FIFA World Cup 2022 Discussion Thread

[Swordsoffreedom]

Sometimes a strong team loses to a weak team. But we saw this in the first match between Argentina and Saudi Arabia. Here the four teams that survive for the semi-finals are very strong. No team can be called less powerful. However, it will be seen on the playing field which 2 teams can pass to the final. Argentina is very strong France is very strong but we want to see on the field which team is stronger.

Yea,you are write no team is a weak team in a semi final, Morocco did very in reaching this position they are now, they came out from a group were you expect them to be the weakest team in the group but still dey top their group stages, Croatia has prove in recent years to be a footballing nation and they deserve all they are getting, but they will always seems underdog when playing against teams like France and Argentina,so I want France and and Argentina to go through

I am still very surprised how Morocco is able to reach semi final which calls for a big celebration. This team is doing wonderfully well and I hope to see them in the final. This world cup is just very unpredictable to us because the team that are out are very good and are unexpectedly leaving the world cup for no reasons.
I want to see Morocco and Croatia in the final round which I know it's possible if the two countries works hard.

You should not be surprised of Morocco being the final, they worked very well to win Portugal which nobody believe that Morocco with David Portugal in this competition or contest, so I believe that Morocco with Ed strategies can I swear defeat France but many people alimentum or saying that Morocco will not win France, but the performance of Morocco is what makes some people continue to be speaking to them positively believing that they will defeat France as they defeated Portugal which the almighty is Ronaldo we are involved in the team of Portugal

After Morocco's wins over Spain and Belgium, many people said it was an accident. But Morocco proved it was not an accident with a win over Portugal. They won every match they deserved. Morocco's gameplay and match tactics are different from all other teams in the World Cup. Also, because of the good understanding between the players in the team, Morocco is able to perform so well. The match between Morocco and France will be very competitive. It is difficult to say which team will win. France has a strong squad but both teams have equal chances to win.

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[LittleBitFunny]

Sometimes a strong team loses to a weak team. But we saw this in the first match between Argentina and Saudi Arabia. Here the four teams that survive for the semi-finals are very strong. No team can be called less powerful. However, it will be seen on the playing field which 2 teams can pass to the final. Argentina is very strong France is very strong but we want to see on the field which team is stronger.

After watching the World Cup so far and seeing how each team has progressed to this point, I will not consider one team to be superior to the other. The World Cup has been full of surprises, with top teams being eliminated by less powerful opponents. Only when the game occurs or is in progress can we assume or predict who will qualify for the finals. Nothing else can be said about it until then.

This is the most surprising world cup that I have ever watched, teams you never expect to perform well are the teams leading and making stars in this top teams to cry.  We still have more surprises to see in the quarter-finals,  no one knows what will be the result of the games.

Football is unpredictable game so that is why if you are predicting about football make sure that you know the calibre or the kind of players that is in that particular team because if you check in this FIFA world cup many countries that we expected to be leading are the countries that have been losing and it has been cutting some people's game and predictions goes wrong so right now it is better to just predict the game under assumption not with seriousness

I bet on the support of the teams this time. I lost almost all the matches. My guesses were not correct that's why I lost the matches. I bet on argentina support on the first day of the match but I lost the match because of my bad form.  But in the next match again I won the bet but the most painful thing is that a team like Brazil is eliminated from the World Cup.

We have seen many accidents in this World Cup. Argentina's opening match defeat against KSA was unexpected. Teams like Germany and Belgium failed to qualify for the knockout rounds. A strong team like Brazil lost against Croatia. On the other hand, teams like Morocco qualified for the semi-finals. Betting on a team's victory in this World Cup is very risky. And so I refrained from betting on most matches. But in the semi-final, I want to put Argentina and France ahead. Let's see if I can win these two matches bet.

[Sithara007]

We have seen many accidents in this World Cup. Argentina's opening match defeat against KSA was unexpected. Teams like Germany and Belgium failed to qualify for the knockout rounds. A strong team like Brazil lost against Croatia. On the other hand, teams like Morocco qualified for the semi-finals. Betting on a team's victory in this World Cup is very risky. And so I refrained from betting on most matches. But in the semi-final, I want to put Argentina and France ahead. Let's see if I can win these two matches bet.

This world cup has been full of upsets. There have been so many, that I lost count of it. In normal editions we have 1-2 upsets at the most. But this time, we had close to a dozen. I have listed the major upsets below:

Ecuador vs Senegal: 1-2
Wales vs Iran: 0-2
Argentina vs Saudi Arabia: 1-2
Australia vs Danmark: 1-0
Tunisia vs France: 1-0
Germany vs Japan: 1-2
Japan vs Spain: 2-1
Belgium vs Morocco: 0-2
Cameroon vs Brazil: 1-0
South Korea vs Portugal: 2-1
Morocco vs Spain: 0-0 (3-0)
Croatia vs Brazil: 1-1 (4-2)
Morocco vs Portugal: 1-0

[nullama]

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Brazil lost against Croatia I think Brazil's players didn't play very well that day. Brazil's goalkeeper is not very strong. But I think Croatia's goalkeeper is very strong. We saw that day Croatia won the match because of their goal keeper. Brazil's  The player missed a goal which made Brazil lose the match very badly. Argentina will play the semi-final match against Croatia. The team that wins will go to the final.

