Qatar 🇶🇦 World 🌍 Cup 2022

[Trader Pat]

Good man Memphis, we need a sane thread

Group A : Netherlands, Ecuador (Ecuador are a good young team, Senegal are poor for me even though they're AFCON champions.)
Group B : England, Who knows?! (Iran are one of the better teams from that part of the world. Market hasn't formed to get out of the group yet but I might go for whoever the outsider is)
Group C : Argentina, Mexico
Group D : France, Denmark
Group E : Spain, Germany
Group F : Belgium, Canada (Best Canada team ever probably with some very talented players) Sportsbook have Canada at 11/4 to qualify from group, probably be 6 on the exchange
Group G : Brazil, Serbia
Group H : Uruguay, Portugal

Winner : Brazil. Very strong all over the park.
Dark horses : Netherlands at 17. Proven coach at this level and a very good team.
Honourable mentions : Argentina. Good young coach and some very good players coming through.
Biggest flop : France. Poor showing at the Euros. When an international coach stays too long after a period of success it usually turns to crap. See Low at Germany.

[Korattt]

You know what, we could win this.

I’m not so sure about that, happy to be proved wrong though

[Sam Davis]

What about that Group E? I'd say the group of death
Germany
Spain
Japan
*Costa Rica (hopefully or New Zealand)

Could we have the new World Champion here?

[Kai]

Media shitstorm intensifies SMH

Briton found hanged in mysterious circumstances ‘was tortured by Qatar police’ : https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/brit ... -x62fjh6qg

Al-Khelaifi involved in a kidnapping and extortion scandal : https://www.marca.com/en/football/psg/2 ... b45ce.html

[Swadler8]

pretty crazy that qatari came out with this attack on fc barcelona at the same and how they were going to buy espanyol as a reaction to FCB corruption and win la liga to spite them. all of this sportwashing in the wake of this arrest and murder of brit in qatar. liz truss met with him other day as well and didnt make a peep about it.

[greenmark]

Sorry for this but I haven't been paying attention. The fact that homosexuality in Qatar is punishable by up to 3 years imprisonment takes my breath away.
I'm not gay. But the concept of imprisoning someone for their (adult) sexual preference beggars belief.

[Derek27]

Sorry for this but I haven't been paying attention. The fact that homosexuality in Qatar is punishable by up to 3 years imprisonment takes my breath away.
I'm not gay. But the concept of imprisoning someone for their (adult) sexual preference beggars belief.

It's the fact that FIFA has absolutely zero ethics and allowed the WC to go there that astonishes me.

[Derek27]

I'm not gay.

You seem keen to deny it.

[greenmark]

I'm not gay.

You seem keen to deny it.

Only to clarify that I'm not complaining from a particular viewpoint, except than that of a human being. We are (and I reckon Qatar is) better than criminalising peope for what they prefer to do in their bedroom's, who they walk down the street hand in hand with etc.

Although I do like Dusty Sprngfield and Shirley Bassey. Doh!!!!

[Archery1969]

Sorry for this but I haven't been paying attention. The fact that homosexuality in Qatar is punishable by up to 3 years imprisonment takes my breath away.
I'm not gay. But the concept of imprisoning someone for their (adult) sexual preference beggars belief.

It was common in the UK to be thrown in prison not all that long ago.

Also, it was not very nice being in the Armed Forces back in the 1980's if you were gay.

My view on this, rightly or wrongly the WC is in Qatar, if you decide to go then probably best to adhere to their rules/laws etc however out of step you think they may be. Otherwise you will possibly be in for one hell of a bad time locked up in god knows where.

[greenmark]

Sorry for this but I haven't been paying attention. The fact that homosexuality in Qatar is punishable by up to 3 years imprisonment takes my breath away.
I'm not gay. But the concept of imprisoning someone for their (adult) sexual preference beggars belief.

It was common in the UK to be thrown in prison not all that long ago.

Also, it was not very nice being in the Armed Forces back in the 1980's if you were gay.

My view on this, rightly or wrongly the WC is in Qatar, if you decide to go then probably best to adhere to their rules/laws etc however out of step you think they may be. Otherwise you will possibly be in for one hell of a bad time locked up in god knows where.

It was also an offence to attempt suicide. Thankfully both repugnant pieces of legislation are no more in the UK.
Re: behaviour during the WC. You are quite right. The low standard for behaviour in the UK which would result in a slap on the wrist would get someone in big trouble in Qatar.
I'm wondering how the stereotype England hooligan will cope in that environment.
There's a great fly-on-the-wall documentay there.

[Archangel]

Sorry for this but I haven't been paying attention. The fact that homosexuality in Qatar is punishable by up to 3 years imprisonment takes my breath away.
I'm not gay. But the concept of imprisoning someone for their (adult) sexual preference beggars belief.

It was common in the UK to be thrown in prison not all that long ago.

Also, it was not very nice being in the Armed Forces back in the 1980's if you were gay.

My view on this, rightly or wrongly the WC is in Qatar, if you decide to go then probably best to adhere to their rules/laws etc however out of step you think they may be. Otherwise you will possibly be in for one hell of a bad time locked up in god knows where.

I'm wondering how the stereotype England hooligan will cope in that environment.
There's a great fly-on-the-wall documentay there.

Hopefully they have plenty of deck chairs in Qatar that the stereotypical hooligans can throw at each other

[Archangel]

Has anyone confirmed if there will be any booze in Qatar.
Because if there isn't then it will be the quietest WC in history

[Archery1969]

My understanding is that booze can be served in licensed hotels, bars and clubs.

But a glass of Vodka is $15 and bottle of Vodka is $216

"Under Islamic law, consumption of alcohol is strictly forbidden. Yet in Qatar, an exception is made for non-Muslims, but this right requires a liquor permit, and getting this permit requires a bit of persistence."

Any kind of trouble will not be tolerated, if large numbers of opposing football fans decide to cause trouble in public areas then its unlikely they will meet a nice policeman with a truncheon. It will be dealt with very quickly and harshly compared to most european standards.

There are stories of foreigners falling foul of laws in Qatar and basically disappearing.

My advice, if mashed up Billy wants to fight the world then I would strongly suggest he stays at home and watches the games on TV.

[Derek27]

A lot of nations speaking out against Qatar, how many have decided not to take part?