FIFA 2022 world cup

[rdluffy]

Actually, Ghana also has a very good squad, but with a top team like Brazil, they obviously had no chance.  They managed to win the game with 3 goals scored in the first half, this was an entry level challenge match for Brazil.  I would like to watch Brazil play friendly matches with stronger teams.  Maybe with Argentina.  That's when better comments can be made and more accurate thoughts about the team can be reached.

I watched the entire match, Brazil played a good 1st half, scored 3 goals and the 2nd half Tite made a lot of changes to test another players
Ghana did not play bad, the team is also good and created some good opportunities, it was a good match, and for Ghana it was important to test again a favorite squad, they will be more prepared to play the cup.

What I most liked about Brazil is finally the test with younger players, I like to see the young ones running 90 minutes  
Vinicius Jr 22 years, Antony 22, Richarlison 25, Militão 24, are good example of great players with experience and stamina to keep playing all the game.
Other ones like Alisson 29, Thiago Silva 38 and Casemiro 30 will be good to have some balance to the team.

Now I feel Brazil can do a great World Cup

Next match will be against Tunisia, another World Cup squad, in group of France, Australia and Denmark. Tunisia will probably fight for 2nd place with Denmark, let's see.

Edit: If anyone here is interested to see the highlights, here is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqBNcOj6Noc

[hahay]

Argentina, Brazil's arch-rival, should not be forgotten. Argentina is playing very well this time. They won two trophies before the World Cup. Also beat Brazil and Italy again. They have quite a chance to do something good this time.

Why does it seem that Portugal has been stylishly pushed out of the list of possible contenders to the World Cup title? I know their squad is not what it used to be. I also know that some folks here may argue that their performances in the Euro's and UEFA Nations League has been short of impressive but I still think that they are the dark horse in this tournament. Players such as Rafael Leão, Bruno Fernandes, Nuno Mendes, Bernardo Silva, Rúben Neves, Matheus Nunes have been in great form this season and I hope they replicate their performance for their team in the World Cup.

I personally watched the match in Portugal between Portugal and Serbia in the qualifiers for the world championship and in that match Portugal lost to Serbia, took only second place in the group and had to play very difficult and uncertain additional qualifications to go to the world championship.
Fortunately for them, Macedonia surprisingly beat Italy away from home in the additional qualifiers and thus made it easier for Portugal to go to the World Cup.
The Portugal team is still a good and strong team, but it seems to me that they are on the decline and are no longer playing at the level of a few years ago.
However, it is a very experienced and good team that can surprise at this world championship.

Basically they consider apart from the performance of the Argentine team they consider about Messi, previously they thought with Messi which will be his last game with the national team in the World Cup it will give titles to the team and for him of course. But remember, for the old players who will be the last match with the national team at the World Cup, it's not only Messi. Because Ronaldo is also in the World Cup this will be his last game for Portugal, and many other players will also be the end for them to play in the World Cup for their team. But indeed, if we consider Messi when he played in the PSG team and the national team, he still showed a very good performance and because of that, Argentina in this World Cup became the favourite.

[TheGreatPython]

I think Brazil are one of the favourite to lift the world cup this year, they have so many talented players in that team, I watch there game against Ghana and I think that team can win the trophy, having vinicius jr and neymar in there is great to watch two players that can break any defence, then their is Richarlison the new Tottenham Hotspur signing he is so strong and skilful with the ball,he scored two goals against Ghana, is not only their attack that is good, there defence has players like thiago Silva, marquanos, militao and Gremer so you see they are covered everywhere.

Actually brazil has many reliable sticker options, not only relying on neymar but brazil still has young attackers who are very dangerous. some of them became key players in their respective clubs. besides richarlison, there are other young strikers who are very talented, i prefer gabriel jesus style of play than richarlison.

Tite benefits from the many players he has in his squad, both strikers, midfielders and defenders. this is an advantage for Tite to be able to win the world cup in Qatar later.
I believe Brazil has a great chance at the World Cup, because they have very complete and talented players in their respective positions.

Brazil's beauty is they have never been depended on one player mostly they have enough quality players those are capable of giving their best and with this mostly in this event they are in list of top four favorite teams because every time they have fair chance for staying in and going up in this event currently mostly peoples are talking about Neymar's quality, but he is not alone they have too many stars like Richarlison who is doing amazing job and have good performance in his last few matches is also good player.

