OT: 2022 WORLD CUP @ Qatar

[TDMVPDPOY]

lol whingeing poms back to their usual bs, whingeing as usual... harry kane the most overrated freeloading coatriding cunt who cant perform on the biggest stage as usual

[ElNono]

bro stop DMing me tbh :lol

Don't unfriend me, bro :lol

[Brazil]

nah I’m glad we prevailed

Back to back baby!!!!!

eat shit lefty eat dat delicious shit sandwich

[ElNono]

lol whingeing poms back to their usual bs, whingeing as usual... harry kane the most overrated freeloading coatriding cunt who cant perform on the biggest stage as usual

you sound upset, tbh

[lefty]

eat shit lefty eat dat delicious shit sandwich

my friend relax, your tense demeanour does you disservice

[lefty]

Don't unfriend me, bro :lol
ok ok we can remain friends

[Canyonero]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZ_I0KZvezw

France's song

[hater]

:lmao girud. Fucking white scrub

Hes a drag for team france


Get him TFO

This is the post of the game

Fucking white colonial.devil :pctoss

[Brazil]

This is the post of the game

Fucking white colonial.devil :pctoss

was a great take bro

[DAF86]

Portuguese bitching about the Argie ref, do they think they are Brazil or something? :lol

Also, what are they even bitching about? :lol

[Brazil]

Portuguese bitching about the Argie ref, do they think they are Brazil or something? :lol

Also, what are they even bitching about? :lol

wait for the English bitching :lol

[hater]

was a great take bro

:tu

Still think france could do much better than that scrub but oh well :lol

[Brazil]

:tu

Still think france could do much better than that scrub but oh well :lol

giroud has his limitations but that’s the best we have unfortunately… the rest on the bench is just awful.

[Darth_Pelican]

You can take the man out of Tottenham but you can’t take the Tottenham out of the man. Lol Mbappe laughing at him.

[Canyonero]

Lol Mbappe laughing at him.

Waiting for the papers to call France a classless team like they did to Argentina

[Brazil]

Waiting for the papers to call France a classless team like they did to Argentina

oh it’s coming :lol

[hater]

giroud has his limitations but that’s the best we have unfortunately… the rest on the bench is just awful.

That sucks. Oh well then

Seems to me hes old and hes got zero foot skills. Sure hes a beast on the crosses. No doubt.

[Darth_Pelican]

:wow 2 African teams in the semis

[resistanze]

:wow 2 African teams in the semis
AfriCAN!

[dunkman]

England vs France 1:2

Tchou and Giroud with the goals for France, Kane on penalty for England. Two assists for Griezmann. Kane missed a critical penalty to equalize the game after the VAR gave England another penalty. France advances to semifinals.

Argentina vs Croatia
France vs Marocco

The last four standing.

[hater]

Griezmans cross qas fucking unbelievable. MVP of the game imo yes over the goalie

[TDMVPDPOY]

AfriCAN!

do it for wakanda hahaha


anyway these african teams will be out like the rest, they can beat all these european asian cuck teams on the floor, but what they get beat at is the oscar acting to draw fouls...

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[FrostKing]

Croatia & Morocco

Argentina & France

[pgardn]

Kane misses this time

See my Champions league post.
It was actually just as bad if not worse.

Crap the video got clunked.
You cant get away with posting Euro content, they wont have it.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

argies, how we feeling about Croatia?

[dunkman]

Portugal coach should have played Cristiano more. He came from an horrible season with United, Portugal really didn’t need him to face Switzerland, but today Ronaldo’s best form was missed. Though, maybe the age finally caught. Still think United damaged the reputation of so many strikers and great forwards. Come to mind Sánchez, Ibrahimovic, Lukaku, Cavani and finally Cristiano. All went for a top dollar salaries, then everything went wrong.

Bad timing for Ronaldo, finally it looks Messi is pulling up and may end being considered better, though the difference is very small, and both are far ahead of their contemporary players.

[diego]

argies, how we feeling about Croatia?

Croatia know how to manage the tempo, but I expect like. Brasil we will dominate the attack, just need to strike first,. I think we are better at managing the lead but have to get it first...


Obviously have way more respect for Croatia than weak ass Holland , it won't be easy.. but Croatia lacks firepower, our midfield is cagey too.. it'd be up to Messi and the rest of our attack to get that lead and hold on to it..

European teams outside of France and England have not shown any attacking strength it's up to Argentina to score first and avoid pks

I wasn't able to pay good attention to todays games but what I've seen of Morocco is that they play very compact, just as croatia willbe tough for us, so will Morocco for france

[DAF86]

Portugal coach should have played Cristiano more. He came from an horrible season with United, Portugal really didn’t need him to face Switzerland, but today Ronaldo’s best form was missed. Though, maybe the age finally caught. Still think United damaged the reputation of so many strikers and great forwards. Come to mind Sánchez, Ibrahimovic, Lukaku, Cavani and finally Cristiano. All went for a top dollar salaries, then everything went wrong.

Bad timing for Ronaldo, finally it looks Messi is pulling up and may end being considered better, though the difference is very small, and both are far ahead of their contemporary players.

Lol son. Only a Madrid fan can say such things :lol

Messi >>>>> Ronaldo, regardless of what happened on this WC.

[pgardn]

Portugal coach should have played Cristiano more. He came from an horrible season with United, Portugal really didn’t need him to face Switzerland, but today Ronaldo’s best form was missed. Though, maybe the age finally caught. Still think United damaged the reputation of so many strikers and great forwards. Come to mind Sánchez, Ibrahimovic, Lukaku, Cavani and finally Cristiano. All went for a top dollar salaries, then everything went wrong.

Bad timing for Ronaldo, finally it looks Messi is pulling up and may end being considered better, though the difference is very small, and both are far ahead of their contemporary players.

So….

MC needs to think about picking up Ronaldo and just get rid of Haaland?
Contemporary means playing at the same time.
You think all the players playing now are still behind Messi and Ronaldo as they play now?

