The World Cup continued inexorably today as the last round of group play matches commenced.

Group B was first on the hit parade as Canada versus Switzerland and Bosnia and Herzegovina versus Qatar were played simultaneously.

Before we discuss the action on the pitch, we need to address the suspect nature of the Qatari team. A significant portion of the team consists of naturalized citizens.  Now, upstanding individuals become naturalized citizens for legitimate reasons (e.g., patriotism, genuine affection for the place where one resides) of worthy nations all the time. The Zionist’s Guide to the World Cup (ZGWC), though, seriously doubts that this is the case with the Qatari national football team.  Qatar has been known to pay money to all sorts of entities for all sorts of reasons.  Is one seriously expected to believe that any sentient person would voluntarily become a naturalized citizen of Qatar out of a sense of genuine affection?  Affection for one’s bank account perhaps.  Even then, if the Qataris set out to get the best team money can buy, well, they just proved their essential incompetence. For the second consecutive World Cup, the Qatari team has proved that it truly does not belong on soccer’s biggest stage.

In a match that likely decided the U.S.A.’s opponent for the Round of 32, Bosnia exposed Qatar early and then added a second goal before the first hydration break.  The Bosnians were not brilliant, as evidenced by their sloth at the back which led to a Qatari score before halftime.  Despite that score, the........

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