2022 World Cup Discussion

[skanless13]

Draw happened today. Group A looks pretty damn weak. US got an ok draw. Group E pretty tough. What do you all think?

 

[skanless13]

Mods any chance we can get this pinned so it stays on top. Looking forward to the discussion!

 

[RetroVK]

Group E is an ouchie.

 

[KJ]

Quick thoughts, hope there aren't any catastrophic injuries, but there will be in the middle of the season

Senegal/Dutch should get through A but easy to see one of them at least having to run down Qatar if they win that first match

England/US will be awesome but if England plays Scotland in the next match we won't be close to their most important game, Wales to a degree too. Behooves the US for Ukraine to not make it in over those two for obvious reasons.

Mexico could win their group, Argentina certainly is no lock to make it out

France/Denmark in the most predictable 1/2 for me

Group E will be fun, crazy but Spain easily might not qualify

Interesting to see Canada v Belgium first then Croatia next, be great for them if they can get a point or three and have a chance to get through but tough couple Euro squads for them

Brazil B team would easily win that group, those odds are gonna be ridiculous

Portugal and probably Korea/Uruguay get through, lots of interesting things in this one other than Portugal winning it

 

[skanless13]

Canada’s group a pretty tough well rounded one too!

 

[KJ]

Canada’s group a pretty tough well rounded one too!

They play Belgium first, if they can get a point out of that the momentum would be incredible

 

[skanless13]

They play Belgium first, if they can get a point out of that the momentum would be incredible

Yep. Didn’t realize that until just recently Belgium was #1 in the world! Crazy

 

[KJ]

Yep. Didn’t realize that until just recently Belgium was #1 in the world! Crazy

Just don't use Fifa rankings as much of a basis for wagering, they've been #1 for a long time now

Make no mistake that Brazil is the team to beat but there are quite a few Euro teams that can beat them, like the current Euro champs

Whoops!

 

[braves]

Like Canada a lot as a sleeper team

They deserved to win Concacaf , tactically superior in all their matches against Us/Mexico, US particularly really struggled to break them down and create

Reminds me of Costa Rica 2014, and they’ve got some real threats in the attack

Not really a PoT4 team, at least not how they are plying currently

A lot of time between now and November, coaching changes will happen , injuries , etc

 

[guaranteeed]

Like Canada a lot as a sleeper team

They deserved to win Concacaf , tactically superior in all their matches against Us/Mexico, US particularly really struggled to break them down and create

Reminds me of Costa Rica 2014, and they’ve got some real threats in the attack

Not really a PoT4 team, at least not how they are plying currently

A lot of time between now and November, coaching changes will happen , injuries , etc

The england usa game is black friday

 

[guaranteeed]

Its the late game too
2pm est

 

[guaranteeed]

Us get all 3 late games

Fox must asked for that

 

[KJ]

Think I've done it right

Looks like the schedule is 3/6/9/noon Pacific for the most part

Couple one offs

 

[braves]

Us get all 3 late games

Fox must asked for that

Nice 8am for me

FIFA seems to give FOX whatever they want , Murdoch must have some good dirt on them lol

Just gave them 2026 after they moved Qatar to winter

 

[braves]

Think I've done it right

Looks like the schedule is 3/6/9/noon Pacific for the most part

Couple one offs

I thought 2/5/8 , but that works for me as well!

 

[guaranteeed]

Think I've done it right

Looks like the schedule is 3/6/9/noon Pacific for the most part

Couple one offs

You're off by 1 hour, its 11 hours from qatar to PST

So the

1300 are 2am
1600 are 5am
1800 on md3 are 7am
1900 are 8am
2200 are 11am

 

[KJ]

You're off by 1 hour, its 11 hours from qatar to PST

So the

1300 are 2am
1600 are 5am
1800 on md3 are 7am
1900 are 8am
2200 are 11am

Says it's 3:55 there now but forgot it's winter

fuck daylight savings, be those times for me anyway

 

[KJ]

It's 10 hours right now, no clue if they change clocks lol

 

