We love Axl Rose Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulMonster Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 Very few participants for this year's sweepstakes that I am arranging. I blame Infantino. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post janrichmond Posted November 20, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 20, 2022 I've never known a world cup to be less talked about, no excitement. A world cup in winter just seems wrong, and to have it in a country like Qatar is fucked up imo 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulMonster Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 2 hours ago, janrichmond said: I've never known a world cup to be less talked about, no excitement. A world cup in winter just seems wrong, and to have it in a country like Qatar is fucked up imo I don't have any problems with the season, and maybe not even with Qatar hosting it as such, but I do have problems with FIFA awarding the tournament to Qatar in such a corrupt process. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 The process of making Qatar the host was one of the most corrupt things I’ve seen in sport history. This being said. I’m still hyped and rooting for Brazil to finally get that sixth title after 20 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoSoRose Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 2 hours ago, janrichmond said: I've never known a world cup to be less talked about, no excitement. A world cup in winter just seems wrong, and to have it in a country like Qatar is fucked up imo Yup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoSoRose Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 6 minutes ago, Oldest Goat said: Isn't Qatar a backwards mess where they use slave labour? Yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulMonster Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 5 minutes ago, Oldest Goat said: Isn't Qatar a backwards mess where they use slave labour? They score 25 on this list of "freedom scores", which is not good at all. Still higher than Russia, which hosted the world cup the last time. The problem is that the world cup should be passed around so people in every region in the world can be part of hosting it, it's the democratization of football, yet awarding it to Qatar was a terribly corrupt decision (although maybe not less corrupt than in previous years). And if we want the Middle East to host the world cup then there aren't that many better countries around that have the capacity to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulMonster Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 A pragmatic question is: Has giving the world cup to Qatar improved or worsened human rights in that country? And then we have to work to make FIFA less corrupt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
We love Axl Rose Posted November 20, 2022 Author Share Posted November 20, 2022 I don't care that the World Cup is held in winter, but if it's only this time and never again (or at least not in the near future). As for the excitement and euphoria for the World Cup, I don't think it is much different from the previous ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratam Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 49 minutes ago, Oldest Goat said: Isn't Qatar a backwards mess where they use slave labour? Right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerage5 Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 I don't agree with Qatar hosting the World Cup, and it really has the potential to turn into a full-blown shit show I think. Especially as people have arrived in Doha and seen what a mess it is - quietly rolling back beer sales, journalists being harassed for taking pictures and videos in public places pertaining to the tournament itself, accommodations not being what were promised, etc. But I'm not going to be one of those "holier than thou" types acting all high and mighty not watching the World Cup. The harsh reality is even a couple million people boycotting the World Cup and refusing to watch will not change a damn thing for FIFA. The World Cup is one of the things I most look forward to, and I'm hoping for an excellent tournament from a sporting perspective given all the circumstances. Very exciting opening match today, very high energy right from the kickoff. Valencia is such a beast for Ecuador, shame to see his first goal disallowed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazey Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 Football bores the piss out of me and this whole debacle is an absolute shitshow. I'll probably do what I usually do which is ignore it until England get to the quarter finals and then become obsessed until we go out on penalties to the Germans in the next game. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
We love Axl Rose Posted November 20, 2022 Author Share Posted November 20, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, Powerage5 said: Very exciting opening match today, very high energy right from the kickoff. Valencia is such a beast for Ecuador, shame to see his first goal disallowed. I think the match was very boring. Only 5 shots by both teams, Qatar had 0 shots on target. I think it was clear that the players of Qatar have a lot of pressure, they really played a bad game. Ecuador played well and deservedly beat the Asian champions. Edited November 20, 2022 by We love Axl Rose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padme Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 3 hours ago, SoulMonster said: A pragmatic question is: Has giving the world cup to Qatar improved or worsened human rights in that country? And then we have to work to make FIFA less corrupt. What human rights? In Qatar they don't know what that is. But they have the huge amount money that is needed to organize the event FIFA, is corrupt. And they should address the issue and change. But that's not enough. It should be a sustainable. And the World Cup belongs where football is popular. In 2010 the World Cup took place in SouthAfrica. They are a Rugby nation!!! Stop organizing football events in places where people don't care about, just like Qatar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 The Qatari crowd was leaving the stadium when they realized it was too late to turn the score around. In the opening match of the world cup of their country. Oh, Boy… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChineseDemocracy2004 Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 Can we agree that Ecuador's first goal wasn't offside? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratam Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 I heard that Qatar just have 300.000 native population, the rest are foreigners working. Plus the journalist are very bored. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downzy Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 Go luck attending the games for a multiple of reasons, but primarily for not being able to get drunk. 90+ minutes of watching soccer sober is a punishment I would wish on no man or woman. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerage5 Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 5 hours ago, We love Axl Rose said: I think the match was very boring. Only 5 shots by both teams, Qatar had 0 shots on target. I think it was clear that the players of Qatar have a lot of pressure, they really played a bad game. Ecuador played well and deservedly beat the Asian champions. There’s more to a game than number of shots on goal/target. The first half in particular was quite fast-paced and entertaining, even though Qatar never really looked threatening. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padme Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 Ah great!! https://www.skynews.com.au/world-news/alqaeda-terrorist-group-urges-muslims-to-avoid-world-cup-in-qatar-but-avoids-threatening-aggressive-actions/news-story/9b903c740b47f43cffa7353dda924b3e Alqaeda issued a statement. They ask muslims to stay away from the World Cup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padme Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 1 hour ago, Oldest Goat said: They must not like soccer either. *nods in approval* They don't like alcohol nor they like women wearing just a short and shirt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulMonster Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 Fuckings FIFA is now threatening sanctions on players who express support for Pride during the world cup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulMonster Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 1 minute ago, Oldest Goat said: Threatening sanctions is rather extreme. And they're obviously only doing it to pander to Qatar. That being said, what on Earth does guys fucking and sucking each other have to do with anything? A bit out of the blue and unrelated, no? Just remembered we're talking about soccer, nevermind. I don't mind FIFA trying to affect change in hosting nations, like human rights and such, but here they are just, as you say, bending over backwards to accommodate Qatar. A disgrace. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulMonster Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 1 hour ago, Oldest Goat said: Do you seriously think constantly bombarding bigots with gay pride stuff - especially in the context of leisure activities such as sports games or movies etc where they're trying to unwind and not think about politics - achieves anything, at all? I'd wager it has the opposite effect. It is not about bombarding, in this specific case it is about just using pride colors on arm bands. The players will still wear clothes and not suck each other off after each goal. And it is not about changing the minds of bigots but doing whatever we can to normalize views on sexuality in a country where homosexuality is still illegal. It sends a valuable message of support to all the gays in Qatar but also an important message to all the moderates whose minds can be swayed and realize that there is nothing wrong in homosexuality, that it is considered perfectly normal in many other places, and that hey, maybe they ought to work for domestic change themselves. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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