| Qatar World Cup 2022 14:04 - Nov 10 with 26066 views | HullDale |
England squad announced:
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| Qatar World Cup 2022 on 14:36 - Dec 1 with 4088 views | DaleiLama |
| Qatar World Cup 2022 on 13:02 - Dec 1 by D_Alien |
You know 100,000 males?  |
I live on a big estate!  |  |
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| Qatar World Cup 2022 on 14:49 - Dec 1 with 4064 views | D_Alien |
| Qatar World Cup 2022 on 14:36 - Dec 1 by DaleiLama |
I live on a big estate! |
It must be coglossopal! |  |
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| Qatar World Cup 2022 on 19:31 - Dec 1 with 3942 views | DaleiLama |
That lino on the far side looks as fierce as you like. Wouldn't like to spill her pint | |
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| Qatar World Cup 2022 on 21:30 - Dec 1 with 3847 views | EllDale |
For all those who like match stats Spain apparently had an incredible 82% possession tonight. |  | | |
| Qatar World Cup 2022 on 21:47 - Dec 1 with 3826 views | 442Dale |
| Qatar World Cup 2022 on 21:30 - Dec 1 by EllDale |
For all those who like match stats Spain apparently had an incredible 82% possession tonight. |
Ended up much more convenient for them to finish second and play Morocco instead of Croatia and possibly Brazil after that. |  |
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| Qatar World Cup 2022 on 23:56 - Dec 1 with 3767 views | Sandyman |
| Qatar World Cup 2022 on 14:18 - Dec 1 by EllDale |
One of the best referees I've seen in the last 18 months or so was the lady who was in charge once at Spotland last season. The centenary match against Colchester? |
Have to agree, she was excellent. |  | | |
| Qatar World Cup 2022 on 05:21 - Dec 3 with 3468 views | Nigeriamark |
| Qatar World Cup 2022 on 23:56 - Dec 1 by Sandyman |
Have to agree, she was excellent. |
Although I don't agree with the WC being in Qatar, there is no doubt that there have been some amazing results, dramatic moments & controversies in the group stages. Nothing better than seeing Uruguay & Suarez the biter get knocked out in dramatic fashion after subbing off their forwards and then finding out they needed another goal
Japan's qualification as group winners on a night where every team in that group dropped out of the top 2 at some stage was another great moment of drama
Interesting split in the last 16 with 6 European & 2 African teams in 1 half and all the Asia Pac (3) & Americas (3) teams in the other half |  | | |
| Qatar World Cup 2022 on 09:31 - Dec 3 with 3407 views | pioneer |
| Qatar World Cup 2022 on 05:21 - Dec 3 by Nigeriamark |
Although I don't agree with the WC being in Qatar, there is no doubt that there have been some amazing results, dramatic moments & controversies in the group stages. Nothing better than seeing Uruguay & Suarez the biter get knocked out in dramatic fashion after subbing off their forwards and then finding out they needed another goal
Japan's qualification as group winners on a night where every team in that group dropped out of the top 2 at some stage was another great moment of drama
Interesting split in the last 16 with 6 European & 2 African teams in 1 half and all the Asia Pac (3) & Americas (3) teams in the other half |
another goal for Swiss or Cameroon would have seen Brazil in the bottom half of the draw along with France, England Spain and Portugal ..all in the top 9 of FIFA rankings. | | | |
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| Qatar World Cup 2022 on 10:37 - Dec 3 with 3369 views | DaleiLama |
| Qatar World Cup 2022 on 05:21 - Dec 3 by Nigeriamark |
Although I don't agree with the WC being in Qatar, there is no doubt that there have been some amazing results, dramatic moments & controversies in the group stages. Nothing better than seeing Uruguay & Suarez the biter get knocked out in dramatic fashion after subbing off their forwards and then finding out they needed another goal
Japan's qualification as group winners on a night where every team in that group dropped out of the top 2 at some stage was another great moment of drama
Interesting split in the last 16 with 6 European & 2 African teams in 1 half and all the Asia Pac (3) & Americas (3) teams in the other half |
Suarez on front page of WC special section in this morning's Times under the heading Karma. 12 yrs after his handball denied Ghana a place in the semis. The handball is an inset image - the main being the cannibal bawling his eyes out. Karma is indeed a bitch.   | |
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| Qatar World Cup 2022 on 12:12 - Dec 7 with 3050 views | EllDale |
| Qatar World Cup 2022 on 21:30 - Dec 1 by EllDale |
For all those who like match stats Spain apparently had an incredible 82% possession tonight. |
And Spain had 77% possession yesterday and apparently only one shot on target.
