*** The Official 2022 World Cup Thread ***

[FenwayFrank 2,457]

Qatar are going to be the worst team to ever take part in the World Cup 

[cambridgeshire canary 6,676]

1 minute ago, FenwayFrank said:

Qatar are going to be the worst team to ever take part in the World Cup 

Even North Korea put on a strong play one time and beat Italy.. Got knows what this Qatar side would do if they faced strong teams

[Ken Hairy 3,760]

1 minute ago, FenwayFrank said:

Qatar are going to be the worst team to ever take part in the World Cup 

Good 👍

[FenwayFrank 2,457]

1 minute ago, cambridgeshire canary said:

Even North Korea put on a strong play one time and beat Italy.. Got knows what this Qatar side would do if they faced strong teams

Like the Dutch? 😁

[Ken Hairy 3,760]

Will the fake fans get their wages docked for leaving early? 

[Branston Pickle 3,638]

2 minutes ago, FenwayFrank said:

Qatar are going to be the worst team to ever take part in the World Cup 

Seems likely.  Not sure if they will be better next game but they’ll be all-but out if they lose it.

[Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man 3,780]

6 minutes ago, Ken Hairy said:

Jesus Christ there's TWO DEFENDERS behind the keeper so it matters no a **** whether his leg is behind the keeper. The defender immediately behind the keeper and the one near the bottom of the screen. 

It's beyond the keeper yes, but there's 2 defenders between the goal and keeper. One only just, but behind all the same. These are the defenders that disappear off the VAR graphic too.

EDIT and to add to it, the keepers **** looks level with his boot anyway 

I'm not sure what images you're looking at, but in the one I posted, there's clearly only one.

[cambridgeshire canary 6,676]

These Qatar players really are just being dirty little so and so's now they know they're gonna lose

[How I Wrote Elastic Man 1,181]

22 minutes ago, Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man said:

I'm guessing it shot up a minute or so after that post with Ali's header, which he really should've scored from.

Quite possibly 

Though if he couldn't even get that on target, xg should be 0.00

[TheGunnShow 5,932]

5 minutes ago, FenwayFrank said:

Qatar are going to be the worst team to ever take part in the World Cup 

Forgot Zaire, did you?

[Branston Pickle 3,638]

5 minutes ago, TheGunnShow said:

He wasn't the only one who said fans have left, so I think the cross-referencing between two BBC staff means it's probably legit.

 

That’s pretty bad - perhaps they had to leave to finish the fan zones (see attached https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63690765 …does seem a bit of a mess).

[cambridgeshire canary 6,676]

Host team in the first match of the world cup they are hosting and the stadium is clealry almost half empty with most of their "fans" having left.. God what a shambles this whole thing is

[Herman 9,717]

2 minutes ago, TheGunnShow said:

Forgot Zaire, did you?

 

[TheGunnShow 5,932]

Just now, Herman said:

 

Or Dutch East Indies in 1938 (now Indonesia). Got pumped 6-0 by Hungary.

[Ken Hairy 3,760]

4 minutes ago, Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man said:

I'm not sure what images you're looking at, but in the one I posted, there's clearly only one.

The big issue with the image you've posted of course, regardless of perception of position without dodgy wiggly lines, is that blurred white thing near the keepers fist is the ball, so clearly wasn't taken at the point the ball was played in. 

[The Real Buh 3,423]

33 minutes ago, How I Wrote Elastic Man said:

0.02 😀

 

 

Seems generous to me 😂

[WD40 720]

Not watching but is this sarcasm from Dion?

 

 

[The Real Buh 3,423]

5 minutes ago, cambridgeshire canary said:

Host team in the first match of the world cup they are hosting and the stadium is clealry almost half empty with most of their "fans" having left.. God what a shambles this whole thing is

It’s brilliant 😂

[Ken Hairy 3,760]

1 minute ago, WD40 said:

Not watching but is this sarcasm from Dion?

 

 

He just said it in commentary, a bit baffling 

[overthebordercanary 140]

I think which of Holland or Senegal batter Qatar the most will top the group. 

[Branston Pickle 3,638]

2 minutes ago, Ken Hairy said:

The big issue with the image you've posted of course, regardless of perception of position without dodgy wiggly lines, is that blurred white thing near the keepers fist is the ball, so clearly wasn't taken at the point the ball was played in. 

Well, there’s 4 var officials with all the angles who spotted it, but let’s go with you and your tv set 4000 miles from the action, shall we?

[The Real Buh 3,423]

Paying 200 billion quid for the World Cup and a load of home nation fans leaving early 😂😂😂😂😂🤣

this tournament is a meme!

[cambridgeshire canary 6,676]

2 minutes ago, Ken Hairy said:

He just said it in commentary, a bit baffling 

Just off camera there's a  Qatari soilder with a gun in one hand and a bag of money in the other..

Edited November 20, 2022 by cambridgeshire canary

[The Real Buh 3,423]

Just now, Branston Pickle said:

Well, there’s 4 var officials with all the angles who spotted it, but let’s go with you and your tv set 4000 miles from the action, shall we?

Is the Qatar shirt in your wardrobe right next door to the North Korean one?

[Capt. Pants 4,198]

5 minutes ago, cambridgeshire canary said:

Host team in the first match of the world cup they are hosting and the stadium is clealry almost half empty with most of their "fans" having left.. God what a shambles this whole thing is

Gone to the fan zones to get a beer. It's a none football nation, they don't know how to support a team, apart from the fakes who are clearly following the script to the letter.

They're probably the same fakes who had England shirts on yesterday, pretending to be from Luton and Bradford.

[Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man 3,780]

4 minutes ago, Ken Hairy said:

The big issue with the image you've posted of course, regardless of perception of position without dodgy wiggly lines, is that blurred white thing near the keepers fist is the ball, so clearly wasn't taken at the point the ball was played in. 

The offside wasn't given for the ball into the box, it was given for when the ball connected with the player's head in the image I posted. 

For what it's worth, I agree with the point you're making there about it being inconclusive due to the impossibility of pinpointing the correct frame, but I disagree completely with the notion that there are two Qatari players beyond the foot of the offside Ecuadorian.

[GJL Mid-Norfolk Canary 1,735]

Imagine how bad qatar would be if they didnt pay players from other countries to play for them?!

[Branston Pickle 3,638]

6 minutes ago, The Real Buh said:

Is the Qatar shirt in your wardrobe right next door to the North Korean one?

Wow, what a comeback. 

I give it E minus for being rather pathetic.

Edited November 20, 2022 by Branston Pickle

[TheGunnShow 5,932]

Well, the home team looked crap, fans were seen leaving early and apparently a German presenter nearly didn't make the kick-off as the bus driver didn't know where the stadium was.

Glorious start to this tournament. Here's hoping Senegal and the Netherlands continue to pump this lot hard.

[Branston Pickle 3,638]

Just now, TheGunnShow said:

Well, the home team looked crap, fans were seen leaving early and apparently a German presenter nearly didn't make the kick-off as the bus driver didn't know where the stadium was.

Glorious start to this tournament. Here's hoping Senegal and the Netherlands continue to pump this lot hard.

..the first two bits of that could be any Norwich home game in recent seasons!