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Post by gregsy on Jul 16, 2021 18:15:13 GMT
Not sure that's the case these days.... Its not like the 1970 world cup in mexico, most of the players are all European based.... They were still born and brought up in their native countries and also return to them regularly to play internationals/visit their families etc. The 2014 world cup obviously suited the south Americans over the, Lets say, the Germans.....
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Post by Qatar Gas on Jul 16, 2021 22:13:10 GMT
Evening games in Qatar in December will be about 18-22'c. Qatar Gas will confirm that im sure but I have been to Doha a few times in winter months and although it can get to near 30'C in the day time it can be quite chilly by night. "FIFA has confirmed the first two rounds of matches will kick off at 1pm, 4pm, 7pm and 10pm local time (10am, 1pm, 4pm and 7pm in the United Kingdom). Kick-off times in the final round of group games and knock-out round matches will be at 6pm and 10pm local time (3pm and 7pm UK time)" Still gonna be roasty for the earlier kick offs and will favour the south americans/Africans Will be no hotter than it was at Wembley for the Croatia game
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Post by darkbluegas on Oct 18, 2021 16:51:46 GMT
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Post by curlywurly on Oct 18, 2021 17:19:36 GMT
Shambles is correct, as is UEFA's decision to impose a one match stadium ban.
I don't know what possessed the organised storming of the gates, but those idiots have cost England the chance of hosting a major tournament in my lifetime.
Having said that, am I the only one that saw the sad irony in a former Chief Superintendent from West Yorkshire force stating "This was one of the most serious failures that I can remember"?
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Post by gashead4ever on Oct 18, 2021 17:25:32 GMT
Shambles is correct, as is UEFA's decision to impose a one match stadium ban.
I don't know what possessed the organised storming of the gates, but those idiots have cost England the chance of hosting a major tournament in my lifetime.
Having said that, am I the only one that saw the sad irony in a former Chief Superintendent from West Yorkshire force stating "This was one of the most serious failures that I can remember"?
dont worry you can still be racist and get away with it the whole system is a joke
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Post by A Source (aka Angry Badger) on Oct 18, 2021 17:38:09 GMT
This will have nothing to do with who gets it. If the powers that be really gave a damn about fan issues or potential flash points how the hell did Qatar get awarded 2022, plenty of reasons why they should never have been awarded the world cup. Newcastle take over has been questioned by a lot of people except the authorities. Wonder how many fans of the bigger teams who have questionable owners suddenly went quiet or will do in the future. Money - end of.
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Post by Gassy on Oct 18, 2021 18:50:04 GMT
Totally deserved. Disgusting scenes.
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Post by Somersetgas on Oct 18, 2021 19:05:25 GMT
Totally deserved. Disgusting scenes. Totally agree, however the second game shouldn’t be suspended, it should also be a ban. The authorities need to act stronger.
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Post by chilly1883 on Oct 18, 2021 19:11:27 GMT
Really strange, I was at the game, but didn’t witness anything, you could definitely sense more people in the stadium. Shame that the majority suffer, for a few idiots. But I definitely do not think it will have a bearing, on who gets a World Cup. We’ve proved we can hold a decent tournament, and if Russia and Qatar can get one, I’m pretty sure we’ve nothing to worry about.
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Post by rememberhalifax on Oct 19, 2021 8:08:31 GMT
Those involved in the unsavoury scenes at Wembley should be ashamed of themselves but they won't be, just as ashamed should be the designers of the stadium and those that allowed the construction of this soul-less concrete heap placed among many other soul-less concrete heaps! As for bidding for world cup i believe these islands (GB) deserve another world cup( even if a few mindless idiots don't) , every thing is already in place, (apart from a national stadium to be proud of) and as the 2012 Olympics proved , no body does these things better! Unfortunately i do not think we are flavour of the month in Europe and it would be a very hard sell to convince those who make the decisions that we are the best option, we all know these things are not decided on merit or suitability, the awarding of the tournament is the climax of a flawed and corrupt process, we could always go it alone and hold our own 'world' cup.
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Post by gasandelectricity on Oct 19, 2021 8:29:19 GMT
I’m sure this won’t stop us getting a World Cup if we REALLY want one.
