Topic: 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar - UEFA Qualifiers - page 28. (Read 35015 times)

Everytime some of the good teams fail to secure qualification. This time the misfortune fell on Italy. And what about teams such as Chile and Colombia? They are also good teams, but failed to qualify to the world cup because they need to play the qualifying tournament in the toughest confederation (CONMEBOL). And now coming to Qatar, if they could hold either Netherlands or Ecuador to a draw, then it will surprise a lot of football fans. Hardly anyone knows about the Qatari national team and the players are virtually unknown outside that country.

I agree with it. CR7 should now be more concerned with the World Cup than with Man United. He should have already realized that the coach is not his fan and that he will no longer play for Man United. That's why it's time to focus on preparing for the Worlds to try to perform as well as possible.

I am not sure, they are not looking like they are good enough to beat the best teams one on one when the time comes. Everyone agrees that the four of Argentina/Brazil/England/France are the teams to beat this year, they are really good, and I feel like even if Netherlands match up with one of them and somehow managed to beat them, will they be able to do it to all of them?

Depends on the drawing a bit as well, what if those teams lose to some easier team by being unlucky and Netherlands end up facing easier opponents because they draw lucky and other games work better for them? In that case it would be quite possible for them to win, but it's unlikely to say the least.

I really hope that the authorities of Qatar football realize that this is not just a revenue stream through which they will be able to make money. I hope they realize that they have a really good chance of showing the world what they can do in football. There should not only be a focus on getting money from this world cup, but also on having some people looking for really skilled players in Qatar as a result of this world cup. And I expect that the people of Qatar will also be very interested in football after this world cup happens.

It does feel sad that Italy did not qualify for the world cup. But I think that's okay. They are a capable team and they probably deserved to play in the world cup, but nothing can be done now.

Here I completely agreed with you about Qatar chances and quality of their game which is surely not good even they are spending good money for increasing quality and skills but still they need good time and experience for this all and most chances they could be ended at third or fourth spot in their group because they have top quality Netherlands, African Champions Senegal and then Ecuador from these only they have fair chance against Ecuador which is tough team but can give them some space just because of Qatar is playing at home and in this big event they will try their best for having positive result against them.

Other teams are surely on high run and not going to give any chance for points, with the Netherlands and Senegal can go through into next round in presence of top players and high quality.

Yes, you are right. He is far better than players like Rashford or Martial. I know that he is not having that great of a time. However, we all know there are a lot of players who perform really well with their international team compared to their clubs. And I just hope he turns out to be one of those for Portugal if he is able to play. Another thing is that I think he will benefit a lot from playing alongside Ronaldo. I think Ronaldo inspired a lot of players on and off the pitch and he could really use that to his advantage. Now, all we gotta do is wait for the announcement about whether he will be participating in the WC or not.

I don't think that the Netherlands are so weak that they don't have a chance at all for the title. This is a short tournament and the result will be somewhat random. And in any case, it is better to lose in the final or semi-final than in the 1/8. Therefore, the Netherlands will be as motivated as possible. By the way, surprisingly, underdogs almost never become world champions, unlike the European Championship, where, for example, Greece, unexpectedly for everyone, became the champion, although the average strength of teams is higher at the European Championship than at the World Cup.

Tbh, I see it that way, too. Qatar is the clear underdog in its group against Netherlands, Senegal and Ecuador.

Of course, in the past years a lot of money was invested in infrastructure and training to improve the team. Whether it helps in the end to prevail against heavyweights like Netherlands remains to be seen. I suspect rather no.

Furthermore, I think it will not be easy to meet the high demands of the rulers in Qatar. Anyway there is a good reason to be excited. The host country is always good for a surprise. That's why I wouldn't write off Qatar quite yet.

That is always the fear that many players have, but what can they do? they have to do their job at their clubs, I don't know about Pogba, but I'm sure he'll be fine for the World Cup, now the one I don't want him to get injured is CR7 just because of the bad times he's going through, I'm sure when he arrives At the World Cup things will change for the better for him, so that would be a lesson that he will give to all the clubs in the world that have rejected him, I really would like that to happen, now if Portugal wins the World Cup, the slap will be exuberant and I think that would be a total humiliation, especially for the current manager of Man United.


You are absolutely right, this is very bad for Portugal, for me CR7 has much more to give, but I don't see it either, it is a great challenge for CR7, for me CR7 is the fundamental piece for everything, now well, I know that CR7 cannot do everything, in fact I think it could be the case that this team is giving everything so that the scorer for Portugal and probably for the World Cup is CR7 and it seems to me that it is a fair deal because all the Portuguese players would be benefiting, that is something that has to be seen from that perspective and that the way to have one more incentive for the players is born, the fact is that a striker is already needed.



