The Official 2022 FIFA World Cup Thread

[FLVOL_79]

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The diving in this game is what makes me embarrassed to say I've played soccer in one form or another since 1985.

 

[Nash_Vol97]

I’m torn on Brazil. On one hand I’d love to see them lose with all that talent. On the other hand, I really want to see Thiago Silva win a WC.

 

[NorCalVol67]

Spectacular by Richarlison.

 

[FLVOL_79]

Goal of the tournament right there.

 

[Nash_Vol97]

I hate Richarlison, but that was really nice.

 

[theFallGuy]

This is better than having to suffer through the cowboys another year

 

[MAD]

 

[NorCalVol67]

 

[theFallGuy]

I miss Richarlson::sigh::

 

[mr.checkerboards]

I know it is just the homerism in me, but I am beginning to believe we pull the upset tomorrow.

I bet a draw, so we know that isn't gonna happen. Either gonna be a W or L

 

[AllVolinGA]

Here's hoping the US can put a full game together and not give up a late equalizer like they did against Wales.

 

[n_huffhines]

 

[MAD]

Derek Rae is generally pretty good on commentary, but he’s leaning WAAAAY too hard into his Dutch pronunciations in this game.

 

[theFallGuy]

Let's do this. Fug the Brits!

 

[orangebloodgmc]

For those of you more casual fans that don’t like diving and flopping, I would look away most of this game. Neymar is playing.

Man, I hate that so much. So far, the worst I have seen for that was Portugal.

 

[C/O]

 

[bleedorange0037]

Man, I hate that so much. So far, the worst I have seen for that was Portugal.

For the thousands of casual fans who will no doubt be watching over the next few weeks and find the flopping distasteful, it bodes well that the Italians didn’t qualify this time.

 

[bleedorange0037]

Bit concerned our draw with Wales might not be quite as good a result as we initially thought. They’ve looked awful this morning.

 

[NorCalVol67]

I
I believe
I believe we
I believe we will
I believe we will win
I believe we will win

 

[NorCalVol67]

Bit concerned our draw with Wales might not be quite as good a result as we initially thought. They’ve looked awful this morning.

Wow.

 

[C/O]

Bit concerned our draw with Wales might not be quite as good a result as we initially thought. They’ve looked awful this morning.

The battle for second could become interesting.

 

[NorCalVol67]

So we just need to do what we did not do in ‘98 and beat Iran.

 

[bleedorange0037]

And just like that, today’s game with England is effectively meaningless, and Monday’s game is everything. Beat Iran and we advance, anything less and we go home.

 

[NorCalVol67]

Needing a win is better. Only needing a draw gives me flashbacks to ‘18 qualifying.

 

[C/O]

Needing a win is better. Only needing a draw gives me flashbacks to ‘18 qualifying.

That was a nightmare. The only thing close to the result was the conditions of the pitch in that match.