mack Posted October 10, 2021 Posted October 10, 2021 Starting 21 November 2022. Thread for Qualification & the Finals, all other discussion. Australian posts (assuming Arnie gets us there) will also go here during the finals. GunnerWanderer 1
Paul01 Posted October 10, 2021 Posted October 10, 2021 This is about issues with regard to the Qatar World Cup
WSWJACK Posted October 12, 2021 Posted October 12, 2021 3 hours ago, Paul01 said: Germany are the first country to qualify You gotta tip the hat to them, over the last 50 years they have been so consistent. Paul01 1
Smoggy Posted October 12, 2021 Posted October 12, 2021 17 hours ago, Paul01 said: Meanwhile, back in the UK “Anyone with any ideas…..apart from Marcus” lol Paul01 1
marron Posted March 1, 2022 Posted March 1, 2022 Russia banned. Not that I disagree with the decision, but the WC is now officially cooked. This was going to be the last one with 32 teams as well, right?
GD07 Posted March 1, 2022 Posted March 1, 2022 18 minutes ago, marron said: Russia banned. Not that I disagree with the decision, but the WC is now officially cooked. This was going to be the last one with 32 teams as well, right? Didn’t that get sacked now they’re talking about a WC every 2 years?
Edinburgh Posted March 1, 2022 Posted March 1, 2022 Just now, GD07 said: Didn’t that get sacked now they’re talking about a WC every 2 years? Only talking so far. Almost as crazy as Putin. alexd and EmMac 2
pseudonym Posted March 1, 2022 Posted March 1, 2022 14 minutes ago, GD07 said: Didn’t that get sacked now they’re talking about a WC every 2 years? The expansion to 48 teams will start in the 2026 World Cup I can't find any clear information about whether the bid for WCs every two years will include 32 or 48 teams
Sithslayer1991 Posted March 1, 2022 Posted March 1, 2022 13 hours ago, marron said: But the WC is now officially cooked. On top of the famous bid selection in 2010 to award it Qatar and turning a blind eye to the shifty stuff around the whole construction of the event. Good thing the Socceroos are boycotting this one sonar, Wobblies and alexd 1 2
WSWJACK Posted March 2, 2022 Posted March 2, 2022 See last series of knockout matches coming up, Scotland v Ukraine, the jocks must be wondering "why us?", they're onto a loser with the neutrals here.
Edinburgh Posted March 2, 2022 Posted March 2, 2022 1 hour ago, WSWJACK said: See last series of knockout matches coming up, Scotland v Ukraine, the jocks must be wondering "why us?", they're onto a loser with the neutrals here. Also Russia v Poland. Has FIFA's action against Russia resulted in Poland going through to the next play off?
pseudonym Posted March 2, 2022 Posted March 2, 2022 19 minutes ago, Edinburgh said: Also Russia v Poland. Has FIFA's action against Russia resulted in Poland going through to the next play off? Nothing official on Poland's path to qualification yet Edinburgh 1
WSWJACK Posted March 2, 2022 Posted March 2, 2022 11 minutes ago, pseudonym said: Nothing official on Poland's path to qualification yet Logically you would think the side that finished behind Russia in their original group would be fair, just like in the Olympics when a athlete is relieved of his medal position for drug cheating, bump up the next one in line. pseudonym and Edinburgh 2
Edinburgh Posted March 2, 2022 Posted March 2, 2022 6 hours ago, WSWJACK said: See last series of knockout matches coming up, Scotland v Ukraine, the jocks must be wondering "why us?", they're onto a loser with the neutrals here. A message issued by the Scotland National Team https://www.facebook.com/378829709376/posts/10161526854624377/ pseudonym, WSWJACK, Unlimited and 2 others 5
Carns Posted March 8, 2022 Posted March 8, 2022 Scotland v Ukraine has been postponed until June. Poland have been given a bye to the next round of qualifying after Russia was expelled.
