FIFA World Cup 2022

[Bobfoc]

Something just happened to ITV's coverage during the Saudi Arabian anthem.

[Twist]

3 minutes ago, Bobfoc said:

Something just happened to ITV's coverage during the Saudi Arabian anthem.

I assume the pictures are centrally distributed and my first thought was Qatar have intentionally cut off the Saudi anthem.

[Bobfoc]

That was my first thought too. Very suspicious.

[Pogue Mahone]

These penalties are so bloody soft

[Chris2K]

It happened on 5 Live too.

Meanwhile the penalty lottery continues, "consistency" is as much of a banned word as "rainbow".

[King Ellis]

It begins.

But yeah, did look a bit soft. I think it doesn't help that Paredes pretty much threw himself to the floor. I get if they're clamping down on shirt pulling/holding etc but I don't see how it would have caused him to fall down.

[Bobfoc]

If Messi had scored in 2010, he would now have a goal in five consecutive World Cups.

[Twist]

9 minutes ago, Bobfoc said:

If Messi had scored in 2010, he would now have a goal in five consecutive World Cups.

But he didn’t, so he hasn’t.

[Bobfoc]

2 minutes ago, Twist said:

But he didn’t, so he hasn’t.

Please don't use facts to ruin fun stats that never happened.

[Twist]

Argentina going for most disallowed goals in a World Cup game record.

[King Ellis]

The Saudi offside trap is working wonders today.

[Adam]

This extra added time thing is so weird, not something I'm keen to get used to.

[gunnar hendershow]

Just now, Adam said:

This extra added time thing is so weird, not something I'm keen to get used to.

It's how they convince you to let them convert to the basketball clock.

[Twist]

Souness is a plank.

Yeah, the Saudi anthem disruption was worldwide. I struggle to believe that’s anything but intentional.

[Bobfoc]

Oh, my.

[DFF]

15 minutes ago, Adam said:

This extra added time thing is so weird, not something I'm keen to get used to.

Been reading up on it. It's a deliberate thing that started with the Russia WC and hey've gone even more in on it with this one - they want to cover all wasteage of time for stopped play, including things like goal celebrations, substitutions, the gaps before kicks that restart play, etc on top of injuries. Sounds like it has been loosely estimated in the past and this is them religiously stopping the watch for everything. 

[King Ellis]

Cats and dogs living together, Saudi Arabia equalizing against Argentina...mass hysteria!

[Benjamin]

FFS

[Twist]

Oh dear Argentina.

[Kyle]

I'm SO confused right now.