Their biggest advantage is mostly their players have good adjustment in all conditions which give them good benefit right now most of the players are involved in different clubs and giving good performance which is also had good impact on team and their performance in World Cup.

[Docnaster]

I think Brazil are one of the favourite to lift the world cup this year, they have so many talented players in that team, I watch there game against Ghana and I think that team can win the trophy, having vinicius jr and neymar in there is great to watch two players that can break any defence, then their is Richarlison the new Tottenham Hotspur signing he is so strong and skilful with the ball,he scored two goals against Ghana, is not only their attack that is good, there defence has players like thiago Silva, marquanos, militao and Gremer so you see they are covered everywhere.

Actually brazil has many reliable sticker options, not only relying on neymar but brazil still has young attackers who are very dangerous. some of them became key players in their respective clubs. besides richarlison, there are other young strikers who are very talented, i prefer gabriel jesus style of play than richarlison.

Tite benefits from the many players he has in his squad, both strikers, midfielders and defenders. this is an advantage for Tite to be able to win the world cup in Qatar later.
I believe Brazil has a great chance at the World Cup, because they have very complete and talented players in their respective positions.

Brazil is too complete and strong to win the world Cup this year, but with the way I am looking this football, it's like Brazil glory days are gone, no matter what they may play, I believe that the chances is more with the European countries and when you talk about the European countries, you list France as number 1. With the likes of Benzema, Mbappe, Griezmann, Coleman, Nkunku and more in the attack, anything can happen.

[Furious 7]

Actually I wasn't too sure when the Nations League became the benchmark now, but indeed for Brazil today they are very different from a few years ago.
The condition of their players is even and there are many potential new players for them at this time.
Call it Vini, Richalrison and Antony in attack and Militapo in defense.
Not to mention with the support of players who can currently be considered as caliber as Raphinha and Neymar, it is clear that Brazil is currently a strong candidate after several years of absence.

Well this is something that has to be recognized, for me Brazil is a country that has a lot of talent, the players are quite efficient, they have a lot of attacking output, they have a Neymar who, no matter how hard he is, is a player who can solve a game in 1 second, at the least expected moment he can score a goal, these Nations League games sometimes I see it as a double-edged sword, there is the tremendous blow that CR7 took with the Czech Republic goalkeeper, he shed a lot of blood and I think more than one in Portugal got nervous, these hits and any type of injury can mean that a player is left out of the lineup.

Cristiano Ronaldo left bruised and bloodied after sickening collision in Portugal match

Cristiano Ronaldo was left dazed and with a bloodied nose after a collision during Portugal's Nations League clash with Czech Republic on Saturday. The veteran forward was given medical attention following the incident.

Source:https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1673877/Cristiano-Ronaldo-bruised-bloodied-sickening-collision-Portugal-Czech-Republic

This inning was tough, and it could have been worse, the players who are key to their teams shouldn't risk them, well that's my way of thinking.

At the moment Tite is not too concerned with the squad because indeed he has many options for the Brazilian players now and their talents are now quite complex especially some of them are still very young.
As for Neymar, it's a bit difficult because there are some things that I don't really like about his attitude but this doesn't make him play badly on the pitch.

Btw I saw Portugal's match against Switzterland and the impact that Ronaldo received did look very hard, I hope things don't get worse and leave an effect after the match even though he did have to get treatment at that time.

[rahmad2nd]

Brazil is too complete and strong to win the world Cup this year, but with the way I am looking this football, it's like Brazil glory days are gone, no matter what they may play, I believe that the chances is more with the European countries and when you talk about the European countries, you list France as number 1. With the likes of Benzema, Mbappe, Griezmann, Coleman, Nkunku and more in the attack, anything can happen.

Maybe I will tell you the opposite, as if France at this time will not be able to defend the defending champion title that they held in the 2018 Cup.
why I say so, just imagine. having benzema, mbappe, griezmann, Nkunku, they were unable to beat croatia in the EUFA Nations League, and yesterday's match against Denmark, France had to lose with a score of 2 - 0. if we refer to statistics, in six matches.  France was only able to win once, and even then against Austria.