The semis will be Argentina vs Croatia and France vs Morocco.

Crazy really. So many big names are not in there, whereas Croatia and Morocco appeared out of nowhere.

I think if Argentina wins that would be the most emotional victory ever, out of those 4 teams, because Messi would retire with the world cup.

On the other hand, if Morocco wins, well, that would be something incredible. The first African nation to be in the semis right now, and if they win, wow. Game changer.

If Croatia wins the final, that would be great for them as they've only been second in Russia 2018 so it would be their first world cup.

If France wins, that would be their 3rd as they've already won twice before, 1998 as hosts and in 2018 against Croatia. Maybe we even see a replay of that final now...

[Sithara007]

^^^ For both Messi and Ronaldo, this was supposed to be their last world cup. And therefore both of them wanted to lift the trophy. Unfortunately the tournament didn't turned out that well for Ronaldo. He had issues with the Portugal coach (Fernando Santos) and was benched for most of the duration. The tactic didn't worked either, as they lost out to a very weak team in the quarter-final. He was allowed to play only after Youssef En Nesyri scored a goal for Morocco and put the Africans ahead 1-0. Not a nice way to treat your best player, I am afraid.

[laurenB7742]

^^^ For both Messi and Ronaldo, this was supposed to be their last world cup. And therefore both of them wanted to lift the trophy. Unfortunately the tournament didn't turned out that well for Ronaldo. He had issues with the Portugal coach (Fernando Santos) and was benched for most of the duration. The tactic didn't worked either, as they lost out to a very weak team in the quarter-final. He was allowed to play only after Youssef En Nesyri scored a goal for Morocco and put the Africans ahead 1-0. Not a nice way to treat your best player, I am afraid.

Personally, I think Portugal lost because of the stupidity and stubbornness of their coach Fernando Santos. I don't understand why he kept an experienced player like Ronaldo on the bench. He should have realized that experience is of immense importance on a platform like the World Cup. An experienced player like Ronaldo should definitely be kept in the starting XI.
After conceding the goal, in the second half, the Portuguese players tried their best to score a goal. But due to the good performance of Morocco's experienced defenders and goalkeeper, Portugal was unable to score any goals.

[CryptocurencyKing]

^^^ For both Messi and Ronaldo, this was supposed to be their last world cup. And therefore both of them wanted to lift the trophy. Unfortunately the tournament didn't turned out that well for Ronaldo. He had issues with the Portugal coach (Fernando Santos) and was benched for most of the duration. The tactic didn't worked either, as they lost out to a very weak team in the quarter-final. He was allowed to play only after Youssef En Nesyri scored a goal for Morocco and put the Africans ahead 1-0. Not a nice way to treat your best player, I am afraid.

Personally, I think Portugal lost because of the stupidity and stubbornness of their coach Fernando Santos. I don't understand why he kept an experienced player like Ronaldo on the bench. He should have realized that experience is of immense importance on a platform like the World Cup. An experienced player like Ronaldo should definitely be kept in the starting XI.
After conceding the goal, in the second half, the Portuguese players tried their best to score a goal. But due to the good performance of Morocco's experienced defenders and goalkeeper, Portugal was unable to score any goals.

Normally there are some games where experience is the answer. Leaving Ronaldo on the bench against Morocco was a mistake. The defeat is the responsibility of Portugal coach, Fernando Santos. From another angle, the general feeling was that Ronaldo was not the best option from the start and multiple polls in Portugal showed that Ronaldo’s stint on the bench was welcomed by most.

[Sithara007]

Personally, I think Portugal lost because of the stupidity and stubbornness of their coach Fernando Santos. I don't understand why he kept an experienced player like Ronaldo on the bench. He should have realized that experience is of immense importance on a platform like the World Cup. An experienced player like Ronaldo should definitely be kept in the starting XI.
After conceding the goal, in the second half, the Portuguese players tried their best to score a goal. But due to the good performance of Morocco's experienced defenders and goalkeeper, Portugal was unable to score any goals.

Exactly. He is perhaps the best football player in the world at this moment and I don't know what was going through the mind of Fernando Santos when he decided to bench him. Even when he was sent to the field, Ronaldo looked as if he was still angry about the treatment that was meted out to him. And who knows? If he was in the starting XI, then there is a good chance that Portugal might have scored the first goal instead of Morocco. It was a historical stupidity from the part of the Portuguese management and I hope that Santos will spend his remaining years away from the football field.

