World Cup 2022 - Qatar (with SR Pick'Em league) (2 Viewers)

[treeduck]

Crazy talk. You’ll still cut yourself but it will be an uglier wound.

Not if you're careful, I never cut myself.

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

Man do I loathe Harry Kane

 

[limeyjohn]

Man do I loathe Harry Kane

Why ?
He is a great player and a decent person

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

Why ?
He is a great player and a decent person

Same reason I hate Luka Doncic (nova) - WAY to much diving and whining
And they both seem to get away with it too - more than most for … reasons

 

[efil4stnias]

Same reason I hate Luka Doncic (nova) - WAY to much diving and whining
And they both seem to get away with it too - more than most for … reasons

Except Luka doesn't get kneed, kicked, stamped on or cleated repeatedly for just holding the ball.

At some point, ya gotta say something lol.

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

Except Luka doesn't get kneed, kicked, stamped on or cleated repeatedly for just holding the ball.

At some point, ya gotta say something lol.

But he’s so kneeable, kickable, stampable and cleatable

 

[gboudx]

Lol Luka doesn’t get away with it. He leads the NBA in technical fouls. But if he put as much effort into his free throw shooting as he does in whining to the officials, he would be more reliable than a liability at the line. I’m a Mavs fan and his whining annoys me greatly.

 

[sfidc3]

I don't think many people would appreciate how cold-blooded, how skilled that goal by Mbappe was.

He has had some tough moments in the last few years but I still consider him one of the best players in the world, no question….the combination of freakishly athletic and great foot skill is far and few between….

 

[Crzycjunx76]

Todays matches are very interesting to me.

On paper Croatia and Japan seem the most balanced match of the round of 16. Japan is very interesting in that they only had an advantage in possession in their loss to Costa Rica. In their wins they were dominated in possession. Against Germany they had 26% possession, and against Spain a mere 17%. Croatia on the other hand has been close to even in TOP with their opponents outside of dominating the ball in their draw with Morocco... the only match they did not win in the group stage. Japan has beaten two stronger sides and I could very well see them advancing over the 2018 runner up.


Brasil vs South Korea seems less compelling on the surface, but I think this is the best chance of a major upset in the tournament. First I will go out there and say that CONMEBOL has underperformed their pre-WC expectations, I expected better out of both Eucador and Uruguay. I may be undervaluing Brasil's defense a bit, as they only conceded 3 shots on target in the group stage, all to Cameroon, in a match that came after they secured advancement. However Brasil's attack, to my uneducated eye, works best when they control possession in the middle to lower 3rd of the pitch and extend and expend their opponent chasing the ball while they build up to strike... but in neither of their wins did they have the sort of possession discrepancy you would expect them to hold over their (lesser) opponents. Brasil also has some "key" injuries you might say. On paper they got about an "easy" of a draw as is possible in the 16, and with either team that advances to the quarter finals... but something about them makes me believe they will fail to see the semis.

 

[Crzycjunx76]

Lol Luka doesn’t get away with it. He leads the NBA in technical fouls. But if he put as much effort into his free throw shooting as he does in whining to the officials, he would be more reliable than a liability at the line. I’m a Mavs fan and his whining annoys me greatly.

As a Rockets fan, welcome to the Harden experience v2.0.

I don't think many people would appreciate how cold-blooded, how skilled that goal by Mbappe was.

Thus he is making over $100 mil a season on his contract with Paris Saint-Germain and undoubtedly more than that in endorsements, merchandise, etc.... at 23 years old if his career plays out at its current trajectory, and he is smart with his money, he will be a multi-billionaire when he hangs up the cleats.

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

yikes, the best and worst of british journalism in one article
but it's hard to argue

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

might be our first ET/PK match here

 

[DaveXA]

might be our first ET/PK match here

PK time. Japan had some good chances late. Couldn't put it in the net.

 

[efil4stnias]

might be our first ET/PK match here

indeed we do.

someone going home dejected. PKs coming.

 

[efil4stnias]

So Croatia subbed both Kovacic and Modric - so they will not be taking PKs.