FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022

[MillerTime GFG]

Originally Posted by EldrickOnIce

So that this Canadian team has been successful in topping the concacaf table, scoring and hopefully getting some points Thursday helps future teams/players is garbage - that it won't inspire young players or provide some base to build from for 2026, for example?

Inspiring youth of future generations and "pedigree" are two different things.

Girly - stop, lol. Iran hasn't got out of group stages because they haven't had good enough squads. Quality of players and quality of coaching staff are what determines the quality and success of the team, not some magical pedigree. I think you're confusing "expectations" with pedigree.

Brazil have expectations as a nation. Canada have expectations in hockey. We have the success because we have the Sidney Crosby's and Jarome Iginlas, not because we won the summit series back in the 70s.

[Ozy_Flame]

Australia scores!!!!!

[GirlySports]

Can we have less European teams? They bring nothing. Denmark, Switzerland, Serbia, Wales (Belgium, just kidding) etc...

They are just so dull. More spots for teams like Ghana and Korea and Canada who at least brought some excitement even if they don't advance

I guess we are getting that in 2026.

[Ozy_Flame]

I want to see a "back half" World Cup, where all national teams in the bottom half have their own World Cup tournament. Gives some of the smaller/less talented teams something to work towards.

[GirlySports]

Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame

I want to see a "back half" World Cup, where all national teams in the bottom half have their own World Cup tournament. Gives some of the smaller/less talented teams something to work towards.

a bottom 32 fifa rankings world cup. San Marino vs Guam!

[The Big Chill]

Denmark are a good side but they just have nothing going in attack this tournament.

[Slava]

Wow, France with a last kick draw.

[Swift]

I wish TSN would stick with the on pitch celebrations rather than going straight to their MOTM nonsense and ads

[GirlySports]

So Australia enters the top quarter of the draw with US and Netherlands. Will be interesting who the winner of Group C will be. Poland, Argentina or Saudi Arabia!

Netherlands
USA

Winner Group C
Australia

Winner Group E
Runner up Group F

Winner Group G (Brazil)
Runner up Group H

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England
Senegal

France
Runner Up Group C

Winner Group F
Runner up Group E

Winner Group H (Portugal)
Runner up Group G

[You Need a Thneed]

This VAR would be awesome if it mattered.

[Slava]

Oh wow, offside and Tunisia have their win!

[Joborule]

Tunisia: MY EMOTIONS.

[The Big Chill]

Originally Posted by You Need a Thneed

This VAR would be awesome if it mattered.

That would have been absolutely wild if that goal was to make the difference between advancing or not. That will be a hotly debated call.

[Nammer403]

Wowwww

[Bagor]

Originally Posted by You Need a Thneed

This VAR would be awesome if it mattered.

Took long enough to alert him!

[You Need a Thneed]

Had Denmark put in one of their late chances, that VAR would have sent Tunisia to the knockouts instead of Australia.

[GirlySports]

Is that offside? Can VAR go back that far? That looked like 2nd phase to me.

[flames_fan_down_under]

I don't understand that call. I understand Griezmann to be offside when the ball was played into the box, but the Tunisian playing it off his head would negate that no? When does Griezmann become onside and able to play the ball?

[The Big Chill]

I don’t know the exact wording of the rule, but it comes down to whether that was an intentional pass from the defender, or if it was just a block/deflection. That’s why the ref had a look at the replay, because it required interpretation.

[Slava]

Originally Posted by GirlySports

Is that offside? Can VAR go back that far? That looked like 2nd phase to me.

Yeah, I think he pretty clearly came back onside and that shouldn't have been called. He didn't come back onside to receive a pass or anything and the defender heads the ball to him.