| Is it fair to say that the football has been hit and miss at the world cup? 10:42 - Nov 27 with 1664 views | Dubtractor |
A number of pretty turgid games so far, with a lot of caginess and cancelling out.
Japan v Costa Rica the latest in that list. |  |
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| Is it fair to say that the football has been hit and miss at the world cup? on 11:59 - Nov 27 with 1605 views | Illinoisblue |
Yeah it’s got a long way to go be thought of as a great tournament. Early days of course, and if Germany lose again later on that quickly elevates it! |  |
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| Is it fair to say that the football has been hit and miss at the world cup? on 12:03 - Nov 27 with 1592 views | Stewart27 |
| Is it fair to say that the football has been hit and miss at the world cup? on 11:59 - Nov 27 by Illinoisblue |
Yeah it’s got a long way to go be thought of as a great tournament. Early days of course, and if Germany lose again later on that quickly elevates it! |
Germany will qualify from this group on 3 points. Lose tonight matters little to them now. |  | | |
| Is it fair to say that the football has been hit and miss at the world cup? on 12:05 - Nov 27 with 1585 views | Stewart27 |
Yes.
Saudi Arabia and Japan failing to capitalise on their opening wins is a frustration. Especially as Poland and Costa Rica are absolutely terrible.
There has been some absolute tripe in this World Cup:
Qatar
Wales
Mexico
Costa Rica
To name a few. | | | |
| Is it fair to say that the football has been hit and miss at the world cup? on 12:05 - Nov 27 with 1582 views | Illinoisblue |
| Is it fair to say that the football has been hit and miss at the world cup? on 12:03 - Nov 27 by Stewart27 |
Germany will qualify from this group on 3 points. Lose tonight matters little to them now. |
Sadly that’s probably right. Japan really laid a turd today. | |
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| Is it fair to say that the football has been hit and miss at the world cup? on 12:51 - Nov 27 with 1541 views | Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
A lot of teams in the World Cup these days, going to get some duds. It will open up
and get going over the next week and then we get rid of a lot of poor teams. There's actually a few groups with plenty to play for which should see some interesting final group games as well. |  | | |
| Is it fair to say that the football has been hit and miss at the world cup? on 13:00 - Nov 27 with 1519 views | Steve_M |
Yes, I imagine that the conditions and lack of a break from the regular season are big factors here, a month off lets players get over little niggles usually. I’m not sure that four matches a day helps with the enjoyment of it either, I’ve just dipped in and out knowing there’s so much to watch.
Then again tournament football is normally a mixed bad early on. Two very good (and funny) comeback wins, France being good twice, England once and Iran - Wales have all been highlights so far. |  |
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| Is it fair to say that the football has been hit and miss at the world cup? on 13:01 - Nov 27 with 1515 views | Dubtractor |
Countdowns to kick off can do one too. | |
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| Is it fair to say that the football has been hit and miss at the world cup? on 13:22 - Nov 27 with 1490 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
Isn't that most football? We are being spoilt watching an attractive play football and managing to do so even when the opposition set up to stop us.
