FT: QATAR 0 - 2 ECUADOR. Match thread

[Wales-Bales]

Re: QATAR v ECUADOR. Match thread. 20th Nov - 4pm

The Qatari manager has praised his team’s resilience and strength of character in next weeks 3-1 win.

The Qatari manager added that he was very surprised to reach the final.

[LA Bluebird]

Re: QATAR v ECUADOR. Match thread. 20th Nov - 4pm

Think it might have been when the keeper was in front of the ball, so there needed to be two defenders behind the last attacker. It looked level to me mind.

Just to say, Dion Dublin’s a hopeless summariser.

But the ball wasn’t played by an Ecuador player forward at that stage either way. He was well onside when the ball ended up coming in.

[Cleve van Leef]

Re: QATAR v ECUADOR. Match thread. 20th Nov - 4pm

Justice

[Hilts]

Re: QATAR v ECUADOR. Match thread. 20th Nov - 4pm

I think even wed score more than 1 against Qatar.

[Wales-Bales]

Re: QATAR v ECUADOR. Match thread. 20th Nov - 4pm

RIP the referee, who accidentally fell out of his hotel room window 3 hours after the game.

[A Quiet Monkfish]

Re: QATAR v ECUADOR. Match thread. 20th Nov - 4pm

But the ball wasn’t played by an Ecuador player forward at that stage either way. He was well onside when the ball ended up coming in.

The 'replay' picked out two players who were in front of 3 Qatar players when the free kick was taken. If no-one questions that we're all f****d,

[LA Bluebird]

Re: QATAR v ECUADOR. Match thread. 20th Nov - 4pm

They showed the feed from the technology on US TV and they said #11 who never played the ball was offside when the keeper punched it and maybe it glanced off one of his teammates. Incredibly dodgy decision.

[MacAdder]

Re: QATAR v ECUADOR. Match thread. 20th Nov - 4pm

I wonder what are the odds on an Ecuador player getting sent off.

Edit:
What a header! 👏 👏

[Hilts]

Re: QATAR v ECUADOR. Match thread. 20th Nov - 4pm

2 must be offside?😂😂😂

[UNDERHILL1927]

Re: QATAR v ECUADOR. Match thread. 20th Nov - 4pm

Fantastic header.

[PontBlue]

Re: QATAR v ECUADOR. Match thread. 20th Nov - 4pm

I'm surprised they didn't claim that was offside as well

[Hilts]

Re: QATAR v ECUADOR. Match thread. 20th Nov - 4pm

They showed the feed from the technology on US TV and they said #11 who never played the ball was offside when the keeper punched it and maybe it glanced off one of his teammates. Incredibly dodgy decision.

If thats the case that the player challenging the keeper is an offside position then the decision is correct.

[Hilts]

Re: QATAR v ECUADOR. Match thread. 20th Nov - 4pm

I think if all the Ecuador players and the officials were on the take theyd still beat Qatar.

Not impressed with their Ultras either

[Harry Bosch]

Re: QATAR v ECUADOR. Match thread. 20th Nov - 4pm

The Qataris don’t look happy now. What odds on Infantino being found lifeless in bed tomorrow wearing only a ginger wig as this isn’t going according to plan clearly. The very contentious disallowed goal after 4 minutes didn’t do the tournament any favours at all did it? Perhaps at half time or full time we will have an explanation but it’s going to be a subtlety at best.

[Canton Kev]

Re: QATAR v ECUADOR. Match thread. 20th Nov - 4pm

Qatar look shit and this is their easiest game.

The Dutch squad must be scrolling through Wikipedia to see how many records they can break next week.