World Cup 2022 Qualifiers

[Nalis]

Armenia have won 3 from 3. They're in the same group as Germany though.

[StanSP]

32 minutes ago, Nalis said:

Armenia have won 3 from 3. They're in the same group as Germany though.

and Germany losing at home vs North Macedonia

[foxes_rule1978]

11 minutes ago, StanSP said:

and Germany losing at home vs North Macedonia

Lol Armenia going to top the group come on 

[Vacamion]

 

Joachim Löw's side performing like his fingers smell after a rummage.  

[trabuch]

22 minutes ago, Vacamion said:

 

Joachim Löw's side performing like his fingers smell after a rummage.  

I notice he's wearing a face mask. Nothing to do with covid. It's to stop him from doing this:

 

 

[StanSP]

ahhahahahaha Werner just did this and now North Macedonia have re-taken the lead

 

 

[foxes_rule1978]

12 minutes ago, StanSP said:

ahhahahahaha Werner just did this and now North Macedonia have re-taken the lead

 

 

Quality player 

[spacemunky]

Historic win for North Macedonia.

[Staff]

5 hours ago, StanSP said:

ahhahahahaha Werner just did this and now North Macedonia have re-taken the lead

 

 

What has happened to him? Gone full akinbiyi 

[boots60]

13 hours ago, StanSP said:

and Germany losing at home vs North Macedonia

Imagine the score if the Germans had the play the whole of Macedonia!!

[shen]

13 hours ago, foxes_rule1978 said:

Lol Armenia going to top the group come on 

The standings in that group after three games🤯 

[foxes_rule1978]

7 hours ago, Staff said:

What has happened to him? Gone full akinbiyi 

Reminds me of when Torres moved to Chelsea, high expectations and he turned into someone who played like they hadn’t seen a ball before. Confidence is totally shot, so pressure builds and your legs don’t do what your brain wants them to  it is almost the easier the chance the more ridiculous he looks 

Edited 1 April 2021 by foxes_rule1978

[spacemunky]

Alphonso basically dragging us(Canada) to the WC!

[Deeg67]

I know they'll never get any respect on here, but if the U.S. manages to qualify they'll be dangerous in Qatar, and could be a major threat in 5 years.  The average age of their squad is 21 (basically unheard of for a WC side) and many of their stars are 18 or 19.  Pulisic, at 23, is actually one of the elder statesmen on the team.  I'm not convinced Berhalter is the right manager to take them to prominence, but this may actually be the long-awaited *Golden Generation" of American soccer talent.  Reyna (without whom - and Pulisic - they just won 2 of 3 qualifiers), Pepi, Dest, Aaronson, Musah, Weah, Scally, Busio, Hoppe - they're basically fielding a U-21 side that's holding its own against national teams.  A lot of these kids are already playing in European first divisions and they're only going to get better.

[spacemunky]

Ben Brereton plays for Chile? 

[filbertway]

2 hours ago, spacemunky said:

Ben Brereton plays for Chile? 

Brereton-Diaz :p

 

His mum's Chilean i believe

[CosbehFox]

4 hours ago, Deeg67 said:

I know they'll never get any respect on here, but if the U.S. manages to qualify they'll be dangerous in Qatar, and could be a major threat in 5 years.  The average age of their squad is 21 (basically unheard of for a WC side) and many of their stars are 18 or 19.  Pulisic, at 23, is actually one of the elder statesmen on the team.  I'm not convinced Berhalter is the right manager to take them to prominence, but this may actually be the long-awaited *Golden Generation" of American soccer talent.  Reyna (without whom - and Pulisic - they just won 2 of 3 qualifiers), Pepi, Dest, Aaronson, Musah, Weah, Scally, Busio, Hoppe - they're basically fielding a U-21 side that's holding its own against national teams.  A lot of these kids are already playing in European first divisions and they're only going to get better.

They lost to Panama the other day 

[Deeg67]

Just now, Cardiff_Fox said:

They lost to Panama the other day 

Yeah, and they beat Costa Rica yesterday and Jamaica 5 days ago, and are second in the group.  Considering that pretty much every key player in those matches was 18-20 and their consensus two best players, Pulisic and Reyna (who's also 18) are out injured, I think that's pretty good.  If you gave Southgate his current squad except all of them were themselves at 18 or 19, how do you think England would fare?

 

The WC schedule is brutal - 3 matches in 6 days - and away matches in Latin America are never easy.  Horrible pitches, urine thrown on the players, searing heat and oppressive humidity.  Berhalter made 9 changes for the Panama match trying to counteract fatigue and that probably cost them, but it may have allowed them to run CR off the field the way they did - it was 2-1 and could easily have been 4 or 5-1.

[Wymsey]

Barcelona are currently losing against Rayo Vallecano.

 

Edit: Sorry, wrong thread; thought it was The World Football Thread.

Edited 27 October 2021 by Wymsey

[Nalis]

Wales officially get a play off spot via the nations league. Austria have the other, unofficially at least.

 

Oceania wont start their qualifiers until at least June 2022 I heard??

[CosbehFox]

13 hours ago, Nalis said:

Wales officially get a play off spot via the nations league. Austria have the other, unofficially at least.

 

Oceania wont start their qualifiers until at least June 2022 I heard??

Yeah Oceania haven’t been able to get games on because the covid lockdown regarding some of the islands. It looks like they are going to have a mini competition / use their continental tournament as qualification 

[Bert]

Bloody hell. Scotland have guaranteed themselves a playoff spot so they’ve decided to nick the Welsh mantra and are now the best team in the world 

[Scotch]

8 minutes ago, Bert said:

Bloody hell. Scotland have guaranteed themselves a playoff spot so they’ve decided to nick the Welsh mantra and are now the best team in the world 

Mate, just because you English are the most cynical, depressing, critical sods ever when it comes to your national team, doesn't mean we have to be. Sit down and let is have the night at least. 

[Super_horns]

A few groups going to the wire.

 

Portugal/Serbia probably the most interesting as they play each other.

 

As do Russia and Croatia and Spain /Sweden .

 

 

Edited 12 November 2021 by Super_horns

[purpleronnie]

Great to see Scotland doing well, they have quite a few really good youngsters coming through.