Last Updated on December 29, 2022 4:42 pm by Erwin Noguera
Qatar 2022 was, for many, the most exciting World Cup in history, with many surprises and an exciting final. We continue with the World Cup campaign and that is why we come to remember the world cup’s biggest fails.
The World Cup Biggest Fails: A tournament full of disappointing teams
Among the biggest fails are Germany and Belgium. Two teams that were candidates for the title were eliminated in the group stage showing a very bad level. Denmark, Serbia, and Uruguay were other surprise first-round eliminations.
The World Cup Biggest Fails: CR7
Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portuguese, who reached the record of 5 World Cup appearances, said a crying goodbye in one of the hardest images of Qatar 2022. In the final match against Morocco, the player was left on the substitute bench and entered in the second half, in a highly criticized action. CR7 only scored 1 goal, from a penalty, in the first game.
The World Cup Biggest Fails: Richarlison
Richarlison’s dance after one of his goals became a huge meme after Croatia knocked out the South Americans in the quarterfinals. The Verdeamarelha was the top candidate for the title and said goodbye early.
The World Cup Biggest Fails: Counting the chicks before hatching
Argentina lost in the first game against Saudi Arabia (2-1) in what was the first great disappointment of the World Cup. After that, a fan from the Asian team appeared on television saying “Where is Messi?” repeatedly. This phrase quickly went viral and was constantly used by rival fans. The truth is that the PSG player was voted the best player in the World Cup. He scored 7 goals, gave 3 assists, and was champion.
The World Cup Biggest Fails: Fake Neymar
Neymar was hit hard in the first game against Serbia, receiving 9 fouls that ended up injuring him and he couldn’t play anymore in the group stage, which was undoubtedly a big loss, not only for Brazil but for the fans who were anxious to see it in all its splendor. The funny thing was that a fan who looked a lot like ‘O Craque’ took advantage of the injury. Posing as the player, he went to the stadiums to watch the games. Of course, people thought it was him and asked for a photo.
The World Cup Biggest Fails: You love him or you hate him (Dibu)
Dibu Martínez has both sides of the coin. In Argentina, they love him for his performance, with his great saves against Australia and France, in addition to the penalties against the Netherlands and the final. However, the rest of the world they have him in a bad image. After his constant celebrations and provocations to his rivals, especially against Mbappé after winning the title, he has become a very polarizing character. A great example of yin yang.
The World Cup Biggest Fails: Excess of emotion
This fan of Argentina could not celebrate much in the final as he was without a television. This was due to his effusive celebrations.
The World Cup Biggest Fails: Osman Bukari
Osman Bukari scored the second goal for Ghana in the 3-2 loss to Portugal and celebrated by doing Cristiano Ronaldo’s celebration in front of the Portuguese star.
The World Cup Biggest Fails: A double shot from Costa and Williams
In this same match, goalkeeper Diogo Costa almost made the blooper of the tournament, but Iñaki Williams slipped when it was time to finish off.
The World Cup Biggest Fails: Treat animals well
At a press conference in Brazil, while Vinicius was speaking, a person from the ‘Verdeamarelha’ coaching staff took a cat off the table and did so abruptly. So much so that, in addition to being highly criticized by networks, the National Team was sued for 1 million reais (190.000 dollars). This adds to Zouma’s incident some months ago, so this hasn’t been the best year for being a cat in the football world.
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