[yudi09]

In my opinion, the semifinals of the 2022 World Cup will be an interesting match because two different teams are teams beyond the predictions of many people, including me. Morocco, which will face France, is the underdog. Croatia will also be the same as Morocco which was beyond prediction against Argentina.

Because England have failed to qualify, I have no team to excel other than just enjoying every semi-final match. France will be overwhelmed against Morocco as the African side have played a different strategy in their last two games.

I feel sorry for England. Their team was incredibly strong in this World Cup. The team has strong players in the XI and they have a lot of experience. One of the best players among them is Harry Kane. Who ensured their defeat with a second penalty miss. It's really heartbreaking for him.

Harry Kane's failure to execute the second penalty kick was only due to unlucky factors. Forget about Kane, players at Messi's level also failed to do well. So that's not a problem. If Harry Kane's penalty kick in the last 5 minutes of the match was successful, then we believe France has a chance of not going through.
France's passage to the semifinals against Morocco is also an interesting match.


For the Argentina vs Croatia match, we predict Croatia will fail Messi's target of lifting the 2022 World Cup trophy at the age of 35 like Morocco did for Cristiano Ronaldo.

[Daltonik]

In my opinion, the semifinals of the 2022 World Cup will be an interesting match because two different teams are teams beyond the predictions of many people, including me. Morocco, which will face France, is the underdog. Croatia will also be the same as Morocco which was beyond prediction against Argentina.

Because England have failed to qualify, I have no team to excel other than just enjoying every semi-final match. France will be overwhelmed against Morocco as the African side have played a different strategy in their last two games.

I feel sorry for England. Their team was incredibly strong in this World Cup. The team has strong players in the XI and they have a lot of experience. One of the best players among them is Harry Kane. Who ensured their defeat with a second penalty miss. It's really heartbreaking for him.

Harry Kane's failure to execute the second penalty kick was only due to unlucky factors. Forget about Kane, players at Messi's level also failed to do well. So that's not a problem. If Harry Kane's penalty kick in the last 5 minutes of the match was successful, then we believe France has a chance of not going through.
France's passage to the semifinals against Morocco is also an interesting match.


For the Argentina vs Croatia match, we predict Croatia will fail Messi's target of lifting the 2022 World Cup trophy at the age of 35 like Morocco did for Cristiano Ronaldo.

Well, I would not be so categorical and still leave the opportunity and it is quite real for the Croatian national team, which is able to send Messi home as the Moroccan national team did with Ronaldo. The Croats have a great team and they are able to compete for gold with the French national team or Morocco (I can't even imagine what will happen in France during the France vs Morocco match).

[topman21]

The World Cup semi-final starts today, who will go to the final with a smile on their face, and who will go home crying. Today, one group will smile and the other group will cry. This World Cup is really a different World Cup. In this World Cup, some teams have performed in such a way that the performance is truly unimaginable.

[Maeve@]

Argentina hold on to the pressure! Adidas is the only Argentine sponsor of the semi-finals, and Adidas is the sponsor of FIFA.

[makishart]

This is the most surprising world cup that I have ever watched, teams you never expect to perform well are the teams leading and making stars in this top teams to cry.  We still have more surprises to see in the quarter-finals,  no one knows what will be the result of the games.

The under rated nations have been showing their great performance during the world cup. That's just like morocco, japan and south korea which has been showing the good performance to beat some strong clubs. I think that we will see another surprise to come from morocco. It's caused by the performance against from strong nations already made people amazed with it. Ziyech has become the key player for morocco. It seems like he will become the key against france.

[rahmad2nd]

The under rated nations have been showing their great performance during the world cup. That's just like morocco, japan and south korea which has been showing the good performance to beat some strong clubs. I think that we will see another surprise to come from morocco. It's caused by the performance against from strong nations already made people amazed with it. Ziyech has become the key player for morocco. It seems like he will become the key against france.

I must say, that Morocco's luck seems to end in the hands of the French national team. France is not Spain, nor is Portugal. France has more prepared players than Spain and Portugal. even though France is currently not strengthened by Karim Benzema, N'Golo Kante, Pogba, Nkunku, there is still a gap between the two teams that will fight in this semifinal match. it was very clear that in terms of strength and readiness, the French squad was more prepared than the Marocco squad. as we saw from Marocco's previous matches, they tend to play defensively. and hope, Marocco can win the match from a penalty shoot-out.

however, again I must say. France is not Spain, nor Portugal. they have Dembele, Griezmann, Mbappe and Giroud. what is certain, these players will mess up the Marocco defense. not an easy thing for Marocco, to balance the game from the French squad. so, if we refer to statistics, team readiness, mentality and player depth, the French squad will easily overthrow Marocco in the match later. except, if Marocco has a formula to anticipate every attack built by the French players. in particular, Mbappe, Griezmann, Dembele. the bad scenario is, France will be led to a penalty shoot-out.

