@Kiwiwomble said in FIFA World Cup:
*triggered
@booboo in fairness....the governing body is called "New Zealand Football" and 8 of the national league clubs have "football" in their name....so not sure its "always" be soccer
You young'uns been sucked into vortex of publicity and the growth of the EPL.
Anyways, favourites?
Who are we supporting once AW's get knocked out.
Am not a big soccer fan generally but I do love the World Cup. (Note I'm more than happy to refer to it The World Cup, because it is.)
@booboo said in FIFA World Cup:
Anyways, favourites?
Who are we supporting once AW's get knocked out.
Am not a big soccer fan generally but I do love the World Cup. (Note I'm more than happy to refer to it The World Cup, because it is.)
I'm All Whites or no one myself, but I don't mind seeing the Aston Villa players do well for their sides so usually wish them the best (got behind Argentina in 2022 because of Emi Martinez).
@booboo said in FIFA World Cup:
Anyways, favourites?
Who are we supporting once AW's get knocked out.
Am not a big soccer fan generally but I do love the World Cup. (Note I'm more than happy to refer to it The World Cup, because it is.)
i might have to run a sweep stake to pick a team other than the all whites, had a lot of fun when i drew the netherlands for the 2014 world cup, still have the shirt
@booboo said in FIFA World Cup:
@Kiwiwomble said in FIFA World Cup:
*triggered
@booboo in fairness....the governing body is called "New Zealand Football" and 8 of the national league clubs have "football" in their name....so not sure its "always" be soccer
You young'uns been sucked into vortex of publicity and the growth of the EPL.
as someone closer to the end than the start ill take the "young'uns", dont get it much
I hate Americanisms as much as the next man, but soccer is not one.
Comes from Association Football, and the term originated in England in the late 1800s apparently: rugger and soccer.
It's use has been retained in some places and not in others - typically retained in places that call another game 'footy' - such as New Zealand - so my take is that the 'call it footballs' really just want to pretend it is more important than it is.
@Bovidae said in FIFA World Cup:
@KiwiMurph said in Football World Cup:
Coverage in Aus looks pretty good
All matches being shown live either on one of FTA SBS channels or the SBS app.
In contrast to NZ where you will need to pay for a TVNZ+ event pass to watch all of the games. Their new app seems to be a lemon based on comments I've read.
I'll just pick and choose from the games TVNZ will be showing FTA.
Well considering the paid version sports app in Oz is Kayo there will be no difference in quality. I'll probably watch an All Whites match or two to test it out (well by watch, have on in the background).
I love winding up poms who don't realise that soccer is their word and that they have adopted the continental Europeans way of saying the name of the game they invented.
@mohikamo said in FIFA World Cup:
@MajorPom
shoulda stayed with soccer
F the "call it footballs' "
conversely, we overwhelming call rugby...rugby...so why not call the sport where the number one rules is "kick the ball with youre feet".....football, id also say +90% of the rest of the world call it a version of football so those on the "no its soccer!" are the exception...and youve lost as soon as you're quoting the origins of the word
@Kiwiwomble said in FIFA World Cup:
@mohikamo said in FIFA World Cup:
@MajorPom
shoulda stayed with soccer
F the "call it footballs' "conversely, we overwhelming call rugby...rugby...so why not call the sport where the number one rules is "kick the ball with youre feet".....football, id also say +90% of the rest of the world call it a version of football so those on the "no its soccer!" are the exception...and youve lost as soon as you're quoting the origins of the word
However, there's almost nobody trying to change things by going "no it's soccer". There are people who have always called it soccer still calling it soccer, and there are the "no it's football" people trying to change what those people do. Personally I reckon they should just get off their high horse and let people call it what they call it, it's neither incorrect or American as they claim, and what difference does it make anyway?
@Kiwiwomble said in FIFA World Cup:
@mohikamo said in FIFA World Cup:
@MajorPom
shoulda stayed with soccer
F the "call it footballs' "conversely, we overwhelming call rugby...rugby...so why not call the sport where the number one rules is "kick the ball with youre feet".....football, id also say +90% of the rest of the world call it a version of football so those on the "no its soccer!" are the exception...and youve lost as soon as you're quoting the origins of the word
Then we would have to call it foot-and-head-sometimes-chest-except-for-the-goalkeeper-ball
When I made my ill fated one training/practice career in soccer as a 5 year old it was at the local soccer club.
