FIFA World Cup 22 (Qatar)

[Galfon]

Full draw made today:

Group A: Qatar, Ecuador, Netherlands, Senegal

Group B: England* , Iran, USA, (Scotland/Wales/Ukraine)

Group C: Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Poland

Group D: France, (UAE/Australia/Peru), Denmark, Tunisia

Group E: Spain, (Costa Rica/New Zealand), Germany, Japan

Group F: Belgium, Canada, Morocco, Croatia

Group G: Brazil, Serbia, Switzerland, Cameroon

Group H: Portugal, Ghana, Uruguay, South Korea

* England will play Iran in the opener on Monday, 21 November, the USA on Friday, 25 November and Wales, Scotland or Ukraine on Tuesday, 29 November.
Could have been a lot tougher for Eng.; the conditions will be interesting.

[Stom]

Wish there could be a boycott of this one, but oh well, it is what it is.

[morepork]

Built on the back of horrendous abuse of labour. Don't understand why this has been allowed.

[Stom]

Built on the back of horrendous abuse of labour. Don't understand why this has been allowed.

Money, money, money.

[Mellsblue]

Wish there could be a boycott of this one, but oh well, it is what it is.

I assume you won’t be watching?

[Stom]

Wish there could be a boycott of this one, but oh well, it is what it is.

I assume you won’t be watching?

Bit pointless for one person to make a stand here...

I'll just watch it illegally instead

lol.

I'm not going to seek the matches out, as a lot of them will fall during work hours, I imagine. And England are boring. I'd much rather watch my own team, a bus stop in Hounslow, beat the European Champions 4-1 at their home.

[Mellsblue]

Wish there could be a boycott of this one, but oh well, it is what it is.

I assume you won’t be watching?

Bit pointless for one person to make a stand here...

I'll just watch it illegally instead

lol.

I'm not going to seek the matches out, as a lot of them will fall during work hours, I imagine. And England are boring. I'd much rather watch my own team, a bus stop in Hounslow, beat the European Champions 4-1 at their home.

Quite the cop out. You sound like a climate change sceptic saying there’s no point turning his lights off when China blah, blah, blah.
Watching illegally is not much better…. just supporting a different crime.

[Stom]

I assume you won’t be watching?

Bit pointless for one person to make a stand here...

I'll just watch it illegally instead

lol.

I'm not going to seek the matches out, as a lot of them will fall during work hours, I imagine. And England are boring. I'd much rather watch my own team, a bus stop in Hounslow, beat the European Champions 4-1 at their home.

Quite the cop out. You sound like a climate change sceptic saying there’s no point turning his lights off when China blah, blah, blah.
Watching illegally is not much better…. just supporting a different crime.

You're right.

Not much I can do, though, except not watch, and I probably won't watch much of it. But I have a son who is a sport nut, who will want to watch it. And, well, he comes first

[Mellsblue]

Bit pointless for one person to make a stand here...

I'll just watch it illegally instead

lol.

I'm not going to seek the matches out, as a lot of them will fall during work hours, I imagine. And England are boring. I'd much rather watch my own team, a bus stop in Hounslow, beat the European Champions 4-1 at their home.

Quite the cop out. You sound like a climate change sceptic saying there’s no point turning his lights off when China blah, blah, blah.
Watching illegally is not much better…. just supporting a different crime.

You're right.

Not much I can do, though, except not watch, and I probably won't watch much of it. But I have a son who is a sport nut, who will want to watch it. And, well, he comes first

Ha! Sounds very much like how my World Cup will go!

[morepork]

NZ are as dull as fuck and my second team, Italy, are out so couldn't give a flying fork. Quatar got all those flash facilities built on the back of paying <1$/day to workers. Fuck them.

[cashead]

Built on the back of horrendous abuse of labour. Don't understand why this has been allowed.

[cashead]

NZ are as dull as fuck and my second team, Italy, are out so couldn't give a flying fork. Quatar got all those flash facilities built on the back of paying <1$/day to workers. Fuck them.

Japan and Croatia are both through, so hooray for me.

Still won't be watching this though, on general principle.

[Galfon]

Southgate's picks:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63585869
staying loyal to his favourites, even though quite a few are recovering from injury, not getting much game time at their clubs or are currently out of form.
At least this time not many people expect Eng to go much further than the Group stages.

[Galfon]

Strewth, 30 odd degrees and keen to get bouncin'...?
lastminute.glugpull
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63674631
Aptly named 'Bud zero' still to be widely available, reportedly.

[morepork]

I'm going to go on the record here and state, fuck this tournament. Why have these human rights-abusing monsters been awarded this?

No one should have to drink Bud Zero.

[Stom]

I'm going to go on the record here and state, fuck this tournament. Why have these human rights-abusing monsters been awarded this?

No one should have to drink Bud Zero.

Don't blame it on the Bud piss.
Don't blame it on the football.
Don't blame it on the players.
Blame it on FIFA.

[Banquo]

such a bad han dling of a clear concussion

[Banquo]

hopeless reffing. We take a player off concussed, ref doesn't let a sub come on for 2 minutes, having previously allowed a badly injured keeper to play on.

[Banquo]

(england playing well, and all the lads who copped it for missing penalties v Italy have scored )

[Banquo]

fair play, that's great finishing and build up play all game.

[Stom]

Seems like you’re the only one watching…

[Banquo]

Seems like you’re the only one watching…

aye. Benefits of multinational dividend based pension fund and consquent early retirement

[Stom]

Seems like you’re the only one watching…

aye. Benefits of multinational dividend based pension fund and consquent early retirement

I was going to go with something like you'd already sold your soul for your pension pot, but I see you beat me to it

It's not the watching instead of working that's the issue, it's the corruption. I just can't bring myself to have any positive thoughts about this Corruption Cup, and I think that two fingers need to be stuck up to FIFA in whatever way is possible.

[Galfon]

Seems like you’re the only one watching…

aye. Benefits of multinational dividend based pension fund and consquent early retirement

I was going to go with something like you'd already sold your soul for your pension pot, but I see you beat me to it

It's not the watching instead of working that's the issue, it's the corruption. I just can't bring myself to have any positive thoughts about this Corruption Cup, and I think that two fingers need to be stuck up to FIFA in whatever way is possible.

Arf in/arf out me..(just to stretch things a bit further.)
Spirited riposte from Wales tonight.
USA looked strong but either not fit or tournament savvy.
Eng may have unearthed a get out o'jail card in Bellingham.

[Banquo]

Seems like you’re the only one watching…

aye. Benefits of multinational dividend based pension fund and consquent early retirement

I was going to go with something like you'd already sold your soul for your pension pot, but I see you beat me to it

It's not the watching instead of working that's the issue, it's the corruption. I just can't bring myself to have any positive thoughts about this Corruption Cup, and I think that two fingers need to be stuck up to FIFA in whatever way is possible.

Fifa's loss is our gain