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Post by Flying Monkeys on Dec 2, 2022 8:21:25 GMT
WHAT DA????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
That has to be the weirdest outcome of any World Cup, ever.
And they beat Spain last night - they must be going mental in Japan - even more mental than Japanese people normally get.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Even more weirdly, they beat Germany and Spain but lost to Costa Rica. Funny old world.
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Post by Hairynosedwombat on Dec 2, 2022 9:19:24 GMT
The Asian Confederation is on the ascendant. Get used to it. No longer will UEFA and South America dominate and give orders to FIFA. You may note that Australia has destroyed Tunisia and Denmark and is on the way to humiliating Messi and Argentina on Sunday.  |
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Post by Flying Monkeys on Dec 2, 2022 9:32:00 GMT
The Asian Confederation is on the ascendant. Get used to it. No longer will UEFA and South America dominate and give orders to FIFA. You may note that Australia has destroyed Tunisia and Denmark and is on the way to humiliating Messi and Argentina on Sunday. Fighting talk, I like it! Australia and Japan - through. Qatar, Iran, Saudi Arabia and likely South Korea - out. 2/6 or (long-shot) 3/6 - certainly better than it used to be. |
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Post by yggdrasil on Dec 2, 2022 9:36:32 GMT
They deserved it on their performances, Germany were awful against them and I have no idea why Spain were so flat last night, probably due to having already qualified, they didn't exactly look desperate to win it.
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Post by yggdrasil on Dec 2, 2022 9:37:57 GMT
The Asian Confederation is on the ascendant. Get used to it. No longer will UEFA and South America dominate and give orders to FIFA. You may note that Australia has destroyed Tunisia and Denmark and is on the way to humiliating Messi and Argentina on Sunday. Less about them getting better and more about poor performances against them. When it gets to sudden death they will go straight out. |
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Post by Winter_King on Dec 2, 2022 10:14:21 GMT
They deserved it on their performances, Germany were awful against them and I have no idea why Spain were so flat last night, probably due to having already qualified, they didn't exactly look desperate to win it. The reality is that Spain by going in second place avoids Brazil and Argentina at least until the final. I'm pretty sure they stopped caring about winning against Japan after they learned Germany was winning. |
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Post by Hairynosedwombat on Dec 2, 2022 11:31:51 GMT
They deserved it on their performances, Germany were awful against them and I have no idea why Spain were so flat last night, probably due to having already qualified, they didn't exactly look desperate to win it. The reality is that Spain by going in second place avoids Brazil and Argentina at least until the final. I'm pretty sure they stopped caring about winning against Japan after they learned Germany was winning. Quite a bit of gamesmanship by the top teams. France was already through so (sort of) threw their match against Tunisia by fielding a second string team to give them experience, rest their top players and avoid injuries. |
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Post by Winter_King on Dec 2, 2022 14:18:53 GMT
The reality is that Spain by going in second place avoids Brazil and Argentina at least until the final. I'm pretty sure they stopped caring about winning against Japan after they learned Germany was winning. Quite a bit of gamesmanship by the top teams. France was already through so (sort of) threw their match against Tunisia by fielding a second string team to give them experience, rest their top players and avoid injuries. Same thing is going to happen with Portugal. They only need a tie against South Korea to become first of the group, so Portugal will field a lot the backup players. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2022 0:30:44 GMT
The Asian Confederation is on the ascendant. Get used to it. No longer will UEFA and South America dominate and give orders to FIFA. You may note that Australia has destroyed Tunisia and Denmark and is on the way to humiliating Messi and Argentina on Sunday. We'll need a miracle for them but who knows with the way the current world cup is going lol |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2022 2:10:02 GMT
WHAT DA???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? That has to be the weirdest outcome of any World Cup, ever. And they beat Spain last night - they must be going mental in Japan - even more mental than Japanese people normally get. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Even more weirdly, they beat Germany and Spain but lost to Costa Rica. Funny old world. I saw some highlights. An amazing goal against Germany that gave Japan the lead and the win. Germany is out. So is Belgium. Oh well. |
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Post by yggdrasil on Dec 3, 2022 9:39:08 GMT
The reality is that Spain by going in second place avoids Brazil and Argentina at least until the final. I'm pretty sure they stopped caring about winning against Japan after they learned Germany was winning. Quite a bit of gamesmanship by the top teams. France was already through so (sort of) threw their match against Tunisia by fielding a second string team to give them experience, rest their top players and avoid injuries. most countries would have done the same, gets to try out different formations etc and gives minutes to periphery players who won't get to play in a World Cup otherwise. They no doubt thought they still had enough to win and it made no difference to them. |
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Post by Hairynosedwombat on Dec 3, 2022 11:32:14 GMT
Quite a bit of gamesmanship by the top teams. France was already through so (sort of) threw their match against Tunisia by fielding a second string team to give them experience, rest their top players and avoid injuries. most countries would have done the same, gets to try out different formations etc and gives minutes to periphery players who won't get to play in a World Cup otherwise. They no doubt thought they still had enough to win and it made no difference to them. Is this world cup unusual? I think every top team has lost a match to a less favoured team. People who follow the Asian teams wouldnt have thought it unusual how well Japan went. |
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Post by yggdrasil on Dec 3, 2022 13:34:12 GMT
most countries would have done the same, gets to try out different formations etc and gives minutes to periphery players who won't get to play in a World Cup otherwise. They no doubt thought they still had enough to win and it made no difference to them. Is this world cup unusual? I think every top team has lost a match to a less favoured team. People who follow the Asian teams wouldnt have thought it unusual how well Japan went. I don't think anyone particularly dominates at this point in time, Argies, Brazil and France are seen as best but all can be beaten. Come the QF anyone could win it. Anyway the real football is happening as I type. 0-0 at halftime Sunderland V. Millwall. |
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Post by yggdrasil on Dec 3, 2022 16:16:02 GMT
Sulking now, we lost 2-0. At least Holland are 2-0 up.
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Post by Flying Monkeys on Dec 3, 2022 16:29:59 GMT
Sulking now, we lost 2-0. At least Holland are 2-0 up. Have the bubbles stopped being blown? |
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