I would not say that they did not play seriously in the UEFA Nations League, maybe this is what makes our assessment different.  we see brazil now have a better squad after a few years they always failed in the world cup.
From statistics, Brazil always records its matches with victories. so far, in terms of performance and consistency they are far better than France.

[Marvell1]

I think Brazil are one of the favourite to lift the world cup this year, they have so many talented players in that team, I watch there game against Ghana and I think that team can win the trophy, having vinicius jr and neymar in there is great to watch two players that can break any defence, then their is Richarlison the new Tottenham Hotspur signing he is so strong and skilful with the ball,he scored two goals against Ghana, is not only their attack that is good, there defence has players like thiago Silva, marquanos, militao and Gremer so you see they are covered everywhere.

Actually brazil has many reliable sticker options, not only relying on neymar but brazil still has young attackers who are very dangerous. some of them became key players in their respective clubs. besides richarlison, there are other young strikers who are very talented, i prefer gabriel jesus style of play than richarlison.

Tite benefits from the many players he has in his squad, both strikers, midfielders and defenders. this is an advantage for Tite to be able to win the world cup in Qatar later.
I believe Brazil has a great chance at the World Cup, because they have very complete and talented players in their respective positions.

Brazil's beauty is they have never been depended on one player mostly they have enough quality players those are capable of giving their best and with this mostly in this event they are in list of top four favorite teams because every time they have fair chance for staying in and going up in this event currently mostly peoples are talking about Neymar's quality, but he is not alone they have too many stars like Richarlison who is doing amazing job and have good performance in his last few matches is also good player.

Their biggest advantage is mostly their players have good adjustment in all conditions which give them good benefit right now most of the players are involved in different clubs and giving good performance which is also had good impact on team and their performance in World Cup.

I recently saw in a meme that Brazil has a formation with thousands of attackers.
Actually, that's the truth, in this world cup, maybe they have the most number of 1st-squad-worthy attackers.
For example, Neymar, Vinicius, Rodrygo, Raphinha, and Richarlison all of them can play really good football and are worthy of playing in the first team.
They also have a quite good defense with Silva, Marquinhos, and the TANK Casemiro as defensive midfielders.
Overall, if they can manage the in-game chemistry well enough, I think they are of the contenders that might lift this year's world cup.

[kotwica666]

I think Brazil are one of the favourite to lift the world cup this year, they have so many talented players in that team, I watch there game against Ghana and I think that team can win the trophy, having vinicius jr and neymar in there is great to watch two players that can break any defence, then their is Richarlison the new Tottenham Hotspur signing he is so strong and skilful with the ball,he scored two goals against Ghana, is not only their attack that is good, there defence has players like thiago Silva, marquanos, militao and Gremer so you see they are covered everywhere.

Actually brazil has many reliable sticker options, not only relying on neymar but brazil still has young attackers who are very dangerous. some of them became key players in their respective clubs. besides richarlison, there are other young strikers who are very talented, i prefer gabriel jesus style of play than richarlison.

Tite benefits from the many players he has in his squad, both strikers, midfielders and defenders. this is an advantage for Tite to be able to win the world cup in Qatar later.
I believe Brazil has a great chance at the World Cup, because they have very complete and talented players in their respective positions.

Brazil's beauty is they have never been depended on one player mostly they have enough quality players those are capable of giving their best and with this mostly in this event they are in list of top four favorite teams because every time they have fair chance for staying in and going up in this event currently mostly peoples are talking about Neymar's quality, but he is not alone they have too many stars like Richarlison who is doing amazing job and have good performance in his last few matches is also good player.

Their biggest advantage is mostly their players have good adjustment in all conditions which give them good benefit right now most of the players are involved in different clubs and giving good performance which is also had good impact on team and their performance in World Cup.

I recently saw in a meme that Brazil has a formation with thousands of attackers.
Actually, that's the truth, in this world cup, maybe they have the most number of 1st-squad-worthy attackers.
For example, Neymar, Vinicius, Rodrygo, Raphinha, and Richarlison all of them can play really good football and are worthy of playing in the first team.
They also have a quite good defense with Silva, Marquinhos, and the TANK Casemiro as defensive midfielders.
Overall, if they can manage the in-game chemistry well enough, I think they are of the contenders that might lift this year's world cup.

