Lowest quality World Cup ever?

2006 was great

Apparently South Korea can still go through if they beat Germany by two and Mexico beat Sweden. Son is going to play the game of his life otherwise his days as a professional footballer are numbered.

Originally Posted by Bunker Buster

1982 has a 10-1

El Salvador - their goal came when they were already 5 or 6 down, their scorer celebrated as if they had just won the trophy

Originally Posted by Switching Off

Still enjoying it.



Think New Zealand were the only unbeaten team in the 2010 world cup

Yep, Didn’t they draw with Italy?

Originally Posted by Switching Off

Still enjoying it.



Think New Zealand were the only unbeaten team in the 2010 world cup

Yep

Originally Posted by red in cumbria

El Salvador - their goal came when they were already 5 or 6 down, their scorer celebrated as if they had just won the trophy

Same as Panama then. England could've scored another 5 had they fancied it.

I doubt El Salvador's opposition brought on their equivalent of Fabian Delph either..

Originally Posted by red in cumbria

El Salvador - their goal came when they were already 5 or 6 down, their scorer celebrated as if they had just won the trophy

Definitely premature given all the El Salvadoreans who have scored in the World Cup since then.

Tiny counties shockingly kinda looking to enjoy the moment.

Real shame some folk can’t enjoy this for what it is...

Teams trying to win football.....

Shows how far we’ve fallen as a club

Originally Posted by Bunker Buster

Real shame some folk can’t enjoy this for what it is...

Teams trying to win football.....

Shows how far we’ve fallen as a club

yep. loving the attacking football on display so far.

Originally Posted by Bunker Buster

Real shame some folk can’t enjoy this for what it is...

Teams trying to win football.....

Shows how far we’ve fallen as a club

have a little cry mate ffs

what have we become!?

Originally Posted by Bunker Buster

Real shame some folk can’t enjoy this for what it is...

Teams trying to win football.....

Shows how far we’ve fallen as a club

Didn’t think the first week was that great but Friday night to Sunday nigijt has been phenomenal.

Best WC so far since France 98. Not a single 0-0, Mad Pat, some fantastic goals and Ronnie has stepped up. Absolutely loving it.

Originally Posted by Bunker Buster

Real shame some folk can’t enjoy this for what it is...

Teams trying to win football.....

Shows how far we’ve fallen as a club

Ok.

Hate to repeat myself but this thread, right here, is about quality - not entertainment.

By your metric, England are the best team in the tourney. Your words.

Originally Posted by Cream

Ok.

Hate to repeat myself but this thread, right here, is about quality - not entertainment.

By your metric, England are the best team in the tourney. Your words.

How do you quantify quality? If you are arguing the top teams aren't at the level of previous editions then there is some merit to that, by the same token a lot of the traditionally weaker teams have upped their level, certainly tactically and there are (probably) fewer walkovers.

Originally Posted by Arnold Muhren

Best WC so far since France 98. Not a single 0-0, Mad Pat, some fantastic goals and Ronnie has stepped up. Absolutely loving it.

Yep, all of this and plenty of drama already with the late German goal keeping them in and the Argies woes. Some people have very selective memories about previous World Cups.

Originally Posted by Time For Heroes

Yep, all of this and plenty of drama already with the late German goal keeping them in and the Argies woes. Some people have very selective memories about previous World Cups.

The drama stakes should be upped as we hit the knock-out stages too.

Not long ago people were complaining about all the 1-0s, last night some were claiming there were too many goals

Could well be the GOAT the way things are going

Originally Posted by Chris Quayd

How do you quantify quality? If you are arguing the top teams aren't at the level of previous editions then there is some merit to that, by the same token a lot of the traditionally weaker teams have upped their level, certainly tactically and there are (probably) fewer walkovers.

The weaker teams are tactically stronger. But no real surprises (e.g. Cameroon in '90).

Still no stand out side. Everyone looks beatable. Pretty low quality.

Originally Posted by Time For Heroes

Yep, all of this and plenty of drama already with the late German goal keeping them in and the Argies woes. Some people have very selective memories about previous World Cups.

It's really hotting up. Delighted with the farce that is VAR, too. Been an unexpected dramarama tool.

Turned out to be a dreadful thread but maybe reverse cursed this into a great tourney? Perhaps too generous. Just a dreadful thread.

Originally Posted by Cream

The weaker teams are tactically stronger. But no real surprises (e.g. Cameroon in '90).

Still no stand out side. Everyone looks beatable. Pretty low quality.

So a standout team is the criteria, which world cups had a standout team and thus qualify as a high quality tournament?