kungshamra71 691 Posted November 19, 2022 #1331 Share Posted November 19, 2022 23 minutes ago, thepharoah said: A match of all time fans killing each other because they are pro Messi and pro Ronaldo and look at them having fun and enjoying the fact that they’re the greatests of all time. What a fantastic picture this one. thepharoah 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phelps 6,941 Posted November 19, 2022 #1332 Share Posted November 19, 2022 1 hour ago, MHSN said: I can't even imagine that a team can sell a World Cup match. yeah maybe it happens in one of millions boring club matches in a year (not a fan of watching the same teams playing each other 10 times a year) but World Cup is a different thing, nobody sells a WC match. ask Peru 1978 or vs in 1982 not to mention FIFA itself fixing a lot of matches in the years thanks to corrupted refs ( Korea 2002, but also vs in 1986, vs in 1990, the 1966 Final...just to name the first games coming to my mind). mrv86 and Gianlu33 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHSN 3,231 Posted November 19, 2022 #1333 Share Posted November 19, 2022 1 hour ago, phelps said: ask Peru 1978 or vs in 1982 not to mention FIFA itself fixing a lot of matches in the years thanks to corrupted refs ( Korea 2002, but also vs in 1986, vs in 1990, the 1966 Final...just to name the first games coming to my mind). Peru was already eliminated before that match and FRG/AUT in 1982 was a completely different case. something like DEN/SWE 2-2 in Euro 2004. that's somehow match fixing but that's not losing on purpose for money. and yeah of course I know bad officiating and corrupt referees happen . that's obvious. I was only talking about team A losing on purpose to team B only because of money while both teams still have chance to advance. I believe that's impossible at the World Cup when you know your whole nation are watching you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepharoah 2,295 Posted November 19, 2022 #1334 Share Posted November 19, 2022 2 hours ago, Monzanator said: They said he might miss the opening match and now I see he left the training session so maybe it's something more serious? apparently it's more serious , he's actually injured before even joining the french camp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepharoah 2,295 Posted November 19, 2022 #1335 Share Posted November 19, 2022 Croatian Fans hckošice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monzanator 3,606 Posted November 19, 2022 #1336 Share Posted November 19, 2022 1 hour ago, phelps said: ask Peru 1978 or vs in 1982 not to mention FIFA itself fixing a lot of matches in the years thanks to corrupted refs ( Korea 2002, but also vs in 1986, vs in 1990, the 1966 Final...just to name the first games coming to my mind). Let's don't forget losing 0-1 to so they wouldn't have to be in the semi-final group in 1974 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianlu33 3,614 Posted November 19, 2022 #1337 Share Posted November 19, 2022 1 minute ago, thepharoah said: Croatian Fans Typical Split dress code thepharoah, NikolaB and mrv86 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepharoah 2,295 Posted November 19, 2022 #1338 Share Posted November 19, 2022 Karim Benzema is out of WC per multiple sources LuizGuilherme 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDOG 2,199 Posted November 19, 2022 #1339 Share Posted November 19, 2022 France is 100% losing to Denmark, yikes. hopefully they will lose to Tunisia or Australia too and clear our path thepharoah, mrv86, LuizGuilherme and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,570 Posted November 19, 2022 #1340 Share Posted November 19, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, MHSN said: but World Cup is a different thing, nobody sells a WC match. Depends on your standard of living mostly, I guess. Big-time pros, no, but I can hardly imagine the few players in the team who play back home in Ecuador and are still young are that easily able to provide for themselves and their family in some local team, and then if suddenly you're offered a million dollars/euros.....(or nice houses, like Spain bribing Malta to qualify for a World Cup in the 80's) Athletes have sold their matches and games for way less, sadly. Edited November 19, 2022 by heywoodu If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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