⚽️The Footy Thread: Lock Thread

[QU!K]

How come winning a continental cup doesn't automatically qualify you for the world cup?

 

[Armada]

Looks like the monthly stuff has been leaked. smh at Kane POTM I was hoping Aguero so I can do his POTM SBC on Fifa

EDIT: some are saying the pic could be shopped so take with a grain of salt

 

[Trey Bantz]

Those cube trophies are fugly

 

[tomdiginson]

Looking like perfume boxes

 

[vtotheinay]

them ****s look like boxes for bobbleheads

 

[lovehateself]

fifth element bars/stones

 

[sonoftony]

I'm not surprised Harry Kane got it.

 

[rck3sactown]

They talk so much crap whenever they play Mexico but not a single one responded to my smiley face text the other night after the US missed out on the World Cup

my phone was blowing up after the L

some I would just ignore

others I would simply pretend like I have no idea what they're talking about.

"Huh world cup? What is that?"

"I don't even like soccer"

 

[Trey Bantz]

How come winning a continental cup doesn't automatically qualify you for the world cup?

Because you have to earn your place like everyone else. Up until recently, the past WC winner automatically earned a place and FIFA got rid of that. Only the host gets an automatic spot.

 

[sonoftony]

my phone was blowing up after the L

some I would just ignore

others I would simply pretend like I have no idea what they're talking about.

"Huh world cup? What is that?"

"I don't even like soccer"

my all time favorite line - "bruh, nobody watches soccer". Meanwhile, millions of Americans wake up at the crack of dawn to watch European Football.

 

[Verde Shuttles]

I don't think host should get an automatic spot either

 

[lovehateself]

does the host country even have to play qualifiers?
wouldnt that throw some of these things out of wack?

 

[rolaholic]

I don't mind hosts getting a spot

does the host country even have to play qualifiers?
wouldnt that throw some of these things out of wack?

Naa they get an automatic birth,they play friendlys when qualifiers are being played.

 

[rolaholic]

Because you have to earn your place like everyone else. Up until recently, the past WC winner automatically earned a place and FIFA got rid of that. Only the host gets an automatic spot.

Damn I didn't realize they stopped giving spots for the defending world champs,gonna be hilarious and awkward if eventually a winner ends up not being able to defend their crown

Federation champs get a spot in the confed cup @quik

 

[sonoftony]

I don't mind hosts getting a spot

Same here. It's a good trade off for a country hosting a WC

 

[Verde Shuttles]

They just need to promote Guti to Castilla at this point

Smh

 

[rolaholic]

They just need to promote Guti to Castilla at this point

Smh

This,he's coached the youth team long enough

Dude was probably my fav Real player on those old galacticos squads along with Robinho and OG Ron

 

[DsLee]

Same here. It's a good trade off for a country hosting a WC

So if Canada/US/Mexico wins the bid to become combined hosts, what happens then? I don't remember what happened with South Korea/Japan in 02...

 

[rolaholic]

All 3 would qualify then

Both got spots in '02 and SK actually went far and came in 4th after beating Spain and Italy

 

[moiety]

"beating" Italy

 

[rolaholic]

"beating" Italy

Yea technically...

Made for a great story though

 

[stelinelli]

Yea technically...

Made for a great story though

That was an awesome tournament. My family had a greek restaurant in the middle of Toronto's Korea town and I remember the patio always being absolutely rammed during Korea's games. Ultimately they had lost to Germany and a bunch of fans with German flags drove by the restaurant talking smack. I was 11 at the time.

 

[MetalMario]

Same here. It's a good trade off for a country hosting a WC

because we know for damn sure Qatar or South Africa weren't gonna qualify anyway

 

[Trey Bantz]

That was an awesome tournament. My family had a greek restaurant in the middle of Toronto's Korea town and I remember the patio always being absolutely rammed during Korea's games. Ultimately they had lost to Germany and a bunch of fans with German flags drove by the restaurant talking smack. I was 11 at the time.

Might've been a cool experience for you as a kid, but that WC was far from "awesome."

 

[rolaholic]

It'll always be a grrat WC for being the last time Brazil reached the pinnacle

The '02 WC game is prob one of the first footy games I ever played too