some of the members can't take the simple fact that they're old so they turn on De Bruyne. It must be extremely disappointing for their fans to know that the generation of stars or their so-called golden era couldn't produce a title for their country.

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This is a tournament to remember for the delegation from Africa. Two countries have managed to make it to the round of 16 upsetting football powerhouses. Ghana will probably join them soon as Uruguay hasn't been that impressive.

[laurenB7742]

I lost bet for this.
Goodbye Belgium, their golden generation was over now. it's perfectly aligned like De bruyne said, that they were sided by old players who slowly move and don't have motivation. In fact, they are meet which team who filling up by the oldest player Modric, but they can't see that fact to be better, Now they are only perfect in their club but can't work together on a team. Maybe their next generation make it better, because a problem team is only coordination, the skill team is not different with another big team.

There are some good players in the Belgium team. But their main weakness is their poor team performance. The better the understanding between the players, the better their overall performance. But the understanding between the players was not good. Especially their attacking performance was very poor. They managed to score only one goal in three matches. Despite having star players like De Bruyne, Eden Hazard and Romelu Lukaku, Belgium's attack was weak. This is really disappointing.