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World Cup 98 fixed?

Callumcafc
Callumcafc Posts: 63,760
in Other Football and Sports
Platini says the draw was made in such a way that France and Brazil would not be able to meet until the final.


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  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,126
    Shock.

    2002 and the South Korean games spring to mind as well.
  • Covered_End_Lad
    Covered_End_Lad Posts: 5,725
    Not surprised, Platini is a crooked as they come.
  • palarsehater
    palarsehater Posts: 12,296
    why is he not in jail? fraud no?

    white flag waving sod
  • flyingkiwiDK
    flyingkiwiDK Posts: 5,722
    Russia have a pretty favorable draw this year too. Surely not...
  • JollyRobin
    JollyRobin Posts: 1,706
    edited May 2018
    flyingkiwiDK said:

    Russia have a pretty favorable draw this year too. Surely not...

    I think that is down to the fact that as hosts they automatically get a top seed place, so there is no other top seed in their group. But they do have a tough second seed side in Uruguay and a tough third seed tie in Egypt.

    If, by some miracle, they do qualify they will probably meet either Portugal or Spain in the next round.

    I wouldn't say it's a favourable draw.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,946
    So not the World Cup, just the draw?

    S.Korea's games against Italy and Spain in 2002 were dodgy as hell though.
  • Gravesend_Addick
    Gravesend_Addick Posts: 7,299
    Fifa rigged world cup draw. In other news, water is wet
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,126
    North Lower Neil said:

    So not the World Cup, just the draw?

    S.Korea's games against Italy and Spain in 2002 were dodgy as hell though.

    I think one of the referees (a Colombian?) got found out in a domestic game a few years later.
  • Karim_myBagheri
    Karim_myBagheri Posts: 12,693
    the most saddest thing is that it doesn't surprise anyone. people have got used to the fact FIFA are corrupt and also people have become blasé about it. mainly because it seems nobody is held accountable and those that are don't seem to be punished anywhere near enough. same with a lot of corruption cases.
  • Valiantphil
    Valiantphil Posts: 6,409
    Can you imagine a flukey FA Cup final between Accrington and Shrewsbury?
    No, nor can the FA.
    Qtr final draws usually go against the smaller teams.
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  • LawrieAbrahams
    LawrieAbrahams Posts: 3,779
    edited May 2018
    The home nation always gets a good draw. It can't be coincidence.
  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    Covered_End_Lad said:

    Not surprised, Platini is a crooked as they come.

    I’ll say - the bloke is a joker.
  • EveshamAddick
    EveshamAddick Posts: 7,013
    Doesn't surprise me. Thinking of swerving the World Cup.
  • Leroy Ambrose
    Leroy Ambrose Posts: 14,435
    I'll never forget the absolute fucking disgrace of the Spain game against South Korea. Compounded by the Italian game a few days earlier. The World Cup is a joke anyway and has been pretty much forever.
  • Weegie Addick
    Weegie Addick Posts: 16,520
    And now we will have the wonder of VAR to make it even easier for some faceless FIFA lacky to organise a fix.
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,350
    See what happens when you let a lot of fucking foreigners hijack a truely British sport?

    Grrrrr!!!

    (Joking BTW... before you start the CL self righteous navel gazing bus!)
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,300
    Weegie Addick said:

    And now we will have the wonder of VAR to make it even easier for some faceless FIFA lacky to organise a fix.

    There will still be some thing in a Russia game which'll be ignored for VAR so that Russia get as far as possible
  • Manicmania
    Manicmania Posts: 1,594
    I don't think there can be much doubt VAR is going to be a monumental cock up in this world cup for any number of teams - can't imagine Russia will be the only team to benefit.

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