FIFA World Cup 2022

[Szumi]

18 minutes ago, Chris2K said:

OK, taking off your goalkeeper may be nice for themselves, but it feels like it's disrespectful.

  

That's fine, but they had a meaningless group game to do stuff like this, this is a knockout round fixture.

They used that game to do the same thing for Ederson.

[DFF]

1 hour ago, Chris2K said:

OK, taking off your goalkeeper may be nice for themselves, but it feels like it's disrespectful.

  

That's fine, but they had a meaningless group game to do stuff like this, this is a knockout round fixture.

He was the only player in the squad without game BECAUSE they used the last group game to play everyone else. 

[Adam]

I think it's fine to be honest, ditto the celebration. Why not enjoy being successful at the World Cup?

I've enjoyed watching Brazil a lot in this tournament, if England don't win it I kinda hope they do.

[The Buscher]

We have a huge Brazilian population in my area.  Big traffic bottleneck driving home from work yesterday as I pass numerous Brazilian restaurants that were all packed to the gills as the game had just ended and cars were spilling out of the lots and parked out in the roads, etc.

Thankfully the finals are on a Sunday.  If the finals were on a weekday I would seriously call out.

[gunnar hendershow]

Riveting stuff so far 

[Baddar]

Spain will do that to you. Morocco need to do more though.

[Baddar]

I was banking on this one being the entertaining game of the day. Portugal just aren't a good watch at all.

Apparently Ronaldo has been benched. 

[lanky316]

I tell you, if Morocco had bothered to shoot when through 1 on 1 they might have won this game.

[gunnar hendershow]

Morocco had some great chances. Maybe they get it done in penalties, it is Spain after all.

[Szumi]

Simon needed that save big time for Spain

[Pogue Mahone]

John Hartson is 47 year old, ex-professional footballer who says “pelanty” instead of “penalty” every time. The mind boggles.

[Szumi]

Bono is giving Spain Vertigo (allo, allo!)

[gunnar hendershow]

Bono made sure that Spain still haven't found what they're looking for.

[Bobfoc]

I think we can say that Spain are back to being the great underachievers of international football. That's three World Cups in a row that they haven't made it to the quarter-finals.

[The Buscher]

Absolutely masterful job by Bono.

[Dang117]

Woeful penalties by Spain but well played Morocco 

[Szumi]

3 penalty saves. You could say Bono moved in mysterious ways.

[Baddar]

Well done to Luis Enrique for making sure his players practiced 1000 penalties each before being selected for the World Cup, I guess.

[stokeriño]

So glad that the last 8 isn't a Europe/SAmerica clean sweep. Well done Morocco.

[Bobfoc]

3 minutes ago, Baddar said:

Well done to Luis Enrique for making sure his players practiced 1000 penalties each before being selected for the World Cup, I guess.

It just shows that the psychology of high-pressure situations is more complicated than just repetitive practice.