Libs Posted Sunday at 05:29 PM Posted Sunday at 05:29 PM Wife is from Iran, came over in '79 after the revolution. We were rooting hard for them......and they were 92% likely to make the final 32 yesterday morning. Now they are out, thanks to the Algeria - Austria tie (both of whom advanced). Argh! Iran- who went undefeated - somehow is one of the 16 bounced?
Xerxes Posted Monday at 01:22 AM Posted Monday at 01:22 AM 7 hours ago, Libs said: Wife is from Iran, came over in '79 after the revolution. We were rooting hard for them......and they were 92% likely to make the final 32 yesterday morning. Now they are out, thanks to the Algeria - Austria tie (both of whom advanced). Argh! Iran- who went undefeated - somehow is one of the 16 bounced? I was watching Algeria-Austria. Rooting for not getting a tie, so Iran can advance. The last 5 min I gave up as they were just bouncing around. Switched to Argentina and Jordan. Only to switch back after the surprise Algeria goal that brought Iran back, only to lose it again after Austria did the impossible. Iran had two offsides that in my books should have been goals. Anyhow at least Canada advanced today and will face off either the Netherlands or the Moroccans.
Investor20 Posted Monday at 04:35 AM Posted Monday at 04:35 AM "singer Parastoo Ahmadi and eight other musicians who were each sentenced to 74 lashes, a two-year travel ban and two-year ban on artistic activities. Their sentences relate to a live-streamed 2024 concert in Qom province where Parastoo Ahmadi performed unveiled in a sleeveless dress" Why would someone root for such a country to win?
Xerxes Posted Monday at 09:49 AM Posted Monday at 09:49 AM 5 hours ago, Investor20 said: "singer Parastoo Ahmadi and eight other musicians who were each sentenced to 74 lashes, a two-year travel ban and two-year ban on artistic activities. Their sentences relate to a live-streamed 2024 concert in Qom province where Parastoo Ahmadi performed unveiled in a sleeveless dress" Why would someone root for such a country to win? You root for the team not the government. Do I really need to explain the obvious to you ? Doesn’t idiotic post like this belong to the “political thread” where wholesale destruction of people are casually discussed over coffee. Does not one root for United States (the country) to win, even with all the disgusting things (the government) does.
cubsfan Posted Monday at 11:41 PM Posted Monday at 11:41 PM (edited) Paraguay upsets Germany! Family is celebrating in Asuncion! Edited Monday at 11:41 PM by cubsfan
Parsad Posted Tuesday at 01:00 AM Posted Tuesday at 01:00 AM 15 hours ago, Xerxes said: You root for the team not the government. Do I really need to explain the obvious to you ? Doesn’t idiotic post like this belong to the “political thread” where wholesale destruction of people are casually discussed over coffee. Does not one root for United States (the country) to win, even with all the disgusting things (the government) does. This is the problem with divisive politics...it's a nasty virus that spreads easily and contaminates everything. I already moved one thread to the Politics thread today...I would hate to move another. Please put your political crap in the Politics thread people! Cheers!
Paarslaars Posted Tuesday at 04:08 AM Posted Tuesday at 04:08 AM 4 hours ago, cubsfan said: Paraguay upsets Germany! Family is celebrating in Asuncion! Did not have that one on my bingo card...
Charlie Posted Tuesday at 08:20 AM Author Posted Tuesday at 08:20 AM 8 hours ago, cubsfan said: Paraguay upsets Germany! Family is celebrating in Asuncion! Edited 8 hours ago by cubsfan and let´s not talk about the goal you stole us.... The only pleasure of this is that now you can play against France. Bon voyage!
hasilp89 Posted Tuesday at 01:25 PM Posted Tuesday at 01:25 PM Morocco is a joy to watch. I hope they go deep.
Xerxes Posted 12 hours ago Posted 12 hours ago 59 minutes ago, Paarslaars said: Fuck YEEEEEEEEEEES Congrats !!!
raveslayer Posted 12 hours ago Posted 12 hours ago Good afternoon. I'm from Argentina, so perhaps my analysis is a bit biased. I think France and Argentina are the teams playing the best right now. Since it’s a short tournament, I believe there are several young teams (USA, MOR) that could emerge as surprise contenders and there's also the Brazil factor. For me, the most important thing is that the level of play has been very high so far; it’s truly enjoyable to watch.
Parsad Posted 6 hours ago Posted 6 hours ago 5 hours ago, raveslayer said: Good afternoon. I'm from Argentina, so perhaps my analysis is a bit biased. I think France and Argentina are the teams playing the best right now. Since it’s a short tournament, I believe there are several young teams (USA, MOR) that could emerge as surprise contenders and there's also the Brazil factor. For me, the most important thing is that the level of play has been very high so far; it’s truly enjoyable to watch. Yes, I would agree on the two favorites right now. I think Norway could be a dark horse, same with Brazil. You can see that the parity between teams has become much closer no matter which country and which continent. Football development is certainly global and succeeding in creating quality players and competitive teams around the world! First time in many World Cups where I've watched almost every game. TSN in Canada fortunately is showing every single game, so I've been witnessing some terrific football. The drama has been feverish! Cheers!
Spekulatius Posted 1 hour ago Posted 1 hour ago 12 hours ago, Paarslaars said: Fuck YEEEEEEEEEEES Epic turnaround story. Congrats. I wish the German team had showed similar fighting spirit. They looked like a bunch of chess players playing soccer.
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