FIFA 2022 World Cup (Qualification)

is giggs still the 'manager' of wales?

Could do with seeing the Refs report on the penalty call.

If Ukraine feels hard done by in the match, they can always ask to be included as the 33rd team in the WC.....

Technically he is but is on suspension until his court case is resolved.

Personally i, and most other Welsh fans i know, don't want him back at all

Ah come on. Only a complete bunch of chancers would try that............

Well done to Wales, deserved to qualify, especially with their performances in the group.

Its not their fault Ukraine could not put their chances away.

I also feel sad for Ukraine, and if they were put through to the World Cup anyway, I certainly would not have a problem with it.

I think they have lost 5 playoffs as well.

yeah, fück all that positive visible support for a war torn neighbour!

Interesting to read that Noel Mooney, who served as the interim General Manager of the FAI during its crisis-ridden days of 2019, is the Chief Executive Officer of the Football Association of Wales. 

Is there anything in this Ecuador story ????

What’s the story ?

How desperate, and clever, are Chile?

They would gain 5 points if all the Ecuador games are settled at 3-0 to the opponents, and that would move them up to 4th, even ahead of play-off bound Peru!

Italy are trying to sneak in on the act, by saying that they are the highest rated team not at the tournament!! That's a serious stretch though!!!

A team has never been thrown out this late on though, i.e. post-qualification.

They took the last option, no surprise, Chile should have stuck in an appeal right after the matches in question.

This is good news, the absolute state of whoever chanced their arm with this nonsense in Chile. Particularly given their history of trying to cheat their way to the World Cup

I didn't think your man dancing would save any of them but he got his moment.

Glad Australia will be there.

And the dancing keeper does it. Was not expecting that!

Gutted the Peruvian fans won't be there, they're some craic

Why was that game played in qatar, just to give them a dry run at it? That game kicked off at 9pm local time, which was 4am tuesday sydney time, and 2pm monday peru time. I understand the need for a neutral venue, but have it somewhere a bit handier for both.

I really have no interest in this world cup, lack of ireland, getting old and the general stench of having it in qatar in winter has completely disillusioned me

I would not be crying for the South Americans too much, they always got more than their fair share of qualifying places and in 2026 they will have 6 places + 1 possible playoff place.

I love watching football just as much as the next guy here (especially the World Cup) but jeez, 4 games a day for the group stage is just too much football. I get the reasoning - they need to run off games quicker as they've a smaller window to finish the WC within but it's just another reason why this WC being in Qatar and at the end of the year is a joke. Three games a day is the most that should be done, spread out nicely between lunchtime, early evening and late evening/night. There's just enough time to digest and analyse the previous game. Sandwiching in another game I feel nearly removes that chance to assess what happened, particularly crap if it was a game with a lot of drama and talking points and they need to cut off to the next game. It will all feel a bit rushed.

Also (and I'm sure it has been asked), why is Netherlands v Senegal the opening game and not Qatar v Ecuador? There's even the Group B match between England and Iran played before the hosts play.

Poland have taken the decision to exclude Maciej Rybus from selection for their 2022 WC squad, as he has just signed for Spartak Moscow.