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Four games a day now. Looking forward to Denmark-Tunisia since I´m scandinavian...
Saudi Arabia - Argentina: 2-1. What a messi.
A candidate for the biggest upset in World Cup history!
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Four games a day now. Looking forward to Denmark-Tunisia since I´m scandinavian...
Saudi Arabia - Argentina: 2-1. What a messi.
A candidate for the biggest upset in World Cup history!
According to this, lifted from the BBC Sport site, it's the biggest!
Biggest World Cup shocks according to analysis by Nielsen Gracenote
Result Year Chance of victory for winning team
Saudi Arabia 2-1 Argentina 2022 8.7%
USA 1-0 England 1950 9.5%
Switzerland 1-0 Spain 2010 10.3%
Algeria 2-1 West Germany 1982 13.2%
Ghana 2-0 Czech Republic 2006 13.9%
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NICOS
Do they use a new calculation for the extra play time Netherlands - Senegal 8 min extra. / Whales - US 9 min. extra ?
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Do they use a new calculation for the extra play time Netherlands - Senegal 8 min extra. / Whales - US 9 min. extra ?
U.S. Commentators on one of the games I watched yesterday, mentioned in regards to the large length of extra time that the FIFA officials had told the match referees that they wanted to be sure there were a full 45 minutes of play in each half.
Yet, if I'm not mistaken, I think I just saw 3 goals in the 1st half of Aus/Fra and only a bit more than 1 minute of extra time.
It'll be interesting to see if any patterns develop.
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While it is great to see (finally) the actual playing covering more of the 2 x 45 minutes, it is funny that under those weather conditions the dudes are now running there some 15 minutes more than usual.
- Doxa
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Doxa
While it is great to see (finally) the actual playing covering more of the 2 x 45 minutes, it is funny that under those weather conditions the dudes are now running there some 15 minutes more than usual.
- Doxa
That's also possible because the stadiums in Qatar are utilized with air conditioning.
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Doxa
While it is great to see (finally) the actual playing covering more of the 2 x 45 minutes, it is funny that under those weather conditions the dudes are now running there some 15 minutes more than usual.
- Doxa
That's also possible because the stadiums in Qatar are utilized with air conditioning.
Does that actually work?
- Doxa
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Bjorn
Four games a day now. Looking forward to Denmark-Tunisia since I´m scandinavian...
Saudi Arabia - Argentina: 2-1. What a messi.
A candidate for the biggest upset in World Cup history!
According to this, lifted from the BBC Sport site, it's the biggest!
Biggest World Cup shocks according to analysis by Nielsen Gracenote
Result Year Chance of victory for winning team
Saudi Arabia 2-1 Argentina 2022 8.7%
USA 1-0 England 1950 9.5%
Switzerland 1-0 Spain 2010 10.3%
Algeria 2-1 West Germany 1982 13.2%
Ghana 2-0 Czech Republic 2006 13.9%
Germany 3-2 Hungary (World Cup final in 1954) might be another candicate (in the first round Germany lost 3-8…)
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While it is great to see (finally) the actual playing covering more of the 2 x 45 minutes, it is funny that under those weather conditions the dudes are now running there some 15 minutes more than usual.
- Doxa
That's also possible because the stadiums in Qatar are utilized with air conditioning.
Does that actually work?
- Doxa
According to the Dutch trainer Louis van Gaal the temperature in the stadiums -for the players- can be lowered to 18 degrees celsius.
[www.sportbible.com]
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Big Al
I have to say, the football had been terrific so far. Quite looking forward to England vs U.S.A. on Friday.
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The Joker
Is Mick going?