2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar: General Discussion

World Cup winner?

  • France

    Votes: 19 45.2%
  • Argentina

    Votes: 23 54.8%

  • Total voters
    42

Allan_Sombrero

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I am Brazilian, naturally against Argentina. Lo siento

I respect the rivalry

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Bremer became the first ever Brazil player to wear the Number 24 shirt at a World Cup when he played in the 1-0 defeat to Cameroon.

This number has long been associated with homosexuality in Brazil and nobody was assigned 24 in the Copa America last year, the only team in the entire tournament without a 24.

The number 24 took on this meaning due to Brazil’s illegal gambling game Jogo do Bicho and the animals associated with each number, in this case the deer (veado, which is very close to a Brazilian homophobic slur).
 

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Fuck Brazil and France. Come on Argentina!
 

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Looking forward to Poland vs France. What will be the result, @Wild ?
 

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Something like 3-1 France.
Never liked France but cant help but to wish them good with Theo & OG on board.
Something like 3:0 for France.
 

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Did anyone read the reports on the new WC format for 2026? If true, they might be just as bad as human rights abuses in Qatar
Apparently they will have 12 groups of 4 teams, and matches in the group stage that end in a draw will have penalty kicks to decide the winner. Also the point scoring system will change, apparently if you win you get 3 points, you lose you get 1 (yuck!), if you draw and win on PK you get 2 points and you lose on PK you get 1 point... are they going to turn this into the special olympics or what the hell are they doing rewarding teams for losing? maybe its another scheme to get the Europeans to advance even when they play like shit
 

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Did anyone read the reports on the new WC format for 2026? If true, they might be just as bad as human rights abuses in Qatar
Apparently they will have 12 groups of 4 teams, and matches in the group stage that end in a draw will have penalty kicks to decide the winner. Also the point scoring system will change, apparently if you win you get 3 points, you lose you get 1 (yuck!), if you draw and win on PK you get 2 points and you lose on PK you get 1 point... are they going to turn this into the special olympics or what the hell are they doing rewarding teams for losing? maybe its another scheme to get the Europeans to advance even when they play like shit
I think that's not true about scoring system change
 

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Theo/Giroud let’s go guys. Let’s destroy Poland
 

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Theo and Mbappe, double-trouble. Will be a good one :thumbsup:
 

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Giroud WHAT THE FUCK
 

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Holy shit what a chance for Poland.
Triple chance that it.
 
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