Off Topic International Break Thread

WC 2022 group stage draw :

Group A
Qatar , Netherlands, Senegal, Ecuador

Group B
England, USA, Iran, Wales/Scotland/Ukraine

Group C
Argentina, Mexico, Poland, Saudi Arabia

Group D
France, Denmark, Tunisia, UAE/Australia/Peru

Group E
Spain, Germany, Japan, Costa Rica/New Zealand

Group F
Belgium, Croatia, Morocco, Canada

Group G
Brazil, Switzerland, Serbia, Cameroon

Group H
Portugal, Uruguay,, South Korea, Ghana

 

Easy group for England, should walk it to be honest with the players we’ve got.

 

Some < rcl > there (more so if Wales qualify) .

 

I can't be alone in wishing that, when it was obvious to everyone watching which groups Ghana and Canada would be in, they stopped fiddling with their balls and just finished the job? Would've saved ten minutes of needless pageantry

 

Please explain when pageantry is NOT needless?

 

When leading the Tory front bench to the guillotine?

 

Good answer! That's a bit French though, do you envisage the pageantry going all the way across the channel?

 

You can't really do pageantry with a gas chamber or lethal injection, given there's an awkward few minutes between them being strapped down and the confetti bombs when they flatline

 

The French might think we were invading and just surrender and spoil the whole pageant.

 

Is this the Qatari remake of Casper the Friendly Ghost?

 

Who you gonna call?

 

And just because it's easy to do.

 

It's going to be Scotland ,who will play like Brazil circa 1970

 

If only, I don't think Scotland has the players of the quality of 1970.


Billy Bremner Midfielder 2 0
Francis Burns Defender/Midfielder 1 0
Charlie Cooke Midfielder 1 0
Peter Cormack Midfielder 1 0
Hugh Curran Forward 1 0
Tommy Gemmell Defender 1 0
Alan Gilzean Forward 2 0 1
Eddie Gray Midfielder 2 0
John Greig Defender 2 0
Jim Herriot Goalkeeper 1 0 - -
Jimmy Johnstone Midfielder 1 0 1
Peter Lorimer Midfielder/Forward 0 1
Ernest McGarr 1 0
Ron McKinnon Defender 2 0
Billy McNeill Defender 1 0
Bobby Murdoch Midfielder 1 0
Pat Stanton Midfielder 1 0
Colin Stein

 

It was 74 in \Germany when Scotland scared Brazil to death courtesy of Joe Jordan and returned home unbeaten.


Thomson Allan Goalkeeper 2 0 - -
John Blackley Defender 4 0
Billy Bremner Midfielder 11 0
Martin Buchan Defender 6 0
Kenny Burns Defender 1 0
George Connelly Defender/Midfielder 2 0
Kenny Dalglish Forward 12 1 3
Willie Donachie Defender 1 0
Donald Ford Forward 1 2
Tom Forsyth Defender 1 0
George Graham Forward 0 1
David Harvey Goalkeeper 9 0 - -
David Hay Defender 12 0 1
Jim Holton Defender 10 0 2 1
Ally Hunter Goalkeeper 1 0 - -
Tommy Hutchison Midfielder 7 3
Sandy Jardine Defender 13 0 1 1
Derek Johnstone Forward 1 0
Jimmy Johnstone Midfielder 4 0 1
Joe Jordan Forward 9 3 5 1
Denis Law Forward 6 0
Peter Lorimer Midfielder/Forward 6 1 1
Peter McCloy Goalkeeper 1 0 - -
Danny McGrain Defender 10 1
Gordon McQueen Defender 1 0
Willie Morgan Midfielder 8 1
Derek Parlane Forward 1 0
Bobby Robinson Midfielder 0 1
Erich Schaedler Defender 1 0
Jimmy Smith Midfielder 1 2
Pat Stanton Midfielder 1 0

 

It’s over

 

I know but don't worry United will return in a few years time

 

I was thinking
Felix
Carlos Alberto
Brito
Piazza
Everaldo
Clodoaldo
Gerson
Tostao
Jairzinho
Pele
Rivelino

 

Also, fair warning: Brazil vs Switzerland guarantees the two worst anthems in the tournament will be played back-to-back