TheA_Bomb Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 2 minutes ago, Littlebill said: The only federation that can have multiple teams in a group is Europe. but mine is Qatar, US, Morocco or Tunisia, then the UEFA playoff TBD (Ukraine, Scotland, or Wales) Wales with Gareth Bale could be dangerous. Not sure if we want Saudi etc. they can drive to Qatar but I'm not sure how raucous their crowds are...when I lived in Kuwait I only saw games on TV in passing. Most probably aren't aware that the other Gulf Coast Countries had a falling out with Qatar and accused them of supporting terrorists. Not sure where they got that info because Qatar is a good partner to the US. I suspect that the envy of Qatar getting the World Cup was part of it. The other countries tried to shut them out for example Kuwait was the only GCC that would allow flights to/from Qatar. I've been to Doha Qatar twice and it's really small, I'm not sure how they will handle the lodging etc. The Airport is the nicest I've visited. Weather should be ok in NOV. Drinking is allowed at hotels/restaurants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BilliesBy40 Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 39 minutes ago, wgstl said: Beatable currently, but they have the talent to be very, very good. Would not surprise me to see them pretty far in the knockout. Sure, they have talent as is evidenced by their placement in pot 1. Nonetheless, they are my preferred opponent outside of Qatar from pot 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 16 minutes ago, BilliesBy40 said: Sure, they have talent as is evidenced by their placement in pot 1. Nonetheless, they are my preferred opponent outside of Qatar from pot 1. tbh, I think id rather see Argentina than Portugal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slu let the dogs out? Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Qatar (51)* Mexico (9) Senegal (20) Cameroon (37) Brazil (1) Netherlands (10) Iran (21) Canada (38) Belgium (2) Denmark (11) Japan (23) Ecuador (46) France (3) Germany (12) Morocco (24) Saudi Arabia (49) Argentina (4) Uruguay (13) Serbia (25) Ghana (60) England (5) Switzerland (14) Poland (26) Intercont'l Playoff 1 Spain (7) USA (15) South Korea (29) Intercont'l Playoff 2 Portugal (8) Croatia (16) Tunisia (35) Euro Playoff For those that are curious what the pot looks like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheA_Bomb Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Coverage on FS1 right now. I'm digging Sling TV there's a lot of Soccer on there all the time. I know FUBO focuses on soccer so if that's your thing go that direction but all around sports Sling w/ Sports pack is like $65/mo added to the Google Fiber giga speeds it's money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slufanskip Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 15 minutes ago, TheA_Bomb said: Coverage on FS1 right now. I'm digging Sling TV there's a lot of Soccer on there all the time. I know FUBO focuses on soccer so if that's your thing go that direction but all around sports Sling w/ Sports pack is like $65/mo added to the Google Fiber giga speeds it's money. Problem is none of those have Bally Sports so for Cards and Blues and Billiken fans Bally’s is a must. Until they have a stand alone app that allows me to get all Cardinal games, Spectrum is it for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slufanskip Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Putting the host nation in Pit 1 is silly when it’s someone like Qatar just gives some teams a really unfair advantage. It’s FIFA so I wont be shocked to see GE or even the Netherlands end up in Qatar’s group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 1 minute ago, slufanskip said: Putting the host nation in Pit 1 is silly when it’s someone like Qatar just gives some teams a really unfair advantage. It’s FIFA so I wont be shocked to see GE or even the Netherlands end up in Qatar’s group. Lets hope its us? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slufanskip Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Just now, wgstl said: Lets hope its us? Yes but even then It won’t change the obviously unfairness of it. It’s FIFA though so expectations that this hasn’t been prearranged are probably misplaced Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheA_Bomb Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Qatar was pretty good in the Gold Cup they might be hard at home. So be careful what you wish for. There's starving kids in the world, war and they spent thousands on this BS mascot cartoon?! Who wants this? Also mascot is a manta-ray, ghost, kiffeyeh? OK I dig it, iconic look for the nation. As for the desert rides....if you go to UAE or Qatar do it so fun to ride the dunes in a Landcruiser or something. Cost me $30/per person whole family fit in the SUV they drive you out to a camp and you eat traditional foods and stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheA_Bomb Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 How embarrassing that guy showed up in the same outfit as the Emir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 This is the worst thing I've ever watched. Now going on 45 minutes of shameless sportwashing intros and we've yet to see the draw. BilliesBy40 likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheA_Bomb Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 9 minutes ago, Pistol said: This is the worst thing I've ever watched. Now going on 45 minutes of shameless sportwashing intros and we've yet to see the draw. So many people watching they shoulda done a little more promotion of Qatar. Pointless is the red ball with the 1st position every time. What the hell slufanskip likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laker119 Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Group B with England…could have been worse, could have been better. But that will be a fun match no matter what. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slu let the dogs out? Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 5 minutes ago, laker119 said: Group B with England…could have been worse, could have been better. But that will be a fun match no matter what. 2nd best outcome after Qatar in my opinion. Can’t wait to watch this one. Looks like Uruguay will join Portugal in group HAYCH laker119 likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Iran seems like a good second opponent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheA_Bomb Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Iran Alexi Lalas most preferred group was England, US and I think Iran right? Good draw so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laker119 Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 3 minutes ago, TheA_Bomb said: Iran Alexi Lalas most preferred group was England, US and I think Iran right? Good draw so far I think he had Tunisia instead of Iran, but I could be mistaken. I preferred Iran Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 We avoid France and Brazil and a lot of these pot 3 names are solid, so yeah, this is positive. Ideal draw would've been Qatar, Tunisia, and Scotland/Ecuador. This feels closer to that than the worst case, which would've been some combo of France/Brazil, Senegal/Serbia, and Wales/Ghana. Obviously those last two are still in play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slufanskip Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 18 minutes ago, TheA_Bomb said: So many people watching they shoulda done a little more promotion of Qatar. Pointless is the red ball with the 1st position every time. What the hell Same for the last position ball. I think we can figure it out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheA_Bomb Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Iran will be up for the game because the Ayatollah will chop off their feet if they lose. But England consistently chokes and Iran is not that great. Ayatollah of Rock N Rolla gonna have to come out in that match. We gotta deal with Kane for England, Zimmerman needs to get ready. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheA_Bomb Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Just now, slufanskip said: Same for the last position ball. I think we can figure it out I mean as much as I like watching ball fondling on TV, I usually skip to the good part laker119 likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slufanskip Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 1 minute ago, TheA_Bomb said: I mean as much as I like watching ball fondling on TV, I usually skip to the good part Add to it the suspenseful music when they draw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slufanskip Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 I wanted Ghana for the final just because we owe them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheA_Bomb Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Wales with Gareth Bale or sure to be international darling Ukraine or Scotland. Not ideal as we won't know until maybe June who we're playing plus it's likely Wales just my guess. Canada got a good draw for being Pot 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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