World Cup 2022 - Team and Match Discussion

2-0 and Wales are cooked. Another terrific finish.

I think the better Iranian team does the more the Iran government will be under pressure at home. Second goal now. Could become a beacon.

I'd imagine Americans didn't fear the Iranians much after the England game but if they play like they did today, they could turn the US over like they did in '98.

Enjoying this slightly more accurate version of added time alright.

Wonder will it continue into league football, or will we be back to 3 minutes in January as the default?

Am I right in saying that RTE has not changed that 'Gareth's' Quiz question for the last few tournaments?

Wales need USA to beat England now, and get a result against England. I can't see either happening,

THe henesy red card reminded of a q i didn't ask the other day....

If the Saudi keeper had clattered an Argentine player with his knee - would it have been ok because he got the ball, or a red because for any other player on the pitch it would have been reckless indangerment? If it would have been a red, why is it not a red when it is your own team mate? You are allowed to recklessly indanger them?

Ya, can't agree with him there. Hennessy was far, far closer to taking the Iranian players head off than to getting the ball. It was a red card all day long.

Robbie Savage was saying the last night that it's only Iran, what an ass.

Your'e right I think,

Tie-breaking criteria for group playThe ranking of teams in the group stage is determined as follows:

1. Points obtained in all group matches:

• Win: 3 points;
• Draw: 1 point;
• Loss: 0 points;

1. Goal difference in all group matches;
2. Number of goals scored in all group matches;
3. Points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question;
4. Goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question;
5. Number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question;
6. Fair play points in all group matches (only one deduction can be applied to a player in a single match):

• Yellow card: −1 point;
• Indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points;
• Direct red card: −4 points;
• Yellow card and direct red card: −5 points;

1. Drawing of lots.

Kenny is old school he would have taken the belt in the head, and shrugged it off.

Never seen so many empty seats for a host nation. Terrible.

Hope to see a Senegal win, a Senegal clean sheet, and an Ismaila Sarr screamer.

Just about the size of Qatari crowds, Doyle does not seem to realise only 313,000 of the population are Qatari citizens. He seems to think the Qatari have a population the size of Ireland to support them! Most of them are foreigners though about 90%. He seems very clueless on the basics.

Their real support for Qatar is a pick from about the same population of Kildare. And it would be like people wondering why Kildare don't support their hurlers in large numbers. Not much of culture of hurling in Kildare.

I think if Kildare were in a World Cup for 3 games, they'd have no problem coming out in force in fairness!

And why are you ignoring all the non-citizens? Many of whom were born in Qatar and raised and live in Qatar. The population is close to 3 million. Even if you ignore all the migrant workers, you've still got a million 'locals'.