#16
Posted 14 June 2018 - 10:43 AM
#17
Posted 14 June 2018 - 10:46 AM
If you think those 2 are bad, just wait till they expand to 48 teams... Woof.
Ae you telling me Uzbekistan vs. Guatemala wont be top class soccer....
#18
Posted 14 June 2018 - 11:28 AM
Or just watch the matches South Africa played in 8 yrs ago. 1st host to never get past group stage.
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RIP Cesar Castello, Mike Vallo, Glenn Stampiglia, Bob Paquette, and Warren Lee
#19
Posted 14 June 2018 - 11:40 AM
At least ESPN had a lot of people in Brazil. Fox is just sending two announcing crews to Russia... pathetic.
This. And I will miss Michael Ballack 's analysis and arguments with Alexi Lalas.
#20
Posted 14 June 2018 - 12:09 PM
in the expanded 48 team tourney, they should make the last few slots into play-in games. i dont want to see 2 extra asia/oceania/concacaf teams when there are stronger south america or european squads that can make it instead. hell at this point i would take 8 conmebol teams (sorry venezuela and bolivia) instead of some of these other squads
#21
Posted 14 June 2018 - 12:43 PM
it'll be like March Madness, quite a few ppl will watch every game, but there'll be those whose interest will pick up once a bunch of teams are eliminated.
RIP Guillermo Romulo, Alexander Francis Orig, Celenio Eleazar, and my Mom, Resurreccion Eleazar.
RIP Cesar Castello, Mike Vallo, Glenn Stampiglia, Bob Paquette, and Warren Lee
#22
Posted 14 June 2018 - 12:51 PM
watching Russia v Saudi Arabia, im pretty confident we would beat both these teams....
easily the worst two teams ive ever seen play each other at a world cup
I actually thought Russia looked decent. They hung 5 on the Saudis? They could make a run being the home team and all.
#23
Posted 14 June 2018 - 02:01 PM
I figured I could watch game replays on https://www.foxsportsgo.com/ after work but there doesn't seem to be a replay available yet of the first game. Anyone has any ideas if and when replays would be available to stream? Was hoping to avoid having to download the games.
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#24
Posted 14 June 2018 - 03:41 PM
make the last few slots into play-in games. i dont want to see 2 extra asia/oceania/concacaf teams when there are stronger south america or european squads ... i would take 8 conmebol teams
It is entirely possible that the proposed format could have 7 or 8 CONMEBOL qualifiers: 6 automatic, a playoff winner and perhaps a host.
https://en.m.wikiped..._FIFA_World_Cup
We are good enough to beat the best teams, and bad enough to lose to the worst teams.
#25
Posted 14 June 2018 - 04:29 PM
If you just have the 32 top rated (or soon 48), without geographical dispersion and the accompanying weaker teams, the WC finals will not carry the same national pride and prestige. The global footprint of the WC finals is what makes it so prestigious and inspires nationalistic pride.
#26
Posted 14 June 2018 - 05:57 PM
Yup. Most eliminations and maybe the odd group game with teams of interest. Cuts it down to about 25-30 games or so.it'll be like March Madness, quite a few ppl will watch every game, but there'll be those whose interest will pick up once a bunch of teams are eliminated.
#27
Posted 14 June 2018 - 10:15 PM
Ae you telling me Uzbekistan vs. Guatemala wont be top class soccer....
And with 2 out of 3 teams advancing to the knockout, prepare yourself for Sierra Leone vs Bahrain in the next round.
#28
Posted 14 June 2018 - 11:36 PM
#29
Posted 15 June 2018 - 02:44 AM
prepare yourself for Sierra Leone vs Bahrain in the next round.
There will be one European team in each group, and probably a North/South American team. The third team will most likely be African/Asian. So, if SL & Bahrain both manage to qualify in the first place, then one manages to win their group and the other finishes second, I will enjoy a knock-out match of Cinderellas.
We are good enough to beat the best teams, and bad enough to lose to the worst teams.
#30
Posted 15 June 2018 - 07:01 AM
Lots of empty seats in Yekaterinburg.
We are good enough to beat the best teams, and bad enough to lose to the worst teams.
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