TheKingMonkey

TheKingMonkey t1_jac7s9n wrote

It's a whole subculture. Part of the appeal to a lot of people is precisely getting to those spots which look impossible. The people who are really serious about graffiti will totally carry ropes and harnesses and other gear to help them get where they need to be.

It's 40 years old this year, but a lot of stuff in the documentary Style Wars still rings true.

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TheKingMonkey t1_iy7cjxn wrote

I didn’t say anybody doesn’t deserve it, those are your words not mine.

However to answer the question there are a lot of sides that will just drift through without providing much in the way of memorable moments which Canada have done so far.

Obviously a lot of this is about expectations going into the tournaments, the Canadians have been able to throw everything at the group stages whereas other countries will have come in a week after their domestic season ended and will be expecting to play 4/5/6/7 games in a month so will have to manage their energy more rationally but the overall point remains the same as my first post in this thread, if there’s an implication that Canada somehow failed because they got eliminated after two games then the people who think that should look closer. Canada have performed very well against top tier opposition and will go home with their heads held high.

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TheKingMonkey t1_iy4rpzj wrote

Qatar too, but Canada have been decent. The two teams they have played so far were Belgium (officially ranked 2nd in the World, semi finalists at the last World Cup) and Croatia (finalists at last World Cup) so it’s been a baptism of fire to say the least. They probably should have beaten Belgium and they gave Croatia a run for their money for an hour. They’ve given more to the tournament than some of the sides that will progress to the knockout stages and given the age of the squad they are in a good spot ahead of hosting in 2026.

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