***** 2022 FIFA World Cup Semifinals Thread*****

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And then there were only 4.



Tuesday, December 13th

Argentina v Croatia
1:00 PM CT
Lusail Iconic Stadium
Lusail, Qatar


Wednesday, December 14th
France v Morocco
1:00 PM CT
Al-Bayt Stadium
Al Khor, Qatar
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Croats vs France... again
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Pahdz said:

Croats vs France... again

Only happened once before (repeat of previous WC final).
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Per fivethirtyeight:

Chance to advance, win WC:

Argentina: 64, 37
France: 66, 35
Croatia: 36, 16
Morocco: 34, 13


Per DraftKings:

Betting odds to advance, win WC:

France: -450, +105
Argentina: -255, +150
Croatia: +205, +750
Morocco: +330, +1000
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Give me Messi vs Mbappe please.
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Argentina and France would be an amazing final.
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I want Messi to hold up the trophy…
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Especially since troll Messi is the best Messi. And once that white and baby blue jersey comes on…

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I know there is an official religion in Argentina that deifies Maradona, but is Messi included as well? If Messi wins them another star on their jersey they may need to rewrite their bible…
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Hoping for a Croatia:Morocco final (with the referee from El Salvador). Morocco was the first country to recognize the US following independence in 1777 so they're a good team for US fans to root for. But it would be great to see Luca Modric finish his international career with a win in the final - he's been such a great player and has been somewhat under-appreciated.
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We get Modric v. Messi and then the winner of the geopolitical ****show between Morocco and France. Should be awesome.
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ThunderCougarFalconBird said:

We get Modric v. Messi and then the winner of the geopolitical ****show between Morocco and France. Should be awesome.
It's gon' be fun!
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Schedule on Tuesday and Wednesday is clear from 1-4
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Thoughts?
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Simpsons got it right a long time ago:



"Fun" in context of the World Cup is exceptionally sterile and frankly sounds soulless. If the goal here was to turn the World Cup from its usual self into large-scale ice cream social or church cotillion, I guess they succeeded?

All of that said, with the puritanical mess and squalid living conditions that fans dealt with in Qatar 2022, they are going to be ready to party their asses off in 2026.
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It's correlation without causation in my book. Bigger factors were:

A) High security and a general perception that Qatar could possibly lock you up and throw away the key if they wanted to.

B) Lack of non-ticketed tourists. Anyone who came, came to attend the game. At other WC's people will come just to be part of the atmosphere. Yes this relates to the lack of nightlife, but the issue isn't due to no drunk people - it's due to just simply having less people there.
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Yeah, Qatar turned the liberty dial down several notches and saw increases in security. Which is pretty much the hallmark of authoritarian govts throughout history.

And lower attendance surely helped as well.
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It's today
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The Chelsea world cup predictor

2010 - mata wore jersey 10 at chelsea, spain champion

2014 - schurle wore jersey 14 at chelsea, germany

2018 - giroud wore jersey 18 at chelsea

2022 - Ziyech wears 22 at chelsea
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ThunderCougarFalconBird said:

Simpsons got it right a long time ago:



"Fun" in context of the World Cup is exceptionally sterile and frankly sounds soulless. If the goal here was to turn the World Cup from its usual self into large-scale ice cream social or church cotillion, I guess they succeeded?

All of that said, with the puritanical mess and squalid living conditions that fans dealt with in Qatar 2022, they are going to be ready to party their asses off in 2026.
I just hope FIFA can force Jerry Jones to put in some public transportation to the stadium. A nice light rail would do wonders. Going to Stars games using the Dart is a lot of fun and easy.
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Quote:

Women, children, opposing supporters can have fun without the worry of violence.
How many women and children are in attendance? (looking at Qatari, Iranian, and Moroccan fan sections)
I'm sure you'll see some **** here at the 2026 WC but I bet it will be mostly a family friendly affair just like 1994.
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gambochaman said:

The Chelsea world cup predictor

2010 - mata wore jersey 10 at chelsea, spain champion

2014 - schurle wore jersey 14 at chelsea, germany

2018 - giroud wore jersey 18 at chelsea

2022 - Ziyech wears 22 at chelsea


Pulisic better stick with the club and be wearing 26 moving forward!
aggiebird02
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I don't care who wins this one, I just want to see some bad ass soccer…

Edit: I do like Messi though
wangus12
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C'mon Croats
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I'm still in shock that Houston has a higher population than Croatia.
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Anyone else wish Holden and Strong wouldn't talk so much? Strong isn't so bad but damn Stu needs to talk less
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Messi diving, as he and his teammates have all tourney.
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OregonAggie said:

Anyone else wish Holden and Strong wouldn't talk so much? Strong isn't so bad but damn Stu needs to talk less
American announcers and commentators always talk too much, they can never let the play and crowd take center stage…
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OregonAggie said:

Anyone else wish Holden and Strong wouldn't talk so much? Strong isn't so bad but damn Stu needs to talk less
Biggest problem with American commentators. They never let the game breathe. This isn't football/baseball/basketball where there is a bunch of dead time to fill
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I missed the first 20 minutes but after taking a look at the stats I'm not really sure I missed the first 20 minutes.
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I am entertained
aggiebird02
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Weird PK
wangus12
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Ugh that sucks.
aggiebird02
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That's a definite PK after seeing the replay…
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I'd agree thats a penalty. Just hate that there's been so many penalties in the knockout games it feels like
 
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