OFFICIAL 2022 QATAR FIFA WORLD CUP THREAD 🌎 ⚽️ ARGENTINA ARE WORLD CHAMPIONS

[sfc415]

India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh root for Argentina

I mentioned this a few days ago, but a lot of my relatives in the region grew up watching the 80s Argentina teams. These are the new generation of those fans and I guarantee they get into arguments with their parents. Let my older relatives tell it, Maradona and Mario Kempes are the GOATs and Messi is mediocre compared to them, no matter how many goals and assists he has

 

[ajiiiplatinum]

I get what OSH is saying.
Rooting interests can be tricky and often times contradictory…everyone can be right.

For the most part Africa is rooting for Morocco and so is the Arab world.

100% Fact: The non-European world is rooting for Morocco and Argentina.

 

[Coupé It]

Hakimi the best RB in the World btw.

 

[jape]

he stays in the politics thread so thats where his head is at
understandable

 

[LA Diggler]

On to arguably the main event of the Quarters...

Southgate sticking with the 4-3-3

 

[cs02132]

England better not be too focused on Mbappe. gotta watch out for Griez, World Class, and Dembele

 

[tomdiginson]

good for him, im sure Lagos and Abuja goin crazy right now.

There are people all over rooting for different teams for different reasons, but many are rooting for teams from their continent. You’re fairly new to football so I understand why this may be difficult to understand.

 

[sfc415]

Man Ronaldo’s fans and haters care about him so much more than actual Portuguese fans do.

People sending me Ronaldo memes, meanwhile I’m not even thinking about him at all. At least send me anti Santos media

 

[fluid hips]

India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh root for Argentina

India, pakistan, Bangladesh gotta give up that colonial cricket bs and focus on football

 

[rolaholic]

Southgate sticking with the 4-3-3

Wish Rash was on the left but yea definitely the way to go.

Foden has also been good so I understand.

The battles between Henderson and Rice vs Rabiot and Tchouameni in midfield is gonna be where the match is won imo. More than Mbappe vs Walker or whoever

 

[nomadicsole21]

Hakimi the best RB in the World btw.

Kyle Walker gonna have Mbappe in his pocket

 

[osh kosh bosh]

There are people all over rooting for different teams for different reasons, but many are rooting for teams from their continent. You’re fairly new to football so I understand why this may be difficult to understand.

obviously.

my point is cultural allegiances are a tiiiiiiny bit more complicated than "same landmass = same people"

i know it can be difficult to comprehend nuanced concepts
it's a lot easier to stick with the simple landmass principle.

so don't let me stop you.

 

[sfc415]

India, pakistan, Bangladesh gotta give up that colonial cricket bs and focus on football

? Football is also a colonial thing

You don’t understand how happy people there are whenever they embarrass England in a sport that was meant for the upper class “civilized” Englishman that called the natives brown monkeys. Other than beating Pakistan, beating England in cricket is a major source of pride.

There’s an overly long/dramatic Oscar winning Bollywood movie called Lagaan that explains this mentality

 

[fluid hips]

 

[rolaholic]

Yea Hakimi and Reece James are the best itw at that position, shame for England they're missing him. They would've been that much better with him in the squad

 

[fluid hips]

? Football is also a colonial thing

You don’t understand how happy people there are whenever they embarrass England in a sport that was meant for the upper class “civilized” Englishman that called the natives brown monkeys. Other than beating Pakistan, beating England in cricket is a major source of pride

Good. So they can embarrass them in two colonial sports cuz England sucks at it too.

 

[cs02132]

I mean as a Chilean I’m rooting for any South American team while simultaneously celebrating Brazils tears

 

[ogbobbyjohnson773]

People sending me Ronaldo memes, meanwhile I’m not even thinking about him at all.

 

[Coupé It]

If I didn’t have French roots I wouldn’t root for ANY other European National Team. Nope. No way - NOT A CHANCE.

I was born and raised a Portugal and France fan. I didn’t have an option. It came with birth.

Every other European country can SMD. (Y’all know how much I hate the Spanish, Dutch, and English specifically). But the rest can SMD also.


So I get what osh kosh bosh is saying to a degree.

 

[fluid hips]

Time to close the chapter on this duopoly.

New generation needs to shine

 

[jape]

watch this be the most boring match
need an early goal to this going

 

[Bantz Lord T]

Time to close the chapter on this duopoly.

New generation needs to shine

Messi is far from washed. Please don’t lump them together

 

[fluid hips]

Kyle Walker gonna have Mbappe in his pocket

Mans gonna get pulled out early cuz he can't keep up

 

[rolaholic]

 

[LA Diggler]

Wish Rash was on the left but yea definitely the way to go.

Foden has also been good so I understand.

The battles between Henderson and Rice vs Rabiot and Tchouameni in midfield is gonna be where the match is won imo. More than Mbappe vs Walker or whoever

Luke v Dembele is another big one. Dembele gets the better of Luke then he has Maguire in space