fusilli Posted December 4, 2022 Report Share Posted December 4, 2022 This France, in this condition, can easily crush any opponent.. and they even haven't show their best yet in Qatar. Only motivation could slow them down.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SportLightning Posted December 5, 2022 Report Share Posted December 5, 2022 And then there were 12. Netherlands, Argentina, Japan, Croatia, Brazil, South Korea, England, France, Morocco, Spain, Portugal and Switzerland. We await the the remaining teams look to advance to the quarter-finals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SportLightning Posted December 5, 2022 Report Share Posted December 5, 2022 Tomorrow, Japan takes on Croatia. While Brazil battles against South Korea for the spot in the quarter-finals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted December 5, 2022 Report Share Posted December 5, 2022 Penalties suck. Commiserations Japan. I was hoping for you On the subject of penalties…. FIFA could introduce group-stage penalty shootouts at 2026 World Cup I read an another version of this the other day too (but couldn’t find the exact news piece this morning) about FIFA being in a quandary about whether group stage shoutouts should be at the end of matches, or pre-emptively done at half time of each match to avoid gaming the system in the event teams know exactly how to fix a shootout to maximise the benefits for both. It set me wondering - surely it’s mathematically possible even now for every team in a group to finish on the same points (eg, all play draws, have exact goal differentials etc). Do any better football brains than me know - Has it ever happened? How would it be resolved now? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted December 5, 2022 Report Share Posted December 5, 2022 30 minutes ago, Sir Rols said: - Has it ever happened? How would it be resolved now? Now, the last determining factor in, if all initial numbers are equal, as the team(s) advance, which team has less yellow cards going ahead. This makes total sense to me. I don't know how the penalty kicks at half-time would help determine ties, etc. It might just be for that game -- altho it would add to the goals differential. Is FIFA really ready for a 48-team tournament? That is soooo unwieldy. Of course, attention will still be paid to the top 12 major powers. I mean who would follow San Marino, Monaco, Azerbaijan or even Montenegro teams? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted December 5, 2022 Report Share Posted December 5, 2022 (edited) Oops. Here's the latest rethnking of the original Groups of 3 format. Report: FIFA to abandon 2026 World Cup “Group of 3” format (msn.com) I prefer the split of 24 teams each into 2 groups playing an East vs. West tournament maybe. It will also be logistically easier for fans to follow?? Edited December 5, 2022 by baron-pierreIV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceman530 Posted December 6, 2022 Report Share Posted December 6, 2022 Looking like a 1998 repeat of France vs Brazsil 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SportLightning Posted December 6, 2022 Report Share Posted December 6, 2022 Tomorrow, round of 16 will close. First will be Morocco vs. Spain. I think Morocco would make it further than Round of 16 for the first time in their history. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SportLightning Posted December 6, 2022 Report Share Posted December 6, 2022 After that, Portugal vs Switzerland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palette86 Posted December 6, 2022 Report Share Posted December 6, 2022 We missed the precious opportunity to be top 8 last night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoshi Posted December 6, 2022 Report Share Posted December 6, 2022 The shootout was terrible... was hoping Japan would win too, Croatia are really quite dull, as good as Modric is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexjc Posted December 6, 2022 Report Share Posted December 6, 2022 Spain shown the door by Morocco. 3 - 0 in penalty shootout. Unbelievable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted December 6, 2022 Report Share Posted December 6, 2022 I didn’t expect to see Spain fall so early, but mighty happy to see un underdog finally get through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoshi Posted December 6, 2022 Report Share Posted December 6, 2022 Not often you see a clean sheet in a shoot out. Good to see someone unexpected get through, and I wouldn't want to play them if I was any other team - their fans are special. ...are they really gonna be denied yet again if they have another bid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted December 6, 2022 Report Share Posted December 6, 2022 21 minutes ago, yoshi said: ...are they really gonna be denied yet again if they have another bid? I dunno… have they got oil? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SportLightning Posted December 6, 2022 Report Share Posted December 6, 2022 And then there were 8. Argentina, Brazil, Croatia, England, France, Morocco, Netherlands and Portugal will battle out in two days for the four spots in the semi-finals. Here is the matches in the quarter-finals for the next two days: Croatia vs. Brazil - December 9 Netherlands vs. Argentina - December 9 Morocco vs. Netherlands - December 10 England vs. France - December 10 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SportLightning Posted December 6, 2022 Report Share Posted December 6, 2022 From today they getting some rest days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted December 6, 2022 Report Share Posted December 6, 2022 It’s always weird to get to this stage of the tournament and not wake up every morning to check the overnight results. Is it just me, or was this year condensed without a break between the group stages and the round of 16? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted December 7, 2022 Report Share Posted December 7, 2022 8 hours ago, Sir Rols said: I dunno… have they got oil? Tahini, cous-cous and baba ganoush! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SportLightning Posted December 7, 2022 Report Share Posted December 7, 2022 I think Morocco and Portugal could get draw and Morocco could win the penalty shootout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted December 8, 2022 Report Share Posted December 8, 2022 9 hours ago, SportLightning said: I think Morocco and Portugal could get draw and Morocco could win the penalty shootout. I think the sun will rise tomorrow and then set after a few hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanMUC Posted December 8, 2022 Report Share Posted December 8, 2022 37 minutes ago, baron-pierreIV said: I think the sun will rise tomorrow and then set after a few hours. Unless you’re above the arctic circle at this time of the year… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted December 8, 2022 Report Share Posted December 8, 2022 Spain played like complete trash. They still live in 2010 and think ball posession = victory. If their strategy was to suffocate the Moroccans making them go through extra time, that didn't worked well at all for them because it was really obvious they either were the ones who ended up completely tired for Penalty shos or didn't even practiced Penalty shots at all. Like, seriously, 3 failed penalties? I hope Luis Enrique is sacked and Spain finally stops living in Tiki-Taka era already. It overstayed its welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fusilli Posted December 8, 2022 Report Share Posted December 8, 2022 ^^They're clearly going through their descending cycle of triumph. Lacking of motivation and Liga overly standards did the rest. And about pressure, It'll be interesting to see how Portugal is going to deal with its new talents and super market star. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted December 8, 2022 Report Share Posted December 8, 2022 And the toll keeps climbing. I don’t think FIFA needed this during the tournament FIFA "deeply saddened" after migrant worker dies at World Cup training base Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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