Official 20/21 Various National Soccer Team News Thread

[GirlySports]

African Nations!

[Swift]

Bizarre refereeing. To give some further context, in the second half there had been 5 subs, two penalties, a red card, 2 video reviews and a drinks break, and the ref not only doesn't add any additional time but finishes it early.

They tried to get the game going again 40 minutes later. Mali came out but Tunisia didn't as their players had taken ice baths, so the end result stood.

[SuperMatt18]

That ref should probably never ref another game...fishy business going on there for sure.

[GirlySports]

And he's not some podunk ref, he reffed two world cup matches in 2018. Belgium-Panama, Japan-Poland

[MegaErtz]

Apparently the referee was suffering from severe heatstroke and spend several days in hospital recovering. He forgot to stop his watch during the water break.

[GirlySports]

That's kind of silly, there is a 4th official of the referee is unfit.

Meanwhile, more African Nations!

[Locke]

Oof...that is Goalkeeping to the point of borderline match-fixing.

[Slava]

Was that right before Serge Aurier played goal?

[GirlySports]

Originally Posted by Slava

Was that right before Serge Aurier played goal?

Yes, keeper hurt himself on that play and they were out of subs. I think his injury was embarrassment.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Slava

Was that right before Serge Aurier played goal?

Why am I reading that Stephen Caulker plays for Sierra Leone?

[CroFlames]

Originally Posted by GirlySports

That's kind of silly, there is a 4th official of the referee is unfit.

Meanwhile, more African Nations!

Eh don't worry about it buddy. The Haiti keeper mistake vs Canada was way worse.

[undercoverbrother]

I thought this would have been in here.

I hate soccer, boring game.

But I can't help but marvel at Christine Sinclair. She's not the best female athlete all time from Canada, but she is up there.

https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/chr...gala-1.6318040

Honoured by FIFA for her goal-scoring exploits Monday, Canada captain Christine Sinclair confirmed she has more to do on and off the soccer pitch.

Sinclair has already taken part in five World Cups, four Olympic tournaments and been shortlisted for FIFA women's world player of the year seven times (in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2016).

[SuperMatt18]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

But I can't help but marvel at Christine Sinclair. She's not the best female athlete all time from Canada, but she is up there.

She might be the best female athlete all time from Canada.

Who else would be on that list?

We've had some great female athletes but can any others be considered the greatest ever in their sport all time...

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by SuperMatt18

She might be the best female athlete all time from Canada.

Who else would be on that list?

We've had some great female athletes but can any others be considered the greatest ever in their sport all time...

I'd put Clara Hughes as the Greatest Female Athlete Canada has ever produced and possible best male or female.

She is one of only six people to have podium finishes in the Winter and Summer versions of the Games, and is the only person ever to have won multiple medals in both.

She in my opinion is a straight up beast. Sinclair is in the list, and near the top no doubt, but sorry Hughes is untouchable.

[GirlySports]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Bagor]

I didn't even know that there was a country called Comoros.

[Slava]

I’m not too proud to say that I didn’t even know Comoros was a place.

[Locke]

I've never heard of Comoros and I voted for Kodos.

Fun fact however, Comoros has a Dormant Volcano named "La Grille."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Grille

[GirlySports]

First time ever qualifying for African Nations and they beat a giant. They need a miracle on Thursday. They need Algeria to not beat Ivory Coast and Sierra Leone to beat Equatorial Guinea by 2 or more in order to get the final best 3rd place spot.

Also, Senegal won their group scoring only 1 goal.

[GirlySports]

It's happened! Comoros are in. They face the host Cameroon in the last 16. That would be the mother of all upsets.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1484236983421521923