2022 FIFA World Cup of Marketing (with soccer tournament)

[lordstanley]

750,000 Moroccans live in Spain. Two countries separated by 8 miles across strait of Gibraltar at narrowest point. Madrid-born player strikes winning penalty in shootout to knock out Spain.

[buddha]

i wonder if they'll have riots in spain like they did in belgium?

[Hongbit]

Brazil goes home in PK’s.  Croatia on another magic run.   Brazil really should’ve played most of the game with 10 men but got very lucky when an obvious studs up red card was only deemed yellow.  

[lordstanley]

Stupid challenge by Argentina gives up a free kick on edge of box in 9th minute of injury time …and the Dutch score on a pass and shoot. Extra time. Imagine if both South Americans get eliminated today after both just minutes away from advancing. 

[Hongbit]

That was nothing short of amazing.   I foresee more fireworks in the next 30 minutes.

[lordstanley]

Argentina win on penalties. Unlike the Dutch, Argentina really went for it the second half of extra time. Would have been a shame if they had lost. A Brazil-Argentina semi would have been mouth-watering. 

[Edman85]

So the Qatari Government poisoned Grant Wahl, right?

[lordstanley]

Morocco joins Croatia (and Argentina) in the World Cup semifinals. Canada was in the Group of Death without even knowing it. 

[Hongbit]

Canada was the only team to score against them.   This entire tournament has been bonkers.    A Croatia/Morocco final would be perfect.

[Hongbit]

Alexi Lalas repping the hometown with a Detroit Express Trevor Francis reference on the pre game.  

[lordstanley]

2 hours ago, Hongbit said:

Alexi Lalas repping the hometown with a Detroit Express Trevor Francis reference on the pre game.  

I remember when the Express visited my hometown for an exhibition game in the late 1970s. The Choo Choo Girls made quite the impression on 12-year old me. 

[buddha]

poor harry kane.

i dont mean that.

france baby!  whoo hoo!

[buddha]

what a great world cup so far.

nice of messi to show his true colors as a conniving little weasel.

[lordstanley]

Same old Three Lions. 
Out due to a bad penalty. 
Darn, I really thought England was going to do it this year. They had the team. 

[Hongbit]

I have watched this 10 times and it keeps getting better. 

[buddha]

three lions on the shirt....60 years of hurt.

 

[buddha]

 

 

[lordstanley]

4 hours ago, buddha said:

what a great world cup so far.

nice of messi to show his true colors as a conniving little weasel.

 

[buddha]

france lose two more starters (neither of whom would be starting without the original starters being injured) for the game.

there arent too many nations that could produce enough talent to make third and fourth string guys who start at liverpool.

[lordstanley]

Morocco put up a decent fight but it’s a France-Argentina final. 

[buddha]

au revoir morrocco.

that's what you get for booing la marseillaise.

[Hongbit]

I like France 2-1.  Messi and Mbappe score.

[Hongbit]

The French should change their national anthem so that it just continues into All You Need Is Love

[Hongbit]

This shit is wild!

[mtutiger]

Oh my goodness