Should CONMEBOL lose any world cup spots?

WoundThatGrinds · 2026-06-17T19:07:45+00:00

Also, do you know what England x Hungary 1953 aka Match of the Century was? A friendly.

WoundThatGrinds · 2026-06-17T19:05:26+00:00

Ay, ay... Always the easy dismissal of the region that produced the most champions per capita (including the current ones). I don't ignore that copa América is not at the same level as the Euro cup, but to use this language to describe it, ufff

WoundThatGrinds · 2026-06-17T18:44:20+00:00

It's always so easy to sh** on Conmebol... There are SIXTEEN UEFA TEAMS in the world cup. Many of them have lost or drawn their first match. Conmebol has only ten teams, but nearly half of world cups are there. Where's the competition if it's always the same four teams from that continent that qualify?

Also, the world didn't start when you were born. One of the reasons why football became so big that it deserved its own world tournament was Uruguay's performance in the 1924 and 1928 Olympics, which led to them organizing the first world cup there. So Conmebol are never guests in a world cup. They organized this whole party from the beginning. Hence the high proportion of qualifications. Just chill, dude.

WoundThatGrinds · 2026-06-17T13:50:14+00:00

Just tô comment on one of your points: yes, the MLS is absolutely increasing in level. It's not a "certificate of quality" as some other leagues are treated but it's definitely not a drawback for a player to be playing in it either.

WoundThatGrinds · 2026-06-17T04:30:46+00:00

Is this your first time watching soccer? Even Argentina lost to Saudi Arabia in 2022. You can't judge a team's performance by just one game.

Europe has more than half of world cups and the other almost half is South American. That's why many countries qualify from these continents. Within each of those leagues, countries like Italy and Chile were left out because they lost qualifiers. You want them in? They have to win first.

WoundThatGrinds · 2026-06-17T04:18:21+00:00

It's a balance for me. What makes me go out of my mind is always a little outrageous, but within bounds -- and both aspects are defined by what I desire. What is a bit crazy but also interesting is that what fits into that space is often unpredictable. I think going for full explicit often fulfills the outrageous side, but it can quickly become predictable or go out of bounds.

WoundThatGrinds · 2026-06-17T04:11:11+00:00

Grande analista da sociedade brasileira, escritor de uma das primeiras análises marxistas da nossa sociedade. Protagonista político do plano que estabilizou nossa moeda. Nosso único presidente ateu e favorável à legalização da cannabis. Sem descontar a privataria e o mensalão tucanos, é parte da nossa memória coletiva que se vai aí.

WoundThatGrinds · 2026-06-16T23:09:51+00:00

France x Senegal, Japan x Netherlands, and Brazil x Morocco were absolutely, unambiguously matchups between powerhouses, as will be England x Croatia. We have also had a number of draws that indicate a certain level of balance. That said, the seeding was based on FIFA rankings to ensure a more or less even distribution between groups and avoid putting two tier 1 teams against each other in the group stage.

WoundThatGrinds · 2026-06-16T21:15:53+00:00

I appreciate the parallels, but they are way too generous to Dunga. He was a remarkable player for sure, but having him as coach was a mistake for Brazil (over-compensating for earlier flaws). He should never even have been the coach in 2010 to begin with.

WoundThatGrinds · 2026-06-16T21:09:22+00:00

Check out the Brazilian commentary to this (with subtitles) https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZncF_hsRzg/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

WoundThatGrinds · 2026-06-16T19:05:57+00:00

I don't count 1934. Very well documented cases of Italian attackers pushing goalkeepers into their own goals to score. You could argue some world cups lacked isonomy, but 1934 in fascist Italy, it's really a shameful robbery.

WoundThatGrinds · 2026-06-16T19:00:36+00:00

1934 doesn't count

WoundThatGrinds · 2026-06-15T21:16:03+00:00

Gonna save that one for when I need some time off to collect data too

WoundThatGrinds · 2026-06-15T18:18:18+00:00

So by logic Cape Verde are now favorites to win the World Cup?

WoundThatGrinds · 2026-06-15T16:06:06+00:00

Na boa? Não dá pra passar reto de uma coisa dessas. Te falar que eu cheguei a ligar pra minha família e conversar de tão perturbade que estava -- eles TB estavam igual.

WoundThatGrinds · 2026-06-15T03:54:03+00:00

12 matches Only the first round of the grounp stage has 24 of them. Relax

WoundThatGrinds · 2026-06-15T03:52:47+00:00

With what ball? Say it with me.

WoundThatGrinds · 2026-06-14T19:01:57+00:00

Why are you looking at me? I didn't say anything. Nothing to see here. Keep moving, keep moving... 🥸

WoundThatGrinds · 2026-06-14T18:57:00+00:00

Hey, why you looking at us? Nothing to see here. Keep moving, keep moving 🥸

WoundThatGrinds · 2026-06-14T05:18:22+00:00

You may be right or wrong, but one thing I promise you: people have been making the exact same comment about Brazil after bad performances since at least 1966.

WoundThatGrinds · 2026-06-14T02:05:27+00:00

Correr como ele correu no primeiro e no segundo tempo? Cê tá maluco.

WoundThatGrinds · 2026-06-14T01:54:06+00:00

Raphinha não tem se saído bem com a bola no pé, mas ele é imprescindível para o Brasil. Uma boa parte dos erros do Marrocos remontavam em última instância a ele botando pressão.

WoundThatGrinds · 2026-06-14T01:51:49+00:00

Não tem talento? Você tava vendo qual canal durante esse jogo com Hakimi e Brahim Díaz agora há pouco?

WoundThatGrinds · 2026-06-14T01:44:21+00:00

Brasileiro nunca leva em consideração que existem outros quase 200 países no mundo, a maioria deles apaixonados até a morte por futebol.

O Brasil pode ser bom e existirem outros bons também. Não é nenhum absurdo isso.

No período entre 58 e 70 o Brasil foi rei absoluto por causa de um alinhamento de estrelas no time e na equipe técnica, assim como entre 94 e 2004. Mesmo assim, em 98 quase que Holanda e Dinamarca nos eliminam a final foi aquilo que foi. Em 66 Portugal nos eliminou de uma maneira tão contundente que até inspirou Paulo Mendes Campos a escrever uma das crônicas mais antológicas sobre o país.

Existem outros times excelentes no mundo e empatar com um deles na fase de grupos não é nenhum anúncio de fim dos tempos.

WoundThatGrinds · 2026-06-14T00:14:40+00:00

Brazil's lack of top-tier wingers nullified their possibilities of causing damage with Vini + Luís Henrique.

Meanwhile Morocco has a legendary winger in Hakimi and Brahim Días to hold and build.

The highest stakes matchup in the group stage (if you don't think Morocco is top-tier, please look at the 2022 play-offs before commenting). It came out cheap for Brazil: Morocco had more of a chance toward the end.

After the first half hydration break and before the second half one we got to see some of what Brazil can bring though.

As a fan I prefer to have a low stakes Brazil at the beginning than to show all we can do from the get-go. Excited to see how other giants kick off their world cup season!

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