Luckily for me, and my old man who stormed out of the house to go to the pub on hearing I'd taken up soccer, they made the fat kid the goalie and I was bored out of my tree.
I did play quite a bit of lunch time soccer and inter-syndicate soccer at intermediate and quite enjoyed it though but luckily I was ensconced in rugby by then.
@Nepia said in FIFA World Cup:
@Bovidae said in FIFA World Cup:
@KiwiMurph said in Football World Cup:
Coverage in Aus looks pretty good
All matches being shown live either on one of FTA SBS channels or the SBS app.
In contrast to NZ where you will need to pay for a TVNZ+ event pass to watch all of the games. Their new app seems to be a lemon based on comments I've read.
I'll just pick and choose from the games TVNZ will be showing FTA.
Well considering the paid version sports app in Oz is Kayo there will be no difference in quality. I'll probably watch an All Whites match or two to test it out (well by watch, have on in the background).
I love winding up poms who don't realise that soccer is their word and that they have adopted the continental Europeans way of saying the name of the game they invented.
Was never soccer when I was growing up
@booboo said in FIFA World Cup:
@Kiwiwomble said in FIFA World Cup:
@mohikamo said in FIFA World Cup:
@MajorPom
shoulda stayed with soccer
F the "call it footballs' "conversely, we overwhelming call rugby...rugby...so why not call the sport where the number one rules is "kick the ball with youre feet".....football, id also say +90% of the rest of the world call it a version of football so those on the "no its soccer!" are the exception...and youve lost as soon as you're quoting the origins of the word
Then we would have to call it foot-and-head-sometimes-chest-except-for-the-goalkeeper-ball
Poofball it is then
@Nepia said in FIFA World Cup:
@Bovidae said in FIFA World Cup:
@KiwiMurph said in Football World Cup:
Coverage in Aus looks pretty good
All matches being shown live either on one of FTA SBS channels or the SBS app.
In contrast to NZ where you will need to pay for a TVNZ+ event pass to watch all of the games. Their new app seems to be a lemon based on comments I've read.
I'll just pick and choose from the games TVNZ will be showing FTA.
Well considering the paid version sports app in Oz is Kayo there will be no difference in quality. I'll probably watch an All Whites match or two to test it out (well by watch, have on in the background).
I love winding up poms who don't realise that soccer is their word and that they have adopted the continental Europeans way of saying the name of the game they invented.
That’s another one I just don’t get
POM
@MiketheSnow said in FIFA World Cup:
@Nepia said in FIFA World Cup:
@Bovidae said in FIFA World Cup:
@KiwiMurph said in Football World Cup:
Coverage in Aus looks pretty good
All matches being shown live either on one of FTA SBS channels or the SBS app.
In contrast to NZ where you will need to pay for a TVNZ+ event pass to watch all of the games. Their new app seems to be a lemon based on comments I've read.
I'll just pick and choose from the games TVNZ will be showing FTA.
Well considering the paid version sports app in Oz is Kayo there will be no difference in quality. I'll probably watch an All Whites match or two to test it out (well by watch, have on in the background).
I love winding up poms who don't realise that soccer is their word and that they have adopted the continental Europeans way of saying the name of the game they invented.
That’s another one I just don’t get
POM
I'm not sure if we use Pom for you lot or just the English? I think just the English. Anyway, I think the Aussies invented the term.
Isn't there a UK Sky show called Soccer Saturday?
@Nepia said in FIFA World Cup:
@MiketheSnow said in FIFA World Cup:
@Nepia said in FIFA World Cup:
@Bovidae said in FIFA World Cup:
@KiwiMurph said in Football World Cup:
Coverage in Aus looks pretty good
All matches being shown live either on one of FTA SBS channels or the SBS app.
In contrast to NZ where you will need to pay for a TVNZ+ event pass to watch all of the games. Their new app seems to be a lemon based on comments I've read.
I'll just pick and choose from the games TVNZ will be showing FTA.
Well considering the paid version sports app in Oz is Kayo there will be no difference in quality. I'll probably watch an All Whites match or two to test it out (well by watch, have on in the background).
I love winding up poms who don't realise that soccer is their word and that they have adopted the continental Europeans way of saying the name of the game they invented.
That’s another one I just don’t get
POM
I'm not sure if we use Pom for you lot or just the English? I think just the English. Anyway, I think the Aussies invented the term.