[Yawa2020]

The World Cup semi-final starts today, who will go to the final with a smile on their face, and who will go home crying. Today, one group will smile and the other group will cry. This World Cup is really a different World Cup. In this World Cup, some teams have performed in such a way that the performance is truly unimaginable.

What a coincidence, Did You Know?
Morocco can become the first African team to ever win the World Cup. France can become the first country to retain the World Cup title in 60 years. Leo Messi can finally win the World Cup at the end of his career. Luka Modric and Croatia can win their first World Cup.
Whatever happens, the end of this World Cup will be historical!

[YinShuiSiYuan]

This is the most surprising world cup that I have ever watched, teams you never expect to perform well are the teams leading and making stars in this top teams to cry.  We still have more surprises to see in the quarter-finals,  no one knows what will be the result of the games.

The under rated nations have been showing their great performance during the world cup. That's just like morocco, japan and south korea which has been showing the good performance to beat some strong clubs. I think that we will see another surprise to come from morocco. It's caused by the performance against from strong nations already made people amazed with it. Ziyech has become the key player for morocco. It seems like he will become the key against france.

This world cup started with a surprising result of Argentina and Saudia Arabia and is going on with full of surprises Portugal, Brazil, Germany all out of world cup .
Morocco in the semi finals and may be in finals, I don't think France will beat Morocco as their strategy and technique of game is very good and Defense too. So let's see how things turn up .

[Luzin]

What a coincidence, Did You Know?
Morocco can become the first African team to ever win the World Cup. France can become the first country to retain the World Cup title in 60 years. Leo Messi can finally win the World Cup at the end of his career. Luka Modric and Croatia can win their first World Cup.
Whatever happens, the end of this World Cup will be historical!

All results will become history. But maybe history is different. Bad History or good history. Football is win-lose, history I don't think is too important. Because history is just data that doesn't have a big influence on the game.
Maybe Modric and Messi are the last world cup and hope to win. While Ziyech and Mbappe are still young and they have the same motivation to win and win the world cup this year. So there's nothing interesting, maybe Messi, Mbappe and Modric have the same shirt numbers.

[8rch7]

Harry Kane's failure to execute the second penalty kick was only due to unlucky factors. Forget about Kane, players at Messi's level also failed to do well. So that's not a problem. If Harry Kane's penalty kick in the last 5 minutes of the match was successful, then we believe France has a chance of not going through.
France's passage to the semifinals against Morocco is also an interesting match.

Could be difference result later if Hary Kane success with his second penalty kick, but England have eliminated at World Cup in quarter final and another failure for longer time can't be the winner in World Cup. Morocco success make new history with first African national team lead until semifinal.

I want to see how longer with Morocco make us surprised after beating many bigger top national team in World Cup 2022, actually many fans can't forget when Morocco success eliminating Portugal are favorite national team in World Cup, although France more favorite not easy beating Morocco have one goal conceded in World Cup until 5 mathces.

[Inwestour]

All results will become history. But maybe history is different. Bad History or good history. Football is win-lose, history I don't think is too important. Because history is just data that doesn't have a big influence on the game.
Maybe Modric and Messi are the last world cup and hope to win. While Ziyech and Mbappe are still young and they have the same motivation to win and win the world cup this year. So there's nothing interesting, maybe Messi, Mbappe and Modric have the same shirt numbers.

For Messi and for Modric, this will most likely be the last World Cup, each of them is a big legend in the world of football and everyone deserves to be a champion. Agrentina seems to be stronger in terms of players, this can be decisive when individual qualities matter, but Croatia is very strong as a team, and since football is a team sport, it is so important. It will be an interesting match, I look forward to it.

[rhomelmabini]

All results will become history. But maybe history is different. Bad History or good history. Football is win-lose, history I don't think is too important. Because history is just data that doesn't have a big influence on the game.
Maybe Modric and Messi are the last world cup and hope to win. While Ziyech and Mbappe are still young and they have the same motivation to win and win the world cup this year. So there's nothing interesting, maybe Messi, Mbappe and Modric have the same shirt numbers.

For Messi and for Modric, this will most likely be the last World Cup, each of them is a big legend in the world of football and everyone deserves to be a champion. Agrentina seems to be stronger in terms of players, this can be decisive when individual qualities matter, but Croatia is very strong as a team, and since football is a team sport, it is so important. It will be an interesting match, I look forward to it.

They are probably hall of fame inductees though Messi has more chance of that. I'm watching it live later on and I'm rooting for Messi to really win this straight to the World Cup Finals but I think France and Morocco in another bracket is a tough one too so it won't be easy for them to be honest. Just a few more hours left, will witness probably the two GOAT's last World Cup. Exhilarating!