odessasteps Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 Sadio Mane possibly latest person out (for Senegal). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted November 9, 2022 Author Share Posted November 9, 2022 Looks like the biggest snub is Zack Steffan. Ricardo Pepi not making is probably 2nd Of course - the biggest disaster is including Tim Ream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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odessasteps Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 NBC spending a segment promoting the Spanish WC coverage on Telemundo is pretty funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirFozzie Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 Tubi will have 4k streaming of world cup games approximately 30 minutes after games end https://worldsoccertalk.com/tv/tubi-to-make-world-cup-game-reruns-available-in-4k-20221114-WST-408266.html#Echobox=1668452908-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 The Iranian team is having a bit of a crisis right now as government officials are pressuring the team to drop star striker Azmoun and several other players who were sympathetic to the female-led protests that have been going on for a few months now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 And government interference into a country's FA is supposed to be a sanctioned offense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted November 16, 2022 Author Share Posted November 16, 2022 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReiseReise Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 I'm going to be the smug asshole to say "I'm out of this one..." No, all kidding aside, nobody take this as me getting on the high horse. It was a seesaw battle from the get go for me, but the last few years have been such a shitshow in football, final deathblow was a Qatarian World Cup emissary calling homosexual people "damaged" in an interview. There is no honest intention to change imo. I wish all of you a good tournament and hope your respective teams perform to your delight. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 John McManus, who is making the rounds on football podcasts, was on Second Captains today and presented a much more nuanced picture of Qatar than you get on most shows. Maybe because he is an anthropologist and not a journalist. The discussion about how rapid Qatari culture has evolved over such a short period of time was stuff I really didn't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted November 18, 2022 Author Share Posted November 18, 2022 And... FIFA has just banned all alcohol sales Though the real kicker is FIFA going "You can still buy Bud Zero!" 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted November 18, 2022 Share Posted November 18, 2022 I don't know if this should be here or documentary thread but the 4 part series FIFA Uncovered on Netflix is really good for people who is looking for an explanation of the shit storm that FIFA has been for a very long time. I am sure that for hardcore fans none of this information is new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubbymark Posted November 18, 2022 Share Posted November 18, 2022 And the crazy ultras from across the world aren't in Qatar yet. It might get real ugly for the Qatari security forces trying to the sober ultras at bay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 Infantino’s speech has to be seen to be believed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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lostinube Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 So for the airing of this year's World Cup in Japan, as per tradition they split the airing of the Japan games between three broadcasters (they also split events for the Olympics). Some mixture of NHK channels will air the other games but not everyone has access to those channels. Streaming service Abema TV will be airing all 64 games free. I hear it is possible to watch the streams if one has certain letters of the alphabet available to them. Abema TV is majority owned by CyberAgent, which owns CyberFight which owns DDT Pro and NOAH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 Benzema now out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 Hey, so Qatar isn't very good you guys... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubbymark Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 FIFA must have heard the corruption claims surrounding Qatar and awarded Ecuador a pretty soft penalty for their first goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 Some folks are saying FIFA has banned the "one love" Captains armbands. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happ Hazzard Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 I preferred it when the opening game featured the holders, not the hosts. I guess they changed it when they got rid of automatic qualification for the holders. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 Fuck off FIFA. Fuck off Qatar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 Iran isn't having a great day on the pitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 At least they stopped the shutout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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