The Brazilian team is full of youngsters. All the players in the team play very good football. All of them are one of the most expensive club players in the world. So I wonder if they can all play with a good understanding, who can stop them. I haven't seen any win against any big team so far, I hope to do well in the future

[kotwica666]

I think Brazil are one of the favourite to lift the world cup this year, they have so many talented players in that team, I watch there game against Ghana and I think that team can win the trophy, having vinicius jr and neymar in there is great to watch two players that can break any defence, then their is Richarlison the new Tottenham Hotspur signing he is so strong and skilful with the ball,he scored two goals against Ghana, is not only their attack that is good, there defence has players like thiago Silva, marquanos, militao and Gremer so you see they are covered everywhere.

Actually brazil has many reliable sticker options, not only relying on neymar but brazil still has young attackers who are very dangerous. some of them became key players in their respective clubs. besides richarlison, there are other young strikers who are very talented, i prefer gabriel jesus style of play than richarlison.

Tite benefits from the many players he has in his squad, both strikers, midfielders and defenders. this is an advantage for Tite to be able to win the world cup in Qatar later.
I believe Brazil has a great chance at the World Cup, because they have very complete and talented players in their respective positions.

Brazil's beauty is they have never been depended on one player mostly they have enough quality players those are capable of giving their best and with this mostly in this event they are in list of top four favorite teams because every time they have fair chance for staying in and going up in this event currently mostly peoples are talking about Neymar's quality, but he is not alone they have too many stars like Richarlison who is doing amazing job and have good performance in his last few matches is also good player.

Their biggest advantage is mostly their players have good adjustment in all conditions which give them good benefit right now most of the players are involved in different clubs and giving good performance which is also had good impact on team and their performance in World Cup.

However, the success of the Brazilian team is not limited to having good players, the understanding between them is the real thing. They have not been able to beat the big teams so far. We will understand the capability of their team only when they are able to beat any big team easily. Good luck to the Brazil team.

[Fesatmas]

The Brazilian team is full of youngsters. All the players in the team play very good football. All of them are one of the most expensive club players in the world. So I wonder if they can all play with a good understanding, who can stop them. I haven't seen any win against any big team so far, I hope to do well in the future

Brazil always creates talented young players, we always see that season after season. It is a talent that is rare in every country, and fortunately Brazil can do just that. And they always get positions in the big teams in competitive leagues. But as you said, their cooperation in the country is still questionable, whether they are able to play with a good collective or not.

[Cryptock]

The Brazilian team is full of youngsters. All the players in the team play very good football. All of them are one of the most expensive club players in the world. So I wonder if they can all play with a good understanding, who can stop them. I haven't seen any win against any big team so far, I hope to do well in the future

Brazil always creates talented young players, we always see that season after season. It is a talent that is rare in every country, and fortunately Brazil can do just that. And they always get positions in the big teams in competitive leagues. But as you said, their cooperation in the country is still questionable, whether they are able to play with a good collective or not.

That is correct - Brazil always creates talented young player and so does portugal and spain.
But it is not he country it is the hard work and effort created by one person which creates the legend.

[doomloop]

The Brazilian team is full of youngsters. All the players in the team play very good football. All of them are one of the most expensive club players in the world. So I wonder if they can all play with a good understanding, who can stop them. I haven't seen any win against any big team so far, I hope to do well in the future

Brazil always creates talented young players, we always see that season after season. It is a talent that is rare in every country, and fortunately Brazil can do just that. And they always get positions in the big teams in competitive leagues. But as you said, their cooperation in the country is still questionable, whether they are able to play with a good collective or not.

That is correct - Brazil always creates talented young player and so does portugal and spain.
But it is not he country it is the hard work and effort created by one person which creates the legend.

It's nothing new for Brazil they are having natural talent and best system which is surely deadly combination for world and most of the time they are doing amazing performance even their players are having no good experience because they can go through with their best abilities and can beat any team in any conditions even last two decades are having not good success of them but still they are one of the best team in the soccer world with their talented players and skills.

In this world cup they are coming with their full strength and most chances they are going to be most deadly team with having the best chance for winning this event and breaking deadlock which is having between them and UEFA countries for last two decades.

