Day 1: Qatar vs Ecuador - Match Discussion Only Please.

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the leg they’re showing is the guy who challenges for the header initially. go back and watch the replay no other player is ahead of him
It's not. There's another player challenging the keeper for the ball, the one who later attempts the bicycle kick. He must get a touch on the ball. The one who's offside then heads it.
 

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One of my earliest football memories was Qatar being the worst team on first/original FIFA International Soccer...

Some things never change...

Also, the iPlayer must be about 5 minutes behind.
FIFA 94 on the SEGA? Worst team by far.
 

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Dublin: “What they need to do is take down this non load-bearing wall and free up some space, that would add real value to this side and return a good yield”.
 

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In five minutes

“Manchester United considering move for Ecuadorian wonder kid.”

“it is reported at half time United spoke to the player, they are inching closer to an agreement… preparing, bidding, considering “
 

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Forgot to build hotels, forgot to buy the ref, forgot to buy some good players. Someone will be in deep trouble.
 

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Ecuador is playing pretty well considering 7 players were allegedly paid off so they loose.
 

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I thought the 2-0 goal looked more like an offside than the one that was ruled out. Wasn't Valencia off by a few inches when the ball was played? :confused:
 

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How did Qatar beat Japan?
I posted a couple days ago explaining, in 2019 they parked a great bus and the counter was great with Afif and Almoez both in great form. They also got very lucky though. They have regressed massively since then, defence is poor and they have no real counter threat as it’s only Afif really who carries a proper threat so he gets targeted.
 

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The first aerial duel between the keeper and the Ecuadorian striker that later does the bicycle, that's where the image is from.
If the Ecuadorian striker touches the ball there, which it seems like he did, then the next Ecuadorian player to head it is offside. The image is taken at the right moment.
Why did they cut the keeper out of the picture I've got it frozen on the moment and the keeper's back seems to be playing in onside.
 

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Qatar racking up the yellow cards…one of their players will defo get sent off.