Ha ha Qatar - 2022 World Cup Qualifying

[Monkeygrinder's Organ]

Russia have been kicked out. Good to see those impeccable ethical standards being maintained.

 

[planetgeli]

Russia have been kicked out. Good to see those impeccable ethical standards being maintained.

And FIFA and UEFA were only shamed into this by the response to their first pathetic sanctions yesterday (Russia made to change their name to Football Union of Russia and play at neutral grounds). Several countries then said they'd refuse to play Russia and FIFA had no choice if they still wanted a World Cup.

 

[Maggot]

Just watching Wales V Austria in the play offs. Bale's goal was astounding, worth the admission fee alone.

 

[The39thStep]

Portugal after being 2-0 up and cruising are now in typically Portuguese fashion 2-1 up and struggling

 

[The39thStep]

3-1 game over .In the other semi Italy are 0-0.

 

[belboid]

European champions aren’t good enough for the World Cup then. Oh dear, what a shame.

All the way with North Macedonia!

 

[Maggot]

Italy are out after being beaten by North Macedonia. 92 minute goal!

 

[two sheds]

how come if they were second? Wales were second in their group but get a playoff.

 

[strung out]

how come if they were second? Wales were second in their group but get a playoff.

This was their play off. They lost it.

 

[The39thStep]

Portugal v Macedonia final

 

[Lord Camomile]

European champions aren’t good enough for the World Cup then. Oh dear, what a shame.

It's quite the wild record!

All the way with North Macedonia!

Didn't they beat Germany quite recently, too?

 

[tommers]

Oh dear. Poor old Italy. Football's coming Rome indeed.

 

[Lord Camomile]

I mean, we should have guesssed when they couldn't beat us in 90 minutes

 

[Bingoman]

Just found a stat about Italy, since their win of the 2006 world cup they have only won one match since in the finals which is quite a stat

 

[BristolEcho]

Absolutely amazing result for North Macidonia.

 

[strung out]

Just found a stat about Italy, since their win of the 2006 world cup they have only won one match since in the finals which is quite a stat

Whoever they beat must be fucking shite

 

[Bingoman]

Whoever they beat must be fucking shite

England at the 2014 world cup

 

[Lord Camomile]

Fucking hell, on more than one level.

 

[two sheds]

Not World Cup related but England v Switzerland friendly 1-1 so far (Sky Sports pah). Gallagher played superbly well just gone off replaced by Grealish, lovely seeing Shaqiri again who laid on first and nearly scored at near post from corner.

 

[stavros]

Kane now level with Charlton in second place on the England all time list. In terms of goals-to-games he's way ahead of anyone else in the last fifty years (post-Greaves essentially).

 

[two sheds]

Don't remember Charlton taking loads of penalties though - cheating really

 

[stavros]

Lineker says he thinks shoot-out pens should count, as his one against West Germany in 1990 would've got him level with Charlton.

At least Kane, as far as I know, has never tried this:

 

[ska invita]

Q?:
WTF happens to league football during the world cup now its happening in Nov/Dec?

 

[strung out]

Stops for 6 weeks after November 13th.

 

[ska invita]

Stops for 6 weeks after November 13th.

and so season will finish six weeks later too i presume?

 

[surreybrowncap]

Q?:
WTF happens to league football during the world cup now its happening in Nov/Dec?

The Premier League kicks off 6th August 2022.
Last set of matches will be 13th November.
Fixtures will re -commence on Boxing Day.
A week after the World Cup Final..

 

[surreybrowncap]

and so season will finish six weeks later too i presume?

Ends 28th May..

 

[strung out]

and so season will finish six weeks later too i presume?

Starts slightly earlier, finishes slightly later and I think they have an extra midweek round or two.

 

[Lord Camomile]

Was saying to my mum yesterday, I actually quite like the idea of a Christmas World Cup (as do, I've no doubt, all the tat merchants eyeing up all the new merchandising opportunities), it's just, y'know, the whole Qatar of it all.

 

[Lord Camomile]

Pop some sleigh bells on Three Lions and slap an England badge on Santa's red coat: goldmine.

Oh! And there's 12 reindeer, which is a first XI plus, um... someone (presumably the manager would be Santa? ).