World Cup 2022 - Team and Match Discussion

rob316 · 28-11-2022 4:04pm

Harsh but it was over the 10 mins, can't complain

Benimar · 28-11-2022 4:08pm

Time was up. Time can only be added on for a penalty. I don’t like Taylor but he was correct there.

Mr.Nice Guy · 28-11-2022 4:12pm

Fancy Vini Jr. to open his account against Switzerland. Don't think the game will be a goalfest like the earlier games but who knows. I'll say 2-0 Brazil.

jacool · 28-11-2022 4:29pm

All of these only from today!! Hats off all, especially “Loafing Oaf”

Pavlovian response to that ball into the box from big lad Pavlovic

Song can't get a tune out of this Cameroon team.

Kudos to Kudus for that 'faintest of touches'...

Mensa being clever there, running down the clock...

Keep it going !!

martingriff · 28-11-2022 4:50pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119931535#Comment_119931535

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119931511#Comment_119931511

Oh I thought he could add time on for the injury during added time which was about 2 more minutes

~Rebel~ · 28-11-2022 4:59pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119931683#Comment_119931683

He can. The time on the board is just the minimum amount to be played, but the ref can keep going at his discretion. Sure the ref in the Saudi Argentina game played an extra 3 or 4 minutes on top of the allotted added time.

Ref today could’ve allowed the corner of he wanted.

Tandey · 28-11-2022 5:41pm

Annoys me that anytime I've seen a camera pan to Ronaldo on any game he's attending that the commentator has to mention how he's larger than he was back when he was playing. Hamilton again the culprit.

I'd put it to him that a lot of ex pros are larger now than when they played.

~Rebel~ · 28-11-2022 5:44pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119931876#Comment_119931876

Seems particularly in poor taste with his weight gain being down to health problems (hypothyroidism) too.

28-11-2022 5:45pm

Must be last orders

Weepsie · 28-11-2022 5:48pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119931728#Comment_119931728

He should've too. Ghana player was down for over a minute and then they took another minute for the free out after.

28-11-2022 5:49pm

Not sure if Brazil are quite poor or the swiss quite good I'm sure it's a combo of both.

Brazil passing is slow enough and only openings coming through the wide men doing something special.

Swiss haven't done much going forward seem afraid to try play the killer ball the few times they have had room in the last year third of the pitch.

martingriff · 28-11-2022 5:52pm

Brady looks like he is at home lounging waiting to be served

Edit: someone must have told him both arms down that or was told there is a bit of a pong

adaminho · 28-11-2022 5:53pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119931876#Comment_119931876

Wasn't it Alan Shearer who said that the first thing he did when he retired was to have a double pie meal as he could go back to his natural weight.

Mr.Nice Guy · 28-11-2022 6:21pm

~~VINI JR!~~

Damn. Offside.

martingriff · 28-11-2022 6:22pm

All they need is just one

Loafing Oaf · 28-11-2022 6:23pm

offside apparently

gormdubhgorm · 28-11-2022 6:23pm

Cool Assassins finish from Vini junior. Nope offside amazed at that.

martingriff · 28-11-2022 6:23pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119932025#Comment_119932025

Welp maybe not. How far back do they go

~Rebel~ · 28-11-2022 6:23pm

Decent goal, really poor from Elvedi though, don't think he needed to dive in there. Could've stayed on his feet and made it more difficult instead of taking himself out of it.

<Edit>

never mind, offside at some point earlier in the move apparantly.

yerwanthere123 · 28-11-2022 6:24pm

Huge let off for Switzerland. Would like to see the replay of that 🤔

sligeach · 28-11-2022 6:24pm

Good. Didn't like his celebration.

Hammer Archer · 28-11-2022 6:25pm

Richarlison was offside in the lead up. Was clear in the initial replay so it's baffling how the commentators were so perplexed.

sligeach · 28-11-2022 6:25pm

Good decision. Richarlison offside.

martingriff · 28-11-2022 6:26pm

Correct decision it looks like came back and was in play

~Rebel~ · 28-11-2022 6:26pm

Well spotted by VAR in fairness, was a key part of the buildup.

Kiith · 28-11-2022 6:26pm

Yeah, another one VAR got spot on.

martingriff · 28-11-2022 6:26pm

Ref been a bit spicy there with the Swiss player

~Rebel~ · 28-11-2022 6:30pm

Did they mention if Shaqiri picked up a knock or something, or is he just being rested for the big emotional one against Serbia? If he's fit I'd love to see him on soon for the last 15.

