World Cup 2022 - Quarter-Finals

Boufal has been incredible this game and all tournament

Vibe wrote:How long until Ronaldo to the rescue?

We play better without Ronaldo/Ronaldo is finished/let **** play usually dies down the moment the going gets tough and you actually need a big game player to bring it.

Ronaldo aint doing shit, worst player on the pitch imo

Myesyats wrote:Morocco are organized so well, there is no coincidence here

You love to see these underdog stories play out

Absolutely , have always seen them play so organized. Incredible this world cup

Vibe wrote:So happy for Morocco.

Can't believe they actually thought Goncalo Ramos was better than Ronaldo They paid the price

Not like Ronaldo did anything when he came on.

But yeah super happy for Morocco. As an Egyptian-Canadian this is a great moment for us.

Myesyats wrote:Ronaldo aint doing shit, worst player on the pitch imo

The only thing he did was trip over his own leg, so washed

This World Cup is a world cup of keepers, we're seeing some of the most impressive series of goalkeeping in a tournament i'd like to think.

Bono, Livakovic, Martinez - we'll see who joins them tonight in Lloris v Pickford

It’s nice to see Morocco go through. Ziyech has been a fav of mine a while. In hindsight, Ronaldo should’ve started- really had a small hope of a Ronaldo vs Messi final. Morocco was the better team with much more organization.

Hakimi, Boufal, Amrabat, Bono, Ziyech and the rest, big respect

Wow.. I’m in tears. Best day of my life.

hehehehe

siuuuuuuuuu

why everyone insulting Ronaldo with siuuuuuuuuu meme. In my local area, also all over the internet. He is a Legend Regardless. He has wonderful CV, that most player will dream to have. Bunch of haters.

Beautiful Football wrote:if it goes to pen Argentina not winning in penalty shot-out. Messi to miss. Mentally too weak.

You’re just salty Penaldo is crying and king Messi advances

Alhamdulilah

FennecFox7 wrote:Wow.. I’m in tears. Best day of my life.

Congrats brother.

First African team in WC semifinals, all while topping group stages and conceeding one goal which was an OG.

That OG vs Canada is the only goal conceded by Morocco under Walid Regragui

Of course still undefeated (in 8 games) and not against easy opponents

Honestly wonder what's next for Ronaldo.

Those tears at the end were him crying about his legacy. Zero G/A in WC knockout rounds, getting memed the entire tournament, and that entire United debacle from earlier this season. If Messi wins the WC, he'll be sent to the edge.

He and his family still think he's the best in the world, but I wonder if he feels humbled now. Especially when you consider that Portugal benched him too. So it wasn't just a Ten Hag problem.

He's a free agent, and it's unlikely he's going to get a big move. I'm sure the plan was to use the WC to rehab his image, but it made things worse. You'd assume that he thinks he's still to good to play in Saudi even if they're offering 200M a year. That makes me wonder...

Retirement pending?

This is why the world cup is the top competition in football, not the champions league. Less room for mistakes, and whilst some teams might have better players, there are some opponents that go "its 90 minutes, we'll play super hard while the game is still on". with 2 legged ties, there's room for error and adjustments in the champions league. Also you lose one year you just sign top players to come back the next year.

I wonder where i really rank neymar as far as brazil's greats. i used to have him ahead of rivaldo, but i have to demote him. the tournament in 2014 was supposed to be his; that injury saved him from germany in my opinion. Now in this tournament, with the lack of talent across the board, he was supposed to make a mark and he didn't.

cristiano will be on suicide watch should argentina win this. he will probably tweet how great he is and retire. i think its been a tournament of goalies

Honestly if Messi wins the WC it would be ridiculously on brand for PR7 to announce his retirement the day of, or next day. His fanboys will flood “GOAT” tributes on his behalf. Genius marketing strategy.

IMO, you lot are making this WC about Messi and Ronaldo when it’s more about
-the decline of Europeans,
-the porteros and
- PSG in that it’s their players leading most teams doing well, Messi, Mbappe, Hakimi and Neymar (although the latter faulted in the end).

I'm probably going to be in the minority as usual, but I think this WC would be really interesting if England can beat France and Croatia can beat Argentina. Most of the high profiles names would be out of the tournament, but even with Croatia probably being the remaining favorite, I wouldn't confidently guess who'd end up winning it at that point.

I personally think it’s France’s to lose, although they are currently having difficulty handling England.

Yeah.. no offense to England, I have English heritage myself, but I don't think their overall quality can quite compete with that of France. It is an international tournament, though, so if they can somehow manage to build up some momentum and draw morale to their side, I wouldn't be surprised if they do beat a generally superior side in France.

Really sad that all the decisions are going mostly in France's favour. Why would you give England an excuse for losing the game

I thought France will put England on sword but France attacking wise are being so respectful to England, no idea why
That defence with Maguire and Shaw should be taken apart if France try to be a bit more creative.