Is the end for Luis Enrique's "passing experiment" and, I suppose by extension, BBMball? | | | |
| Qatar World Cup 2022 on 16:59 - Dec 10 with 2841 views | D_Alien |
So, Morocco make the semis, and Ronaldo weeps
FFS England, get the business done tonight | |
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| Qatar World Cup 2022 on 18:25 - Dec 10 with 2736 views | pioneer |
| Qatar World Cup 2022 on 16:59 - Dec 10 by D_Alien |
So, Morocco make the semis, and Ronaldo weeps
FFS England, get the business done tonight |
Interesting that they have a Moroccan manager. African countries often go with a european manager with little if any experience of football in the country. | | | |
| Qatar World Cup 2022 on 04:39 - Dec 11 with 2482 views | Nigeriamark |
| Qatar World Cup 2022 on 16:59 - Dec 10 by D_Alien |
So, Morocco make the semis, and Ronaldo weeps
FFS England, get the business done tonight |
Ah well, there's always 2026
Game of fine margins where Giroud stepped up when it mattered, and Kane couldn't. Not easy to take a second penalty, but he should have hit the target.
The Morocco game was dramatic too with the definition of "towering header" settling the game [Post edited 11 Dec 2022 5:02]
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| Qatar World Cup 2022 on 05:14 - Dec 11 with 2475 views | dingdangblue |
| Qatar World Cup 2022 on 04:39 - Dec 11 by Nigeriamark |
Ah well, there's always 2026
Game of fine margins where Giroud stepped up when it mattered, and Kane couldn't. Not easy to take a second penalty, but he should have hit the target.
The Morocco game was dramatic too with the definition of "towering header" settling the game [Post edited 11 Dec 2022 5:02]
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Great 1st penalty too. Obviously a very difficult situation for Kane against his club keeper but Kane still chose to go his preferred way. The 2nd 1 was even harder - really had a feeling he would miss and said it to my son next to me - takes balls of steel but straight down the middle would have been the option. 4 years seems like an eternity away now for the likes of Foden,Saka and Bellingham - they were ready now. |  |
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| Qatar World Cup 2022 on 11:15 - Dec 11 with 2308 views | DorkingDale |
| Qatar World Cup 2022 on 05:14 - Dec 11 by dingdangblue |
Great 1st penalty too. Obviously a very difficult situation for Kane against his club keeper but Kane still chose to go his preferred way. The 2nd 1 was even harder - really had a feeling he would miss and said it to my son next to me - takes balls of steel but straight down the middle would have been the option. 4 years seems like an eternity away now for the likes of Foden,Saka and Bellingham - they were ready now. |
Despite all the hype Kane hasn't turned up - poor performance in the Euros & it says a lot that he had only previously scored once in this tournament. He was substituted in previous games & I'm not sure why Southgate kept him on last night. He was being targeted by the dirty French right from the start, so maybe Southgate was hoping for more pens - that worked well didn't it? | | | |
| Qatar World Cup 2022 on 11:27 - Dec 11 with 2295 views | D_Alien |
| Qatar World Cup 2022 on 11:15 - Dec 11 by DorkingDale |
Despite all the hype Kane hasn't turned up - poor performance in the Euros & it says a lot that he had only previously scored once in this tournament. He was substituted in previous games & I'm not sure why Southgate kept him on last night. He was being targeted by the dirty French right from the start, so maybe Southgate was hoping for more pens - that worked well didn't it? |
That's absolute rubbish
First, there is no "hype" around Kane, his record speaks for itself, including in tournaments (Golden Boot at last World Cup) and add his assists this time round too
Second, the French were no more dirty than most other teams
Third, Southgate took him off when the games were won
Typical of some people to start knocking one of the best goalscorers in world football after a penalty miss that'll haunt him without anyone else wading in
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| Qatar World Cup 2022 on 11:38 - Dec 11 with 2268 views | TVOS1907 |
| Qatar World Cup 2022 on 11:15 - Dec 11 by DorkingDale |
Despite all the hype Kane hasn't turned up - poor performance in the Euros & it says a lot that he had only previously scored once in this tournament. He was substituted in previous games & I'm not sure why Southgate kept him on last night. He was being targeted by the dirty French right from the start, so maybe Southgate was hoping for more pens - that worked well didn't it? |
What hype?
