The WC 2022 thread

Discussion in 'Italy: National Teams' started by johnny6, Nov 23, 2022.

  1. calabrese8

    calabrese8 Member+

    Feb 9, 2008
    Vancouver
    Club:
    Juventus FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Italy
    it never fully went out... by the few hairs that @roverman has left on his balding drunk english head it barely stayed in.
     
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  2. falvo

    falvo Member+

    Mar 27, 2005
    San Jose & Florence
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    Italy
    #227 falvo, Dec 1, 2022
    Last edited: Dec 1, 2022
    It most certainly did go over the line.



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  3. Romisirr

    Romisirr Red Card

    CSKA Sofia
    Bulgaria
    Nov 14, 2022
    The whole ball has to be out :)
     
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  4. roverman

    roverman Member+

    Dec 22, 2001
    Bring it on
     
  5. Azzurrifan87

    Azzurrifan87 Member

    Mar 29, 2015
    I was atually rooting for your team to take down the US, and for once, I felt what it was like to root for clowns.
     
  6. Azzurrifan87

    Azzurrifan87 Member

    Mar 29, 2015
    It's a sphercial shape. The curvature is still inside the line. Players do this on corner kicks all the time. It's valid.
     
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  7. Azzurrifan87

    Azzurrifan87 Member

    Mar 29, 2015
    Don't worry Belgium fans...When the fifa rankings are released in December, Belgium will fall to a seocnd place tie with Argentina.

    What a joke. I remember in 2021 Italia clowned that overrrated heap of garbage twice and somehow Belgium were still ranked 1
     
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  8. johnny6

    johnny6 Member+

    AC Milan
    Italy
    Jun 29, 2011
    Club:
    AC Milan
    Nat'l Team:
    Italy
    Don't forget 2016 euro as well when they were ranked #1 and considered the best in the world.
     
  9. falvo

    falvo Member+

    Mar 27, 2005
    San Jose & Florence
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    Italy
    This is the best photo yet of Japan's goal-line goal....



    So how about the incredible displays of the former A & J-Leaguers?
     
  10. TitoTata

    TitoTata Member+

    Jun 26, 2014
    #235 TitoTata, Dec 2, 2022
    Last edited: Dec 2, 2022
  11. TitoTata

    TitoTata Member+

    Jun 26, 2014
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  12. falvo

    falvo Member+

    Mar 27, 2005
    San Jose & Florence
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    Italy
  13. Romisirr

    Romisirr Red Card

    CSKA Sofia
    Bulgaria
    Nov 14, 2022
    Who cares?! If it screwed anyone, it's Germany. Plus, you can tell that one was photoshopped.


    In the meantime Portugal goes up a goal early, and are now sitting back defending tight and counter-attacking.

    Outdated football, right?
     
  14. Romisirr

    Romisirr Red Card

    CSKA Sofia
    Bulgaria
    Nov 14, 2022
    And Korea tie it up....
     
  15. falvo

    falvo Member+

    Mar 27, 2005
    San Jose & Florence
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    Italy
    I remember Gregg Berhalter coaching the Columbus Crew SC.

    As I recall he did pretty well for them.

    Just looked it up and he qualified for the playoffs in 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2018.

    They also reached the MLS Cup final in 2015 but lost at home 2–1 to the Portland Timbers.

    You guys seem to have a great organization with two new stadiums in 22 years.

    I don’t think anyone on earth can boast this.

    I recall Berhalter as a player and thought he was good.

    I'd like to see him do well withthe national team but now they are saying they want to hire Roberto Martinez of Belgium.
     
  16. Azzurrifan87

    Azzurrifan87 Member

    Mar 29, 2015
    he did a good job for us until Steve Clark decided to dribble the ball into his own net 30 seconds into the MLS Cup Final. Clown.
     
  17. falvo

    falvo Member+

    Mar 27, 2005
    San Jose & Florence
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    Italy

    Just looked it up....LOL!

     
  18. Romisirr

    Romisirr Red Card

    CSKA Sofia
    Bulgaria
    Nov 14, 2022
    FFS this is the world cup thread, not the MLS one. Where are the mods?

    Someone start an MLS thread or something, quick.
     
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  19. falvo

    falvo Member+

    Mar 27, 2005
    San Jose & Florence
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    Italy
    #244 falvo, Dec 2, 2022
    Last edited: Dec 2, 2022
    Actually, it was Johnny6 on Wednesday who brought up MLS initially as he was trying to associate the league with the supposed 'poor play of the US national team'....

    Considering the American team had no starters representing the league against Iran, in my opinion, it seemed at the time like another futile attempt to degrade or discount US soccer.

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    Thursday, December 1, 2022
    Christian Pulisic: 'I'm doing everything in my power' to play
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    Dutchman Cody Gakpo set for bigger things after breakthrough World Cup
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  20. falvo

    falvo Member+

    Mar 27, 2005
    San Jose & Florence
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    Italy
    Second Round…

    Holland - USA

    Portugal - Switzerland

    Morocco - Spain

    France - Poland

    England - Senegal

    Brazil South Korea

    Japan - Croatia

    Argentina - Australia
     
  21. calabrese8

    calabrese8 Member+

    Feb 9, 2008
    Vancouver
    Club:
    Juventus FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Italy
    my predictions (bold advance)

    Holland 2-0 USA

    Portugal 1-1 Switzerland

    Morocco 1 - 2 Spain

    France 3 - 0 Poland

    England 2 - 1 (AET) Senegal

    Brazil 4-1 South Korea

    Japan 1-1 Croatia

    Argentina 5-0 Australia
     
  22. indestructible

    indestructible Member+

    SSC Napoli
    Jan 14, 2007
    Mercato Professor
    Club:
    SSC Napoli
    Nat'l Team:
    Italy
    Morocco is a nice bet for a possible upset
     
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  23. TitoTata

    TitoTata Member+

    Jun 26, 2014
    New Japan flag for the upcoming game


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  24. calabrese8

    calabrese8 Member+

    Feb 9, 2008
    Vancouver
    Club:
    Juventus FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Italy
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    These coaches that are leaving out great Serie A players are NUTS!!!

    Dusan should have started every game for Serbia.. maybe they would have had a better fate.

    Leao playing sparingly off the bench. Why wasn't he played today in a meaningless game pretty much?

    Tomori being left off the English team is comical. He's their best CB, full stop.

    Dybala i wont go there.. i believe he's still recovering from injury?
     
  25. Rossonero23

    Rossonero23 Member+

    Sep 9, 2010
    Club:
    AC Milan
    Dybala is a homosexual
     

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