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akie003 t1_j42rjm0 wrote

Still went to Qatar for football, their horse ain't so high

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Dingo2611 t1_j42y2nh wrote

Cricket Australia is a completely different entity to Football Australia, both of which are non-government organisations that make independent decisions about each sport

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Attorney2257 t1_j43r839 wrote

Also the situation in Qatar and the situation in AFC aren't quite the same. One is run by a terrorist outfit. The other committed human rights violations. People in the west love hating Middle Eastern countries so ig I can see why most of you won't see the difference and use it justify your hate of these countries.

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invincibl_ t1_j4494p5 wrote

If we want to talk about football, then the Afghanistan women's national team were given Australian visas and currently compete as a club in the 7th tier league in the women's competition.

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BigPoppaPuff t1_j457i19 wrote

7th tier club team? Holy hell they must be awful. Are they even soccer players or just women being rescued by the Australian government as refugees? That’s ridiculously bad for a supposed national team.

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Teantis t1_j45hwua wrote

I have no idea of their quality but they joined 10 months ago and presumably have to start at the bottom of the football pyramid and win promotion. They can't just get inserted into a higher league.

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