# World Cup 2022 - discussion, predictions, and thoughts **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** football-soccer-fifa\ **Created:** [November 6, 2022, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-2022-discussion-predictions-and-thoughts/974476 "2022-11-06T20:37:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 107
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2022, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-2022-discussion-predictions-and-thoughts/974476/2123 "2022-12-23T17:19:01Z")
Some creative license is appreciated. As long as you don’t start channeling The Big Infante. “I feel like Uhura. I feel like Smaug. I feel like Jabba.” ---
**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:** [December 23, 2022, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-2022-discussion-predictions-and-thoughts/974476/2124 "2022-12-23T17:34:59Z")
> [@Dr\_Paprika](#): > > The Big Infante. Sorry, cultural mismatch error. who’s “The big infante”? ---
**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:** [December 23, 2022, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-2022-discussion-predictions-and-thoughts/974476/2125 "2022-12-23T17:45:58Z")
I believe he means Mafiantino. You don’t remember [him](https://schumanchu.eu/html/l/l_00120mafiantino.html)? Good for you! ---
**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:** [December 24, 2022, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-2022-discussion-predictions-and-thoughts/974476/2126 "2022-12-24T03:11:09Z")
Oh, him. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2022, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-2022-discussion-predictions-and-thoughts/974476/2127 "2022-12-24T13:13:01Z")
Here’s a video from Fox Sports on the top 15 goals of the tournament. I’m not sure who did the ranking, but most of the goals mentioned above are in there. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/wgnckaNcHqs/maxresdefault.jpg "2022 FIFA World Cup: TOP 15 GOALS of the Tournament | FOX Soccer") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgnckaNcHqs) ---
**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:** [December 29, 2022, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-2022-discussion-predictions-and-thoughts/974476/2128 "2022-12-29T20:01:58Z")
Seems to be the only footy thread I can find… [R.I.P. Pele,](https://www.tsn.ca/pele-brazil-s-mighty-king-of-beautiful-game-has-died-1.1899103) at 82. ---
**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:** [December 29, 2022, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-2022-discussion-predictions-and-thoughts/974476/2129 "2022-12-29T20:05:11Z")
I checked, and since there wasn’t one I thought it was fitting to create one > [@R.I.P. Pele, Good bye to the king](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-pele-good-bye-to-the-king/977297): > > One of the greatest ever. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-2022-discussion-predictions-and-thoughts/974476.md?page=106)