World Cup Qatar 2022 - Desert Strike

[Bacon Horsemeat]

ITV still bitching about the lack of photos, they just showed the straight line photo that clearly shows the ball hasn't crossed fully

[PaB]

The top down angle shows the ball didn’t go out . 

[Bacon Horsemeat]

Seriously, what is wrong with Sounness? YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE STRAIGHT ANGLE RIGHT NOW

[Straps]

"The curvature of the ball is over the line so it's in" is just the weirdest way to phrase it. Just say it han't gone completely over!

[teddymeow]

1 minute ago, PaB said:

The top down angle shows the ball didn’t go out . 

 

But did it? 🤔

 

Erm, yes, it did. Clearly.

[Bacon Horsemeat]

Neville has shown a bit of sense, but doesn't want to piss off the others

[ryodi]

I’m going to miss Twitter when it’s gone in moments like this.

[Art Vandelay]

Souness is about to start talking about the melting point of the steel girders on the Twin Towers in a minute.

[Fierce Poodle]

Why do I think Souness still has a moustache?

[Timmo]

Someone needs to show Sounness (and a million other dour pundits) this

 

 

[Naysonymous]

They’ve emptied the stadium pretty damn quickly. 

[Superfamifreak]

Given the way Croatia have played so far, I can see Japan causing another 'upset'.

[Gabe]

It's like the foreshortening of the cameras you see in cricket which makes it look like tight slip catches have hit the ground when they haven't.

 

Do Japan get the runner-up in Portugal's group in the round of 16?

[Superfamifreak]

1 minute ago, Gabe said:

It's like the foreshortening of the cameras you see in cricket which makes it look like tight slip catches have hit the ground when they haven't.

 

Do Japan get the runner-up in Portugal's group in the round of 16?

 

Croatia

[PaB]

1 minute ago, Gabe said:

It's like the foreshortening of the cameras you see in cricket which makes it look like tight slip catches have hit the ground when they haven't.

 

Do Japan get the runner-up in Portugal's group in the round of 16?

Japan v croatia; Spain v Morocco 

[Gabe]

1 minute ago, Superfamifreak said:

Given the way Croatia have played so far, I can see Japan causing another 'upset'.

Quite possibly. Like Germany and Belgium, they have a number of players for whom this is probably their last outing (well, let's face it, Modric will be the only real loss for them). Spain will also say goodbye to a number of players after this tournament you would expect, too. A real changing of the guard in European football, perhaps?

[Azrael]

Yas Japan.

 

Brings me back to 2012 Olympics watching them win and run rings around Spain at Hampden. 

 

Only Gonda and Yoshida from today's squad was part of that team though. And Alba for Spain. 

[Superfamifreak]

1 minute ago, PaB said:

Japan v croatia; Spain v Morocco 

 

Both of those could be a bit tasty!

[Naysonymous]

There are a couple of Spanish towns ‘in’ Morocco aren’t there?

[Fierce Poodle]

Easily the best night of the World Cup so far.

[Gabe]

So the equivalent drama for tomorrow then is Cameroon winning and Switzerland drawing as they head into the last 10 minutes?

[Superfamifreak]

I still can't believe tonight was decided by literally millimetres!

[dizogg]

12 minutes ago, Superfamifreak said:

I still can't believe tonight was decided by literally millimetres!

OMG THATS SO CRAZY

[deerokus]

It's astonishing that Germany can't seem to find a proper goalscorer. I suppose that's common to a lot of the bigger teams mind you.

[Hamus]

At least one German won last night.

Havertz claimed man of the match.

 

 

[Gotters]

Apparently only 2 games in the World Cup since detailed records have been kept (1966) have been won by a team conceding over 700 passes to their opponents, Japan v Germany and Japan v Spain this time. 

 

Not sure Japan got much of a reward from winning the group getting a days less rest and Croatia instead of Morocco in the next round, Spanish not done too bad out of that. Though the loss to Costa Rica implies Japan may prefer being the big underdogs in a game so Croatia may suit them better.

 

Poor Germany, going home in groups for second time running and this time as the top creators of xG in the whole tournament, even Timo Werner may have scored a goal or two if fit. 

[Superfamifreak]

I’m not sure what was more satisfying last night. Japan winning or Souness having a conspiracy theory meltdown!

[Art Vandelay]

The man of the match awards look like something you'd be given at an all inclusive in Cancun. 

[Boothjan]

 

[Hamus]

Football weekly - all the Japanese scorers in the tournament play in...Germany 😂