Who will win the Desert world cup ( plus all things world cup)

[TartanTim]

MON THE ARGENTINA

Highlight of the tournament for this Grumpy Auld Scot, not Messi, not the outstanding preformences of the Hoops players representing their County, not even Ronaldo having a temper tantrums..

It was Hwarry ballooning his pen over the bar, pure fucking Karma

 

[Bellshill bhoy]

Don’t really care much for both the teams playing, once spent a long weekend in Paris, it left me with an intense dislike of the French, arrogant, ignorant, selfish people, will never set foot in that country again…the Argentina team, sickened me after the penalty shootout with the Dutch, where the majority of the argentine players 1st reaction as their winning penalty went in, was the goad the losing players, that and the player that rocketed the ball into the Dutch dugout during the game…..totally CLASSLESS team, I like Messi as a player but widnae pish oan his team mates if they were oan fire

 

[Bridie Bhoy]

Having Canadian and USA players in Scotland does not give the host (Scotland) country automatic qualification. If that was the case, given the Scot based Ausies would've been enough for Qatar, plus .

In the first World Cup in 1930 in Uraguay (which of course the 4 Home Nations refused to enter as we were obviously superior to the rest of the world), USA reached the semi final and 10 of the 11 players were Scots living in America. So I refuse to accept that we have never reached the play off stages of a major tournament.

 

[Bridie Bhoy]

Infantino is self-congratulating himself on organising the "best world cup ever". He is preparing for his unopposed second term as FIFA Dictator and is adding even more games to the international footballing calendar as he introduces the FIFA World Series:

He says the usual September and October international windows will be combined so nations play four games across late September and early October, rather than two in each (which makes sense in my opinion, but halts club football for an even longer period just a few weeks after they have restarted). The other international windows will stay in the same slots.

"We have seen the importance of teams from different continents happening more regularly. We want to use the March windows in even years to organise friendly tournaments between four teams of four different confederations under the FIFA umbrella - FIFA World Series events."

Wow. Infantino also announced on Friday that every 4 years starting June 2025 FIFA will host a 32 team World Club Cup for clubs from around the globe. This was a shock and has been with zero consultation with the clubs or football associations. So yet more high pressure games for players with another summer filled schedule. They are burning out the players as the greedy bassas chase more $s.

 

[TTQtKK⚠️]

Wow. Infantino also announced on Friday that every 4 years starting June 2025 FIFA will host a 32 team World Club Cup for clubs from around the globe. This was a shock and has been with zero consultation with the clubs or football associations. So yet more high pressure games for players with another summer filled schedule. They are burning out the players as the greedy bassas chase more $s.

Much as I love my footy there is just too much nowadays.

 

[Winter]

Wow. Infantino also announced on Friday that every 4 years starting June 2025 FIFA will host a 32 team World Club Cup for clubs from around the globe. This was a shock and has been with zero consultation with the clubs or football associations. So yet more high pressure games for players with another summer filled schedule. They are burning out the players as the greedy bassas chase more $s.

Thatll still require the clubs to agree I'm sure

 

[Bridie Bhoy]

Thatll still require the clubs to agree I'm sure

The clubs will go - there will be plenty money in it for the owners!

The problem is that each association are only interested in promoting their own tournies.

So in Scotland we have this stupid unfair split league set up plus 2 cup competitions, UEFA have extended the Champions League and introduced the Nations League on a 2 year cycle with internationals through to mid-June and club prequalifiers starting early July.

Now FIFA extending the World Cup, introducing their World Series competitions and now coming out with a full-blown World Club Cup.

 

[50 Shades of Green]

Messi with a pen even the huns wouldn't get fae a Larkhall ref.

 

[Docco]

FFS, another penalty....they are the Sevco of international football

 

[Bellshill bhoy]

Very soft penalty, argie played for it, messi clinical as usual

 

[Bridie Bhoy]

FFS! I was out walking the dog this morning when suddenly - BANG! I got clattered on the napper with a FIFA World Cup ball. It must have been Harry Kane's penalty finally falling out of orbit!

I'll need to watch out in case a certain peanut heided cretin follows...

 

[Bellshill bhoy]

That Wis a great breakaway goal, French not at the game, turning into a walkover

 

[Bellshill bhoy]

French rolling the dice early 2 subs after 40 mins , need to try something they’ve noo turned up

 

[Bridie Bhoy]

That Wis a great breakaway goal, French not at the game, turning into a walkover

I wonder if the flu outbreak in the French camp has taken its toll? Too many players not turned up today. And hilariously the French are blaming English players for passing it onto them.

I didn't expect Di Maria to be recalled to a starting role today but he has rolled back the years with today's performance (including his wee dive).

 

[Bellshill bhoy]

The frogs huv 45 mins tae turn this around……need a quick goal…..I don’t think they have it in them

 

[Bridie Bhoy]

Holy shit! 2-2 two French goals in a minute!

 

[Bellshill bhoy]

Oh dear…..2-2 game on

 

[50 Shades of Green]

France have arrived.

 

[Docco]

Class goal....Argies Hibsing it

 

[Bridie Bhoy]

France have arrived.

I don't understand why teams do what the Argies did there. Totally dominating the game then they decide to change tactics entirely by slowing the game down. If they continued doing what they were doing it was only going to be them that scored any further goals!