That Japan v Costa Rica match was the far better attack against the far better defence and it was the defence that won. |  |
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| Is it fair to say that the football has been hit and miss at the world cup? on 13:31 - Nov 27 with 1478 views | Ftnfwest |
Enjoyed it so far, most games competitive and the one that wasn’t (Spain v Costa Rica) was a pleasure to watch, they were that good. |  | | |
| Is it fair to say that the football has been hit and miss at the world cup? on 14:04 - Nov 27 with 1419 views | tractordownsouth |
| Is it fair to say that the football has been hit and miss at the world cup? on 12:03 - Nov 27 by Stewart27 |
Germany will qualify from this group on 3 points. Lose tonight matters little to them now. |
Hopefully Spain qualify tonight, and effectively win the group, leaving them able to play out a bore-draw with Japan to send Germany home. |  |
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| Is it fair to say that the football has been hit and miss at the world cup? on 14:06 - Nov 27 with 1417 views | tractordownsouth |
| Is it fair to say that the football has been hit and miss at the world cup? on 12:51 - Nov 27 by Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
A lot of teams in the World Cup these days, going to get some duds. It will open up
and get going over the next week and then we get rid of a lot of poor teams. There's actually a few groups with plenty to play for which should see some interesting final group games as well. |
Anyone could qualify from Group F, there's no real standout team there. I picked Croatia and Canada to progress before it started, but half-way through we're no closer to knowing. | |
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| Is it fair to say that the football has been hit and miss at the world cup? on 14:22 - Nov 27 with 1397 views | Pinewoodblue |
| Is it fair to say that the football has been hit and miss at the world cup? on 12:51 - Nov 27 by Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
A lot of teams in the World Cup these days, going to get some duds. It will open up
and get going over the next week and then we get rid of a lot of poor teams. There's actually a few groups with plenty to play for which should see some interesting final group games as well. |
With an extra 16 teams participating in 2026 there are going to be a lot more duds and with 16 groups of three plenty of room for shocks. |  |
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| Is it fair to say that the football has been hit and miss at the world cup? on 14:29 - Nov 27 with 1379 views | IpswichKnight |
| Is it fair to say that the football has been hit and miss at the world cup? on 12:03 - Nov 27 by Stewart27 |
Germany will qualify from this group on 3 points. Lose tonight matters little to them now. |
Not if Span and Japan play out a draw #justicefor82! | | | |
| Is it fair to say that the football has been hit and miss at the world cup? on 14:34 - Nov 27 with 1354 views | tractordownsouth |
| Is it fair to say that the football has been hit and miss at the world cup? on 14:22 - Nov 27 by Pinewoodblue |
With an extra 16 teams participating in 2026 there are going to be a lot more duds and with 16 groups of three plenty of room for shocks. |
I think the format will be poor. Only one team per group will be eliminated, and with some proper dross likely to qualify, the group stages will be dull because I doubt any of the new teams will have enough to shock the big teams.
I suppose it increases the chance of upsets in the knockouts though - Argentina v Saudi Arabia and Germany v Japan would have been round of 32 games after the likes of Oman and Panama had been eliminated in the group stage. [Post edited 27 Nov 2022 14:34]
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| Is it fair to say that the football has been hit and miss at the world cup? on 14:42 - Nov 27 with 1336 views | J2BLUE |
I've really enjoyed the football. It's felt like a proper world cup on the pitch. Hopefully there will be a few very uncomfortable moments for FIFA and Qatar along the way and a country like this will never get it again.
Not much either of them could do if two of the European 7 get to the final and all walk out wearing the armband. |  |
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| Is it fair to say that the football has been hit and miss at the world cup? on 14:45 - Nov 27 with 1325 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
| Is it fair to say that the football has been hit and miss at the world cup? on 14:29 - Nov 27 by IpswichKnight |
Not if Span and Japan play out a draw #justicefor82! |
Nor if Japan win an entertaining encounter against the Spanish second string. | |
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| Is it fair to say that the football has been hit and miss at the world cup? on 16:20 - Nov 27 with 1221 views | FrimleyBlue |
I've been quite surprised but happy that most games have been close. Some surprise performances from the likes of Canada etc has made the games more watchable imo.
The 1 game that actually bored me was the England Iran game. |  |
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| Is it fair to say that the football has been hit and miss at the world cup? on 16:27 - Nov 27 with 1197 views | gainsboroughblue |
Probably exaggerating here but it feels like every other time the ball goes in the net, its ruled out. |  |
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| Is it fair to say that the football has been hit and miss at the world cup? on 16:30 - Nov 27 with 1186 views | wkj |
The whole tourney is hit and miss. Without considering the FIFA corruption that made this possible, the fact its in the winter just doesn't work at all. I doesn't feel like a bunch of the players really want to be there either, the whole thing is just flat and uninspired. |  |
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| Is it fair to say that the football has been hit and miss at the world cup? on 17:11 - Nov 27 with 1149 views | Trequartista |
| Is it fair to say that the football has been hit and miss at the world cup? on 12:03 - Nov 27 by Stewart27 |
Germany will qualify from this group on 3 points. Lose tonight matters little to them now. |
Tend to agree, Costa Rica's 1 goal from 1 shot on target has pretty much saved them (Germany). [Post edited 27 Nov 2022 17:22]
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