Benimar · 28-11-2022 6:31pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119931683#Comment_119931683

Sorry, I wasn’t very clear. What I meant was, if the ref deems time to be up (which he did), he doesn’t have to allow the corner to be taken. You could argue he shouldn’t have deemed time to be up due to the injury just beforehand but that’s a separate argument.

Basically, should he have added more time due to the injury - probably. Should he have added time solely because a team has a corner - absolutely not.

gormdubhgorm · 28-11-2022 6:35pm

Jayus them Qatari’s mustn’t know where to look with some of them Brazilian wans.

Mr.Nice Guy · 28-11-2022 6:37pm

Brazil miss Neymar. His skill would have unlocked this stubborn defence. Hope he's back for the round of 16.

CASEMIRO!

sligeach · 28-11-2022 6:40pm

C'mon VAR. Nah, no grounds for VAR unfortunately.

Tandey · 28-11-2022 6:41pm

Sweet wallop of a strike from Casemiro.

gormdubhgorm · 28-11-2022 6:42pm

And Casemiro is only a Brazilian Glenn Whelan, and does that.

~Rebel~ · 28-11-2022 6:42pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119932116#Comment_119932116

Really hope he's not to be honest... good at football and all, but christ it'd be depressing to see him dedicating his first goal to Jair Bolsonaro, as he's already said he'd do. Think we could all do without that sort of right-wing rubbish.

Xander10 · 28-11-2022 6:43pm

In off the arse of the Swiss defender.

Loafing Oaf · 28-11-2022 6:43pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119932116#Comment_119932116

CASEMIRO!

Akanji's arse will be launching an appeal to the Dubious Goals Panel

gormdubhgorm · 28-11-2022 6:44pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119932060#Comment_119932060

What that about? Right in the Swiss fellas face eyeballing him. Thought the Swiss lad was going to react back at him.

Mr.Nice Guy · 28-11-2022 6:51pm

Thiago Silva and Marquinhos have been so good. Has Alisson had to make a save this tournament?

Xander10 · 28-11-2022 6:51pm

RTE lads seem clueless with names

martingriff · 28-11-2022 6:53pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119932142#Comment_119932142

I had no idea he was given a bit of lip but sure they all do that. Thought there be a kick out or something. It was quiet funny given the size of each

crushproof · 28-11-2022 6:54pm

Brazil are both fascinating and incredibly infuriating to watch. Could have had more goals if some of the players weren't so greedy with the ball.

~Rebel~ · 28-11-2022 6:55pm

Is there something weird going on with the match clocks or something? Seen a fair few games blown up in the minute before the supposedly minimum added time. No big deal, its usually just 20 or 30 seconds, but just seems a bit odd.

~Rebel~ · 28-11-2022 6:58pm

Hopefully the Swiss can beat the Serbs in the last one - that one's gonna have some serious fire in it! Major grudge match.

Mr.Nice Guy · 28-11-2022 7:09pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119932201#Comment_119932201

Calling it now: Xhaka red card. I can see him being really wound up for that one.

Portugal vs Uruguay hopefully brings a return to the goals of earlier. I'll go 2-1 Portugal.

~Rebel~ · 28-11-2022 7:34pm

Glad to see Cavani taking Suarez place. Much bigger threat these days. Think he'll work better with Nunez too.

Pellistri dropped as well after a poor game the last day.

That's a good looking Uruguay team, could see them getting a draw or a tight win. Would Hope Uruguay will just tell Nunez to run at Pepe all day.

One things for sure - we're gonna see Portugal players flying all over the place between a mixture of pure diving nonsense, and absolute crunchers from the Uruguayans. Love to see Uruguay nick it.

ArnoldJRimmer · 28-11-2022 7:43pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119932343#Comment_119932343

On your last point, the Uruguayans don't exactly have a reputation for staying on their feet either, but may be helped by Bitey being left on the bench. Could be a long game for the ref.

~Rebel~ · 28-11-2022 7:48pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119932379#Comment_119932379

ha, true enough! Not too many of the starters out there today are too bad for it I think. We'll see how it pans out though! And yeah, really don't envy that ref!

~Rebel~ · 28-11-2022 7:57pm

Love Uruguays anthem too, one of the best.

28-11-2022 8:06pm

It's a real end of era world cup like just seems to be so many huge names of the last decade and more that we won't ever see compete again.

World Cup 2022 - Team and Match Discussion

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