Wow… That is some bold scouting….

[ElNono]

argies, how we feeling about Croatia?

All games are tough at this stage, tbh. What I thought was interesting looking at Croatia was that if you watched the Netherlands game, DePaul locked up Frankie De Jong for 75 mins or so until he was replaced. Followed him around and didn't let him create anything for Netherlands.

I think that's the kind of approach they will need to take with Modric. Have one guy that's always paying attention to him. If we're frank, Croatia is a limited team offensively, that defends well. We just can't miss the chances Brazil missed, tbh.

On the good news side, I don't think Croatia has the tall folks Netherlands had, that hurt us.

[Ariel]

argies, how we feeling about Croatia?
Well, any team that got to this stage is dangerous, but if ahead of time you'd have told me to pick an opponent for the semis, sure as hell I'd have taken Croatia over France, Brazil, England, Portugal, Spain, and so on. So all in all, if we can't get past the Croatians, we have no business playing the championship game, plain and simṕle.
He11, I'll go out on a limb: I'd even save a few key players with nagging injuries (De Paul, Di Maria, whomever is physically exhausted) at the risk of missing on the final game, because getting there at the expense of costing yourself most chances is not worth it. It's championship or bust for me, and against France we can't afford a depleted team.

[Ariel]

You think all the players playing now are still behind Messi and Ronaldo as they play now?

Wow… That is some bold scouting….
Surely he means in terms of what they've achieved throughout their careers. No current player is likely to reach anywhere near the heights either Messi or Ronaldo have even if, at present time, they can play at their level (or higher)... with the possible (yet unlikely) exception of Mbappé.

[pgardn]

Surely he means in terms of what they've achieved throughout their careers. No current player is likely to reach anywhere near the heights either Messi or Ronaldo have even if, at present time, they can play at their level (or higher)... with the possible (yet unlikely) exception of Mbappé.

oh so it’s basically statistical?

He says Messi is pulling up to Ronaldo from a statistical and trophy point of view because Messi is not degrading as fast.
And the players playing now will not eventually reach their numbers.

The soccer forum has had a penchant for still just looking at these two players long past their prime capability.

[pgardn]

It’s was probably a Real v. Barca thing to start with.

[dunkman]

Lol son. Only a Madrid fan can say such things :lol

Messi >>>>> Ronaldo, regardless of what happened on this WC.

Well with the outcome known one could say such a thing, but it was crazy to have the GOAT or near GOAT on the bench all time, expecting to enter last 45 minutes vs Marocco and turn the game over. I think Santos made a mistake there and no disrespect to other Portugal strikers that are surely good, but no one anywhere what Ronaldo can do even at this stage of his career. And I’m pretty sure if he finds a good team, his career will become better as did of most star forwards United discarded.

[dunkman]

So….

MC needs to think about picking up Ronaldo and just get rid of Haaland?
Contemporary means playing at the same time.
You think all the players playing now are still behind Messi and Ronaldo as they play now?

Wow… That is some bold scouting….

Contemporary would mean prime for prime. How many Champions leagues has Haaland helped win the City or how many Ballon’s D’Or has he so far? In a better team, Cris would make 30 goals in a season even now. But international football is like that, it’s a “selection” most players are good, if you come from a bad season where you don’t even play at club, it’s complicated. But still think Santos made a mistake, hence Portugal went earlier home than it should.

[Bynumite]

Even though i brought up the fact the ref was from Argentina before the match, you can't blame any of his decisions for the way things played out for Portugal. Refereeing seemed fair.

Portugal had over an half of football, then stoppage time against 10, to come up with one measly goal against an inferior opponent playing against the ropes and they couldn't even do that. So they deserved to get sent home.

I've praised Santos for his adjustments, but i believe the period of grace he has been enjoying since the Euro 2016 win is over. It's been 6 years and the team is just too stacked to go to waste and to be losing to the likes of Morocco in the quarter finals. It's time for a new manager with fresh ideas. Preferably a young coach, with a different and modern mindset. Someone who can take full advantage of the team's stacked offensive power and doesn't play so scared and timid all the time.

[Bynumite]

It's hard to bet against France, they are the clear cut favorites.

On the other hand, Argentina just seems to have that lucky star on their side that makes champions.

Reminds me of Portugal in 2016, where almost every bounce of the ball and decision went their way in very tight matches.

If Argentina makes the final and frustrates France by not allowing an early or first half goal, Argentina should feel good about their chances heading into the latter stages of the match.

[pgardn]

Contemporary would mean prime for prime. How many Champions leagues has Haaland helped win the City or how many Ballon’s D’Or has he so far? In a better team, Cris would make 30 goals in a season even now. But international football is like that, it’s a “selection” most players are good, if you come from a bad season where you don’t even play at club, it’s complicated. But still think Santos made a mistake, hence Portugal went earlier home than it should.

Contemporary means during the same time. Prime for prime… ??

Just drop the word contemporary and I get you… I think?

You don’t think anyone playing currently will achieve (in the future), the trophies, awards, and level of play that Ronaldo and Messi have.

[ElNono]

The main concerning issue for Argentina is their youth. First world cup for a lot of players in the team, and I think the jitters we saw against the Saudis in the first game and towards the end of the Netherland game have a lot to do with that.

No doubt this is an extremely talented and deep team, but you can pay a price for the lack of experience. On the other hand, this is a great way to earn that experience for all those young kids to see what it takes to make it far in the World Cup.

[FrostKing]

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[horseshue]

:wow 2 African teams in the semis

Only one. Rest are all european.

[FrostKing]

Semi Final

2 great fights. Defensive touch to both matches

[FrostKing]

I watched the 2nd Half at the bar

[FrostKing]

Kane epic miss

2nd penalty him shooting I didn't like.