Well, following Gonçalo Ramos' trajectory, I don't see it as bad, he's a very good option, it's also understandable that he will be a teammate for CR7 and CR7 will give him a lot of advice, just as he gives it to Anthony at Man United, I think all of this is part of the great challenge that CR7 has, it's all very controversial, really at this time is when the players should take care of themselves the most, despite the fact that Ten Hag has been so inconsequential with CR7 sometimes I see that he does him a favor by not putting him in the game, because it could possibly be saving him from a serious injury, sometimes the bad has to be seen as the good, I think that's the biggest lesson for CR7.

I find this article excellent, and what fans are capable of giving joy:

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World Cup 2022: Wales fans' joy and fears ahead of Qatar





Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-63315676

The problem is not the quality of Portugal's players. Portugal has a lot of high quality players, I play for the best clubs in Europe. The question is how the technical team has used these players, which unfortunately is not in the best way. At the moment Portugal's coach, Fernando Santos, is very contested, because of the choices he makes that clearly don't show the best that Portugal is capable of.

actually it's hard for Portugal to qualify in this group stage because Ghana, Uruguay and South Korea also don't want to lose, especially South Korea and Uruguay also want to make history this year, Portugal is actually tough to qualify for this group stage because they look at the Portuguese players' point of view. again need the spirit of this adversity

They'll be going to the next stage or at least pass the group stage in the World Cup, don't worry. Tho I shit talk about them a lot, they got a really good national team for this time, temporary for World Cup or not. Other teams like Netherlands, Senegal and Ecuador don't seem very challenging. Especially Senegal and Ecuador's players can be easily 'bought' if you know what I mean. Hey, if they pay for FIFA to get the World Cup right, might as well pay to get a good result both legitimate and underhand.

Not really, South Africa failed to qualify to the knockout round in 2010. They finished 3rd, on equal points with Mexico who progressed due to a better goal difference.
South Africa did overperform though, they collected 4 points in a really difficult group and finished above France, who they also won against.

This time, I feel that the host team will be totally humiliated. Qatar is simply a horrible team.

Therefore, the support of the fans must be put to good use. Qatar should not underestimate Ecuador's opponents in this competition, we know that Uruguay is a part of the South American continent, of course they are usually very strong in terms of physical and stamina. I'm really looking forward to this match, there will definitely be a lot of surprises.

Qatar are in A group that can be said to be difficult for their level, in group A there are Senegal, Ecuador and also the Netherlands. Possible Senegal and Netherlands are favorites to qualify in Group A. However, the host factor can be one of the advantages for Qatar, with the presence of supporters being an additional motivation for every Qatar match in the group phase. Qatar may have a chance to qualify in the group stage, but victory in the first match is quite important against Ecuador. Have advantage for Qatar facing Ecuador at first games because not favorite national team than have to face with Netherland or Senegal.

If Qatar doesn't go to the next stage it would be the first time in history that such event happens.

I think it's quite possible though... we'll have to wait and see.

Is he though? I mean are we sure that he is not in form and he is not good anymore? I feel like he is still a great player, still should be playing instead of Rashford, not like United replaced him with some real young star, he is replaced by Rashford and even at times by Martial, that feels personal to me.

He didn't participate in the training during the summer, because he wanted to leave and he wanted to join his new club instead, and that is why he is being punished right now, dude is still 10x better than Rashford and Martial, but not getting as many minutes as them which feels personal. I believe he could still be great asset to Portugal during this world cup for sure.

Qatar is only the host of the 2022 world cup and they benefit from playing at home and having to play the Netherlands, Senegal and Ecuador will certainly be difficult to get through. In each of these countries there are star players like Sadio Mane, Memphis Depay, and many more. So I think if Qatar can win it's only because of luck.

I am sure that this news is going to come as a big blow to the Portuguese fans. There is no denying that Ronaldo is currently out of form, and this is understandable considering he is getting older. However, Jota would have been an important player for them in this World cup and moreover, he is playing quite well in Liverpool jersey in recent times.

I agree with you that they do have Felix and Horta on their team, but I think Jota is far better than them and has a better grasp of the game than either of them. I believe that CR7 in the middle and Jota on the left would have been a perfect combination, but I am not sure whether we will be able to see that combination in action.

I'm also sorry that Italy didn't qualify for the World Cup again. It+s really a tragedy that we will not see such a great team, the current champion of Europe, at the World Cup, and on the other hand, Qatar will play at the World Cup thanks to the fact that they are the hosts of the championship.
On the other hand, Qatar will certainly be a very interesting betting option at this world championship  
I'm really interested in what will happen next with the Qatar team, in the next competitions after this world cup and how successful they will be in terms of results.