Davo Posted March 24, 2022 Posted March 24, 2022 Wow. Maybe they can organise a mini tournament with the Socceroos when we get knocked out. Just looked at the stats. Italy had 66% possession, 32 shots to 4, 285 passes in the opposition half while North Macedonia had 227 completed passes total. North Macedonia had an xG of 0.18 (the winning goal was 0.03) to Italy's 1.96. Sithslayer1991 and Paul01 1 1
Sithslayer1991 Posted March 24, 2022 Posted March 24, 2022 10 minutes ago, Davo said: Just looked at the stats. Italy had 66% possession, 32 shots to 4, 285 passes in the opposition half while North Macedonia had 227 completed passes total. North Macedonia had an xG of 0.18 (the winning goal was 0.03) to Italy's 1.96. This does put a smile on my face Smoggy, sonar and wendybr 3
WSWJACK Posted March 25, 2022 Posted March 25, 2022 not as big as my smile I'll wager, Gareth Bale Pel Droed god !
wendybr Posted March 25, 2022 Posted March 25, 2022 6 hours ago, Sithslayer1991 said: This does put a smile on my face Sorry to any Italy supporters....but..........WOO HOO! Sorry, sorry..but you know why.... sonar, Smoggy, Carns and 1 other 2 2
mack Posted April 1, 2022 Author Posted April 1, 2022 If we somehow make it, our group will be France, Denmark & Tunisia. Japan, and NZ if they make it, get Spain & Germany. England, USA & Iran and the final spot being the Euro playoff which is Scotland vs Ukraine and then the winner vs Wales WSWJACK 1
Paul01 Posted April 1, 2022 Posted April 1, 2022 1 hour ago, mack said: If we somehow make it, our group will be France, Denmark & Tunisia. Japan, and NZ if they make it, get Spain & Germany. England, USA & Iran and the final spot being the Euro playoff which is Scotland vs Ukraine and then the winner vs Wales Australia is s*** creek. We would get the second toughest group NZ currently are in the toughest group. Officially, the Group of Death. Hard for Japan to get out as well mack 1
Smoggy Posted April 1, 2022 Posted April 1, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Paul01 said: Australia is s*** creek. We would the second toughest group NZ currently are in the toughest group. Officially, the Group of Death. Hard for Japan to get out as well Any group is the group of death for Australia regardless of who else is in it Not a bad draw for England, but would prefer to avoid the home nations games and all the chew that brings. If Scotland then non stop we are fighting underdogs and everyone loves us listen to our bagpipes we have the best fans in the world aren’t we brilliant bullshyte, if Wales it means Robbie Savage getting more air time Seen in the Euros that no game against Scotland or Wales is easy, it’s like a EPL derby game. I think everyone would prefer Australia in their group tbh, nailed on 3 points. Edited April 1, 2022 by Smoggy WSWJACK 1
Smoggy Posted April 1, 2022 Posted April 1, 2022 Oh, and good to see Italy being shite again, I said the success they had in the Euros was not sustainable and I was proved right
Davo Posted April 1, 2022 Posted April 1, 2022 What a boring draw for us. Last time our group was France, Denmark, and Peru. This time it’s a playoff against Peru, then France, Denmark, and Tunisia. Half the fun of Australia going to a World Cup is getting to play against new and interesting teams in competitive matches. If we qualify (we won’t) then our only new matchup is Tunisia. Carns 1
WSWJACK Posted April 2, 2022 Posted April 2, 2022 is Arnold just a decent club coach and should be nowhere near an international set up, or have the players selected in the games not performed to the best of their abilities? probably a bit of both I think, plus the opposition have prepared better and have seized the moment with more determination Paul01 1
Sithslayer1991 Posted April 2, 2022 Posted April 2, 2022 Arghh even if we get there we will get killed. We have gotten worse in the last 4 years. Team is basically the same minus Jedinak, Milligan and Cahill. We just play worst wendybr, EmMac and alexd 3
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