LDOG

All the teams are a disjointed mess, the tournament is really low level. The pitch in group B stadium is a potato field on top of that.

Paraguay has an horrible team but with a bit of order and good set pieces have a foot in final round. 

If Egypt wins as expected:

OQT 1 - , , , 

OQT 2 -  or , , ,  or

OQT 3 - , , ,  or loser from above

Group A 

 0-1

 1-1

Standings

 4 (+3) 

 3 (+1)

 2 (0)

 1 (-1) 

0 (-3)

44 minutes ago, OlympicsFan said:

I think his speech got a lot of positive reviews:

 

Quite funny that he flew commercial, while all those people who desperately want to save the climate flew private, producing infinitely more CO2 ...

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/argentinas-milei-heads-davos-taking-seflies-criticizing-socialist-agenda-2024-01-16/

 

I welcome the austerity but flying there to say nazism, communism and social democracy is all the same... you could hear the crickets in the auditorium at the end.

32 minutes ago, Kiki17 said:

what are the chances for Croatia to be at Olympic qualification tournament now? 

Croatia will be there if either a) Austria don't win this competition or b) Egypt win african championship.

51 minutes ago, Prakash_k said:

Any reference? Wiki also showing same

It's based on the current world ranking with serpentine system. FIH should announce it officially at the end of the month. 

Group B

 1-0

 1-1

On 1/20/2024 at 10:18 AM, MHSN said:

former World Champion and 2012 Olympic silver medalist  Arsen Julfalakyan is going to represent  Argentina 

 

ARM and ARG are next to each other alphabetically. maybe that explains the move 

ARG has one of the largest armenian diaspora in the world and they are surprisingly prominent in society, quite a few of the country's richest businessmen are of that origin. So it wouldn't be so random, their football NT has 2 argentinians for example. 

I have no clue what motivates this action though and, apparently, I can't find any information about it either?

Epee WC in  is cancelled due to lack of funds. 

Olympic Tournament draw (unofficial)

Pool A:

Pool B:

 3-2

Started...

Group A

 3-0

 3-3

Olympic Tournament draw (unofficial but likely) 

Pool A: 

Pool B: 

Something curious: the goals were scored by  &  players. 

5 minutes ago, Adriano said:

What with South Africa, maybe they will decline quota?

I follow them and their association seems completely certain that they will go. 

 0-1

 qualified.

I'm familiar with most of these brazilian sites/accounts and I can say we have NOTHING in comparison. The olympic specialized people are only 20 or so and they all have minimal levels of engagement on social media. From big conglomerates there's basically 0 coverage about "olympic sport" except when the main (summer) event arrives.

COA does no effort either, their website and social media accounts just provide minimal info and nothing else. 

There are journalists or sites/accounts that specialize in sports other than football and they have very decent following but they all just stay within their own area so to speak. They don't particularly care about the olympics and the people who consume their content, for the most part, are also only interested in that sport.

It didn't use to be like this 10+ years ago, but right now EVERYTHING is football and nothing else. This week it was announced that public TV will not broadcast the olympics for the first time since 2000. 

Really curious to find out what the knockout stage bracket will be like.

Tournament 2 (Muscat, Oman) 

Day 3 results

Pool A

 6-0 

 3-3 

FInal Standings

 9 (+14)

 4 (-3)

 3 (-7)

 1 (-4)

Pool B

 3-0 

 0-4 

Final Standings

 7 (+12)

 7 (+6)

 3 (-4)

 0 (-14)

Semifinals

v 

v 

Just now, Benolympique said:

and pool b ? any idea

 probably with 2 of  (depends on the final games).

I can confirm 99% that  &  will be in pool A in Paris with .

Should be noted that, while all this is happening,  &  are playing a series of 6 (!) ranked tests in Cape Town to (likely) determine the bottom seed in OG tournament.

Ireland playing surprisingly well. Incapable of correctly trapping a single PC so far though.

SO wouldn't be a bad deal for them anyway.

Tournament 1 (Valencia, Spain) 

Day 4 results 

Pool A

 12-0

 0-1

Final Standings

 9 (+21)

 6 (+3)

 3 (-5)

 0 (-19)

Pool B

8-1

 2-4 

Final Standings

 7 (+10)

 5 (+2)

 3 (-3)

 1 (-9)

Semifinals

 v

 v

36 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

In case it matters, I actually am aware of my tendency to overreact quite often in the moment and regret it a few days later  

I think that's a common feeling in a good number of people. 

Sometimes I'm happy the old forum is gone because I'd cringe at anything I posted back then.

Tournament 2 (Valencia, Spain)

Day 4 results 

Pool A 

 13-0 

 3-1

Final Standings

 7 (+22)

 7 (+10)

 3 (-8)

 0 (-24 )

Pool B 

 1-5 

8-1 

Final Standings

 9 (+12)

 6 (+8)

 3 (-3)

 0 (-17)

Semifinals

 v

 v