Group A: Qatar, Ecuador, Senegal, Netherlands

[StanSP]

78th minute - Mendy off. 

79th minute - Qatar goal. 

 

 

Coincidence? 

[David Hankey]

Bloody hell! Done more than Wales have achieved, a goal in open play.

Edited 25 November 2022 by David Hankey

[Guest]

They've put some cracking balls into the box in the last 20 minutes or so. No keeper saves that header.

[StanSP]

That's surely game over! 

[when_you're_smiling]

9 minutes ago, Facecloth said:

I can see how a bit of luck they might beat Japan in a one off, just amazed they got through the groups and the other knockout matches.

I know what you mean. That goal against Japan was the only one they conceded. 

[StanSP]

Okay Dion Dublin needs to stop commentating. 

[Balj]

neat free kick routine

[trabuch]

Awful fans. Team put in a real effort in the 2nd half.

[CosbehFox]

1 minute ago, trabuch said:

Awful fans. Team put in a real effort in the 2nd half.

Like I said elsewhere what idiot at FIFA made it clash with Mecca Friday prayers. 

[TJQuik]

25 minutes ago, StanSP said:

Okay Dion Dublin needs to stop commentating. 

Why?

[NasPb]

Mendy was rock solid today as usual. Shame Senegal don't have mane 

[StanSP]

Gakpo is quality 

[whoareyaaa]

If we are looking for a goalie we should go for Noppert 

[Balj]

9 minutes ago, whoareyaaa said:

If we are looking for a goalie we should go for Noppert 

Controls the area really well.

[Lionator]

Think the officials have just about got that right? Fair play as it was a tricky decision. 

[Brizzle Fox]

Just now, Lionator said:

Think the officials have just about got that right? Fair play as it was a tricky decision. 

I'm not so sure. It seemed that the keeper had already committed himself so don't think the guy impacted his thinking really.

 

Can see why it was chalked off, but can  be quite a grey area.

[Balj]

2 minutes ago, Lionator said:

Think the officials have just about got that right? Fair play as it was a tricky decision. 

Agree - he was in line. Always difficult when it would have been a goal regardless.

[StanSP]

Ecuador equalise this time!

[Vacamion]

 

Ake is a weak link.

[Tuna]

Enner Valencia is leading the race for the golden boot!

[Finnegan]

I love players like Enner Valencia, drift through their club careers doing 'ok' being largely unremarkable but they turn up at World Cups for their country and they turn in to absolute megastars. 

 

Peak World Cup.

[Corky]

Get En there

[The_77]

People out here writing off South American football because its countries haven’t been playing European opposition and because Argentina had a stinker. These teams are no joke. 

[Tuna]

Off the bar!

Close for Ecuador!

[StanSP]

Netherlands look a bit lost and now rattled. Can't get a foothold in the game.