a-k Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 6 hours ago, The Fun Factory said: At least it has a sensible structure of 16 teams and then quarter finals. The euros is 24 to 16 and the copa america 12 to 8. Except it doesn't. This year it is also 24 to 16. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Fun Factory Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 (edited) 16 hours ago, a-k said: Except it doesn't. This year it is also 24 to 16. Oh. Making group stages in any football tournament pointless appears to be a worldwide effort. Edited January 12, 2022 by The Fun Factory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted January 12, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted January 12, 2022 Said it before elsewhere but I hate the non-divisible by 2^n number of teams format so much that's rather see a 32 team Euros and 64 team World Cup than 24 and 48 teams respectively. Obviously 16 and 32 is preferable but that ship has already sailed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacketspuds Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 Ref has blown the final whistle after 85 minutes in the Mali game. Now sent off Toure for a slightly late tackle that tapped the player's ankle. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Silvers Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 Just now, jacketspuds said: Ref has blown the final whistle after 85 minutes in the Mali game. Now sent off Toure for a slightly late tackle that tapped the player's ankle. That was a ridiculous red, if Toure was a ManU player he stays on 100%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Silvers Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 Just now, Phil Silvers said: That was a ridiculous red, if Toure was a ManU player he stays on 100%. And finishes game b4 90 mins, it's bent everywhere ffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 6 minutes ago, Phil Silvers said: And finishes game b4 90 mins, it's bent everywhere ffs. Tunisia would probably be the bigger footvall power as well which will make suspicions of matchfixing be taken a bit more serious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Silvers Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 1 minute ago, Zatman said: Tunisia would probably be the bigger footvall power as well which will make suspicions of matchfixing be taken a bit more serious Mali have never lost an opener at the Afcon, plenty mo idea on it I'd say, get a ref to make sure it happens Didn't watch it tbh so no idea how it played out re the ref. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MessiWillSignForVilla Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 I'll preface this by saying that AFCON should absolutely be respected, is an important international competition and doesn't deserve the scorn it gets sometimes with fans thinking players should just pull out of it, but I can't help think that every tournament something happens which makes the AFC and all the articles about how AFCON is disrespected look like the Alliance of Magicians. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 And people wonder why the tournament isn’t taken overly seriously outside of Africa. Teams going back out on to the pitch to play the minute that should have been played earlier, wtf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 Mali players on the pitch ready and Tunisia decide to just sack it off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 4 hours ago, The Fun Factory said: Oh. Making group stages in any football tournament pointless appears to be a worldwide effort. Weirdly the 24 team format at the Euros won me over last summer. Yes, 66% of the teams in the groups will qualify for the knockouts instead of 50%, it’s not as ‘neat’ on that front but the flip side is you don’t get dead rubbers on match day 3 because teams still have a shot. The drama of Scotland or the Germany/Portugal/Hungary situation wouldn’t have happened if nothing was at stake in the final game. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 28 minutes ago, bannedfromHandV said: And people wonder why the tournament isn’t taken overly seriously outside of Africa. Teams going back out on to the pitch to play the minute that should have been played earlier, wtf. I saw something similar happen at Villa once vs Celta Vigo. It was about 20 years ago and we were playing the home leg at The Hawthorns but the ref had an absolute shocker. He was giving throw ins the wrong way, decided to try and book everyone on the pitch, sent at least three people off and blew the final whistle after 88 minutes despite the fact there was an enormous clock on the scoreboard which literally everybody in the stadium could see. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MachoFantastico Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 Hate to say it but the whole tournament as been a joke so far, the referee blowing the whistle crazy early doesn't surprise me at all. It's not surprising the tournament isn't taken seriously by those outside of Africa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midfielder Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 Watching the hghlights in a mo, but I started with this video below which is just the "chaos" at the close of the match, not match highlights. Still though, this is one of the most (possibly) corrupt things i have ever seen in football. Nobody can be that incompetent surely. To make such an unforgiveable, elementary mistake as to get the time wrong..... and twice? Aparently after a few stoppages in the game too? And they had to ask the fourth official to referee the added on time 20 mins later????? What about the original ref? Did he leave the stadium? Did he refuse to officiate? I hope someone looks into this. Genuine mistakes or entirely intentional... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 Poor old Mauritiana couldn't get their national anthem played in the game after. They started another country's one 3 times before they gave up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don_Simon Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 Stadiums are nearly empty. The quality of football is appalling. The refereeing even worse. Its smack bang in the middle of the season. This is why the tournament gets so much shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 Another 1-0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 I suppose the lack of goals means the experts cant use stupid cliches like naive African defences or poor goalkeepers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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