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2022 FIFA World Cup Predictions and Thread
whatshouldicareabout
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Who do you got? No USA or Mexico because losers lose and you can pick 10 if you want to throw your vote away. They're both going to fall in the first stage of the knockout round.
Matches run from Nov 20 to Dec 18.
Should be fun to look back and see who was write/wrong
Matches run from Nov 20 to Dec 18.
Should be fun to look back and see who was write/wrong
2022 FIFA World Cup Predictions and Thread 15 votes
Brazil
20%
3 votes
Argentina
13%
2 votes
France
26%
4 votes
England
0%
Spain
0%
Germany
13%
2 votes
Netherlands
6%
1 vote
Portugal
0%
Other Euro team
13%
2 votes
Other non-Euro team
6%
1 vote
Comments
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ArgentinaI think it goes back to South America this year. Brazil and Argentina are so loaded, edge to Argentina. France is loaded, too, but don't play as well as a team (Mbappe is amazing but a team cancer). Germany is as good as always, but edge to the SA teams.
One thing I fully expect: USA will drop at least one game they shouldn't, struggle to score (who's the goal scorer on that roster?), struggle to get out of the group, and get absolutely ass-blasted if they do. It doesn't help that England went from underwhelming to peaking at just the right (for them) time. It's sad, as on the surface it looks like USA is loaded with young, talented internationals. Look deeper, though, and none of them are doing shit. Pulisic is being overshadowed at Chelsea and not even starting half their matches. Dest got dropped from Barcelona. Adams and Aaronson both start for a shitty Leeds team but haven't done anything lately. McKennie struggles to see the field at Juventus. Weah is battling injuries and working from the bench at Lille. Musah has 0 goals and 2 assists for Valencia in 11 games. Ream is doing surprisingly well at Fulham, but next to him you see Robinson getting abused in every game highlight. -
Other non-Euro teamUSA USA USA
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I believe.
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Francehttps://www.espn.com/soccer/senegal/story/4805211/senegal-striker-sadio-mane-out-of-world-cup-with-injury
Mane out for the whole tournament. Sounds like he needs surgery.
Injuries are piling up which is going to affect the quality of the product on the pitch -
FranceNo snark. The World Cup can be entertaining. Have no idea who wins but any competition at the highest level can be good
Even high school football in Alabama
@Mosster47 -
France
Updated model here from 538 for predictions on every match and for creating your own bracketRaceBannon said:No snark. The World Cup can be entertaining. Have no idea who wins but any competition at the highest level can be good
Even high school football in Alabama
@Mosster47
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2022-world-cup-predictions/
Throw some chips on the table, pick a team, and enjoy what may be the ugliest version of the beautiful game -
There's only two reasons to watch futbol.
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I have zero interest in Futbol. Especially when it’s hosted by a bunch of tee totaler, camel fuckers.
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Other Euro teamI like watching the world cup of futbol.
Seems like some euro team always wins a d dusappoi ts most of the world. I dont know the teams so I'll just o with that. -
Francehttps://www.espn.com/soccer/france-fra/story/4806724/world-cup-france-karim-benzema-suffers-injury-in-training
Benzema out, France is fucked.
I might be on team Spain now -
BrazilI went out on a limb and picked the team that has won 15 times or something
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FranceSomeone should send Ecuadorian fans an invite
https://www.espn.com/soccer/fifa-world-cup/story/4807743/ecuador-fans-chant-we-want-beer-qatars-leave-opener-early
Also, sounds like many people are staying in Dubai to drink/party and flying to Qatar to watch games -
BrazilI give the advantage to Brazil based on the better defense/goalie. European team could be England they have the talent, France and Belgium follow. Portugal would be better without Ronaldo - he should come off the bench. Belgium might be getting too old. Germany has no pure striker to threaten the middle. Argentina's goalie sucks.
The African countries have some dynamite players but can't deliver under pressure yet.
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Brazil
that looks like 6 reasonsPurpleThrobber said:
There's only two reasons to watch futbol. -
Other non-Euro teamWelp Wales won the national anthem. Chilling.
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Other non-Euro teamSo far the ref is absolute shit.
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Other non-Euro teamLet’s fucking go!
Beautiful play.
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Other non-Euro teamDominating first half by the lads in Red, White, and Blue.
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The fuck is this tie shit?
And to a country roughly the size of New Jersey?!!!!??
I apologize @chuck. This is more boring than baseball.
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Thanks for the play-by-play.
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FTFY.PurpleThrobber said:The fuck is this tie shit?
And to a countryroughlythesizewith 1/3 the population of New Jersey?!!!!??
I apologize @chuck. This is more boring than baseball. -
FranceDisappointed
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France
Too bad there's a second half that they didn't show up for. They're lucky they got a pointBennyBeaver said:Dominating first half by the lads in Red, White, and Blue.
USA won't make it out of the group stage. Wales on goal differential by beating Iran by more than the US -
Netherlands
Wales probably pulls off a tie with England too when England has nothing to play for.whatshouldicareabout said:
Too bad there's a second half that they didn't show up for. They're lucky they got a pointBennyBeaver said:Dominating first half by the lads in Red, White, and Blue.
USA won't make it out of the group stage. Wales on goal differential by beating Iran by more than the US -
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Other Euro team
Truth is I totally get why baseball and soccer are boring to people. Soccer can be boring as fuck.PurpleThrobber said:The fuck is this tie shit?
And to a country roughly the size of New Jersey?!!!!??
I apologize @chuck. This is more boring than baseball.
It's just like anything else. If you played it and were good, and/or had kids who were into it and good and/or got stuck coaching it and were good at that, you tend to tolerate the boredom or even like it. You're constantly seeing stuff that impresses you or pisses you off just like when it's a cool sport.
Baseball, though, is not boring. That's some intense shit. -
FranceFrance, France, looking good!
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Other non-Euro team
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Argentina
It's intense like a staring contest is intense. I'd fall asleep watching either.chuck said:Baseball, though, is not boring. That's some intense shit.
Soccer has one fatal issue, that being almost as big of a flopping problem as Oregon. Fix the constant stoppage for broken vaginas, and it's the only popular sport that's pretty much constant action. I guess some people need to constantly see the scoreboard move to be entertained, but there's no difference between nice soccer play in the middle of the field and a nice 20 yard football play from your team's own end or sack or interception or whatever. -
Argentina
Dialed in as ever.1to392831weretaken said:I think it goes back to South America this year. Brazil and Argentina are so loaded, edge to Argentina. France is loaded, too, but don't play as well as a team (Mbappe is amazing but a team cancer). Germany is as good as always, but edge to the SA teams.
