Tony85 Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 1 minute ago, Lucas said: I like the idea of defending champions on opening day but it should be the host nation as well I reckon. Why was the Qatar game moved to a day before? Seems a bit weird. Because they wanted to be the first game but late enough so they could have a fancy fireworks display. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob1981 Posted November 17, 2022 Author Share Posted November 17, 2022 1 minute ago, Lucas said: I like the idea of defending champions on opening day but it should be the host nation as well I reckon. Why was the Qatar game moved to a day before? Seems a bit weird. They wanted an evening kickoff so they could have fireworks with the opening ceremony. Not even joking. Originally the Qatar game was going to be 7pm local time on Monday (4pm UK), then they realised that meant the opening ceremony would come only after Senegal v Netherlands and England v Iran had already been played. So they pulled Qatar forward by a day, and moved Senegal v Netherlands from Monday morning and put it in the vacated Monday 4pm UK. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob1981 Posted November 17, 2022 Author Share Posted November 17, 2022 Or what @Tony85 said. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnterUsernameHere Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 21 minutes ago, Rafalution said: Best placed team from last tournament then. Or highest in fifa rankings. Russia vs Saudi Arabia and Qatar vs Ecuador - its not exactly top of the must watch games. True, I enjoyed South Africa Vs Mexico though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMLF Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 They should have both the host nation and the defending champions in the same group, playing against each other in the opening game (ex: Qatar v France). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SI Staff Jeroen Thijssen Posted November 17, 2022 SI Staff Share Posted November 17, 2022 A Dutch newspaperarticle states: Bahrain journalist and reseracher Amjad Taha claims that Ecuadorian players have been approached and bribed to lose 1-0 to Qatar. 8 Ecuadorian players have been offer 7.4 million US Dollar, to lose by a 1-0 margin through a second half goal. Five Qatar and Ecuadorian are to have confirmend this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
decapitated Posted November 18, 2022 Share Posted November 18, 2022 9 hours ago, Jeroen Thijssen said: A Dutch newspaperarticle states: Bahrain journalist and reseracher Amjad Taha claims that Ecuadorian players have been approached and bribed to lose 1-0 to Qatar. 8 Ecuadorian players have been offer 7.4 million US Dollar, to lose by a 1-0 margin through a second half goal. Five Qatar and Ecuadorian are to have confirmend this. I think it's bull**** as I can't find any Daily Mail article about this story and other Middle Eastern experts say Taha is a propaganda source (no idea if this is true). We'll know if its true by Sunday night. Surely if it is, they'll just arrange a 2-1 win instead at the last minute instead or something like that? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
decapitated Posted November 18, 2022 Share Posted November 18, 2022 (edited) edit: maybe the source doing the debunking needs debunking Wheels within wheels! Edited November 18, 2022 by decapitated Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMLF Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 Deep down they must be eager to watch it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMLF Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 No option to cut off the hands of the thief? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weezer Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 Spoiler Gotta love the Japanese fans. Not even there for a Japan match and they’re doing their thing. If you’ve ever been to Japan the cleanliness of the place is absolutely mental. You can walk around massive cities a never see a scrap of trash. I’ve even seen random Japanese people pick up odd bits of dirty tissue they’ve found on the floor and walk it to the nearest bin. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomyorkessoul Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 It's definitely near the top of my places to visit. If they played cricket, it would be #1. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weezer Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 Just now, thomyorkessoul said: It's definitely near the top of my places to visit. If they played cricket, it would be #1. It’s an incredible place. One of my most wanted destinations and when I eventually got there it didn’t disappoint. Kyoto easily in my top 5 cities in the world. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMLF Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 2 hours ago, Weezer said: Reveal hidden contents Gotta love the Japanese fans. Not even there for a Japan match and they’re doing their thing. If you’ve ever been to Japan the cleanliness of the place is absolutely mental. You can walk around massive cities a never see a scrap of trash. I’ve even seen random Japanese people pick up odd bits of dirty tissue they’ve found on the floor and walk it to the nearest bin. They do this in stadiums after games too, like in the 2014 WC, which surprised people here: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weezer Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 More people should be like the Japanese. Just without the dodgy paedophillic anime and racism… Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafalution Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 2 hours ago, Weezer said: More people should be like the Japanese. Just without the dodgy paedophillic anime and racism… They don't have any weebs though, so they've got that going for them... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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