***Official 2022 World Cup Thread***
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Personally I think Netherlands was somewhat lucky to get out of their group. Think Equator and Senegal out played them on their games even though the final score didn’t show it. US will be an underdog of course, but not an awful matchup.
Equator ran circles around them.
Insert ignorant comment about how we shouldn’t lose to a country that has a population of 17 million (around the size of New York).
If we remove Qatar from their group Netherlands has a +1 goal diff against Senegal and Ecuador.
We finished with a +1 goal diff against a group of England, Wales, and Iran.
Those seem like relatively similar outcomes and we have a great shot at defeating them on Saturday. These are not the Netherlands of 8 and 12 years ago.
This is the first thing that to my mind after the USA won. Just a joke of course.
Tunisia eliminated; but did they ever walk away with a win.
Real poor showing this tournament from Denmark.
If any Tunisian fans weren't aware of the Australia score, they had quite the emotional roller coaster ride at the end.
IF Argentina doesn't win today you can't really get a much better path for the USA to get to a World Cup Semi-Final:
So the US really want a Poland win or draw here, right? For the off chance we beat the Netherlands, that'd avoid Argentina in the quarters?
Perhaps the best goaltending performance I have ever seen.
I'm glad he stopped that PK, that was the softest **** I've ever seen
And just like that Argentina scores on a really cheap goal. It was only a matter of time until Poland got burned for the way they were playing.
Yes, I think that is what we would want but who knows with the way this World Cup has gone maybe the Aussies shock Argentina in Round of 16.
Mexico up 2-0. Argentina up 1-0.
If I'm looking at this right, if Mexico scores one more goal, they will advance based on the third tie-breaker. If Argentina scores, Poland and Mexico move to the next tiebreaker (which I'm trying to understand)
In the event a decision cannot be reached using the first three rules, officials would continue their evaluation using the following criteria:
Should the teams remain in a deadlock after the first six rules, a decision will be made using the fair play system and, finally, a drawing of lots by the FIFA Organizing Committee as the last resort.
An oft-debated topic since Senegal’s elimination in 2018, the fair play system determines which team will advance based on which team has the fewest penalties following their respective matches. Each team loses a point for each yellow card, three points for an indirect red card (second yellow card), four points for a direct red card and five points for yellow and direct red cards.
If I'm looking at this right, if Mexico scores one more goal, they will advance based on the third tie-breaker. If Argentina scores, Poland and Mexico move to the next tiebreaker (which I'm trying to understand)
| 1. Highest number of points | 2. Goal difference | 3. Goals scored |
|---|---|---|
| Each of the 32 teams tallies three points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for a loss. If two or more teams end the group stage with same point total, a decision will be made using rule No. 2. | If two or more teams end the group stage with the same point total, officials will rule in favor of the team with the greatest goal difference based on the goals scored in their respective matches. If the teams remain tied after criteria No. 1 and 2, a decision will be made using rule No. 3. | If the teams remain tied after (1) and (2), the team with the most goals scored in their respective matches will advance to the next round. If the teams remain tied after the first three rules, a decision will be made using rule No. 4. |
In the event a decision cannot be reached using the first three rules, officials would continue their evaluation using the following criteria:
| 4. Point total in head-to-head matches | 5. Goal difference in head-to-head matches | 6. Goals scored in head-to-head matches. |
|---|---|---|
| Officials will make a decision based on which team tallied the most points in matches played between the countries involved, with the team with the most wins advancing to the Round of 16. If a ruling still cannot be determined, a decision will be made using rule No. 5. | Officials will make a decision based on which team has the greatest goal difference in games played between the countries involved. If a ruling still cannot be determined, a decision will be made using rule No. 6. | Officials will make a decision based on which team has the greatest goal difference in games played between the countries involved. If a ruling still cannot be determined, a decision will be made using rule No. 7. |
Should the teams remain in a deadlock after the first six rules, a decision will be made using the fair play system and, finally, a drawing of lots by the FIFA Organizing Committee as the last resort.
An oft-debated topic since Senegal’s elimination in 2018, the fair play system determines which team will advance based on which team has the fewest penalties following their respective matches. Each team loses a point for each yellow card, three points for an indirect red card (second yellow card), four points for a direct red card and five points for yellow and direct red cards.
