# 2022 FIFA World Cup Discussion Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Sports\ **Created:** [March 25, 2021, 4:32pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/2022-fifa-world-cup-discussion-thread/2427 "2021-03-25T16:32:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 17
**Author:** ![dothemath](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/dothemath/32/651_2.png) [@dothemath](https://community.goactuary.com/u/dothemath)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2022, 10:13pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/2022-fifa-world-cup-discussion-thread/2427/328 "2022-08-05T22:13:14Z")
I can confirm your sarcasm meter is well celebrated. ---
**Author:** ![greenman](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/greenman/32/1904_2.png) [@greenman](https://community.goactuary.com/u/greenman)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2022, 1:03pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/2022-fifa-world-cup-discussion-thread/2427/329 "2022-08-10T13:03:32Z")
Two months before the start of the WC, FIFA is moving the Qatar/Ecuador game up a day so that it kicks off the tournament. Old schedule 11/21 Senegal / Netherlands 4am CST 11/21 England / Iran 7am CST 11/21 Qatar / Ecuador 10am CST 11/21 USA / Wales 1pm CST New schedule 11/20 Qatar / Ecuador 10am CST 11/21 England / Iran 7am CST 11/21 Senegal / Netherlands 10am CST 11/21 USA / Wales 1pm CST ---
**Author:** ![ArthurItas](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/arthuritas/32/63_2.png) [@ArthurItas](https://community.goactuary.com/u/ArthurItas)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2022, 1:05pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/2022-fifa-world-cup-discussion-thread/2427/330 "2022-08-10T13:05:02Z")
They only had 12 years to plan it. Amazing they just now figured this out. ---
**Author:** ![greenman](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/greenman/32/1904_2.png) [@greenman](https://community.goactuary.com/u/greenman)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2022, 1:07pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/2022-fifa-world-cup-discussion-thread/2427/331 "2022-08-10T13:07:00Z")
Hopefully anyone planning on attending the Qatar/Ecuador game is arriving in Doha prior to 11/20… ---
**Author:** ![knoath](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/knoath/32/65607_2.png) [@knoath](https://community.goactuary.com/u/knoath)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2022, 2:57pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/2022-fifa-world-cup-discussion-thread/2427/332 "2022-08-10T14:57:31Z")
One of those high profile games like this one - ---
**Author:** ![Cooke](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/cooke/32/15467_2.png) [@Cooke](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Cooke)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2022, 3:30pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/2022-fifa-world-cup-discussion-thread/2427/333 "2022-08-10T15:30:41Z")
Glad I booked a flexible airfare! 😊 ---
**Author:** ![greenman](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/greenman/32/1904_2.png) [@greenman](https://community.goactuary.com/u/greenman)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2022, 5:42pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/2022-fifa-world-cup-discussion-thread/2427/334 "2022-08-12T17:42:09Z")
World Cup starts 100 days from today! Or maybe 99. I am not sure the day they are counting from. I guess it will start when it starts. ---
**Author:** ![ArthurItas](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/arthuritas/32/63_2.png) [@ArthurItas](https://community.goactuary.com/u/ArthurItas)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 1:58pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/2022-fifa-world-cup-discussion-thread/2427/335 "2022-08-23T13:58:53Z")
Gross > **[Qatar detains workers protesting late pay before World Cup](https://apnews.com/article/soccer-sports-arrests-dubai-2981f6ac57f281855a6b04ae651062f5)** > > An advocacy group says Qatar arrested at least 60 foreign workers who protested going months without their pay and deported some of them. ---
**Author:** ![ArthurItas](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/arthuritas/32/63_2.png) [@ArthurItas](https://community.goactuary.com/u/ArthurItas)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2022, 11:51am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/2022-fifa-world-cup-discussion-thread/2427/337 "2022-09-13T11:51:15Z")
[https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/long-lines-lack-water-mar-qatar-world-cup-stadium-trial-2022-09-12/](https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/long-lines-lack-water-mar-qatar-world-cup-stadium-trial-2022-09-12/)? At least Blatter got paid well for selecting this venue ---
**Author:** ![Cooke](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/cooke/32/15467_2.png) [@Cooke](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Cooke)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2022, 7:41pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/2022-fifa-world-cup-discussion-thread/2427/338 "2022-09-28T19:41:52Z")
Can’t see this type of mild protest having any impact on Qatar’s policies! > **[World Cup 2022: Denmark to wear 'toned down' jerseys in protest at hosts Qatar](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63066393)** > > Denmark will wear "toned down" jerseys for the World Cup to protest against Qatar's human rights record and treatment of migrant workers. ---
