Football (Soccer) Thread

[Liep]

7-0-0 26-0

Just give us gold and cancel that December tournament.

8-0-0 27-0

[Jacob]

8-0-0 27-0

I really appreciate the unselfish pass type of goal like that.

[Jacob]

Other developments - Albanian fans throw stuff at Polish team. Hungarian fans fight with English police. A bit of a mess.

[Liep]

8-0-0 27-0

I really appreciate the unselfish pass type of goal like that.

I was out seeing Dune for a second time so can't really comment.

[Jacob]

You should find a highlight reel then.

... on the topic of highlight reels, I've noticed the trend of click-farmers positng fake highlight reels using EA FIFA footage. What a world we live in....

[crazy canuck]

Big game today against Panama.  As it turns out Mrs. CC was in the same hotel as team Canada last night and wished them well - so they are bound to do well.  No one in their right mind would want to disappoint Mrs. CC.   

[FunkMonk]

Big game today against Panama.  As it turns out Mrs. CC was in the same hotel as team Canada last night and wished them well - so they are bound to do well.  No one in their right mind would want to disappoint Mrs. CC.   

Looks like they're smashing the Panamanians so good on her 

[Barrister]

Canada 4 - Panama 1.   

[Zoupa]

Davies is the real deal. The rest of the team though... Even if Canada qualifies, they won't make it out of the group stage.

[Duque de Bragança]

8-0-0 27-0

I really appreciate the unselfish pass type of goal like that.

Saying Denmark qualified early, second only to Germany, for the Qatar World Cup would have been too easy. An easy qualification group yes, but still quite a performance that winning streak.

[Jacob]

Yeah, it was a fairly easy group I think. Obviously it's a nice record, but I don't think it's necessarily indicative

Sort of related, there's been some discussions about boycotting the World Cup because it's in Qatar - something like 6,500 migrant workers have apparently died as part of the preparation work - but I don't think it's going to fly.

[Barrister]

Alphonso Davies game-winning goal in the win over Panama is a thing of beauty.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1448454617667358724

[Josephus]

Davies is the real deal. The rest of the team though... Even if Canada qualifies, they won't make it out of the group stage.

Given that they will be seeded fourth in any group they're in; it is very unlikely they would. You're right. But i don't think they'd expect to. I think they'd be happy with a point, or perhaps a win,

[Barrister]

Davies is the real deal. The rest of the team though... Even if Canada qualifies, they won't make it out of the group stage.

Given that they will be seeded fourth in any group they're in; it is very unlikely they would. You're right. But i don't think they'd expect to. I think they'd be happy with a point, or perhaps a win,

On the one hand, never say never.  You do see some upsets happen in the group stage from time to time.  It's not impossible for them to be something of a cinderella story.

But on the other hand, the Canadian Men have made it to exactly one World Cup ever, in 1986, where they failed to score a single game.  The team will very much be in the "just happy to be here" kind of mood.

[Josephus]

Yeah, also let's not count any chickens yet. Still a tough road to the cup. They have some tough road games to play in Costa Rica, Panama and El Salvador. Their last game is in Panama, which could end up being a key decider.
If we take for granted that Mexico and USA grab spots 1 and 2, and three teams qualify automatically, there's gonna be a lot of teams fighting for spot 3.