You can get a World Cup with an awful record of human rights abuses.
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Post by chilly1883 on Oct 19, 2021 9:56:59 GMT
I’m sure this won’t stop us getting a World Cup if we REALLY want one. You can get a World Cup with an awful record of human rights abuses. its called brown paper bags! Ask Russia
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Post by brads213 on Oct 19, 2021 10:23:28 GMT
Yes it was wrong but also the allocation and sales of tickets was wrong
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Post by Gas Go Marching In on Mar 25, 2022 6:37:04 GMT
I don't think Italy were actually that special? I think the worst thing that could have happened to us was going 1 nil up early on, we did exactly the same against Croatia and the game went very similar, we sat back and were totally dominated and you're just waiting for Italy to score (as with Croatia). Usually when a team goes in front, you fancy them to win! We might not ever get as good a chance as that. As good a job as Southgate has done (and yes he has done a good job!), I always felt that we would have some regret if/when we did go out about being too defensive and not going for it a bit more at times. We can't say we were unlucky to be honest, I think we lost it rather than Italy winning it. This is all the more frustrating after last night, Italy miss out on qualifying for the World Cup after losing at home to North Macedonia! I stand by my comment that the Italian side that won the Euro's last year was nothing special like they were made out to be because of their unbeaten run. We might not ever get as good a chance as last year. 😭 They were there for the taking and we blew it!
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Post by Gassy on Mar 25, 2022 6:44:06 GMT
I don't think Italy were actually that special? I think the worst thing that could have happened to us was going 1 nil up early on, we did exactly the same against Croatia and the game went very similar, we sat back and were totally dominated and you're just waiting for Italy to score (as with Croatia). Usually when a team goes in front, you fancy them to win! We might not ever get as good a chance as that. As good a job as Southgate has done (and yes he has done a good job!), I always felt that we would have some regret if/when we did go out about being too defensive and not going for it a bit more at times. We can't say we were unlucky to be honest, I think we lost it rather than Italy winning it. This is all the more frustrating after last night, Italy miss out on qualifying for the World Cup after losing at home to North Macedonia! I stand by my comment that the Italian side that won the Euro's last year was nothing special like they were made out to be because of their unbeaten run. We might not ever get as good a chance as last year. 😭 They were there for the taking and we blew it! In terms of better chances - I agree in a sense, but we also said that after the WC. You create your own opportunities and hopefully it will come again.
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Post by Gas Go Marching In on Mar 25, 2022 6:50:31 GMT
This is all the more frustrating after last night, Italy miss out on qualifying for the World Cup after losing at home to North Macedonia! I stand by my comment that the Italian side that won the Euro's last year was nothing special like they were made out to be because of their unbeaten run. We might not ever get as good a chance as last year. 😭 They were there for the taking and we blew it! In terms of better chances - I agree in a sense, but we also said that after the WC. You create your own opportunities and hopefully it will come again. I hope so Gassy. I just hope if we get to a final or semi final again under Southgate we don't go in front after a few minutes 😭 I genuinely believe that early goal wasn't good for us. How can Italy go from not qualifying for a world Cup to winning the Euro's to not qualifying for the world Cup again!
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Post by dudelebowski on Mar 25, 2022 7:00:13 GMT
See also Denmark 1992, did not qualify but went and won the thing. Sometimes these things happen. Clearly they figured all they had to do was turn up, strange considering they only managed 4 wins & 4 draws in a group that includes N.Ireland, Switzerland, Bulgaria & Lithuania.
Maybe they’ll get over the line for USA/Mexico/Canada 2026?🤣
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Post by Qatar Gas on Mar 25, 2022 7:35:45 GMT
See also Denmark 1992, did not qualify but went and won the thing. Sometimes these things happen. Clearly they figured all they had to do was turn up, strange considering they only managed 4 wins & 4 draws in a group that includes N.Ireland, Switzerland, Bulgaria & Lithuania. Maybe they’ll get over the line for USA/Mexico/Canada 2026?🤣 If they can’t top that group then they don’t deserve to go to the World Cup! Was more incredible is that the Euros was literally right in the middle of the qualifying!
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