World Cup 2022 - Team and Match Discussion

Can I just check about the dancing, what is it that has been such an affront to the people?

Asking cause when I see the African teams do it it's celebrated and I see people enjoying the vibrance and excitement and fun and all that, that it brings.

Do the same people also really get bothered when other teams dance I suppose is the question?

Then further onto the, why would anyone dancing genuinely upset you? If we have some time.

Lisandro Martinez strating for Argentina tonight, which apparently means they're switching to 5 at the back...

Ray Houghton is gas. Delighted to be there. He can’t wait for the match. Football fan first, ex pro second.

Modric is just different class, but I would hate to see Croatia win it. They spent the entire game nullifying Brazil(very well to be fair) but essentially playing for penalties from the start. Even when they were controlling the midfield they weren’t really doing anything constructive with it.

Fully expect them to play exactly the same against either the Dutch or Argentina, so I hope whoever wins that can at least get an early goal and make a game of it!

its an EXTREMELY defensive team Argentina have picked?

i think its not being humble in victory is what annoys people.

0-0 written all over this one, hopefully I'm wrong

Nowhere near a huge upset. Croatia were finalists last time out and are still a very good side.

no rush in this game anyway, shocking tempo

The game desperately needed a goal so hopefully it will liven up now

Messi Magic the inspiration for that goal!

Ahem. You are. 😁

The little dink by Messi before the pass was lovely, let alone the actual pass. He's having a very good tournament.

Up to Holland to come out now and attack Argentina. Which might suit Argentina as they can be stodgy and stick and defend and kick and break the game up.

Someone tell Darragh Maloney that Brian McFadden and singing shouldn't be in the same sentence 😅

Ref not shy in dishing out the cards. Wouldn’t be surprised to see a sending off.

Worst Dutch team ever?

Worst Argie team ever?

Could be.

As for Brazil, for all the raving the media were doing about them, if their main no9 is Richarlison, you'd have to say it might be Worst Brazil team ever?

The standard of international football in general is pretty poor.

Messi so close with that free kick. Not far over.

That lying under the wall is the most annoying tactical fad in modern soccer.

I don't ever remember Beckham, Juninho or any of the other great free-kick takers scoring a freekick by going under the wall. Once in a blue moon stuff to be legislating for.

It is for sure.

And the reason why we are seeing shocks in this wc. Its time teams stopped being afraid of a big name. Big names mean nothing nowadays, everyone is beatable.

I think the practice should be outlawed. It's allowing a second 'wall' of defence for the team that just committed a foul, and it takes away an attacking option from the team that's just been fouled.

Did he catch the Argentinian?