AFCON 2022

[Pepe the Horseman]

It has been a really poor tournament so far, resembles one of those awful preseason Emirates tournaments.

Yeh, even the individual players like Mane, Salah, Yiadom and Mahrez have been shite.

Have to wonder if they are focussed on not getting injured rather than winning matches for their teams. I think the tournment will come alive in the knockout phase but the group stages will be a real slog to get through. I ended up putting an old episode of the Bill on yesterday afternoon, it was way better than the football.

Yeh could be onto something there.

[NathStPaul]

That Mali shirt is world class.

[NathStPaul]

Just want a goal....

[NathStPaul]

Glad Tunisia missed that penalty. They deserve it for trying to intimidate the referee, disgrace.

[Pepe the Horseman]

That game was an improvement, but the highlight was, without a doubt, the ref blowing for full time at 85mins, realising his mistake, but then blowing for full time again on 89. A minute early and no injury time, despite nine subs, two pens and a red.

[URZZZZ]

Just want a goal....

Been an awful tournament so far

10 goals in 10 games. Only one game has had more than 1 goal in. Out of those 10 goals, 4 have been penalties too

[NathStPaul]

That game was an improvement, but the highlight was, without a doubt, the ref blowing for full time at 85mins, realising his mistake, but then blowing for full time again on 89. A minute early and no injury time, despite nine subs, two pens and a red.

They are trying to get the players back out

[Pepe the Horseman]

That game was an improvement, but the highlight was, without a doubt, the ref blowing for full time at 85mins, realising his mistake, but then blowing for full time again on 89. A minute early and no injury time, despite nine subs, two pens and a red.

They are trying to get the players back out

[NathStPaul]

This is the sort of shambles I signed up for! World class.

[Pepe the Horseman]

Just want a goal....

Been an awful tournament so far

10 goals in 10 games. Only one game has had more than 1 goal in. Out of those 10 goals, 4 have been penalties too

If you're watching it for the quality of football, more fool you. It's all about defensive errors and terrible refs.

[NathStPaul]

Hang on, are they changing the ref?

[URZZZZ]

Just want a goal....

Been an awful tournament so far

10 goals in 10 games. Only one game has had more than 1 goal in. Out of those 10 goals, 4 have been penalties too

If you're watching it for the quality of football, more fool you. It's all about defensive errors and terrible refs.

Was watching it originally as part of my accumulators but given the quality of the games, I’ve stopped that! Gave up with it yesterday although wish I’d watched the last game rather than our shambles

And some say it isn’t treated with enough respect

[NathStPaul]

Tunisia think better of it and can't be arsed to come out to play.

[Pepe the Horseman]

Incredible scenes!

[NathStPaul]

I would guess the Tunisians will be appealing that and asking for a replay. Not sure why they wouldn't come back out otherwise.

[URZZZZ]

I would guess the Tunisians will be appealing that and asking for a replay. Not sure why they wouldn't come back out otherwise.

What’s happened?

[NathStPaul]

I would guess the Tunisians will be appealing that and asking for a replay. Not sure why they wouldn't come back out otherwise.

What’s happened?

Referee blew for full time after 85 minutes and 89 minutes. They tried to restart the game eventually to play out the remaining time but the Tunisians didn't come back out to play.

[Sanguine]

Worst bit is that this group stage only gets rid of eight teams. Looked this up as wondered if Egypt's defeat risked them going out, and Salah returning to Liverpool early. Four of the third-placed sides go through.

[URZZZZ]

Worst bit is that this group stage only gets rid of eight teams. Looked this up as wondered if Egypt's defeat risked them going out, and Salah returning to Liverpool early. Four of the third-placed sides go through.

Agreed, don't like the fact that three teams can go through nowadays. Euro 2016 was a rather disappointing tournament as it encourages more teams to play for a draw. Didn't Portugal win zero group games that year, even whilst winning the tournament?

Would prefer if they just went straight to the quarters instead or increasing the number of teams in a tournament to be perfectly divisible (i.e. 32 teams rather than 24)

[URZZZZ]

I would guess the Tunisians will be appealing that and asking for a replay. Not sure why they wouldn't come back out otherwise.

What’s happened?

Referee blew for full time after 85 minutes and 89 minutes. They tried to restart the game eventually to play out the remaining time but the Tunisians didn't come back out to play.

Not sure there's much of a leg to stand on in terms of a replay though so think it'd be slightly naive on their behalf if that was the case