[Brazil]

This game against England showed how much we miss Lucas, Theo is better offensively but in defense dude makes dumb mistakes, dat foul on mount ffs

[diego]

https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/EnglandR-1.jpg

so did FIFA investigate England here? Did the world press treat them as sore winners?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqH5ytaTz64
did all the neutral fans hate on spain for this classless celebration??


https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6bYPkXU80Uc

how about this one from this world cup, i dont recall anyone here being upset about it...



its ok to say you hate argentina or their players, no need to make up bullshit reasons

[dunkman]

Worldwide media has some agenda always, even in sports. Wouldn’t take them seriously, only facts maybe, comments are all heavily biased.

[dunkman]

Kane epic miss

2nd penalty him shooting I didn't like.

It is within the 10-20% possibilities to miss a penalty. I’m sure Kane is the best of England players shooting them, but tbh was surprised to see the second penalty shot way too hard, high and in the middle.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

It's hard to bet against France, they are the clear cut favorites.

On the other hand, Argentina just seems to have that lucky star on their side that makes champions.

Reminds me of Portugal in 2016, where almost every bounce of the ball and decision went their way in very tight matches.

If Argentina makes the final and frustrates France by not allowing an early or first half goal, Argentina should feel good about their chances heading into the latter stages of the match.


Good takes but my thing with Argentina is 70 minutes of good football and 20 minutes where they are completely all over the place and barely hanging on. We saw it against Australia and the Dutch. Now when going up against Croatia and if they advance, potentially France those bad 20 minutes could be game, set and match.

Would be amazing for Argentina to go all the way but really hoping the defense can remain disciplined as they completely went postal against the Dutch and it could have cost them the match.

[lefty]

:wow 2 African teams in the semis
Fuck yeah

[ElNono]

WTF, changing the ball for the last 4 games...

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[lefty20]

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[ElNono]

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Read that any sanctions are monetary (like Uruguay had), so no big deal, tbh

[ElNono]

Now we get another Euro ref... smh... I know it's the same guy that refereed us against Mexico, but same thing...

Portugal - Morocco? South American ref, makes sense, no Euro or African ref
France - England? South American ref, makes sense, no Euro ref

Brazil - Croatia? Euro (UK) ref
Argentina - Netherlands? Euro (Spanish) ref

I guess African, Asian or even CONCACAF refs are worthless, tbh...

[Ariel]

On the other hand, Argentina just seems to have that lucky star on their side that makes champions.

Reminds me of Portugal in 2016, where almost every bounce of the ball and decision went their way in very tight matches.
I don't know exactly what games you've been watching, but they sure as hell aren't from this WC. Argentina has been BY FAR the team that enjoyed the LEAST luck among the remaining 4:
Vs Saudi Arabia suffered two goals that probably would take 100 tries to duplicate, beat Mexico with effectiveness and never running into trouble, trashed Poland like few others did, should have beaten Australia by 3 goals but suffered an unfortunate deflection that gave Australia some momentum but the difference if anything should have been larger, and outplayed Netherlands who miraculously managed to tie in the last play of a 10 minute stoppage time but had many missed chances that should have ended the match before the penalties.
On the other hand, Morocco survived by some miracle both Spain and Portugal when both Iberian teams had the better chances and should have won, Croatia was outplayed by Brazil and survived because of how many chances their South American counterparts missed (i.e., LUCK) and equalized with almost no time left to play, and France advanced convincingly but was outplayed by England and could have easily been out if they'd taken advantage of a couple of the many chances they had.
So no, every bounce of the ball and every decision didn't go Argentina's way, otherwise we'd have CRUISED to the semis without breaking a sweat, while most other teams actually would already be out if not for some actions and decisions that went their way.

[GAustex]

^Croatia goalie was outstanding v Brazil

[diego]

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holland is also under investigation, every time i see this story is reported only argentina is in the headline.

croatia, uruguay, serbia and saudi arabia have already been fined for article 16 violations, but nobody cares because messi doesnt play for them..


also, i expect portugal and england players comments about refereeing to receive the same scrutiny and condemnation as argentina's... oh wait, messi doesnt play there either, no one cares.

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[DeadlyDynasty]

Now we get another Euro ref... smh... I know it's the same guy that refereed us against Mexico, but same thing...

Portugal - Morocco? South American ref, makes sense, no Euro or African ref
France - England? South American ref, makes sense, no Euro ref

Brazil - Croatia? Euro (UK) ref
Argentina - Netherlands? Euro (Spanish) ref

I guess African, Asian or even CONCACAF refs are worthless, tbh...
Perhaps one from CONCACAF, but by and large the ref needs to come from a country with running water tbh. They’re much harder to corrupt. Not saying they’re incorruptible by any means, but compared to the alternatives it’s really no contest

[lefty20]

holland is also under investigation, every time i see this story is reported only argentina is in the headline.

croatia, uruguay, serbia and saudi arabia have already been fined for article 16 violations, but nobody cares because messi doesnt play for them..


also, i expect portugal and england players comments about refereeing to receive the same scrutiny and condemnation as argentina's... oh wait, messi doesnt play there either, no one cares.

It's prolly a reliable way to get clicks from casuals like me, tbh.

[ElNono]

Perhaps one from CONCACAF, but by and large the ref needs to come from a country with running water tbh. They’re much harder to corrupt. Not saying they’re incorruptible by any means, but compared to the alternatives it’s really no contest

:lol

[FrostKing]

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[FrostKing]

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[hater]

Croats are getting destroyed today nigs.argentina 4. Croatia 1


A massacre :(

[Ariel]

Croatia is a smart and experienced team, we can't afford to miss opportunities and gift them goals like we did last WC which ended in disaster. If we're focused and efficient, we should pull through. Otherwise, we're in for a long, rough game. All in all Ijust want to win in regular time without any players injured, by one goal is more than enough. Oh, and please no stupid antics... not that we're worse than anyone else (the Dutch were setting the game up for trouble way before it started, and many other teams did way worse things) but it distracts us from the main goal, which is being better on the field and move forward. We have more than enough to do that without any added BS.