He's our joint-highest goalscorer of all time. That's a fact, not hype.
We have a player at Dale who has scored more goals for the club than anyone else, yet he would have broken the record a long time ago had he not missed a few penalties or been suspended from avoidable red cards.
That's the way it goes sometimes. Players aren't infallible. |  |
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| Qatar World Cup 2022 on 12:51 - Dec 11 with 2183 views | 442Dale |
| Qatar World Cup 2022 on 11:27 - Dec 11 by D_Alien |
That's absolute rubbish
First, there is no "hype" around Kane, his record speaks for itself, including in tournaments (Golden Boot at last World Cup) and add his assists this time round too
Second, the French were no more dirty than most other teams
Third, Southgate took him off when the games were won
Typical of some people to start knocking one of the best goalscorers in world football after a penalty miss that'll haunt him without anyone else wading in
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Actually thought it was Kane’s best tournament in terms of his overall performances. Looked much sharper than those at the end of league seasons.
Similar for England as a whole with their displays in the main. Last night was a shame and could have gone either way, for the first time in the tournament we got the subs wrong though. Especially bringing Sterling on after the week he’s had.
Griezmann and Giroud, both considered past their best, were excellent for the French. It’s knowing how to win those games that sometimes matters more than having squads full of the most sought after players in the world. | |
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| Qatar World Cup 2022 on 13:05 - Dec 11 with 2158 views | fourfourtwo |
| Qatar World Cup 2022 on 12:51 - Dec 11 by 442Dale |
Actually thought it was Kane’s best tournament in terms of his overall performances. Looked much sharper than those at the end of league seasons.
Similar for England as a whole with their displays in the main. Last night was a shame and could have gone either way, for the first time in the tournament we got the subs wrong though. Especially bringing Sterling on after the week he’s had.
Griezmann and Giroud, both considered past their best, were excellent for the French. It’s knowing how to win those games that sometimes matters more than having squads full of the most sought after players in the world. |
It’s never much help when you’ve got a referee that would have looked poor in a League Two game, let alone a World Cup quarter final.
I honestly don’t have the time to even go into detail about how many decisions he got wrong but it was absolutely atrocious.
We shouldn’t really expect anything less from Fifa. The entire anti-English sentiment is built into Fifa culture & it makes me sick.
If anybody has a spare could of hours today, watch a brilliant documentary on Amazon Prime called Kickback. It’s the story of how Andrew Jennings pretty much brought the house of cards down. | | | |
| Qatar World Cup 2022 on 18:23 - Dec 11 with 1976 views | pioneer |
We just cannot beat the top 10 teams in WC and Euros…its some sort of jinx we need to overcome.
This time it was what had otherwise looked to be a top class defence giving room to top class opposition on both goals. It wouldnt have been as costly against lower teams but give that French team an inch and they make you pay.
