Group A - R1 - Qatar 0-2 Ecuador - Sunday 20th November, 2022

[Whiskey]

Made up Qatar are getting battered. Fantastic scenes.

[Azeem]

I need Qatar and Ecuador to score one each for a perfect score.

[N U F C]

6 minutes ago, Beelzebub said:

I need Qatar and Ecuador to score one each for a perfect score.

More chance of getting shit out of a rocking horse than there is of a Qatar goal.

[Machado]

 

"We want beer"

[CaaC (John)+]

 

[Machado]

1 minute ago, CaaC (John) said:

 

[Spike]

‘The Qatari captain carries the hope of the Arab world’ is this commentator smoking crack?

[Dan+]

Ecuador might pay later on for not properly turning the screw on these.

[Rick]

3 minutes ago, Dan said:

Ecuador might pay later on for not properly turning the screw on these.

Thought it was a shocking second half from them. If you’ve got the opportunity to hand out a hammering in the opening game of a World Cup, you fucking take it. Qatar would have easily conceded 5 today with a bit of pressure on them, they were complete shite. 

[Whiskey]

Qatar as expected were absolutely dogshit, genuinely think they'd struggle to get out of the National League.

They won't score a goal this tournament and the only saving grace for them is that the Netherlands will probably already through when they meet as truly head to head, it'd be a thrashing.

[Azeem]

Good thing the game was clean, no dodgy calls, ref was quick to give out cards, no diving. Hopefully it stays that way.

[Dan+]

1 minute ago, Rick said:

Thought it was a shocking second half from them. If you’ve got the opportunity to hand out a hammering in the opening game of a World Cup, you fucking take it. Qatar would have easily conceded 5 today with a bit of pressure on them, they were complete shite. 

Russia did it in 2018. They deserve to crash on goal difference for that I think, they could've had 4+ if they'd gone for it.

[Stan]

28 minutes ago, Beelzebub said:

Good thing the game was clean, no dodgy calls, ref was quick to give out cards, no diving. Hopefully it stays that way.

Agreed, sadly I don't think it will.

There's bound to be some controversy.

[Lucas]

That was fucking shit.

[Cicero]

 

[6666]

2 hours ago, Rick said:

Why are MOTD talking like it wasn’t a clear offside? Yes, it looked dodge to start with because there was no replay at the time, but it is the correct decision. 

The coverage from the BBC was pretty shit to be honest.

[Reluctant Striker]

I only half paid any attention. A few distractions felt like available ones rather than unavoidable.

I did notice the BBC were really layering it up on Qatar's ethics. Introduction felt like a report from a war zone or state funeral rather than a celebratory opening ceremony. So stragglers getting the message. And thinking of it, I've not seen the usual England flags appearing in windows.

[Danny]

7 minutes ago, Reluctant Striker said:

I only half paid any attention. A few distractions felt like available ones rather than unavoidable.

I did notice the BBC were really layering it up on Qatar's ethics. Introduction felt like a report from a war zone or state funeral rather than a celebratory opening ceremony. So stragglers getting the message. And thinking of it, I've not seen the usual England flags appearing in windows.

I saw two England flags in separate pubs in Margate today and its only now that ive realised theyre for the World Cup

[Stan]

3 hours ago, Mel81x said:

 

 

38 minutes ago, Cicero said:

 

Too slow mofo 

[Honey Honey]

2 hours ago, Danny said:

I saw two England flags in separate pubs in Margate today and its only now that ive realised theyre for the World Cup

I saw an Italy flag above one of the local restaurants and said they must have put it out for the world cup before I realised they didn't qualify 

[CaaC (John)+]

With less than 70 minutes on the clock, the World Cup stadium started to empty

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/other/with-less-than-70-minutes-on-the-clock-the-world-cup-stadium-started-to-empty/ar-AA14lfkH?li=BBoPWjQ