[hater]

Croatia is a smart and experienced team, we can't afford to miss opportunities and gift them goals like we did last WC which ended in disaster. If we're focused and efficient, we should pull through. Otherwise, we're in for a long, rough game. All in all Ijust want to win in regular time without any players injured, by one goal is more than enough. Oh, and please no stupid antics... not that we're worse than anyone else (the Dutch were setting the game up for trouble way before it started, and many other teams did way worse things) but it distracts us from the main goal, which is being better on the field and move forward. We have more than enough to do that without any added BS.

They are done. They are out of juice

Argetina will put a real hurting on them today

Ezzy peezy

[FrostKing]

https://i.ibb.co/rMT09CX/Screenshot-20221213-103218-Chrome.jpg

Ratings up 18% in the USA market

[hater]

Argentina will score in first 15 mins and never look back.

Ezzy peezy!!!!

[FrostKing]

Is Argentina on official holiday?

All these dudes work remotely :lol

[hater]

Is Argentina on official holiday?

All these dudes work remotely :lol

U think they work???? :lmao

[rascal]

Argentina trying to get flopping calls.

They go down on the slightest of contact.

[hater]

Argentina toying with their prey tbqh


Coasting to an easy W

Ezy peezy

[RD2191]

Argentina trying to get flopping calls.

They go down on the slightest of contact.
typical mexicans tbh

[GAustex]

Argies lay down easily

[lefty]

Messi hat trick incoming

[hater]

Messi hat trick incoming

Thats likely

Croats are already gassed.

Easiest trip to final in recent history


Easy peezy

[hater]

Luka gona be dead by halftime

[resistanze]

Yikes

[lefty]

Terrible defense, that gap

[RD2191]

lmao typical cheating argies

[hater]

Called it

Ezy peezy

Croatia is done.

[lefty]

Well taken penalty by Missi tbh

DAF86 It's happening my nikka , he is gonna ring

[RD2191]

that argie goalie has such a punchable face tbh

[lefty]

:lol that croatian defense though

[FrostKing]

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[lefty20]

Argies will prolly give up an equalizer right before half time, tbh.

[lefty]

that argie goalie has such a punchable face tbh
Then this will make you hate him even more :lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OG0OWSJB_MQ

[GAustex]

Letting a dude run in down the middle is poor

[resistanze]

Terrible defensive breakdown by Croatia there. That said...the ref should've let VAR check to see if that's a penalty.

[hater]

that argie goalie has such a punchable face tbh

:lmao yup

[BatManu20]

Argies will prolly give up an equalizer right before half time, tbh.

Good call lol.

2-0 Argentina

[lefty]

DAF86

TOLD YOU ALVAREZ WAS BETTER THAN LAUTORA

I'm a better argie fan than you'll ever be tbh

[FrostKing]

World Record broken

Argentina have been awarded the most Penalties in a single World Cup Campaign. (5)

[Darth_Pelican]

That's game

[lefty]

Edit : double post; stupid Slow-venian servers

[resistanze]

Holy shit :lmao

[BatManu20]

Croatia is awful. Bring back Netherlands tbh.

[hater]

Called it ma nigs :tu

That guy Sosa for Croatia looks like a Computer Programmer :lmao

[Ghazi]

Argentina staaaacked? League fuuuuucked?

[Bynumite]

Jesus, 4 penalties in 6 WC games for Argentina. They're not even trying to hide it anymore :lol

[RD2191]

Then this will make you hate him even more :lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OG0OWSJB_MQ
fuck:lol

[BatManu20]

#19 for Croatia looks like he doesn’t belong anywhere near a pitch. Dude is embarrassingly bad :lol

[lefty20]

Good call lol.

2-0 Argentina

lmao just trynna counter them hater/lefty jinxes

That being said, Argies can choke with the best of them.

[lefty]

Croatia defending like Canada

Lovren looking like prime Piqué

[hater]

Cr:lolati:lol

:lmao

[Darth_Pelican]

:lol How the fuck did Saudi Arabia beat this Argentina team

[hater]

:lol How the fuck did Saudi Arabia beat this Argentina team

The way France will :lmao

France will obliterate these bitches.


Ezy peezy

[Ghazi]

:lol How the fuck did Saudi Arabia beat this Argentina team

Fluke of the century

[lefty]

Messi finally playing up to his potential

[hater]

To be fair that penaltybwas BS. It would have been called a charge even in Basketball :lmao

Oh well


Called it :tu

[rascal]

How did Brazil lose to Croatia? Brazil vs Argentina would have been better

[rascal]

To be fair that penaltybwas BS. It would have been called a charge even in Basketball :lmao

Oh well


Called it :tu

What was the goalie suppose to do not step up to defend that run. Gift of a penalty

[rascal]

Hoping France can knock these arrogant flopping Argies out.

[hater]

Hoping France can knock these arrogant flopping Argies out.

France is a huge favorite. I might root for the Choripanes justbto make it fun :lol

[FrostKing]

Bunch of empty seats now. Bad look for Qatar.

:wow

[hater]

What was the goalie suppose to do not step up to defend that run. Gift of a penalty

Crazy BS penalty. Refs get quartered for that in Brazil :lol

[lefty]

How did Brazil lose to Croatia? Brazil vs Argentina would have been better

Brazil are incredibly talented but they are also mental midgets

They don’t have team leaders like Scaloni or Emi Martinez

[FrostKing]

General consensus is questionable penalty

GK wasn't moving

[RD2191]

Did all the Croatian fans dip?

[FrostKing]

Did all the Croatian fans dip?
I'm thinking neutral Arabs took off

Looks to be improving slowly

[RD2191]

Was hoping for an exciting match but I guess not :lol

[lefty]

Ok NOW it's over

[resistanze]

Croatia is fucking terrible in the final third.

[lefty20]

Messi :worthy:

[resistanze]

JESUS might get upgraded to GOD soon at this rate

[lefty]

Wow Modric finally looking like a TOSB :lol

[Darth_Pelican]

Oh well. Back to work. Tomorrow's match is probably going to be just as lopsided as this

[FrostKing]

Croatia scared shitless of committing another penalty

[Hoops Czar]

Julian Alvarez is the real deal.

