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Re: The Beautiful Game (The All Inclusive Soccer Thread)

Posted: Mon March 28, 2022 3:53 pm
by Mickey
Anders wrote:Canada going to the World Cup.
That team has been a lot of fun to watch. Can't imagine they'll go far but I hope they make it out of group play.

Re: The Beautiful Game (The All Inclusive Soccer Thread)

Posted: Mon March 28, 2022 3:54 pm
by Anders
Mickey wrote:
Anders wrote:Canada going to the World Cup.
That team has been a lot of fun to watch. Can't imagine they'll go far but I hope they make it out of group play.
Not impossible, but probably need a good draw.

Re: The Beautiful Game (The All Inclusive Soccer Thread)

Posted: Mon March 28, 2022 4:41 pm
by surfndestroy
Anders wrote:
Mickey wrote:
Anders wrote:Canada going to the World Cup.
That team has been a lot of fun to watch. Can't imagine they'll go far but I hope they make it out of group play.
Not impossible, but probably need a good draw.
There best player by far, Alphonso Davies should be back for the World Cup. He’s currently recovering from myocarditis. If he’s back the team is significantly better.

Re: The Beautiful Game (The All Inclusive Soccer Thread)

Posted: Mon March 28, 2022 4:44 pm
by Mickey
It's been a long time since Canada (or the USMNT, for that matter) faced the level of competition that they will see in the WC this fall. Beating up on Panama, drawing with Mexico, that's one thing; going up against Portugal, Argentina, France, etc.--that's quite another.

Re: The Beautiful Game (The All Inclusive Soccer Thread)

Posted: Mon March 28, 2022 6:29 pm
by Anders
At least Italy didn’t make it.

Re: The Beautiful Game (The All Inclusive Soccer Thread)

Posted: Mon March 28, 2022 6:35 pm
by Mickey
More anti-italian racism. You hate to see it.

Re: The Beautiful Game (The All Inclusive Soccer Thread)

Posted: Mon March 28, 2022 8:47 pm
by VinylGuy
Mickey wrote:
VinylGuy wrote:
Mickey wrote:It's a shame this thread wasn't bumped last night. Pusilic had a fantastic game, looks like the USMNT isn't gonna fuck up this time.
did you watched football in Arg? do you have a team?
I was only there for ten months so not really. I watched the Boca-River match where the River players got maced, that was fun as hell.
oh yeah!

Im a River fan

Re: The Beautiful Game (The All Inclusive Soccer Thread)

Posted: Mon March 28, 2022 9:12 pm
by Mickey
VinylGuy wrote:
Mickey wrote:
VinylGuy wrote:
Mickey wrote:It's a shame this thread wasn't bumped last night. Pusilic had a fantastic game, looks like the USMNT isn't gonna fuck up this time.
did you watched football in Arg? do you have a team?
I was only there for ten months so not really. I watched the Boca-River match where the River players got maced, that was fun as hell.
oh yeah!

Im a River fan
No wonder you're racist.

Re: The Beautiful Game (The All Inclusive Soccer Thread)

Posted: Mon March 28, 2022 9:34 pm
by VinylGuy
Mickey wrote:
VinylGuy wrote:
Mickey wrote:
VinylGuy wrote:
Mickey wrote:It's a shame this thread wasn't bumped last night. Pusilic had a fantastic game, looks like the USMNT isn't gonna fuck up this time.
did you watched football in Arg? do you have a team?
I was only there for ten months so not really. I watched the Boca-River match where the River players got maced, that was fun as hell.
oh yeah!

Im a River fan
No wonder you're racist.
yeah, it must come all from soccer.

Re: The Beautiful Game (The All Inclusive Soccer Thread)

Posted: Tue March 29, 2022 4:52 am
by Anders
I don’t dislike the Italian national team, I was thinking in the context of the discussion, that’s one team sure to beat Canada, that didn’t make it. A shock really.

Re: The Beautiful Game (The All Inclusive Soccer Thread)

Posted: Fri April 01, 2022 4:09 pm
by Chris_H_2
enough with this stupid ghost mascot. just give us the draw!

Re: The Beautiful Game (The All Inclusive Soccer Thread)

Posted: Fri April 01, 2022 4:36 pm
by Chris_H_2
30 damn minutes into this and still not one team has been placed. Jesus.

Re: The Beautiful Game (The All Inclusive Soccer Thread)

Posted: Fri April 01, 2022 5:23 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
Why can’t some teams go in the same group as others from their federation, but the winner of that EUR play in can go with England?

Re: The Beautiful Game (The All Inclusive Soccer Thread)

Posted: Fri April 01, 2022 5:36 pm
by Chris_H_2
E.H. Ruddock wrote:Why can’t some teams go in the same group as others from their federation, but the winner of that EUR play in can go with England?
because with so many teams from Europe (13), there’s no way to avoid having them play each other. Otherwise they avoid placing teams in the same geographic region. Europe has to be an exception.

I like USA’s draw. I think they can get out of Group B. And Group A is by far the weakest (not to get ahead of ourselves).

Re: The Beautiful Game (The All Inclusive Soccer Thread)

Posted: Fri April 01, 2022 5:37 pm
by Anders
The complete draw is as follows:
Group A: Qatar (hosts), Netherlands, Senegal, Ecuador
Group B: England, United States, Iran, Wales/Scotland/Ukraine
Group C: Argentina, Mexico, Poland, Saudi Arabia
Group D: France, Denmark, Tunisia, Peru/Australia/UAE
Group E: Spain, Germany, Japan, Costa Rica/New Zealand
Group F: Belgium, Croatia, Morocco, Canada
Group G: Brazil, Switzerland, Serbia, Cameroon
Group H: Portugal, Uruguay, South Korea, Ghana

Re: The Beautiful Game (The All Inclusive Soccer Thread)

Posted: Fri April 01, 2022 6:02 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
Would be awesome to see Ukraine win that playoff to get in

Re: The Beautiful Game (The All Inclusive Soccer Thread)

Posted: Fri April 01, 2022 6:46 pm
by Anders

Re: The Beautiful Game (The All Inclusive Soccer Thread)

Posted: Fri April 01, 2022 7:49 pm
by Mickey
Chris_H_2 wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:Why can’t some teams go in the same group as others from their federation, but the winner of that EUR play in can go with England?
because with so many teams from Europe (13), there’s no way to avoid having them play each other. Otherwise they avoid placing teams in the same geographic region. Europe has to be an exception.

I like USA’s draw. I think they can get out of Group B. And Group A is by far the weakest (not to get ahead of ourselves).
Yeah it's certainly easier than the 2014 draw. I think we should be able to handle Iran and the playoff winner. If we beat or draw with England, great, but it shouldn't be too difficult to reach the knockout stage. First place would be nice since A2 will be who, Ecuador?

Canada got a rough draw, they could easily surprise some of those teams and they could also end up 4th.

Re: The Beautiful Game (The All Inclusive Soccer Thread)

Posted: Fri April 01, 2022 10:37 pm
by VinylGuy
Im happy with Argentina´s group

Re: The Beautiful Game (The All Inclusive Soccer Thread)

Posted: Sat April 02, 2022 12:59 am
by Mickey
Kind of a boring group. The Mexico game should be fun though