[püsür]

The Brazilian team is full of youngsters. All the players in the team play very good football. All of them are one of the most expensive club players in the world. So I wonder if they can all play with a good understanding, who can stop them. I haven't seen any win against any big team so far, I hope to do well in the future

Brazil always creates talented young players, we always see that season after season. It is a talent that is rare in every country, and fortunately Brazil can do just that. And they always get positions in the big teams in competitive leagues. But as you said, their cooperation in the country is still questionable, whether they are able to play with a good collective or not.

The coach of Brazil is very bad (he plays in a 4-2-2-2 formation, the most ridiculous formation I have ever seen). Brazil is the best team in terms of squad quality, but a Germany that implements a proper system will wipe them out on the field. Brazil's process will only look at individual talent in this tournament. So whether they beat Germany or not, Argentina will reach the final from that side.

I expect(not want) France to be in the final at least, maybe even win the cup. There is also a decline in France, this is clear, but France is much better in terms of squad quality and the game they play is very clear, their midfield is monstrous, and in the world cup, when physical strength is combined with technique, they will reach the finals very easily, whether they face Spain or Portugal or not. We also know that Mbappe and Benzema will give their best for the ballondor race.

[nullama]

~snip~
The coach of Brazil is very bad (he plays in a 4-2-2-2 formation, the most ridiculous formation I have ever seen). Brazil is the best team in terms of squad quality, but a Germany that implements a proper system will wipe them out on the field. Brazil's process will only look at individual talent in this tournament. So whether they beat Germany or not, Argentina will reach the final from that side.

I expect(not want) France to be in the final at least, maybe even win the cup. There is also a decline in France, this is clear, but France is much better in terms of squad quality and the game they play is very clear, their midfield is monstrous, and in the world cup, when physical strength is combined with technique, they will reach the finals very easily, whether they face Spain or Portugal or not. We also know that Mbappe and Benzema will give their best for the ballondor race.

I'm not sure, France is not the same as it was when they actually won the World Cup. I hope the Netherlands wins this one, even though it's going to be a tough one. Brazil, Argentina, Spain, and many others have such amazing squads, we'll have to wait and see what happens.

Also I reckon the hosts are not going to make it to the next stage even though there's going to be amazing celebrations prepared for them.

[Sithara007]

I'm not sure, France is not the same as it was when they actually won the World Cup. I hope the Netherlands wins this one, even though it's going to be a tough one. Brazil, Argentina, Spain, and many others have such amazing squads, we'll have to wait and see what happens.

Also I reckon the hosts are not going to make it to the next stage even though there's going to be amazing celebrations prepared for them.

LOL.. what makes you believe that Netherlands is going to win the world cup this time? They couldn't do it when they had legends like Frank Rijkaard, Marco van Basten and Edwin van der Sar playing for them in the 1990s. In the next decade also they had key players such as Wesley Sneijder, Robin van Persie, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Arjen Robben, and again failed to win the trophy. And now you are assuming that with useless players such as Memphis Depay and Frenkie de Jong they will lift the world cup?

[kro55]

I'm not sure, France is not the same as it was when they actually won the World Cup. I hope the Netherlands wins this one, even though it's going to be a tough one. Brazil, Argentina, Spain, and many others have such amazing squads, we'll have to wait and see what happens.
Also I reckon the hosts are not going to make it to the next stage even though there's going to be amazing celebrations prepared for them.

LOL.. what makes you believe that Netherlands is going to win the world cup this time? They couldn't do it when they had legends like Frank Rijkaard, Marco van Basten and Edwin van der Sar playing for them in the 1990s. In the next decade also they had key players such as Wesley Sneijder, Robin van Persie, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Arjen Robben, and again failed to win the trophy. And now you are assuming that with useless players such as Memphis Depay and Frenkie de Jong they will lift the world cup?

It seems ridiculous to me that the Netherlands will win the World Cup. Robin Van Persie and Arjen Robben were outstanding players. Yet they failed to win the title. Because overall Netherlands team was not strong. And their performance as a team was not very strong. This year too the Netherlands have got some very talented players. The Netherlands squad includes players like Virgil, de Ligt, de Jong and Depay. But even then their attack is not strong enough. A stronger and more stable squad is needed to win the title.

