World Cup 2022 Qualifiers

[Captain Ron 13099]

On 3/25/2022 at 7:58 AM, Captain Ron said:

The more I read from this guys account, the more I think he is a moron. 
 

 

There is nothing wrong with Italian soccer. They just got really unlucky to not make it this cycle. 

 

On 3/25/2022 at 9:52 AM, Captain Ron said:

Then the dude is a first class troll because that appears to be his whole act.

 

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[Captain Ron 13099]

Last day of qualifying until the June playoffs. Here is whats up for grabs today:

Clearly CONCACAF wraps up today

2 of US, Mexico and Costa Rica make the World Cup, the remaining one gets the OFC champion, which ....

Is played today at 1 PM Eastern
Solomon Islands v New Zealand

 

That's 3 spots, the other 2 (to answer moron AFC fan):

UEFA Leg A winner Wales vs (Scotland vs Ukraine)

Asia 5th place (Australia v UAE) vs S. America 5 - Peru

[Captain Ron 13099]

BTW - Australia is in for a rough one on that Asia 5 match as I think it's in Doha, which means its going to be a home game for UAE.

[Longboard Horn 41328]

I think it's horse shit that OFC's champion doesn't get an automatic qualifier spot and instead has to play a "playoff" or "play-in" game against the CONCACAF 4th place. #notfair 

[Longboard Horn 41328]

46 minutes ago, Captain Ron said:

BTW - Australia is in for a rough one on that Asia 5 match as I think it's in Doha, which means its going to be a home game for UAE.

Australia would've already qualified if Tim Cahill hadn't retired. AS far as impact players for the Aussies, he was all they had. I remember when he was captain they would qualify pretty easily(usually winning Asia or finishing 2nd). 

[tokamak 6686]

22 minutes ago, Longboard Horn said:

I think it's horse shit that OFC's champion doesn't get an automatic qualifier spot and instead has to play a "playoff" or "play-in" game against the CONCACAF 4th place. #notfair 

I don't have a big problem with it. New Zealand, easily OFC's best team, is currently ranked 111 in the FIFA rankings.

They're getting a guaranteed spot for 2026 when the format expands to 96 teams because FIFA gonna FIFA. So, basically, NZ gets an auto bid from here on out.

[Jive Turkey 12931]

4 hours ago, Longboard Horn said:

 

Huh.  Can't say that anybody has really seen James since the 2014 World Cup.  good lord.  talk about a guy making a fortune and career off of one goal.  an unbelievable goal it was, but damn, he wasn't worth that much.

 

[Captain Ron 13099]

New Zealand up 2-0 at the half. That should just about do it. Solomon Islands could come back, but I don't see it happening.

[Captain Ron 13099]

56 minutes ago, Captain Ron said:

New Zealand up 2-0 at the half. That should just about do it. Solomon Islands could come back, but I don't see it happening.

And this finished 5-0. So Costa Rica will get a date with New Zealand in June.

[Guest Lobo]

Assuming they don't beat us 7-0 and Mexico ties.?

[Braff Zacklin 13675]

11 hours ago, Longboard Horn said:

 

Loved that Golden Generation of Sanchez, Vidal, Vargas, Isla, Medel, Beausejour, etc. They were a joy to watch and played such sound, tactical football that never seemed overly negative or boring.

Five years ago, they were giving Germany all it could handle in the Confed Cup final. The worm turns quickly, my friends.

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19 hours ago, Captain Ron said:

And this finished 5-0. So Costa Rica will get a date with New Zealand in June.

My only question is, why the fuck are they waiting to play in June?!

[Napoleon 8803]

13 minutes ago, Longboard Horn said:

My only question is, why the fuck are they waiting to play in June?!

After the European seasons and the UEFA Champions League are over, there is an international window. 

Why did you think?

[Longboard Horn 41328]

Almost forgot the cup is in November this year. Used to having those international playoff games earlier in the year. 

[Captain Ron 13099]

Yeah, what Nap said. This is the last international window until the European pro seasons are over. They will have the entire summer to get the last 3 teams sorted out.

[Saint Austin 776]

1 hour ago, Longboard Horn said:

 

Will the draw be televised or streamed anywhere?

[Guest Lobo]

Streaming on Peacock.  I'm gonna watch it my laptop at a conference at the Telemundo website.  It runs nice and clean through wi-fi.  It's in Spanish, but then again so is most football.  Plus, let's be honest...even if I wasn't bilingual...all you're really watching for is the names of the countries under the group letters.  Plenty of time for commentary this Spring/Summer.  And like the U.S. networks, Telemundo puts the names of countries in English, not in Spanish.  So it'll read "Germany" not "Alemania" or "England" not "Inglaterra."  Even if they do decide to get "muy autentico", the flags should be a big fucking giveaway.  

