Topic: World Cup: football & teams discussion, plus in-game comments (no flooding!)

[El Lobo]

[rafathegaffa83]

[DonkeyWan]

That guy with tattoos in the audience is definitely Qatari born and bread.

Quatar is a very unusual country. It was ruled by the British until about 1970, when pearl diving was it's biggest industry. It was still mainly nomadic. Then they found oil and in the space of 50 years they went from tribes to cities. So, the population is massively foreign, there are about 300,000 actual Quataries, born and bred, but the actual population is 2.7 million. So, massive ex-patriate population and shit tonne of migrant labour. They only give out about 100 citizenships a year, so there are loads of workers (you have to be sponsored by a company to stay) who have been there for decades who don't have naturalisation rights. Very odd the set up, but it explains why young population looks so diverse.

[Fromola]

I was thinking exactly the same thing! Even Dion Dublin just referred to them as people in Qatar colours rather then Qatar supporters

What are their crowds/atmosphere like in their domestic league?

[rafathegaffa83]

How did he not score from there

[Fromola]

How did he not score from there

Must have been off anyway.

[please, I have my reasons for it but...]

Even Qatar's Portuguese player is shit

[Fromola]

Lineker and Shearer covering the World Cup and don't even understand the automated offsides. "Is that what VAR is for". Actually yes, automated offsides is black and white.

[alonsoisared]

I know nothing about it tbf but this new 3d offside thing looks dodgy as hell especially because you can't see the whole line.

[elsewhere]

tempted for under 2,5 bet with good odds

[ShrewKop]

They are showing the Ecuadorian player being offside when he heads the ball. But he was yards and yards onside when the ball was played, so how is he off? The keeper rushes out mid flight. I must be missing something but not sure where they are saying he’s offside

[Elzar]

They are showing the Ecuadorian player being offside when he heads the ball. But he was yards and yards onside when the ball was played, so how is he off? The keeper rushes out mid flight. I must be missing something but not sure where they are saying he’s offside

There is 2 players in that little shot, the one that heads it, and the one that then plays it after that. The leg offside belongs to the one who plays the ball next

[Ski]

Anyone know if Dion Dublin’s “shake & bake” observation is a technical term or not? 🤣🤣

[stockdam]

They are showing the Ecuadorian player being offside when he heads the ball. But he was yards and yards onside when the ball was played, so how is he off? The keeper rushes out mid flight. I must be missing something but not sure where they are saying he’s offside

I think it was the guy who was furthest away from the camera. The keeper came for the ball and punched it onto the head of an attacker. They must have deemed that to be a pass and so the other attacker was offside. He then headed the ball back to another attacker who crossed it it for the goal.

[elsewhere]

fuck it, i did go ahead and bet on under 2.5

[elsewhere]

Does Qatar have any players ik Europe or all local leagues?

[elsewhere]

Preciado looks like a young Whoopi Goldberg

[Nick110581]

I think it was the guy who was furthest away from the camera. The keeper came for the ball and punched it onto the head of an attacker. They must have deemed that to be a pass and so the other attacker was offside. He then headed the ball back to another attacker who crossed it it for the goal.

Keeper played it onto him

[Dim Glas]

Does Qatar have any players ik Europe or all local leagues?

they all play in Qatar, they all come from about 4 teams.

[Rob Dylan]

Given that Qatar's next two games are even more difficult, they're not showing much urgency at all.

[elsewhere]

#ECU  fans are chanting "queremos cerveza, queremos cerveza!"

Which translates to "we want beer, we want beer!"