[FrostKing]

https://i.ibb.co/2NLPx4X/messi.webp

[lefty]

Oh well. Back to work. Tomorrow's match is probably going to be just as lopsided as this
France is already the favorite, and Morocco has key players injured

Should be a short one tbh

[ElNono]

top 2 in the world, yes!

[hater]

Updated odds to win it all:

Africance 90%
Choripanes 55%
The othervafrican team 6%

[Canyonero]

This team has completely overachieved. Whatever happens on Sunday is a bonus.

[DAF86]

Cuban and Scotch. :hat

[DAF86]

DAF86

TOLD YOU ALVAREZ WAS BETTER THAN LAUTORA

I'm a better argie fan than you'll ever be tbh

When did I argue that? :lol

Julian is a River product, just like Enzo. Those are my boys.

[lefty]

When did I argue that? :lol

Julian is a River product, just like Enzo. Those are my boys.
Sorry I must have mistaken you for another mexican (no racism) :lol

[Canyonero]

River Plate saving the world as usual TBH. Big dick team.

[lefty]

Cuban and Scotch. :hat
It should be Espresso, rhum and Cuban

That's how those nikkas do it

[FrostKing]

Updated odds to win it all:

Africance 90%
Choripanes 55%
The othervafrican team 6%
If France is African then Morocco is European

[lefty]

If France is African then Morocco is European
And Poland is gay tbh

[BatManu20]

The stars have aligned for Argentina tbh. With Brazil losing the way they did. They’re not losing the WC again tbh, no matter who they play. But if Morocco beats France and advances, Argentina prob destroys them by 4+. Messi fanboys about to cream their panties on Sunday tbh :lol

Happy for Manu tho tbh :cry

[hater]

The stars have aligned for Argentina tbh. With Brazil losing the way they did. They’re not losing the WC again tbh, no matter who they play.

You must have missed the 2014 world cup :lol

France is a HUGE favorite to win it all. Its not even close.

[spurraider21]

You must have missed the 2014 world cup :lol

France is a HUGE favorite to win it all. Its not even close.
that was a 0-0 game until the 117th minute... not exactly a disastrous performance. they were outplaying the germans most of that game. choked a bunch of golden opportunities

[rascal]

Argentina will win on Sunday. Watch Morocco win a penaly shootout with France.

Easy path to the finals for Argentina with the penaly choke of Brazil.

[rascal]

You must have missed the 2014 world cup :lol

France is a HUGE favorite to win it all. Its not even close.

Argentina will win this year.

[hater]

Argentina will win this year.

Theybhave a 55% chance but France has a 90% chance.

Ce la vi :lol

[spurraider21]

argentina would crush morocco tbh

france would have to play better than they did against pengland, though

[Canyonero]

Last WC Argentina managed to keep it very tight with a bald retard as head coach.
This France team is better than 2018 but so is Argentina.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Jesus, 4 penalties in 6 WC games for Argentina. They're not even trying to hide it anymore :lol

Blatant penalty, no one on Croatia complained and Argentina were the better team but France will fuck us

[spurraider21]

Blatant penalty, no one on Croatia complained and Argentina were the better team but France will fuck us
big reason i dont take the sport more seriously is the james harden esque strategy of just getting into the box then falling down

but i didnt see any issue with today's PK call. only annoying part was the dude just staying down on the ground making a snow angel instead of getting up as the ball was still live.

funniest shit happened when one of south korea's dudes fell in the box and just stayed on the ground. when his teammate tried to score on the rebound, the guy on the ground was in the way and blocked the shot that coulda been on its way in :lol

3:40 here


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pL7hOU8cYkI&t=230s&ab_channel=FOXSoccer

best part is he pops right back up and starts running around right after so his acting was pure bullshit. sometimes karma is a thing

[DAF86]

Theybhave a 55% chance but France has a 90% chance.

Ce la vi :lol

How those % even work, bro? :lol

[hater]

Blatant penalty, no one on Croatia complained and Argentina were the better team but France will fuck us

Lol all croats complained and even one assistant got kick3d out

Worstvcall in the world cup tbqh

[resistanze]

Last WC Argentina managed to keep it very tight with a bald retard as head coach.
This France team is better than 2018 but so is Argentina.

France better than in 2018? I don't see it. The Pogba/Kante midfield controlled everything and Umteeti/Varane were stronger than the shaky back they have now

[hater]

How those % even work, bro? :lol

Its odds ma nig

They dont have to add up.

U nigs still have a 1 in 2 chance. Its pretty good. But nowhere close to france which is almost 1 in 1

[FrostKing]

And Poland is gay tbh
Why does it make you so upset that the Moroccan team was born, raised and trained in Europe?

[FrostKing]

The stars have aligned for Argentina tbh. With Brazil losing the way they did. They’re not losing the WC again tbh, no matter who they play. But if Morocco beats France and advances, Argentina prob destroys them by 4+. Messi fanboys about to cream their panties on Sunday tbh :lol

Happy for Manu tho tbh :cry
I doubt Morocco in Qatar has the penalty today or the Holland penalty last game, called against them. The Arabs would collectively riot.

[rascal]

Its odds ma nig

They dont have to add up.

U nigs still have a 1 in 2 chance. Its pretty good. But nowhere close to france which is almost 1 in 1

Argentina will win. Messi will not be denied. Needs it for his legacy. It's already happend in the future, it's a done deal.

[FrostKing]

Argentina has been the better offensive team in every match. By significant margin. Best opponent was Holland and they had to resort to crossing headers to score.

Props to the defense obviously. But France offers a more well rounded opponent. Should be a very exciting and well earned victory.

[spurraider21]

Argentina has been the better offensive team in every match. By significant margin. Best opponent was Holland and they had to resort to crossing headers to score.