[Daniel91]

I'm not sure, France is not the same as it was when they actually won the World Cup. I hope the Netherlands wins this one, even though it's going to be a tough one. Brazil, Argentina, Spain, and many others have such amazing squads, we'll have to wait and see what happens.
Also I reckon the hosts are not going to make it to the next stage even though there's going to be amazing celebrations prepared for them.

LOL.. what makes you believe that Netherlands is going to win the world cup this time? They couldn't do it when they had legends like Frank Rijkaard, Marco van Basten and Edwin van der Sar playing for them in the 1990s. In the next decade also they had key players such as Wesley Sneijder, Robin van Persie, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Arjen Robben, and again failed to win the trophy. And now you are assuming that with useless players such as Memphis Depay and Frenkie de Jong they will lift the world cup?

It seems ridiculous to me that the Netherlands will win the World Cup. Robin Van Persie and Arjen Robben were outstanding players. Yet they failed to win the title. Because overall Netherlands team was not strong. And their performance as a team was not very strong. This year too the Netherlands have got some very talented players. The Netherlands squad includes players like Virgil, de Ligt, de Jong and Depay. But even then their attack is not strong enough. A stronger and more stable squad is needed to win the title.

I actually feel sorry for the Netherlands.
They always had great players and national team and were close many times but never managed to win the world championship.
They played in the finals in 1974, 1978 and 2010, they were also very close in 1998 and 2014 when they unfortunately lost the semi-final matches on penalties and always came close to going all the way and winning the title.
Unfortunately, every time they lacked something, luck or that famous factor x to go all the way.
They have played well in the Nations League this year, but I still don't see them as the main favorites for the World Cup, although they will be a tough opponent for any team at the World Cup.

[rahmad2nd]

Since the era of Ruud Gullit, Marco Van Basten, Dennis Bergkamp, ​​Ruud Van Nistelrooy, I am one of the Dutch fans from time to time. they were the world's top players of their time.
Unfortunately, the Netherlands has never won the World Cup. however, nevertheless, I am quite happy to see the Netherlands can again participate in the Qatar world cup. now, they are performing better game by match, from the world qualifiers, to the UEFA Nations League matches, the netherlands are convincing with very positive results. it's just that some contestants from other countries are more favorites as potential champions than the Dutch.
I hope the Netherlands in this world cup, will give the best for us football lovers.

[Sithara007]

I actually feel sorry for the Netherlands.
They always had great players and national team and were close many times but never managed to win the world championship.
They played in the finals in 1974, 1978 and 2010, they were also very close in 1998 and 2014 when they unfortunately lost the semi-final matches on penalties and always came close to going all the way and winning the title.
Unfortunately, every time they lacked something, luck or that famous factor x to go all the way.
They have played well in the Nations League this year, but I still don't see them as the main favorites for the World Cup, although they will be a tough opponent for any team at the World Cup.

No sympathies for Netherlands. They never respect the spirit of the game. Remember the Battle of Nuremberg? Back then (2006 FIFA World Cup), Netherlands realized that they can't win the match against Portugal through fair means. So they just started physically attacking the Portuguese players and Ronaldo had to be carried out from the ground injured. And despite all this, they still lost the match. And this is not an isolated incident. I have seen the Dutch team playing like this several times.

[Silberman]

The three countries have very deep commercial connections so I do not think this is going to be a problem, think of this as a World Cup that was organized by the whole European continent instead of a single country, also I think this was done as a way to strengthen the candidature of the three countries at the time, after all we must remember that this was after Qatar won the World Cup by bribing FIFA officials, so most likely the three countries thought they could not win the right to host the World Cup on their own but if the three went together then they could get it, which is exactly what ended up happening.

I feel for the player’s because they’ll suffer from the burnout of such a long tournament, and personally I like the location’s too because it’s convenient to travel. Furthermore I don’t think that these 3 countries would have paid any bribes, because they already had the arrangements and I’m sure that player’s too will love to play there over Qatar.

We will have to see how the next World Cup plays out, it is obvious to me this was done in order to increase the number of matches and to receive more money from the rights to broadcast them, however with so many teams not only the tournament will be longer but it will also drop in quality as now more teams will make it to the World Cup, however despite all of this I think most players will prefer to play the World Cup there instead of Qatar, but unfortunately they do not really have any option due to the corrupt FIFA officials which decided this was going to be the case.