South America tops Europe in the group stages

[Amuseddaysleeper]

https://i.imgur.com/zBVrTwf.png

[apalisoc_9]

https://i.imgur.com/zBVrTwf.png

I made the same thread earlier.

CONCACAF is atrocious as always. Mexico has been carrying them for ages and I'm really baffled with the fact they have 3.5 spots considering there's like 6 teams in that continent.

Africa again dissapoints.

[TheGreatYacht]

Smh Mexico was the only CONCACAF team to win

[apalisoc_9]

Smh Mexico was the only CONCACAF team to win

Mexican backs must be aching from all the carrying. They should just give mexico an automatic spot and let the Trinidad and USAs and Panamas of the world battle out for 1 spot.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

I made the same thread earlier.

CONCACAF is atrocious as always. Mexico has been carrying them for ages and I'm really baffled with the fact they have 3.5 spots considering there's like 6 teams in that continent.

Africa again dissapoints.

My bad!

[TheGreatYacht]

Mexican backs must be aching from all the carrying. They should just give mexico an automatic spot and let the Trinidad and USAs and Panamas of the world battle out for 1 spot.
100% agreed. They sleepwalked thru the qualifiers playing mostly backups. IMO Mexico should just play their U-21's to make it fair

[Spurtacular]

South America has two teams:

1. Germany's bitch
2. Germany's other bitch.

:lmao

[Spurtacular]

https://i.imgur.com/zBVrTwf.png

Predictable downturn for NA with the USA taking a cup off.

[Spurtacular]

100% agreed. They sleepwalked thru the qualifiers playing mostly backups. IMO Mexico should just play their U-21's to make it fair

Do you need to go back and see the video of Jose Hernandez crying on the bench when Meh-heecko wasn't gonna qualify? Do you need to see him jumping up and down like a little school girl after the USA granted Meh-heecko a stay of execution?

:lmao You strawberry picker fanboys do a lot of talking for a team that was bailed out last cycle by Daddy USA.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

South America has two teams:

1. Germany's bitch
2. Germany's other bitch.

:lmao

:lol bastard

[spursistan]

It is hard to ignore the decline of African soccer, tbh..

From late 1990s to mid 2000s, Nigeria (Okocha, Kanu, Martins, etc.) Cameroon (Etoo, Mboma, Geremi, Songo), Ivory Coast (Drogba, the Toures, Gervinho), Ghana (Gyan, Essien, Muntari) those African teams were as good as any second tier European team and other South American teams not named Brazil/Argentina..

Not anymore..They are simply not as many world class African players as there used to be 15-20 years ago..Not sure why..

[diego]

Not anymore..They are simply not as many world class African players as there used to be 15-20 years ago..Not sure why..

because they are playing for france, belgium, germany, england.... 90s nigeria was a joy to watch, they got robbed in 94

[hater]

South america doing well. Even Peru could have qualified, played well enough just that they were WC virgins

Sure semis might have 75% euros but remember those euros gonna have mostly african immigrants starting for them

Africa is struggling and IMO its because euro teams are taking their best players and offering them citizenship to play for them

[apalisoc_9]

It is hard to ignore the decline of African soccer, tbh..

From late 1990s to mid 2000s, Nigeria (Okocha, Kanu, Martins, etc.) Cameroon (Etoo, Mboma, Geremi, Songo), Ivory Coast (Drogba, the Toures, Gervinho), Ghana (Gyan, Essien, Muntari) those African teams were as good as any second tier European team and other South American teams not named Brazil/Argentina..

Not anymore..They are simply not as many world class African players as there used to be 15-20 years ago..Not sure why..

They're playing in Europe now.

Still loads of talent but poorly organized.

[resistanze]

They're playing in Europe now.

Still loads of talent but poorly organized.

this

[pgardn]

I made the same thread earlier.

CONCACAF is atrocious as always. Mexico has been carrying them for ages and I'm really baffled with the fact they have 3.5 spots considering there's like 6 teams in that continent.

Africa again dissapoints.

Do you think the WC containing the US and Mexico every 4 years might have anything to do with the amount of MONEY FIFA makes?

And you are baffled.... How about to gift a spot to the US? Ya think?


But we are so bad they may have to give 5 spots.

And you are baffled...

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[velik_m]

N. America and S. America should be a same region, but then USA would struggle to qualify even more...

[Brazil]

:lmao South America

[Darth_Pelican]

WC Group Stage Champions :lol

[dfens]

been telling this since god knows when. lmao getting your last ring and contender in 2002 and talking shit 20 years later, y'all sons need to lay off the coke tbh.

[spursistan]

WC Group Stage Champions :lol
:lmao

My niga dfens going in..

[dfens]

:lmao

My niga dfens (http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=24674) going in..

sons the funny thing is that I ain't even hating on south america, I honestly like the technical quality, but some posters here are just blind to the deficiencies in tactics that negate any talent advantage. Smh switzerland was as good as Brasil at this world cup tbh..