Props to the defense obviously. But France offers a more well rounded opponent. Should be a very exciting and well earned victory.
if france plays like they did against pengland they wont stand a chance

[Amuseddaysleeper]

The stars have aligned for Argentina tbh. With Brazil losing the way they did. They’re not losing the WC again tbh, no matter who they play. But if Morocco beats France and advances, Argentina prob destroys them by 4+. Messi fanboys about to cream their panties on Sunday tbh :lol

Happy for Manu tho tbh :cry

Very nervous about France though

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Lol all croats complained and even one assistant got kick3d out

Worstvcall in the world cup tbqh


Nah, goalie stuck his leg out and it was a PK. Penalty for Argentina against Poland was BS though

[Brazil]

Well that was easy

[Brazil]

if france plays like they did against pengland they wont stand a chance

:lol

[Brazil]

Let’s see first against Morocco tbh… Gonna be a tricky game

[Ariel]

Let’s see first against Morocco tbh… Gonna be a tricky game
It shouldn't, given the difference in talent and the fact that Morocco has played a whole hour more (went to extra time in both previous games). But then again this is football and anything can happen, even if I don't expect it to, much like it happened with Brazil-Croatia and Portugal-Morocco.

[FrostKing]

France vs Portugal would be exciting to see tomorrow.

Euro 2016 rematch.

[Ariel]

France better than in 2018? I don't see it. The Pogba/Kante midfield controlled everything and Umteeti/Varane were stronger than the shaky back they have now
This French team obviously isn't better than the WC champion in '18. Still, very, very talented squad.

[lefty]

Why does it make you so upset that the Moroccan team was born, raised and trained in Europe?

Ypu should ask yourself that since you are the one bringing it up

[Ariel]

Ypu should ask yourself that since you are the one bringing it up
It's true though. This Moroccan team benefited hugely by being raised and trained in Europe, just as France did by having such an incredible wealth of talent of African roots at their disposal. Not good or bad, simply facts.

[dunkman]

Argentina vs Croatia 3:0

Messi on a penalty, two goals by #9 Álvarez. I think Messi assisted both.

Argentina to finals.

[spurraider21]

Argentina vs Croatia 3:0

Messi on a penalty, two goals by #9 Álvarez. I think Messi assisted both.

Argentina to finals.
thanks for the update

[dunkman]

It's true though. This Moroccan team benefited hugely by being raised and trained in Europe, just as France did by having such an incredible wealth of talent of African roots at their disposal. Not good or bad, simply facts.

I think French develop this « African » talent, they really start young, never bring already established players to the NT. It’s just they bring the strongest, fastest, most talented and willing go to academies. Some are of French ethnicity, most it seems aren’t. But it’s like that since the 70’s, with some gouvernemental sponsored program sponsored by the ministry of sport.

Argentina probably also has ministry of sports I guess, for a fact I know Brazil has it too, but the development is at club level, I guess. Messi is also from Barça’s Massia academy, though he was already a prospect when arrived.

[dunkman]

thanks for the update

:bobo

[DAF86]

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTxGoNq7VvqWgqddhx9fo1phd6hs3jol zKQuA&usqp=CAU

[hater]

Argentina young bucks are pretty damn good. Too bad Misty is too old otherwise this could be a huge dinasty. Too late.

Also argentina defense is not great at all. France is superior in everything.

Still its commendable Argentina got to the finals with relative ease.

Well done. Ifbsomehow they can beat France they will deserve their third? Wc? It would be well deserved. Its just very unlikely.

[Ariel]

Argentina probably also has ministry of sports I guess, for a fact I know Brazil has it too, but the development is at club level, I guess. Messi is also from Barça’s Massia academy, though he was already a prospect when arrived.
We do but, unfortunately, more often than not whenever the government lays a hand on anything, it's to make matters worse. But every now and then there are National programs that are very successful and have fantastic results, like it happened in youth football in the Pekerman era, from 1995 to about 2007 (between him and his successors that were aligned with his way of thinking)... in that period of time Argentina won FIVE U20 World Cups (Qatar '95, Malaysia '97, Argentina '01, Netherlands '05, Canada '07) and Scaloni was actually a part of that '97 team as well as many of his assistants (Aimar, Samuel).
Unfortunately that process was interrupted by shenannigans within the Football Association (a presidential election with 75 voters ended up 38-38... yes, no joke), and a number of hand picked coaches led to disasters in both South Africa '10 & Russia '18. That's the Argentinian way, we intervene to make things worse than they would have been otherwise. Luckily every now and then there's a rare breach in the pattern and common sense breaks in, and you get a Sabella or Scaloni instead of a Maradona, Batista or Sampaoli.

[Ariel]

Argentina young bucks are pretty damn good. Too bad Misty is too old otherwise this could be a huge dinasty. Too late.

Also argentina defense is not great at all. France is superior in everything.

Still its commendable Argentina got to the finals with relative ease.

Well done. Ifbsomehow they can beatbFrance wñthey will deserve their third? Wc? It would be well deserved. Its just very unlikely.
Nah. France are the Champions and rightful favorites, but there's not a huge talent gap and it's not a done deal by any means. If Argentina remains healthy, plays smart and doesn't make stupid mistakes, we have a real shot at the WC, like we did in '14 in spite of Germany being the overwhelming favorite. Or we could lose, but nothing is set in stone thus far.

[hater]

Nah. France are the Champions and rightful favorites, but there's not a huge talent gap and it's not a done deal by any means. If Argentina remains healthy, plays smart and doesn't make stupid mistakes, we have a real shot at the WC, like we did in '14 in spite of Germany being the overwhelming favorite. Or we could lose, but nothing is set in stone thus far.

Argentina has a punchers chance. Even they will probably be a good bet. I will probably bet on them.

