2022 World Cup Discussion

[FantasyIreland]

Zaba in the studio.

 

[halfcenturyup]

I actually think this is a good thing.

Trouble is - in previous World Cups the refs have been crazy with cards in the first few games - as if to send out a message, then after round one go back to normal.

I hope this attempt to deal with blatant time wasting continues.

Might be a problem in places like USA though - whenever I watch a US TV show, for example 24 - an obvious case - they like to have TV breaks every 10-15 mins. The show comes in bursts to accommodate that. Can they handle 55-60 min football halves?

Maybe this will force a rule change: 2 x 30 mins with clock stops whenever the ball is 'dead' a bit like American Football and also ice hockey and basketball yes?

Oh, I hope not.

 

[I'm Blue]

I’m beginning to see a slight shift in people’s opinions with regards Qatar and the World Cup and hypocrisy that is rife amongst our media.
I’m seeing more comments like
“if you don’t like it then why have you gone?”, “their country their rules”
“don’t mind going there on holiday”
“Keep politics out of sport”
Maybe a small minority are starting to notice the hypocrisy of it all.

 

[Sir peace frog]

Any news on the Saudi player who got twatted by his keeper

 

[Citizen in Pakistan]

That's why I did it in a 14 year old Californian style. Apologies if you couldn't decipher that from the written word!

That's the rhetoric we'll start to see. We'll still get the soundbites about human rights but the Saudi's have just helped their fellow Arabic nation by making more of the talk about football. A few more results like that and the media will soon show they don't really care about the wider issues - they've said what they were told to.

Talk of human rights is an imaginary yardstick that will be held against every country which is not one of "us" for western media/governments while completely forgetting what has been done in this century alone in the name of enforcing human rights and democracy, you can bet your house on it that if in few years time if worldcup is awarded to UAE or Saudi Arabia they would use the same argument, they talk about poor labour record etc but what they don't understand is how these people come from extremely poor backgrounds and have no option but to do shitty jobs to support their families back home, but in most cases and that is the majority the immigrants enjoy a way better lifestyle and income than they could in their countries, even British expats living in places like dubai /doha would be of the same opinion

Lastly what people need to understand is that foodball is the only global game that connects people better than UN could ever could, as a fan we should celebrate it regardless of who gets the hosting rights, who knew Saudi Arabia who've had difficult relationship with Qatar in recent times would alight the world cup like that

it also gives me pleasure that once again the ball used in this world cup is Pakistani made :)

 

[Gareth Barry Conlon]

I’m beginning to see a slight shift in people’s opinions with regards Qatar and the World Cup and hypocrisy that is rife amongst our media.
I’m seeing more comments like
“if you don’t like it then why have you gone?”, “their country their rules”
“don’t mind going there on holiday”
“Keep politics out of sport”
Maybe a small minority are starting to notice the hypocrisy of it all.

Inevitable that once it started there would be more focus on the football. But this WC should never have been it Qatar. Some of the comments you've quoted above are bollocks.

 

[Sir peace frog]

I don't think it should of been held in Qatar, I don't think it should be held in the winter, but I'm enjoying it so far, good games so far

 

[I'm Blue]

Inevitable that once it started there would be more focus on the football. But this WC should never have been it Qatar. Some of the comments you've quoted above are bollocks.

Which comments?

 

[Elliot houghton]

Mexico have some support fair play

 

[bluevengence]

Saudi announce a public holiday tomorrow.