Football (Soccer) Thread

[celedhring]

That's one goal every 2 minutes. Even the most basic timewasting should prevent a score like that.

[Josquius]

Vanuatu needed a 38-0 victory over Micronesia to qualify for the semi finals of the olympic qualification. They won 46-0.

I've seen some similar stories of scores like this in a cup competition in the baltics. Madness.
But I guess that's the game for small teams whether domestic or international. Gibraltar treat their recent loss to Scotland as a victory because they scored their first goal.

[Valmy]

That's one goal every 2 minutes. Even the most basic timewasting should prevent a score like that.

Yeah no matter how much you suck I presume these guys are full time soccer players. Even basic competence should manage to keep the score under 30. Seems corrupt.

[The Larch]

That's one goal every 2 minutes. Even the most basic timewasting should prevent a score like that.

Yeah no matter how much you suck I presume these guys are full time soccer players. Even basic competence should manage to keep the score under 30. Seems corrupt.

You presume too much. Smaller national teams are frequently composed of part timers.

[Maladict]

That's one goal every 2 minutes. Even the most basic timewasting should prevent a score like that.

Yeah no matter how much you suck I presume these guys are full time soccer players. Even basic competence should manage to keep the score under 30. Seems corrupt.

According to wikipedia some of the players had never played football until a few weeks ago.

[Valmy]

That's one goal every 2 minutes. Even the most basic timewasting should prevent a score like that.

Yeah no matter how much you suck I presume these guys are full time soccer players. Even basic competence should manage to keep the score under 30. Seems corrupt.

According to wikipedia some of the players had never played football until a few weeks ago.

Ok well that sounds corrupt as well. FIFA has no basic requirements for competence? Sounds like just a grab for FIFA cash there. I mean all you need is a ball and a flat place and you can play soccer.

[Duque de Bragança]

Well their total population is only about 100,000 so that is like San Angelo Texas or Frederiksberg Denmark trying to compete on an international level...but still I think San Angelo could find 11 players who could manage to only lose 20-0. I mean Vanuatu is not exactly Brazil.

Micronesia managed to lose 30-0 to (French) Tahiti and 38-0 to Fidji. The latter being a rugby country. Impressive, most impressive.

[The Larch]

That's one goal every 2 minutes. Even the most basic timewasting should prevent a score like that.

Yeah no matter how much you suck I presume these guys are full time soccer players. Even basic competence should manage to keep the score under 30. Seems corrupt.

According to wikipedia some of the players had never played football until a few weeks ago.

Ok well that sounds corrupt as well. FIFA has no basic requirements for competence? Sounds like just a grab for FIFA cash there. I mean all you need is a ball and a flat place and you can play soccer.

Micronesia is not even part of FIFA. These games are part of the Pacific Games that are currently taking place in Papua New Guinea.

This is the football equivalent of that African dude that went to the Olympics swimming competition and could barely swim.

[Josquius]

I was surprised to find when i visited Liechtenstein that despite several of their team being farmers their fa has a nice prominently located building.

[Valmy]

Micronesia is not even part of FIFA. These games are part of the Pacific Games that are currently taking place in Papua New Guinea.

This is the football equivalent of that African dude that went to the Olympics swimming competition and could barely swim.

You're right. For some reason I thought this was for WC qualifiers or something but it was just for the Olympics and not an important competition.

[celedhring]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxykqi_Nu6A

A few of the goals. Feels like a training session.

[Valmy]

It is so weird to see the players not even celebrating their goals.

[Josquius]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxykqi_Nu6A

A few of the goals. Feels like a training session.

Love the little ballet jump of the last defender on the first one, whilst the right back just points.

[Josephus]

It is so weird to see the players not even celebrating their goals.

After goal 20 you just get bored with the whole thing.

[FunkMonk]

Vanuatu needed a 38-0 victory over Micronesia to qualify for the semi finals of the olympic qualification. They won 46-0.

This is hilarious and I approve of it