(The Real) Football World Cup 2022

[Old fox]

Argentina to win the 2022 finals. My prediction of 2 draws and 1 loss for Australia. Sadly, I can't see them progressing past first round. Strong second half by Wales this morning, who were unlucky not to beat USA( in the 89th minute). Typical ignorant Yankee spectators and their USA chant was only silenced by Welsh on field dominance in second half. SBS television coverage of The World Game is on point

 

[Billygoat]

I cannot believe Qatar spent $200BN and they arent allowing spectators to have a beer. backward fucktards..

 

[Northface Gorilla]

I haven't watched it that much since that game in 2006 when that Italian bloke tripped over his own feet in the square an the ump gave them a penalty kick an Australia lost. There's not enough thick skinned umps to stand up to the players calls I swear they just call it whatever the person who's whinging the most says it is.

 

[Pixie]

I cannot believe Qatar spent $200BN and they arent allowing spectators to have a beer. backward fucktards..

Apparently you can't even swear in a public place. I'd be a fucked up cunt over there in that fucking shit bag place

 

[Porky]

Fucking cannot believe they holding in a country where it's 40c every day!!
If the Aussies can be fitter and acclimatise better they could have an actual chance of making it out of the pool stage.
Can't see em going any further though!!

 

[Pixie]

First host country to ever lose in the first round

 

[Billygoat]

First host country to ever lose in the first round

Thankfully they hosted before we got a chance.! lol

 

[Pixie]

200BN dollars Hey. The Fossil Fuel Football Finals. Bet they couldn't raise that much money with solar energy

 

[Porky]

200BN dollars Hey. The Fossil Fuel Football Finals. Bet they couldn't raise that much money with solar energy

Yeah our fucking rip off fuel prices paid for these Arab dogs to host a fucking soccer tournament!!

 

[Pixie]

Disgraceful country shouldn't have been allowed to even host it. No human rights in those countries just proper fuckwits

 

[Sticky67]

They got in thousands of workers to build the joint then shipped em out before the start and didn't pay 3/4 of them..Fifa should have had the balls to step in..

 

[Pixie]

Yeah sticky your fucking right ! Fucking towel heads absolutely disgraceful

 

[Sticky67]

Yeah sticky your fucking right ! Fucking towel heads absolutely disgraceful

Yeah but I think no country should have played without this shit being sorted. It's all well and good to talk but these teams could have made a stand for the average Joe. I think any country playing on those fields should be ashamed. It's the age of stand up for something but no one did..

 

[Pixie]

It's a shame when football is such a worldwide game and so many kids play the game. The wrong venue for such an event.

 

[Sticky67]

And Qatar is so damn poor..

 

[Pikey]

They got in thousands of workers to build the joint then shipped em out before the start and didn't pay 3/4 of them..Fifa should have had the balls to step in..

Not to mention the over 6,500 (recorded) deaths of migrant workers over the course of the construction

As sticky pointed out most were not even paid. They had their passports taken from them by their employers (as a control messure) and were treated as slaves.

But I guess the all mighty dollar and humanity's infantile addiction to sport make it all okay

 

[Billygoat]

Not to mention the over 6,500 (recorded) deaths of migrant workers over the course of the construction

As sticky pointed out most were not even paid. They had their passports taken from them by their employers (as a control messure) and were treated as slaves.

But I guess the all mighty dollar and humanity's infantile addiction to sport make it all okay

That is an astonishing construction death toll. I heard the same number on the news recently, is there any data to back this up or has billions been spent to cover it up?

 

[Porky]

They got in thousands of workers to build the joint then shipped em out before the start and didn't pay 3/4 of them..Fifa should have had the balls to step in..

Fifa is one of the most corrupt sports bodies on earth!!

 

[Pikey]

That is an astonishing construction death toll. I heard the same number on the news recently, is there any data to back this up or has billions been spent to cover it up?

You raise a good point there, I have just taken it as read (until now) and upon a little deeper look into it it seems there is quite some debate on the numbers. I found this article which gives a pretty good scope of the situation.

World Cup 2022: The difficulty with estimating the number of deaths on Qatar construction sites

The estimate that 6,500 workers have died on World Cup construction sites in Qatar is a number that is quoted often, but the true figure is difficult to ascertain.

www.lemonde.fr

The "zero safety" working condidtions I know are fact, from conversations I've had with friends who's relatives are working there. It's also common place for the employer to take their passport as it holds the person there once they realise what they've actually signed up for and want to leave.

Some very hard choices for people in the developing world who are looking to better their position and modern day slavery is alive and well, waiting to scoop them up.

 

[Old fox]

Aus was temporarily leading France 1-0 this morning. Didn't last long.