[The Maestro 780]

Got this today from US Soccer.  Am I wrong for thinking this is Aggie?   We should expect to qualify not celebrate with tshirts

[Captain Ron 13099]

Tell that to Italy.

 

That all said, someone will buy that stuff up. I am guessing that you will see guys like the AO's buy a ton.

[DanTheHorn 5061]

On 3/30/2022 at 9:15 AM, Longboard Horn said:

I think it's horse shit that OFC's champion doesn't get an automatic qualifier spot and instead has to play a "playoff" or "play-in" game against the CONCACAF 4th place. #notfair 

Really? I always thought they should be forced to be part of the AFC.

[Captain Ron 13099]

 

 

[Captain Ron 13099]

So the final qualification calendar:

Jun 1 - Scotland v Ukraine (Glasgow)

Jun 5 - Wales v Scotland/Ukraine (Cardiff)

Jun 7 - UAE v Australia (Doha)

Jun 13 - UAE/Austalia v Peru (Qatar)

Jun 14 - Costa Rica v New Zealand (Qatar)

[WBT 20888]

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Ukraine-Scotland 1:45 today on espn

[Knoxtnhorn 6262]

1 hour ago, WBT said:

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Ukraine-Scotland 1:45 today on espn

Yeah buddy!  Benefits of being a teacher in the last week of school.  I'll be one of the "rares" rooting against Ukraine.

[tokamak 6686]

Who should US fans be rooting for here? Looks like Scotland has the lowest FIFA ranking of the three.

[Captain Ron 13099]

Clearly you want the weakest team coming out of this bracket.

[NorthLoop 14422]

30 minutes ago, Knoxtnhorn said:

Yeah buddy!  Benefits of being a teacher in the last week of school.  I'll be one of the "rares" rooting against Ukraine.

I'll be rooting for Scotland, though circumstances have put me on the road today, so i'll have to listen to it in the car. 

[tokamak 6686]

25 minutes ago, Captain Ron said:

Clearly you want the weakest team coming out of this bracket.

That's what I mean - who's considered the weakest of these 3?

[Captain Ron 13099]

While they are not perfect, the FIFA world rankings are a good enough metric for team quality. These are all decent teams, but Scotland is the weakest of the 3. Wales has some dangerous players that I would not want to face. 

[WBT 20888]

The Ukrainian anthem with all the flags and signs was pretty powerful.

The Scottish pipes are pretty cool too.

[Trey3216 15450]

Ukraine playing really well all things considered (war obviously, not having played together since November, etc)  

[Trey3216 15450]

Ukraine with an absolute gem of a goal to go up 1-0 in the 34th minute  

[WBT 20888]

2-0 Ukraine on a nice header back across the box

[RamjetFDO 10642]

GAME ON!

Come on you Scots!

[ztejas 44114]

3 hours ago, Captain Ron said:

While they are not perfect, the FIFA world rankings are a good enough metric for team quality. These are all decent teams, but Scotland is the weakest of the 3. Wales has some dangerous players that I would not want to face. 

Scotland also gives England fits. It's a no-brainer as to who we'd want. 

But good for Ukraine. 

[Trey3216 15450]

Just an incredibly inspiring performance by the Ukrainians tonight.  Damn.  

[The Original Greaser Bob 2880]

Great game.  Ukrainians a hearty mix of undisciplined Germans and disciplined Russians?

Really going to be hard to root against these guys if they hopefully make it through.

[LonghornSean 4072]

Ukraine and Wales kickoff in half an hour on ESPN

[tokamak 6686]

Tough one here. Do we want Wales, the better team on paper, or an emotional Ukraine with the whole world rooting for them?

 

[WBT 20888]

what is this ref doing?

[Bottlecap 1523]

wales definitely looks more vulnerable. I think I'd like to play them over Ukraine, due to the emotional factor and I hate playing scrappy teams, much much less GIANT sized scrappy players from former communist blocs. Aaron Long vs. Bale makes me pucker tho.

[Bottlecap 1523]

Also, I think our prep for England would definitely be more in line with a matchup with Wales. So, less GERGG mind fucking our lineup. I also don't like how Ukraine has no reservations hitting one from 20-25 yards out. Thats not exactly the strength of our keepers.

[Braff Zacklin 13675]

6 minutes ago, Bottlecap said:

Also, I think our prep for England would definitely be more in line with a matchup with Wales. So, less GERGG mind fucking our lineup. I also don't like how Ukraine has no reservations hitting one from 20-25 yards out. Thats not exactly the strength of our keepers.

Plus, there'd be some mega-shithousery from FIFA to advance Ukraine out of the group. Not so much against England, but versus the US or Iran? Book it.