The wait goes on…by 2026 it will be thirty years of hurt since thirty years of hurt…unless we can win the euros. | | | |
| Qatar World Cup 2022 on 17:28 - Dec 12 with 1718 views | JumeirahDale |
| Qatar World Cup 2022 on 11:27 - Dec 11 by D_Alien |
That's absolute rubbish
First, there is no "hype" around Kane, his record speaks for itself, including in tournaments (Golden Boot at last World Cup) and add his assists this time round too
Second, the French were no more dirty than most other teams
Third, Southgate took him off when the games were won
Typical of some people to start knocking one of the best goalscorers in world football after a penalty miss that'll haunt him without anyone else wading in
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Absolutely. His hold-up play was excellent, when he drifts wide it makes life very difficult for CBs. And by all accounts he's a decent leader in the dressing room as well.
I'm gutted about the result but I don't feel like I've been wronged or short-changed in any way. Mbappe is a different level. And in overall footballing terms; I can't believe I'm saying it but credit to FIFA - the addition of the new sub rules and the no-nonsense approach on injury time made a huge difference - football and drama-wise it has been among the best I can remember, and I think the main reason for that is that the second 45 minutes has been changed from what was an absolute joke in many games at previous tournements to something more like proper school playground "next goal winner" type matches.
Let's never have it there again, but it has been a good tournament. |  | | |
| Qatar World Cup 2022 on 19:06 - Dec 15 with 1459 views | D_Alien |
Following last night's match between France and Morocco (a former colony of France), riot police lined the Champs Elysees; over 150 arrests were made. A boy was killed after Moroccan fans surrounded a car in Montpelier and elsewhere, fireworks were set off between rival French/Moroccan gangs, directed at each other with the intention to cause harm
None of this has been reported in the mainstream media. Why not? When idiots charged up Wembley Way intent on gate-crashing the Euro final last year, the press were all over it, not just the UK press but foreign journalists too
What doesn't get reported is just as damaging as what does. Far too often, we in this country put ourselves down as uniquely thuggish, but the failure to report events across the Channel should cause disquiet to everyone who'd wish to see fair and balanced analysis
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| Qatar World Cup 2022 on 20:13 - Dec 18 with 1249 views | D_Alien |
Greatest World Cup ever? It'd certainly suit FIFA's narrative to have it labelled that way
But there's no denying the competition has produced some really great football, and just as importantly, some edge-of-seat finishes, none more so than today's Final
Before now, i'd have ranked the 1990 tournament as the best i've seen, but it was spoiled by probably the worst final in the tournament's history. Today was different. It'd be pretty hard to beat the drama and the world's top players producing when it really mattered, although it took 80 minutes for France to get a shot on target, Mbappe's first penalty. From thereon in, it was sport at it's best | |
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| Qatar World Cup 2022 on 20:18 - Dec 18 with 1224 views | EllDale |
Great post DA.
I enjoyed the 1970 final but that was one-sided and therefore not as tense. | | | |
| Qatar World Cup 2022 on 20:45 - Dec 18 with 1155 views | 442Dale |
| Qatar World Cup 2022 on 20:13 - Dec 18 by D_Alien |
Greatest World Cup ever? It'd certainly suit FIFA's narrative to have it labelled that way
But there's no denying the competition has produced some really great football, and just as importantly, some edge-of-seat finishes, none more so than today's Final
Before now, i'd have ranked the 1990 tournament as the best i've seen, but it was spoiled by probably the worst final in the tournament's history. Today was different. It'd be pretty hard to beat the drama and the world's top players producing when it really mattered, although it took 80 minutes for France to get a shot on target, Mbappe's first penalty. From thereon in, it was sport at it's best |
I thought 1990 was pretty average as a whole, though England’s games against Cameroon and Germany were good. That Argentinian side was almost anti-football.
‘86 was good, but the timings of the games never helped. 2018 was enjoyable. | |
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