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Well done all who managed to stay out for the entire tournament. I'd love to tell you you didn't really miss out... unfortunately not quite true. One of the best tournaments (on the pitch that is).

Shambolic. World is upside down.

Yes, there was also American-run fascist military dictatorships in Brazil, Ecuador, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay at that time (and then I'm only mentioning the South American ones...). Of course the west didnt mind... just normal American foreign politics: install fascists and kill...

Well the US-backed junta that was in charge when the World Cup was played was indeed installed in 1976, but there was another military junta (with Ongania as the leader) in charge when they were awarded the cup in 1966.

Palermo vs Venezia tomorrow for all of you WC-nonwatchers. Might get a glimpse of Aaron Connolly if you're lucky.

Whatever they were doing, they surely achieved more than I did while I was watching Morocco vs Croatia.

I agree with most of that and they can do whatever the f*** they want down there in the desert, the problem is really the decision to go there and participate in their dirty little PR party.

Horrible. Getting wasted is a human right.

Sounds like a shit job

I take it he is another bloke who could do without watching Australia vs Tunisia then

https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/fifa-naegter-det-danske-landshold-baere-kritisk-traeningstroeje-i-qatar Denmark not allowed (by FIFA) to wear the text "Humans rights for all" on their training kits. If I know the Danes right, they'll find a way to double up and make it uncomfortable for...

If the world feels a distaste over the Qatar regime, there is a pretty simple solution: stop buying their shit. Until the 1950s, Qatar was a tribal country of 30-40k fishermen and illiterate sheepshaggers (well, camels perhaps) and you can dig like a moron to try find out if they had any laws...

Ye. Just like they probably watch a Newcastle or City game every now and then. Just morbid interest...

I'm a horrible person so I'm gonna watch most of it.