**Author:** ![dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/u/dr_t_non-fan)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2022, 7:34pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/2022-fifa-world-cup-discussion-thread/2427/339 "2022-10-14T19:34:07Z")
France is out Kante, could be without Pogba. Brazil’s to lose IMO. USA will have to work hard to get to 16. Need to be better than Wales. MEX probably won’t make it, looking poor recently; depends on how good POL is. CAN in a two-Euro Group, with Belgium (World #2) and Croatia (World #12 and 2018 runner-up). Extremely hard to get through, no matter how good they look right now. I’ll root, but I won’t wager. ---
**Author:** ![Cooke](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/cooke/32/15467_2.png) [@Cooke](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Cooke)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2022, 7:43pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/2022-fifa-world-cup-discussion-thread/2427/340 "2022-10-14T19:43:49Z")
I would not bet on any CONCACAF team to make it to the second round. ---
**Author:** ![knoath](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/knoath/32/65607_2.png) [@knoath](https://community.goactuary.com/u/knoath)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2022, 8:08pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/2022-fifa-world-cup-discussion-thread/2427/341 "2022-10-14T20:08:35Z")
Oddschecker has for overall winner, in order - Brazil, France, Argentina, England, Spain, Germany, Netherlands, Portugal, Belgium and Denmark. I like Spain as a slightly dark horse. England is going through a rough patch (not just their football team!). France seem to go hot and cold in successive cups. Messi’s history of underperforming may doom Argentina. Brazil must be very hungry after underperforming multiple cups in a row. I’d love to see Netherlands finally win or any of the others that haven’t won before. ---
**Author:** ![ArthurItas](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/arthuritas/32/63_2.png) [@ArthurItas](https://community.goactuary.com/u/ArthurItas)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2022, 8:32pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/2022-fifa-world-cup-discussion-thread/2427/342 "2022-10-14T20:32:26Z")
England is certainly incredibly talented and deserve to be one of the odds on favorites as a result, but that team has been struggling lately so I’d bet against them despite the talent. ---
**Author:** ![Cooke](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/cooke/32/15467_2.png) [@Cooke](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Cooke)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2022, 8:49pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/2022-fifa-world-cup-discussion-thread/2427/343 "2022-10-14T20:49:46Z")
> [@knoath](#): > > I’d love to see Netherlands finally win or any of the others that haven’t won before. Yeah, I usually cheer for the Netherlands for that reason. And, although England has won before, it was even more years ago than when my Leafs last won a Stanley Cup. ---
**Author:** ![Mountainhawk](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/mountainhawk/32/82290_2.png) [@Mountainhawk](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Mountainhawk)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2022, 12:57am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/2022-fifa-world-cup-discussion-thread/2427/344 "2022-10-15T00:57:07Z")
Would anyone be interesting in a WC prediction contest? ---
**Author:** ![knoath](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/knoath/32/65607_2.png) [@knoath](https://community.goactuary.com/u/knoath)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2022, 1:18am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/2022-fifa-world-cup-discussion-thread/2427/345 "2022-10-15T01:18:32Z")
At my first actuary company there was an excellent competition guessing the differential for each game - you pick one country to beat the other by say 2 goals. If you were off by one (they won by 1 goal or 3 goals), you would be penalized 1 squared (1 point), if off by 2 goals, penalized by 2 squared (4 points) etc. You would put in your picks before the beginning of each round (I can’t remember if the round-robin had three or just one put-in-your-picks cutoff). Each subsequent round of the knock-out rounds the penalties were doubled. ---
**Author:** ![Cooke](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/cooke/32/15467_2.png) [@Cooke](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Cooke)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2022, 3:24pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/2022-fifa-world-cup-discussion-thread/2427/346 "2022-10-15T15:24:05Z")
Yup ---
**Author:** ![dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/u/dr_t_non-fan)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2022, 5:25pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/2022-fifa-world-cup-discussion-thread/2427/347 "2022-10-27T17:25:16Z")
Qatar, such a nice place… [espn.com/soccer/fifa-world-cup/story/4782902/qatar-world-cup-fbi-probe-ex-cia-officers-spying-for-host-nation](http://espn.com/soccer/fifa-world-cup/story/4782902/qatar-world-cup-fbi-probe-ex-cia-officers-spying-for-host-nation) ---
**Author:** ![dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/u/dr_t_non-fan)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2022, 6:17pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/2022-fifa-world-cup-discussion-thread/2427/348 "2022-10-31T18:17:56Z")
Pogba out for France. [Previous page](https://community.goactuary.com/t/2022-fifa-world-cup-discussion-thread/2427.md?page=16) [Next page](https://community.goactuary.com/t/2022-fifa-world-cup-discussion-thread/2427.md?page=18)