No African side has ever made it to semi-final. Only 3 have made it to a quarter final and of those 3, none of them made it more than once. There's no excuse for this mediocrity.
sharei blame coloniaism!
if white had not colonize then africa be world champion 10 time!
Even USA have made it to a semi-final and at the time they thought they were in Uruguay for a game of Rugby! 😁
shareI keep making fun of Canada for being shit, but at least that's only one country. The entire African continent should put their heads down in shame.
shareMaybe Morocco will cause another upset?
shareI'm predicting that it's going to be a 0-0 draw and Morocco is going to win it in penalties with Spain failing to score.
shareFollow samoanjoes for more footballing punditry.
shareNot sure why my post took 3 hours to send.
shareMust be a time difference thing, eh?
shareeh?
One day I will post the story about why I call your country Canadia.
shareI call your country Engerland. I don't know why, it just sounds funny.
shareEngerlinge:
https://img.gartenjournal.net/wp-content/uploads/engerlinge-7.jpg
Which one is male?
shareAt this stage of development, male and female Maybeetles (cockchafers) can hardly be distinguished.
Fully developed it can be seen by the antennae.
Females have 6 and males 7 lamellae on each antenna.
This one is an adult male Maybeetle:
https://le-cdn.website-editor.net/s/737da8f8f27d46beaf448f9e3854dd4e/dms3rep/multi/opt/14-ef95d9bb-58e12311-1920w.jpg?Expires=1672384579&Signature=SmciFp7nhRoSkblZLlhp-Mw7EKVLz-UErZS3AybhSQHm3~NTGqupEKd7uuOZnVxk0YzK9K9c1PwmnGtV1VNpHdG4kQE9gvkMa2IHE6dF-LnenEEefNDII7vq2niXht9HGLx7utNGIVujBear8mAlaYV6ZCgO3Eo-zr9UeC2WS8vjTFwVBlCYtTMtSnAt-Won5dEFMZWveSbFoIrK4FEkW4ZALUdkvWQbDox9CFRSKnihV4HaG2EXDlUXFFLXmdCGvpJ1pB3AgpwM9DeA8~6gIv7v1Xodi~3kaMljT9TnaHgWeA9UwAXgk6KCxZeDda0ytg8lm1WjwL4t~Dr0Lr0jfg__&Key-Pair-Id=K2NXBXLF010TJW
That's one ugly looking bug.
shareThat's a cute Maybeetle! ♥
Alas, they're very ravenously but so beautiful.
Maybeetles even appear in a children song.
Everybody here knows THAT song:
Maikäfer, flieg!
Dein Vater ist im Krieg.
Die Mutter ist in Pommerland.
Pommerland ist abgebrannt.
Maikäfer flieg!
For you in English:
Maybeetle, fly!
Your father is at war.
Mother is in Pomerania.
Pomerania burned down.
Maybeetle, fly!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exPaXtOhzmw
Modern, lighter version...with nice pics. 🌻
It was orginally Englaland.
shareI’m predicting Bono will suddenly quit U2, have a facelift, claim to be Moroccan and save three penalties against Spain!
shareI knew you were secretly a Toronto FC fan.
https://www.google.ca/search?q=Alex+Bono+Toronto+FC&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwiHqOjZ9-X7AhVNghUDHWZ0CDAQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=Alex+Bono+Toronto+FC&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzIHCAAQgAQQGDoECAAQQzoFCAAQgAQ6BAgAEB46BggAEAgQHlDpAlicIGCAImgAcAB4AIABS4gBsAaSAQIxMpgBAKABAaoBC2d3cy13aXotaW1nwAEB&sclient=img&ei=7bOPY8f9G82E1sgP5uihgAM&bih=569&biw=1280
"Money makes the World go round." ⚽
shareI would think the oil-rich Muslim Sheiks, Emirs, Sultans et al would contribute to other Muslim countries' soccer programs to make them successful, to show the world they are the "better culture" kind of like how the Soviet Union used to spend so much energy on the communist countries in the Olympics during the Cold War...
shareSorry, your "Sheiks, Emirs, Sultans" made me laugh. ☺
You got a point there but meant this:
https://qz.com/africa/2161410/the-number-of-african-football-players-in-european-leagues-tops-500
The Saudis call themselves "Kings" and "Princes" I don't know if that translates directly from the West, where historically a "King" was anointed by God (as determined by a Pope.)
Now I have to go find out the origin of the word "king..." I know Regal and Royal come from Latin...
Don’t look at me 🤷♂️
shareThey need to learn how to fall over and roll around on the turf like they have been shot when someone taps them on the buttock.
Most other teams cheat this way so they should as well.
Referees don't fall for that anymore.
More important to learn the 'swallow'.
That won't do much for them.
shareMarrakesh Express
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TYq9RjdYYU
The Moroccan National Team probably can't use that as a nickname...
Yea but I heard that Africa will be favored to win in the next World Cup
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