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Kaiserbread t1_ixr2f5s wrote
They are African, not Africant!
SilentBob890 t1_ixr5avk wrote
Good for them, huge honor and achievement!
Warm_Economy203 t1_ixrc21g wrote
I only knew their mascot was lions thanks to Grizz from 30 rock.
ishipbrutasha t1_ixrdffq wrote
Darmok and Gilad at r/Tenagra.
James-VanderGeek t1_ixrfev3 wrote
“The Moroccan national soccer team is the Lions. Tangiers is in Morocco, so yeah, I guess I'm an idiot.”
gravi-tea t1_ixrngl8 wrote
I'm playing one of my favorite Senegalese bands loud right now!
Friendlyfire2996 t1_ixrq91s wrote
Boycott Qatar. Boycott FIFA.
Islandgirl1444 t1_ixrv3kl wrote
A very exciting game!
NiggBot_3000 t1_ixs1ssh wrote
Big up Senegal. they've been playing out of their skin this tournament, same could be said for a few other teams as well
Rebelgecko t1_ixs5670 wrote
Shaka when the falls fell
partizan92 t1_ixsb95s wrote
I am boycotting Qatar. Haven’t watch either of their games. I’m just girlcotting all the other teams.
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mochacub22 t1_ixsjmu7 wrote
Portugal shouldn’t have been awarded that penalty against Ghana. I’m biased af but that was soft
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C0ntinental-Drifter t1_ixsuykz wrote
Dreadlock Rasta - go Senegal!
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Mars_IsNotReal t1_ixt2bhg wrote
I agree, but Ronaldo also shouldn't have had a foul called to take away his first goal. While not correct to call that penalty (incredibly weak imo), the score post-penalty was what the game should have been.
Also, Ghana still lost 3-2, so they still wouldn't have been the first African country to win.
mochacub22 t1_ixt37ec wrote
Fair enough. I guess I’m only fighting for a claim of a tie at best.
mo-omar69 t1_ixt5asf wrote
Oh no bunch of redditors who don't even watch football, don't watch the world cup what are we gonna do?
Parrotshake t1_ixt87xw wrote
Played a great one against Netherlands, unlucky not to have had a better result
TholosTB t1_ixtavs0 wrote
Keeper, his arms wide.
Important-Yak-2999 t1_ixtf3pa wrote
Yeah that was pretty heartbreaking. It seemed like there were similar instances on both sides throughout the game that were allowed so it felt very subjective
IMSOGIRL t1_ixthvk0 wrote
People are downvoting you, but you're right. Reddit is a very small subset of the world population. If Reddit actually accurately represented the attitudes of anyone, the world would look at lot different, not that Redditors are right about everything.
And due to all the media attention, this is becoming one of the most watched and reported on WCs of all time.
Zakke_ t1_ixtja53 wrote
Asia ;)
The-Old-Prince t1_ixtjwoo wrote
Meanwhile all their stars playing in other clubs
doitnow10 t1_ixtqpi8 wrote
They beat Qatar though. That team is not competitive for a WC so definitely not that much of an achievement.
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therealowlman t1_ixttj2s wrote
No, not really. They aren’t invalids, they are the African Champions and they played the worst team to see a World Cup in decades.
Anything but a win would have been embarrassment for them
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SilentBob890 t1_ixvjbez wrote
They have very different resources for training than athletes from other countries could get.
JanklinDRoosevelt t1_ixvnibo wrote
They’re still a far better team than Qatar, and far better than even some of the European and South American teams (with Mane). It would have been an embarrassment if they didn’t beat Qatar
JanklinDRoosevelt t1_ixvnllf wrote
South Africa aren’t in the World Cup, and haven’t been for many years. Not sure where you got that from ?
Self_World_Future t1_ixvpwms wrote
It’s still an achievement to make it that far and get a win.
There are plenty of less impressive feats that are hailed as monumental achievements. This one just happens to mean a lot to a whole continent of people.
JanklinDRoosevelt t1_ixvqftj wrote
No, it’s really patronising to make a big deal out of the African Champions comfortably beating a team they should comfortably beat. This is just business as usual, and is meaningless to anyone outside of Senegal.
If they got to the semi finals or something then it would be an achievement, but this is just meeting their lowest expectations. Stop being disrespectful
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rookie-mistake t1_iy4dmx2 wrote
tbf they've never been to a world cup and not won a game, according to wiki they were in the QFs in 2002
colibriweiss t1_ixqyk4z wrote
Even a kitten roars against Qatar… Good for them!