Ha ha Qatar - 2022 World Cup Qualifying

[not-bono-ever]

FFS

 

[The39thStep]

Norway players wore T-shirts bearing the message 'Human rights on and off the pitch' before their 2022 World Cup qualifier against Gibraltar to show support for Qatar migrant workers.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/56516109

 

[Argonia]

German players also made a protest

Germany players wear T-shirts in protest against Qatar's human rights record

Germany players wear T-shirts to show support for Qatar migrant workers before their 2022 World Cup qualifying win over Iceland on Thursday.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[steeplejack]

I will enjoy the qualifiers but will turn my back on the finals. Even if Scotland are there.

No football tournament is worth the waste of so much human life.

 

[Maggot]

Ireland currently 0-0 against Luxemburg. In other words they can't get past the Duchy on the left hand side.

 

[Johnny Doe]

Ireland currently 0-0 against Luxemburg. In other words they can't get past the Duchy on the left hand side.

Worse still, conceded in 85th min and lost

 

[Wilf]

That's fine, but where to draw the line? America, China, Russia have all hosted major sporting events.
Do we boycott them, or go and help spread the word?

By definition, where you draw the line is a question about other countries. Start by boycotting Qatar.

And what's wrong with boycotting them and spreading the word?

 

[planetgeli]

Worse still, conceded in 85th min and lost

Republic of Ireland 0-1 Luxembourg

Wow. Just wow.

 

[The39thStep]

No goal line technology on a World Cup Qualifier? Serbia v Portugal

 

[spitfire]

Republic of Ireland 0-1 Luxembourg

Wow. Just wow.

FFS

At this rate a boycott of the world cup finals shouldn't be too difficult for me to achieve.

 

[Argonia]

The population of Luxembourg in 2019 was 613,894. The population of Ireland was 4.904 million.

 

[spitfire]

The population of Luxembourg in 2019 was 613,894. The population of Ireland was 4.904 million.

I've been to Luxembourg a couple of times. It makes Dublin look like New York or Tokyo.

 

[agricola]

Fantastic result for Wales that, especially how 11 vs 10 they were crap but 10 v 10 (after Soucek got Roberts sent off) they were great.

Also Joe Rodon's block at the end was magnificent.

 

[friendofdorothy]

I'll watch. It'll be on the TV whether I watch it or not, so I may as well.

Anyway. Got a stream in Austrian and sportsound on fir the commentary. Slight timing delay but yeh

I'm going to give England half an hour and if it's dull, even with goals, I'm going to watch masterchef.

Doesn't the thought of thosands dying in near slave labour take the shine off your enjoyment?

 

[Yossarian]

I'm going to try to ignore both the Slavery World Cup and the Genocide Olympics later that year.

 

[strung out]

Doesn't the thought of thosands dying in near slave labour take the shine off your enjoyment?

Yes, obviously.

 

[Hollis]

6500 deaths and counting.. be better if teams stopped playing the in the qualifiers and just withdrew.

The whole World Cup stinks.

 

[souljacker]

Doesn't the thought of thosands dying in near slave labour take the shine off your enjoyment?

Of course but this tournament is going ahead whether we like it or not. What I'd like to see is more protests by the individual teams, like Norway and Germany have done but I can't see the England team doing this.

The shine has been taken off football for years though in my opinion. Started with the Premier League and has gone steadily down hill since.

 

[two sheds]

I'm waiting for England to be knocked out so we can make a principled stand alongside Norway.

 

[Argonia]

Getting nervous about Poland now

 

[two sheds]

I like the boos on the automated crowd sounds when there's a foul, and the chant of 'England England' very convincing.

 

[two sheds]

Wehey - was just thinking that England look dangerous whenever Sterling gets the ball.

Just concerned about Poland on the break though.

 

[souljacker]

I like the boos on the automated crowd sounds when there's a foul, and the chant of 'England England' very convincing.

Did I hear the band earlier? I fucking hope not.

I'd quite like the job of crowd sounds operator. Sitting there hitting 'boo' and 'cheer' buttons, the whole crowd doing my bidding.

 

[Border Reiver]

I'm waiting for England to be knocked out so we can make a principled stand alongside Norway.

I was accidentally in the same hotel in Katowicz as England in 1973. Sat down to dinner as the England team were eating. Unfortunately Rugger and US Football were my games.

 

[Lord Camomile]

Cooooooooool. Cool, cool, cool....

 

[Lord Camomile]

By golly, not quite the goal you'd expect if you heard Maguire scored from a corner.

 

[two sheds]

Lucky fuckers

 

[Lord Camomile]

Meanwhile...



And yes, this is a qualifier and not just a 'meaningless' friendly.

 

[editor]

It wasn't pretty but Wales beating the Czech Republic was a hell of a result yesterday

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56492329

 

[Argonia]

Deutschland unter alles