[guaranteeed]

It's 10 hours right now, no clue if they change clocks lol

Ya 10 from pdt, 11 from pst

So they must not change clocks

 

[guaranteeed]

I dont think canada makes it out of the group

 

[KJ]

US might not even have daylight savings time by then

 

[guaranteeed]

I cant remember hosts not having 1st game

 

[guaranteeed]

Senegal v dutch is a strange opener

Not even saving it for last game, its 3rd

 

[guaranteeed]

That first Thursday-Sunday may be the best sporting weekend of all time

World cup
NFL in week 11 by then
NCAA rivalry weekend
Nhl and nba in early season

 

[KJ]

I cant remember hosts not having 1st game

Aren't they always the only game on the first night?

 

[KJ]

Also saw that all stadiums are within a 35 mile radius, can't wait to hear about what goes on outside the matches

 

[guaranteeed]

Aren't they always the only game on the first night?

I thought so but i just looked up and that's only going back past 4 world cups

From 70s to 2002 it was defending champs opening up, I dont remember that at all

 

[guaranteeed]

Also saw that all stadiums are within a 35 mile radius, can't wait to hear about what goes on outside the matches

4 alone in doha

Al khor and al wakrah are furthest away from each other and it's a 45 minute drive

 

[guaranteeed]

Costa rica so fucked Haha, if they even beat New Zealand

Germany and spain

 

[braves]

They’ve been allowing 26 men Rosters in some of these tourneys since Covid ,

 

[guaranteeed]

I dono who I'd rather have between wales and scotland

Scotland probably a better 'team', but Bale when he plays for wales it's like hes 25 again

 

[braves]

Wonder how many “muscle” tightness injuries we see popping up around October in the top Euro leagues

Neymar probably starts the season with one that heals right in time for World Cup

 

[braves]

Wales makes World Cup, hard to imagine Bale even putting on cleats before the World Cup

 

[skanless13]

I dont think canada makes it out of the group

? Really? Tough group for sure but they are really solid

 

[skanless13]

Brazil has the most ridiculous free pass to the knockouts

 

[KJ]

Brazil has the most ridiculous free pass to the knockouts

Yeah it was going to be tough to put anything up that wouldn't be, glad it's not US in there!

 

[skanless13]

Senegal v dutch is a strange opener

Not even saving it for last game, its 3rd

For real? That’s random.

 

[skanless13]

When do they start releasing the WC futures?

 

[KJ]

When do they start releasing the WC futures?

DK has a bunch up already

 

[skanless13]

Dang. Don’t get DK since I’m in lame ass Cali

 

[KJ]

Dang. Don’t get DK since I’m in lame ass Cali

Offshore will probably be up tonight, they want that early action no doubt

 

[skanless13]

Just took Brazil to win their group at -300. Steep but should be a lock

 

[KJ]

Just took Brazil to win their group at -300. Steep but should be a lock

That's not steep at all, should be closer to -3000 lol

 

[skanless13]

That's not steep at all, should be closer to -3000 lol

Yeah. I was expecting-800 at least. Wondering if I should put more?

 

[skanless13]

Canada +1600 to win group? I know it’s Belgium there but maybe worth a sprinkle?

 

[KJ]

Yeah. I was expecting-800 at least. Wondering if I should put more?

Use your judgment but that's low and now is the time to take advantage if you like it. I'm floored BUT remember injuries happen, Neymar goes down, I still think it's easy for them but it obviously changes the value.

 

[skanless13]

Use your judgment but that's low and now is the time to take advantage if you like it. I'm floored BUT remember injuries happen, Neymar goes down, I still think it's easy for them but it obviously changes the value.

True

 

[KJ]

True

It's perception though, that's all

Crazy to think Germans are so low but they looked so slow last WC, that's the lasting impression. Pretty sure we won't see that again.

 

[skanless13]

Yep. Spain and Germany both even in that group. I lean Germany to bounce back

 

[KJ]

Yep. Spain and Germany both even in that group. I lean Germany to bounce back

Japan should take points from at least one of them