[oojason]

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'Ecuador fans chanting "We want beer" at half time vs Qatar':-

https://twitter.com/javierlanza/status/1594370891726848000 (with video)



No women or children in the Qatar fan end:-









Some fans getting around the beer ban in stadiums (apparently):-





'13 mins into the second half and there are huge banks of empty seats inside Al Bayt.' - https://twitter.com/Olt_Sport/status/1594381978513686530







'Thousands of Qatar fans appear to leave World Cup opener at half-time':-

www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup/qatar-ecuador-fans-leave-half-time-b2229203.html






'There appears to have been a mass exodus of fans at half time. Thousands of empty seats in the stadium now. Qatar 0-2 Ecuador.':-

https://twitter.com/OllieHolt22/status/1594379063380025346



'Almost 10 mins into the second half and there are huge banks of empty seats inside Al Bayt. Fans gone home early to beat the traffic or still tucking into their half-time shawarmas? #FIFAWorldCup' - https://twitter.com/ShamoonHafez/status/1594379385666260992 (BBC Reporter)







'We're almost 15 minutes into the second half and there are huge banks of empty seats now inside the Al Bayt Stadium.':-

https://twitter.com/BBCMOTD/status/1594380169791565827



'Seeing more and more empty seats as home fans leave the Al Bayt stadium. About 10 minutes of play left excluding stoppages.':-

https://twitter.com/MatthewMohanCNA/status/1594386294276513792





'Half an hour to go in a World Cup opener.':-

https://twitter.com/mjshrimper/status/1594382517905551363 (reporter for The Athletic)





'The Aussie on the PA system has just announced the attendance - “67,372!” There is going to be an almighty traffic jam in the car park already.':-

https://twitter.com/mjshrimper/status/1594386758103334915 (reporter for The Athletic)

[Lycan]

Look at all those women in the Qatari support.

[Crosby Nick]

Given that Qatar's next two games are even more difficult, they're not showing much urgency at all.

Agree with your general point but I’d fancy Ecuador to finish above Senegal now Sadio’s out.

[elsewhere]

Given that Qatar's next two games are even more difficult, they're not showing much urgency at all.

I don't think Senegal is better than Ecuador

[xhaxhi]

Look at all those women in the Qatari support.

It's not unheard of to not see women amongst ultras

[StevoHimself]

Caicedo has ran the show. Would have been ideal for us.

[rafathegaffa83]

The amount of empty seats in the second half speaks volumes. I'm surprised Ecuador haven't tried to score more in this half since GD could be a factor

[24/7]

Apparently the stadium is only about half full now (according to a Beeb reporter).

Great to see the host nation, when the host team is playing the opener in world football's showcase event, leading by example in how the modern game is "supported". Great commitment there from the home "fans". Just wow. 

[Dim Glas]

It's not unheard of to not see women amongst ultras

They’ve got you good if you think that lot are ultras

[So… Howard Philips]

Caicedo has ran the show. Would have been ideal for us.

Let’s see how he does against any one other than this pub team.

Whoops!

[keano7]

This second half has been absolutely dire. Ecuador don’t need to get out of first gear.

[Red-Soldier]

Apparently the stadium is only about half full now (according to a Beeb reporter).

Great to see the host nation, when the host team is playing the opener in world football's showcase event, leading by example in how the modern game is "supported". Great commitment there from the home "fans". Just wow. 

Football has come home 

[StL-Dono]

Feel even worse for Mane now.  Reckon Senegal would be a lock to advance if he were playing.  Plus, he'd get 3 or 4 goals against Qatar too. 

Ecuador and Senegal seem a toss-up for second here.

[24/7]

Football has come home 

Footfall certainly hasn't...

[Ray K]

Qatar are on track to be the worst World Cup hosts since the 1999 England cricket team. At least they're still in it after the official song has been released.

[WhereAngelsPlay]

Footfall certainly hasn't...

They've just nipped to the shop to get some water.

[The North Bank]

Qatar have to be the worst team to ever play at the World Cup

[24/7]

Qatar have to be the worst team to ever host the World Cup

Corrected.

[darragh85]

Quatar is a very unusual country. It was ruled by the British until about 1970, when pearl diving was it's biggest industry. It was still mainly nomadic. Then they found oil and in the space of 50 years they went from tribes to cities. So, the population is massively foreign, there are about 300,000 actual Quataries, born and bred, but the actual population is 2.7 million. So, massive ex-patriate population and shit tonne of migrant labour. They only give out about 100 citizenships a year, so there are loads of workers (you have to be sponsored by a company to stay) who have been there for decades who don't have naturalisation rights. Very odd the set up, but it explains why young population looks so diverse.

Ah, Ex patriates I. E the white migrants. Don't call them immigrants too though