World Cup General Chit Chat

[davieG]

[SkidsFox]

Early days, but I may be changing my mind about having a World Cup in November/December. It's a lot better than the usual fare of Black Friday and Pudsey Bear.

[fuchsntf]

People complaining over those extra minutes…Don’t understand..

 

players wasting time massively…Time & discussions every foul taken over.

injury real & faining,taken up time..

 

First games in history,getting their full extra minutes.

.Great directive from match officials & FIFA…

[The_77]

2 hours ago, fuchsntf said:

People complaining over those extra minutes…Don’t understand..

 

players wasting time massively…Time & discussions every foul taken over.

injury real & faining,taken up time..

 

First games in history,getting their full extra minutes.

.Great directive from match officials & FIFA…

We’re finally getting to see the valuable minutes of games that have been robbed from us for years.  

[urban.spaceman]

3 hours ago, fuchsntf said:

People complaining over those extra minutes…Don’t understand..

 

players wasting time massively…Time & discussions every foul taken over.

injury real & faining,taken up time..

 

First games in history,getting their full extra minutes.

.Great directive from match officials & FIFA…

 

11 minutes ago, The_77 said:

We’re finally getting to see the valuable minutes of games that have been robbed from us for years.  

Has it been announced anywhere if general stoppages are being monitored by officials or are refs just making a guess?

[Lestagirl]

4 hours ago, urban.spaceman said:

 

Has it been announced anywhere if general stoppages are being monitored by officials or are refs just making a guess?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63710986

[Sly]

I was thinking you could have had a non qualifiers squad as an others (a wildcard).
 

They’d have no team work whatsoever, however the general public would turn up to watch certain players. 
 

I mean, when you think about it ….

 

GK : Gianluca Donarumma

CB : David Alaba

CB : Skriniar
LB: Andy Robertson

RB : Cuadrado

CM : Ndidi 

CM : Odegaard

CM : Verratti
 

LF: Mahrez

CF : Halland

RF : Salah

 

Subs: Oblak, Luis Diaz, Oshimen, Sesko, Khavar (Spurs), Chiesa, Çalhanoğlu, Jorginho, Kessie, Szoboszlai, Demiral, Zinchenko, Ibrahamovic, Mudrhk, Sesko

 

 

[st albans fox]

[StanSP]

1 hour ago, Sly said:

GK : Gianluca Donarumma

CB : David Alaba

CB : Skriniar
LB: Andy Robertson

RB : Cuadrado

CM : Ndidi 

CM : Odegaard

CM : Verratti
 

LF: Mahrez

CF : Iheanacho 

RF : Salah

Made one change. Looks good now. 

[CosbehFox]

Changed all the capacities 😂😂

[Jimothy]

Who knew the word "Love" was so offensive.

 

 

[The_77]

9 hours ago, urban.spaceman said:

 

Has it been announced anywhere if general stoppages are being monitored by officials or are refs just making a guess?

Officials were just making (incredibly poor) guesses for years before this tournament. Now they actually have to keep track of stoppages. 

[Stadt]

You can tell teams have had very little time together before the tournament 

[urban.spaceman]

2 hours ago, Facecloth said:

Who knew the word "Love" was so offensive.

 

 

Tomorrow:

"Uruguay have been told they will be kicked out of the tournament before their first game unless they change their name"

[Foxdiamond]

Not sure this is the correct place but just say the BBC WC music is horrible imo. Perhaps it appeals to younger ears

[Nalis]

I swear Ochoa, Muslera and Sommer only exist as goalkeepers in international tournaments.

 

 

Edited 22 November 2022 by Nalis

[Brainy]

6 hours ago, Stadt said:

You can tell teams have had very little time together before the tournament 

Yet people want international football scapped to the extent where they only meet up for international tournaments every two years

[fuchsntf]

13 hours ago, Sly said:

I was thinking you could have had a non qualifiers squad as an others (a wildcard).
 

They’d have no team work whatsoever, however the general public would turn up to watch certain players. 
 

I mean, when you think about it ….

 

GK : Gianluca Donarumma

CB : David Alaba

CB : Skriniar
LB: Andy Robertson

RB : Cuadrado

CM : Ndidi 

CM : Odegaard

CM : Verratti
 

LF: Mahrez

CF : Halland

RF : Salah

 

Subs: Oblak, Luis Diaz, Oshimen, Sesko, Khavar (Spurs), Chiesa, Çalhanoğlu, Jorginho, Kessie, Szoboszlai, Demiral, Zinchenko, Ibrahamovic, Mudrhk, Sesko

 

 

Good idea..Who’s your manager..

Would love to see it…

[MrsJohnMurphy]

10 hours ago, Facecloth said:

Who knew the word "Love" was so offensive.

 

 

It's a good thing Vagner Love wasn't picked for Brazil

[Jimothy]

2 minutes ago, MrsJohnMurphy said:

It's a good thing Vagner Love wasn't picked for Brazil

Just looked him up, still playing 38!

[Raj]

Why is there so much injury time in games?

[Super_horns]

5 minutes ago, Raj said:

Why is there so much injury time in games?

FIFA guidelines to stop time wasting  etc but hardly needed this half .

 

They will probably add on all this injury time till a big team let’s in a late goal and complains.

Edited 22 November 2022 by Super_horns

[Raj]

11 minutes ago, Super_horns said:

FIFA guidelines to stop time wasting  etc but hardly needed this half .

 

They will probably add on all this injury time till a big team let’s in a late goal and complains.

Very strange decision, but its FIFA so hardly surprising.

Yeah  like you say, be great if Brazil let in a 97th minute goal!!!

[J. James]

On 21/11/2022 at 21:22, fuchsntf said:

People complaining over those extra minutes…Don’t understand..

 

players wasting time massively…Time & discussions every foul taken over.

injury real & faining,taken up time..

 

First games in history,getting their full extra minutes.

.Great directive from match officials & FIFA…

If this positive action continues, yellow cards for time wasting will be history!

 

Refs can laugh in the face of naughty players prevaricating about the bush!

 

How anyone can complain that the game goes on too long is bizarre!

[davieG]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63721852

 

World Cup 2022: Gareth Southgate 'worried' England used as example in referee video
Last updated on22 November 202222 November 2022.
 

HarWorld CupFromry Maguire was denied a penalty in the opening moments against Saudi Arabia when he was pulled down at a corner
Gareth Southgate is "worried" that England appearing as an example at a pre-World Cup referee briefing will have ramifications for his side.

Against Iran, England were penalised for a shirt pull from a corner, whereas Harry Maguire's appeals for a foul at the other end had been ignored.

On day three of the World Cup, a similar incident resulted in Argentina getting a penalty against Saudi Arabia.

"We've got to have clarity or we don't know where we stand," Southgate said.

England captain Kane set to have scan on right ankle
Fifa referees committee chairman Pierluigi Collina singled out England during a pre-tournament briefing, showing a clip of Kalvin Phillips blocking to create space for Maguire to score in a victory over Albania in World Cup qualifying last year.

Collina explained such a goal would be disallowed at the World Cup, leaving Southgate uncertain over the potential consequences for England.

"What worries me is we were used in an example in the referees' video," he said. "What we were shown, the incident in the first half [with Maguire] would be a definite penalty.

"Maybe there's a shirt pull [for the Iran penalty] - we've got to be better on that - but I'm a bit worried we were the example shown, and then to get a decision as happened in the first half, we need some clarification really as to how it's going to be.

"We've got to have that dialogue with Fifa and just make sure. Goals are going in and we don't know whether they stand or not."

England could seal qualification from Group B with a win in their next game against the United States on Friday (19:00 GMT).