Isn't there a UK Sky show called Soccer Saturday?
And in the early 80s, every Sunday I watched Big League Soccer with Brian Moore. As a kid in the early 80s it was soccer too
@canefan said in FIFA World Cup:
@Nepia said in FIFA World Cup:
@MiketheSnow said in FIFA World Cup:
@Nepia said in FIFA World Cup:
@Bovidae said in FIFA World Cup:
@KiwiMurph said in Football World Cup:
Coverage in Aus looks pretty good
All matches being shown live either on one of FTA SBS channels or the SBS app.
In contrast to NZ where you will need to pay for a TVNZ+ event pass to watch all of the games. Their new app seems to be a lemon based on comments I've read.
I'll just pick and choose from the games TVNZ will be showing FTA.
Well considering the paid version sports app in Oz is Kayo there will be no difference in quality. I'll probably watch an All Whites match or two to test it out (well by watch, have on in the background).
I love winding up poms who don't realise that soccer is their word and that they have adopted the continental Europeans way of saying the name of the game they invented.
That’s another one I just don’t get
POM
I'm not sure if we use Pom for you lot or just the English? I think just the English. Anyway, I think the Aussies invented the term.
Isn't there a UK Sky show called Soccer Saturday?
And in the early 80s, every Sunday I watched Big League Soccer with Brian Moore. As a kid in the early 80s it was soccer too
There's two Brian Moore's? 
@Nepia said in FIFA World Cup:
@canefan said in FIFA World Cup:
@Nepia said in FIFA World Cup:
@MiketheSnow said in FIFA World Cup:
@Nepia said in FIFA World Cup:
@Bovidae said in FIFA World Cup:
@KiwiMurph said in Football World Cup:
Coverage in Aus looks pretty good
All matches being shown live either on one of FTA SBS channels or the SBS app.
In contrast to NZ where you will need to pay for a TVNZ+ event pass to watch all of the games. Their new app seems to be a lemon based on comments I've read.
I'll just pick and choose from the games TVNZ will be showing FTA.
Well considering the paid version sports app in Oz is Kayo there will be no difference in quality. I'll probably watch an All Whites match or two to test it out (well by watch, have on in the background).
I love winding up poms who don't realise that soccer is their word and that they have adopted the continental Europeans way of saying the name of the game they invented.
That’s another one I just don’t get
POM
I'm not sure if we use Pom for you lot or just the English? I think just the English. Anyway, I think the Aussies invented the term.
Isn't there a UK Sky show called Soccer Saturday?
And in the early 80s, every Sunday I watched Big League Soccer with Brian Moore. As a kid in the early 80s it was soccer too
There's two Brian Moore's?
@Smudge said in FIFA World Cup:
A polite advisory that any more "soccer" v "football" chat in this thread will be deleted.
Sorry. Missed that earlier. Fair call.
(For my next thread "What's better, Rugby or League?".)
The usual suspects are listed as favourites. Spain, France, Argentina, England, Germany
Struggling to get excited for this, especially given there will be 72(!) games just to get rid of 16 teams, I'm not expecting to see any big names go out in the group stage this time around but one shock result could force 2 top teams together early in the knockouts.
Will probably sign on for the TVNZ package just so I can put them on the big screen at work.
As usual, I am running one of my mega comps so PM me with an email address if you want to enter.
With uneven pools that means we can't have simultaneous final matches, mean potential disgrace-of-gijon style shenanigans.
All Whites 0-3 down against Haiti in a friendly
world cup could be ugly...Haiti are only a couple of world ranking positions ahead of us on 83....
There was definitely a big drop-off in performance and quality from the 2nd half team. de Vries was badly exposed on defence.
Im predicting France, Argentina or Portugal. reckon Brazil will struggle their midfield is average and England will do their famous choke. Its funny I’ve always taken an interest in. *insert name here * but it wasn’t until my 13 year old started playing it a few years ago I’ve actually gotten a lot more into it.
The SWC squads are out and this is the stat the ferners were waiting to have a look at.
The number of players in each squad who play in that countries home leagues.
Couldn't find it anywhere so had to sift it out myself, but it didn't take long for obvious reasons.
Only 27.6% of players play in their own countries domestic leagues.
Even France only have 8 players playing domestically.
And the Dutch only 2!
Contenders Spain have 9 "foreigners."
Senegal have zero, but with 20 players in the "Big 5" west euro leagues, definitely contenders.
