World Cup 2022 Qatar

blindbaby said:
When I played, I had the odd game like that. Cant really remember if I was sober or not.
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When I played it was 1964 or so for a couple of years.

Sand field with lots of grit. Brown leather soccer balls that turned into bricks when they got wet picking up that wet grit, spinning sand paper. Coach yelling "Put your head into it!"

We had never seen soccer on TV. Everybody knew how to play hockey because it was on TV.

We could barely get the kick-off done properly. And throw ins...

Anyway we had zero idea how to play. It was really just kick the ball as far as you can and hope for luck. Wingers were in dead zones. Crosses? Huh wah?

We were really, really out of touch with soccer. It didn't resonate.

Love watching it now though. Love TSN and hate that DAZN stole the Champion's League.

But I digress.
 
Sane injured. that really sucks for germany. Been in great form this year.
 
Musiala looks great but wasted shots over the bar by everyone
 
Wtf germany. look like absolute shit in 2nd half. Way too much space in 2nd half for japan
 
You knew that was coming. Germany a fraud.
 
Orlando_Eagles said:
ScamSchaft?
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Last 4 World Cup games: lose to soccer heavyweights Japan, South Korea, Mexico and beat Sweden. Soccer in Germany is dead.

What was with the midfield in the 2nd half? Huge gaps of space. Wide open for Japan.

And the Rudiger trying the play offside game with Hansi Flick high line. Flick's high line killed them as it did at times at Bayern.

Then tons of wasted shots. Only Musiala was decent. Kimmich, Gundogan, Muller were dreadful. So many shot over the bar. About 20 shots and only maybe 2 on net. Now they have to beat Spain or they are out again. Flick can go retire imo.

All these Bayern players who look great at Bayern are total crap in International duty.
 
Hu War Yu said:
Just dropping by to LOL @ Germany
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We deserve it!!! We deserve our lumps and criticism the last 5 years or so. No effort at all in 2nd half. Japan a good team. Routed the USA recently. No surprise this result.
 
When does the Bundesliga start again? Can't happen soon enough.
 
MrFlyingV said:
We deserve it!!! We deserve our lumps and criticism the last 5 years or so. No effort at all in 2nd half. Japan a good team. Routed the USA recently. No surprise this result.
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It'll be time to LOL @ USA soon. Couldn't hold a lead on Wales, population 2,700
 
MrFlyingV said:
Last 4 World Cup games: lose to soccer heavyweights Japan, South Korea, Mexico and beat Sweden. Soccer in Germany is dead.

What was with the midfield in the 2nd half? Huge gaps of space. Wide open for Japan.

And the Rudiger trying the play offside game with Hansi Flick high line. Flick's high line killed them as it did at times at Bayern.

Then tons of wasted shots. Only Musiala was decent. Kimmich, Gundogan, Muller were dreadful. So many shot over the bar. About 20 shots and only maybe 2 on net. Now they have to beat Spain or they are out again. Flick can go retire imo.

All these Bayern players who look great at Bayern are total crap in International duty.
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I didn’t get to watch any of todays game, but all of this sounds exactly like what I remember from 2018.

Marshmallow midfield and attacks that, while plentiful, had no polish on the finishes. Ugh.
 
7 AM out here on the West Coast and I need hard liquor already.
 
Hu War Yu said:
It'll be time to LOL @ USA soon. Couldn't hold a lead on Wales, population 2,700
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Friday for sure. By the way, Japan just routed the USA 3-0 in September. All their players play in Europe now. Not surprised this happened.
 
Orlando_Eagles said:
I didn’t get to watch any of todays game, but all of this sounds exactly like what I remember from 2018.

Marshmallow midfield and attacks that, while plentiful, had no polish on the finishes. Ugh.
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Even though you didn't watch, you nailed exactly what happened. Only German goal was a penalty.
 
MrFlyingV said:
Even though you didn't watch, you nailed exactly what happened. Only German goal was a penalty.
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That is exactly what I remember from Russia. Shame. Thought they would be back at it better this many years later.
 
I think Costa Rica has possessed the ball about 1.5 seconds through the first seven minutes.
 
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