[diego]

sons the funny thing is that I ain't even hating on south america, I honestly like the technical quality, but some posters here are just blind to the deficiencies in tactics that negate any talent advantage. Smh switzerland was as good as Brasil at this world cup tbh..

At what, fouling without getting called for it? They hacked neymar 10 times, got away with tugging Gabriel Jesus in the box and scored after pushing off on a corner, got away with the worst call of the tournament vs Serbia, they do t get out of a (weak) group otherwise

Brasil wasn't great all time team or anything but at least tried to propose attacking fútbol, Switzerland played to foul efficiently and get lucky on dead balls. Tgats not superior tactics, it's luck and a kind whistle nothing else, same as England v Colombia, France v uruguay... Belgium deserved to win vs brasil they fought for it, the others did nothing better

[dfens]

At what, fouling without getting called for it? They hacked neymar 10 times, got away with tugging Gabriel Jesus in the box and scored after pushing off on a corner, got away with the worst call of the tournament vs Serbia, they do t get out of a (weak) group otherwise

Brasil wasn't great all time team or anything but at least tried to propose attacking fútbol, Switzerland played to foul efficiently and get lucky on dead balls. Tgats not superior tactics, it's luck and a kind whistle nothing else, same as England v Colombia, France v uruguay... Belgium deserved to win vs brasil they fought for it, the others did nothing better

1. contenders take care of business vs small anti-play countries. pretenders don't. that's why germany, brasil and argentina are out. flawed teams.
2. superior tactics implies judicious choosing of personnel. Brasil lacks a true classic 9 forward which makes it very hard for them to score against big/physical teams, which happened in ALL their games. You can't say it's luck when they consistently struggled to attack basic thugball tactics of clearly inferior teams (sans Belgium). It's a flawed strategy leading to bad results.

also lol CALling out physical play, it is what it is and all teams play it, and Brasil thugged it out nice vs mexico and nobody batted an eye. As long as you don't go full colombia it's ok and that's life, it's within the rules. Also if you want to call fair play neymar had at least 2 yellow card worthy flops.

[Spurtacular]

Denmark/France send Peru packing.
England sends Colombia packing.
France sends Argentina packing.
France sends Uruguay packing.
Belgium sends Brazil packing.

:lmao Another Fagasoc fail.

[ElNono]

meh, 80% of South America teams did better than the defending champs, tbh...

Injuries are to blame, IMO

[apalisoc_9]

meh, 80% of South America teams did better than the defending champs, tbh...

Injuries are to blame, IMO

If SA had 13 spots this would be a South American final imo.

[Spurtacular]

If SA had 13 spots this would be a South American final imo.

Cos Bolivia and Ecuador would have came on strong?

Fag, their best teams outside of Chile got put to sleep.

As it stands, half their fucking continent qualifies, anyways. They're not picked on. Well, they were picked on at this World Cup. :lmao

[Canyonero]

meh, 80% of South America teams did better than the defending champs, tbh...

Injuries are to blame, IMO

Tbh the defending champs are a borderline Euro team fwiw. Lots of Turks and Africans tbh.

[dfens]

meh, 80% of South America teams did better than the defending champs, tbh...
Injuries are to blame, IMO
tbh you're right, still doesn't change the fact that Europe always outperforms the number of slots and dominates since '02.


Tbh the defending champs are a borderline Euro team fwiw. Lots of Turks and Africans tbh.
tbh tbh :cry :cry won't deny sons this hurts.
Hopefully we get a new manager that plays the players worthy of the jersey and not just talented faggots. Hopes and prayers tbh.

[ElNono]

tbh you're right, still doesn't change the fact that Europe always outperforms the number of slots and dominates since '02.

Can we at least agree with the notion that African teams not named France have no room in world soccer, tbh?

[Spurtacular]

Can we at least agree with the notion that African teams not named France have no room in world soccer, tbh?

They're better than the Asian teams, tbh.

[dfens]

Can we at least agree with the notion that African teams not named France have no room in world soccer, tbh?

tbh I never understood why they got spots? aren't they europe's farm team tbh? can real madrid B qualify for la liga? of course not.

[hater]

Africa Unite!!!

[pgardn]

South america doing well. Even Peru could have qualified, played well enough just that they were WC virgins

Sure semis might have 75% euros but remember those euros gonna have mostly african immigrants starting for them

Africa is struggling and IMO its because euro teams are taking their best players and offering them citizenship to play for them

Kiss of death from the Sandinista

[Spurtacular]

tbh I never understood why they got spots? aren't they europe's farm team tbh? can real madrid B qualify for la liga? of course not.

In the US, the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup allows all kinds of riff raff into the tournament. Since MLS started, they've still always had a team win the cup. Only in 2008, did a non MLS team even make the final. But before that, it looks like it was a fun anyone can win tourney.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._Open_Cup_finals