# Omnibus World Football Thread 2020-2022 (edited) **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** football-soccer-fifa\ **Created:** [August 16, 2020, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-world-football-thread-2020-2022-edited/918264 "2020-08-16T15:38:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 74
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2025, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-world-football-thread-2020-2022-edited/918264/1462 "2025-06-05T20:39:38Z")
Guilty as charged, m’lud. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2025, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-world-football-thread-2020-2022-edited/918264/1463 "2025-06-05T20:43:35Z")
It’s a crazy game! Now an own goal for the 5-3 in minute 84! And I don’t think that’s the end of it. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2025, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-world-football-thread-2020-2022-edited/918264/1464 "2025-06-05T20:53:33Z")
I don’t remember such a high scoring competition game between such heavyweights other than the legendary 2014 7-1 win by Germany against Brazil, and that was totally one-sided, while this is on par. ETA; and now 5-4! ETA2: and now it’s over. What a game! ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2025, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-world-football-thread-2020-2022-edited/918264/1465 "2025-06-06T00:49:49Z")
The Yamal penalty was pretty clearly a penalty IMO. Rabiot with a clumsy scissor tackle that only contacts the ball after taking out Yamal. Mbappe went down under routine contact and I agree that was a bad call. ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2025, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-world-football-thread-2020-2022-edited/918264/1466 "2025-06-06T00:55:17Z")
I’ve seen enough, I predict that Spain will win the 2026 World Cup… ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Wiggler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/red_wiggler/32/13190_2.png) [@Red\_Wiggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Wiggler)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2025, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-world-football-thread-2020-2022-edited/918264/1467 "2025-06-06T13:03:39Z")
Two heavyweights flying up and down the pitch, an amazing game. I’m not sure how great the central defenses are for either team – ditto for Portugal and Germany – but both Spain and France can score almost at will. **Frodo** , I concur with the Spain pick but I’m interested in how you see your boyz stacking up. ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2025, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-world-football-thread-2020-2022-edited/918264/1468 "2025-06-06T13:09:41Z")
I cannot possibly comment on that. (You won’t get anything more than that from most of my fellow countrymen, the risks of mufa are too high!) ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2025, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-world-football-thread-2020-2022-edited/918264/1469 "2025-06-06T14:43:55Z")
Never underestimate Uruguay! ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2025, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-world-football-thread-2020-2022-edited/918264/1470 "2025-06-06T17:24:16Z")
Argentina’s chances seem to rely a lot on which Lautaro Martinez they get. Spain could be a menace for a while. Pedri, Gavi, Yamal, Cubarsi, and Nico Williams are all \<23. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2025, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-world-football-thread-2020-2022-edited/918264/1471 "2025-06-08T20:42:21Z")
This is some match. CR7 playing like he’s 25. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2025, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-world-football-thread-2020-2022-edited/918264/1472 "2025-06-08T20:47:46Z")
And now he’s out. But really, he is a phenomenon, now at 40. I never liked the guy, but I have to admit this. ETA: If Spain pull this off, it’ll be a great day for Spanish sports, after Carlos Alcaraz defeated Jannik Sinner in an epic match at Roland Garros. The matchball conveniently happened just 5 minute before Spain-Portugal started. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2025, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-world-football-thread-2020-2022-edited/918264/1473 "2025-06-08T21:09:43Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > I never liked the guy, but I have to admit this. Same. Imagine this match if they called simulation yellows… ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2025, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-world-football-thread-2020-2022-edited/918264/1474 "2025-06-08T21:19:44Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > Imagine this match if they called simulation yellows… The refs are quite cool and don’t let those shenanigans faze them. Every card was well deserved. ETA: I noticed that one of the ref assistants is female, that’s quite remarkable for a game on that scale. Where is the ref team from? I haven’t followed because I’m watching with muted TV and listen to music, as I often do, because mostly the commentary is useless. ETA2: ah, looked it up, it’s a Swiss team, with Sandro Schäfer as the main ref. Rather young guy. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2025, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-world-football-thread-2020-2022-edited/918264/1475 "2025-06-08T21:47:29Z")
I have to say, this is way better than summer friendlies. Germany has some work to do, can’t wait for Musiala to be back. ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Wiggler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/red_wiggler/32/13190_2.png) [@Red\_Wiggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Wiggler)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2025, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-world-football-thread-2020-2022-edited/918264/1476 "2025-06-08T22:11:14Z")
That’s quite the army of talented and active midfielders that Portugal has. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2025, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-world-football-thread-2020-2022-edited/918264/1477 "2025-06-09T00:04:45Z")
Completely irrelevant nitpick… > [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > …matchball… That would be ‘match point’, actually. Back to footy. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2025, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-world-football-thread-2020-2022-edited/918264/1478 "2025-06-09T00:42:50Z")
> [@Guest-starring\_Id](#): > > That would be ‘match point’, actually. Well sure, I confused it with my original German, where we call it “Matchball”. Sorry. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2025, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-world-football-thread-2020-2022-edited/918264/1479 "2025-06-15T16:28:20Z")
Bayern-Auckland in the club WC is a joke, 4-0 after 21 minutes. I knew that Auckland is an amateur team, but they’re playing at a level of maybe a German Oberliga team (which are the fifth highest leagues here). Enhances my skepticism about this tournament. What do you all think about it? Are you interested, do you follow it? ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2025, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-world-football-thread-2020-2022-edited/918264/1480 "2025-06-15T16:50:40Z")
And now Olise is allowed to score the perfect Arjen Robben memorial goal™ for the 6-0, still in the first half. ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2025, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-world-football-thread-2020-2022-edited/918264/1481 "2025-06-15T16:53:52Z")
I had forgotten it was happening. The only thing I wish is that Real Madrid does not win it, as they are the enemy. And if Barça gets some money they will not need to be so corrupt next year\*, so OK. \* That was a good one, wasn’t it? 🤣 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-world-football-thread-2020-2022-edited/918264.md?page=73) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-world-football-thread-2020-2022-edited/918264.md?page=75)