But thats it. This is frances WC to lose

[lefty]

:lol
https://twitter.com/rombeyy/status/1601327855790878720

[lefty]

DAF86 Canyonero

Your River Plate boy and your GOAT

https://twitter.com/ishaqchebli/status/1602774414499741696





:D Alvarez carrying Messi in both of those photos

[hater]

DAF86 Canyonero

Your River Plate boy and your GOAT

https://twitter.com/ishaqchebli/status/1602774414499741696





:D Alvarez carrying Messi in both of those photos

Otamendi + misty + young bucks + coach + luck. Thats a recipe for a finals..

France is just a huge great wall. Most likely these nigs will hit it and wake up. :lol

[BatManu20]

You must have missed the 2014 world cup :lol

France is a HUGE favorite to win it all. Its not even close.

The odds mean nothing at this point. The eyeball test says that Argentina is playing by far the best ball of any of the clubs left, and they have the best player in the world. France ain’t stopping that.

[DAF86]

Nah. France are the Champions and rightful favorites, but there's not a huge talent gap and it's not a done deal by any means. If Argentina remains healthy, plays smart and doesn't make stupid mistakes, we have a real shot at the WC, like we did in '14 in spite of Germany being the overwhelming favorite. Or we could lose, but nothing is set in stone thus far.

Argentina's defense has been great for quite some time now. Arguably the greatest aspect of the team, tbh.

[FrostKing]

The odds mean nothing at this point. The eyeball test says that Argentina is playing by far the best ball of any of the clubs left, and they have the best player in the world. France ain’t stopping that.
France has to keep from committing a penalty and they should be fine. That's doomed their past 2 opponents.

I think France can hold Argentina to 1 goal in open play.

[TDMVPDPOY]

wc setup messi to be GOAT if he wins

now if he fails?

[dunkman]

It will be interesting to see Argentina vs France in the finals. I think no team made so much damage to France during their 18’ championship run, and Argentina was finalist in 14’ that should have won tbh. Though, the French still have to win the game vs Marocco to be there. One less day to rest too.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

wc setup messi to be GOAT if he wins

now if he fails?

Still the goat

[Ariel]

Jesus, 4 penalties in 6 WC games for Argentina. They're not even trying to hide it anymore :lol

Crazy BS penalty. Refs get quartered for that in Brazil :lol


Lol all croats complained and even one assistant got kick3d out

Worstvcall in the world cup tbqh

To be fair that penaltybwas BS. It would have been called a charge even in Basketball :lmao

General consensus is questionable penalty

GK wasn't moving
Complete utter bull$hit:
https://i.ibb.co/ZSYm4Zh/a.png
The goalkeeper deliberately extends his leg opposite to the direction of the ball (which he MISSES) in order to put himself in the way of Julian Álvarez's path, preventing him from continuing the play. That's a BLATANT penalty. You guys seem to think this is basketball.

[dunkman]

DAF86 Canyonero

Your River Plate boy and your GOAT

https://twitter.com/ishaqchebli/status/1602774414499741696





:D Alvarez carrying Messi in both of those photos

Álvarez reminds me a little bit of Kempes, how every rebound goes forward and those super quick reactions to make his goals.

[FrostKing]

https://i.ibb.co/6HTw2W8/Screenshot-20221213-230800-Chrome.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/qr4WBSh/Screenshot-20221213-230921-Chrome.jpg

[ElNono]

The odds mean nothing at this point. The eyeball test says that Argentina is playing by far the best ball of any of the clubs left, and they have the best player in the world. France ain’t stopping that.

tbh, anything can happen in just one game... an early goal, an injury, a red card, a lucky break... both teams are worthy if they got that far, and it's a very fine line.

[Brazil]

Rabiot and Upamecano doubtful for tonight game... we cannot catch a break tbh

[lefty]

Álvarez reminds me a little bit of Kempes, how every rebound goes forward and those super quick reactions to make his goals.

Especially that goal in the 78 Final

[lefty]

Rabiot and Upamecano doubtful for tonight game... we cannot catch a break tbh

Poor France, they are lacking so much depth compared to Morocco

But yeah, Rabiot has been great for France tbh, I see your point

[Brazil]

Poor France, they are lacking so much depth compared to Morocco

But yeah, Rabiot has been great for France tbh, I see your point

not an excuse of anykind... even without Rabiot and Dayot France should win this game, it's just the fact that it does not stop. I just read both should play tho but I guess they won't be 100%.

[Brazil]

For the rest Rabiot and Griezman are the two BIG pleasant surprises (with to a lesser extent Upamecano) of this WC. Grizou is playing this midfield position for the first time in his career and nobody was expecting anything decent from Rabiot. Both have shut down the detractors mouth.

I would add another one is Deschamps, it has been a pleasant surprise so far, he is a stubborn mfucker but he actually changed his system, bet on Grizou more defensive and let 4 players almost 5 with offensive characteristics which has always been against his religion. He also has clearly decided to let Mbappe not defending at all and asking his players to rotate compensating... again very surprising.

[Ariel]

not an excuse of anykind... even without Rabiot and Dayot France should win this game, it's just the fact that it does not stop. I just read both should play tho but I guess they won't be 100%.
Yeah, the WC is a war of attrition, unless you've got some serious depth and/or luck, by the time you get to the finals most players are worn out and/or hurting. That really screwed our chances both in the '90 and '14 finals with Germany, when we were severely diminished physically and also with suspensions.
For the present time Di María has been battling with a muscular injury since the first round that only allowed him to play a few minutes when the game was on the line vs Netherlands, De Paul is being managed for a similar problem, Lautaro Martinez has an unspecified persistent ankle injury that requires him to undergo periodic infiltrations, Papu Gomez is out with an ankle sprain, and even Messi seemed to be bothered by a hamstring issue in the game against Croatia.
Hopefully they all recover (though I'll settle for Messi being well enough to play and Di Maria being good for some time at least) and whomever advances from France / Morocco doesn't suffer any major setbacks, and gets to be at a reasonably high degree of fitness so that we get the final we're all expecting.

[rascal]

France has to keep from committing a penalty and they should be fine. That's doomed their past 2 opponents.

I think France can hold Argentina to 1 goal in open play.

