World Cup

[KD in CA]

USA, England and Iran in the same group — and maybe Ukraine!  Should be interesting.

[B-Man]

3 hours ago, KD in CA said:

USA, England and Iran in the same group — and maybe Ukraine!  Should be interesting.

 

 

Thanks for starting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[B-Man]

 

 

YIKES !

 

 

 

[TakeYouToTasker 2.0]

Very balanced draw. No group of death this year.

[Nouseforaname]

World Cup? What’s that ?

 

 

[devnull]

45 minutes ago, Meazza said:

World Cup? What’s that ?

 

 

[KD in CA]

1 hour ago, Meazza said:

World Cup? What’s that ?

 

 

 

My condolences

[Nouseforaname]

5 minutes ago, KD in CA said:

 

My condolences

Unacceptable for Italy not to have qualified for the second time in a row but with so much hubris… ah well.

[B-Man]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[KD in CA]

Good.  There's enough drama in the US group with Iran.  Don't need a bunch of sentimental Ukraine b.s. distracting them.

[TakeYouToTasker 2.0]

Wales is *very* beatable.

[4merper4mer]

7 hours ago, TakeYouToTasker 2.0 said:

Wales is *very* beatable.

Wales is very beatable?  I should hope so.  Was Pitcairn Island unavailable as an opponent to give the US a chance?  
 

Note that this WC is in the ME so if you go please heed the sage advice of the Iron Sheik and:

 

Don’t’ say USA USA.

 

Edited June 8, 2022 by 4merper4mer

[KD in CA]

16 hours ago, TakeYouToTasker 2.0 said:

Wales is *very* beatable.

 

If they can't take care of business against Wales and Iran to move into the KO stage, it'll be pretty disappointing.  

[Nouseforaname]

On 6/8/2022 at 8:46 PM, KD in CA said:

 

If they can't take care of business against Wales and Iran to move into the KO stage, it'll be pretty disappointing.  

Maybe it will be a US vs Canada final

😂

 

I still can’t believe Italy didn’t qualify but Canada did.

[4merper4mer]

9 hours ago, Nouseforaname said:

Maybe it will be a US vs Canada final

😂

 

I still can’t believe Italy didn’t qualify but Canada did.

Are there a certain number of teams specified from certain geographies?

Edited July 11, 2022 by 4merper4mer

[Nouseforaname]

58 minutes ago, 4merper4mer said:

Are there a certain number of teams specified from certain geographies?

Yes, by conference.

 

3 or 4 times can qualify from the North American conference and 13 from the European conference.  

[KD in CA]

Qatar:  "remember how we promised to act all Western when we bribed you to let us host the World Cup?  Yeah, well, never mind."

 

No beer for you!

 

 

I'm guessing there won't many rainbow flags in the crowd either.

Edited November 19, 2022 by KD in CA

[snafu]

2 hours ago, KD in CA said:

Qatar:  "remember how we promised to act all Western when we bribed you to let us host the World Cup?  Yeah, well, never mind."

 

No beer for you!

 

 

I'm guessing there won't many rainbow flags in the crowd either.

Talk about a bait & switch!

I work with two Polish ladies. We were laughing about all the Polish fans who trek to Qatar for the games sitting there all sober and saying “I never realized how boring soccer is”! 
 

 

[Nouseforaname]

 

[KD in CA]

US match was like watching the Bills against the Jets.  Everything seemed well in hand in the first half, and then they got completely outplayed in the second.  Offense couldn't do a thing in the red zone.  Lucky to get away with a tie.