Group A: Qatar, Ecuador, Senegal, Netherlands

[Tuna]

Feels more like watching newsnight than a football show.

 

Not a criticism before you start.

[Super_horns]

1 minute ago, Tuna said:

Feels more like watching newsnight than a football show.

 

Not a criticism before you start.

Getting the off field issues and criticism of it in before the football starts.

 

Shearer probably doesn’t mind where the money comes from at Newcastle though!

[urban.spaceman]

Ignoring all the noise and the reprehensibility of the host... I actually really enjoyed that opening ceremony.

[David Hankey]

Almost here now. Let's sit back and watch the mouthwatering opener, Qatar v Ecuador!!

[RoboFox]

Where are people seeing the opening ceremony? Not a peep of it on the Beeb.

[Iran]

23 minutes ago, Samilktray said:

Even by opening ceremony standards, I could not stop cringing. Absolutely crap 

It wasn't all that bad , which opening ceremonies did you prefer?

[Vacamion]

 

Big fan of this Ecuador National Anthem.

 

Big Italian anthem type scream it at the top of your lungs energy.

 

[TJQuik]

Qatar started before the countdown ended

[Sly]

I hope Ecuador win about 4-0

[Tuna]

Bloomin heck the Qatar keeper 

[Fox92]

Keeper all over place

 

[Sly]

1-0 Ecuador!
 

That Qatar goalkeeping was truly atrocious 

[Vacamion]

 

Dat Qatari Keeper 

[Zear0]

That was some flappy goalkeeping 

[Livid]

21 minutes ago, RoboFox said:

Where are people seeing the opening ceremony? Not a peep of it on the Beeb.

Got a feeling the BBC won’t be doing too many out and about/things to do in Qatar etc reports during this. 
 

Waiting for VAR 
 

 

[whoareyaaa]

Easy the Ecudorians look powerful 

[StanSP]

The Qatari keeper

 

All over the shop. 

[Corky]

Infantino in tears as his boyhood team behind early.

[TJQuik]

Get in

[kingkisnorbo]

All fixed for a Qatar win though isn’t it? Or was that extremely tenuous tweet a bit off the mark? 

[Sly]

First VAR check ….

[Dahnsouff]

Wut now?

[Zear0]

Eh? 

[RoboFox]

Qatari authorities quickly transferring a few million to those in the VAR room

[whoareyaaa]

fixed