France has to beat them on the field. A draw favors Argentina. They just don't lose penalty shoot outs.

[hater]

Poor France, they are lacking so much depth compared to Morocco



:lmao

[hater]

Nazi being Nazis. Smdh

https://twitter.com/hebh_jamal/status/1602436296441569287

[Bynumite]

Any thoughts? :wakeup






https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/971639264771211308/1052203352185909368/IMG_2576.jpg?width=507&height=676

[lefty]

not an excuse of anykind... even without Rabiot and Dayot France should win this game, it's just the fact that it does not stop. I just read both should play tho but I guess they won't be 100%.

And also their availability for the final

[lefty]

Any thoughts? :wakeup






https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/971639264771211308/1052203352185909368/IMG_2576.jpg?width=507&height=676

Has it gone viral on Twitter?

[rjv]

would love to see Morocco pull off the big upset today but not expecting it.

[Ariel]

Any thoughts? :wakeup






https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/971639264771211308/1052203352185909368/IMG_2576.jpg?width=507&height=676
It looks like someone is a little bu.tt hurt in addition to not being particularly smart or knowledgeable.
The penalties against Saudi Arabia, Netherlands and Croatia are technically correct.
Saudi Arabia @ 0:18: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spLV1gF0fkI
https://i.ibb.co/sFHyGnk/Arabia.png
Netherlands @ 1:20: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sivI7x0BuFk
https://i.ibb.co/s5Wc3t3/Netherlands.png
Croatia: already provided evidence in previous post, but in summary it's a blatant penalty: the goalkeeper deliberately extends his leg opposite to the direction of the ball (which he MISSES) in order to put himself in the way of Julian Álvarez's path, preventing him from continuing the play. Some people seem to be trying to apply basketball logic to a football match.
https://i.ibb.co/ZSYm4Zh/a.png

The only one I do not agree with is the one in the Poland game, which even though it's defensible (the keeper misses the ball and hits Messi in the head) it was a fraction of a second too late to be considered a foul. But that penalty was missed and thus had no bearing on the outcome of the game, so it's a moot point.
If the Saudis, Dutch or Croats tried to gain unfair advantage and not being punished as a result is beyond our control, the only thing we can do is wait for the ref to do the right thing (which they did) and punish them accordingly within the rules.

Concerning the match vs Netherlands, Messi arguably should have received a yellow card by the deliberate handball but that would have been his first, anyone saying that since he received another one later on it would have meant he'd be sent off, has trouble grasping that future events are not independent of past ones. When a player is booked he's usually extra cautious, and 20 years worth of evidence suggests he wouldn't have received another one for complaining.

As for Paredes, he's looking backwards from the ref so as far as he's concerned the ball is in play and he's kicking it out of the court, if he's near the Dutch bench and kicking it out ends with the ball there, there's no rule preventing that. Should Paredes have received a yellow card and be sent off? Maybe, but not before Van Dijk, whose disgraceful assault on Paredes by shoving him to the ground should have been an automatic red card, and you could make a case for several other Dutch players who physically retaliated against the Argentinians.

Calling Messi's celebration near the Dutch bench "harassment" because of an (inherently subjective) interpretation of what he meant by that gesture is an insult to everyone's intelligence and not any more justifiable than the ref who sent Tim off because he was laughing on the bench. That's bias (and stup!dity) speaking.

As for the comments after the match were actually very mild in comparison to, say, Uruguay's reaction in the aftermath of the elimination. In fact Modric also made harsh reference to the officiationg yesterday, as did Pepe with Portugal, and neither suffered consequences other than maybe a financial sanction. So I'm not sure what it is you're expecting here.

Also, there's no mentioned of the ridiculous stoppage time and weak ass foul that forced extra time. Wonder why that is... :lol

So all in all, that's an incomplete, biased and not very intelligent recollection of events designed to draw a conclusion that is surely the result of some dumb a$$hole being bu.tthurt and unable to make a more coherent case.

[FrostKing]

would love to see Morocco pull off the big upset today but not expecting it.
No one wants to see 26% possession in the Finale. France vs Portugal today would be hyped.

[DAF86]

Has it gone viral on Twitter?

I saw a Sidenaldo fan post it and even his fellow Sidenaldo followers were mocking him for the inmense amount of reaching it had to be mustered to come up with such a whine.

[DAF86]

Any thoughts? :wakeup






https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/971639264771211308/1052203352185909368/IMG_2576.jpg?width=507&height=676

1) Crying for the Argie ref is ridiculous. Ever since WC started being played, refs of teams that still remain in the competition ref untill the quarterfinals. Also, the game was called perfectly. The crying that Pepe and Fernandes did after that game was pathetic.

2) Every penalty given to Argentina on this WC was legit, except for the one vs Saudi Arabia, imho. Funny enough, the game that Argentina lost.

If they wanted to gift Messi penalties, they should have called the clear handball by that Croatian player on yesterday's match, tbh. I still don't know how that blatant handball wasn't call when VAR is in play.

4) if FIFA really wanted to benefit Messi, they wouldn't have put Lahoz to ref him. A guy that everybody knows isn't in the best of terms with the Argentine player. And, unlike the Portuguese, Argentines have reasons to complain about the ref, when he added 17 minutes in a match that didn't have VAR stoppages, nor any significant stoppages of other kind.

[Brazil]

Rabiot and upamecano confirmed out… fml

[diego]

It looks like someone is a little bu.tt hurt in addition to not being particularly smart or knowledgeable.
The penalties against Saudi Arabia, Netherlands and Croatia are technically correct.
Saudi Arabia @ 0:18: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spLV1gF0fkI
https://i.ibb.co/sFHyGnk/Arabia.png
Netherlands @ 1:20: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sivI7x0BuFk
https://i.ibb.co/s5Wc3t3/Netherlands.png
Croatia: already provided evidence in previous post, but in summary it's a blatant penalty: the goalkeeper deliberately extends his leg opposite to the direction of the ball (which he MISSES) in order to put himself in the way of Julian Álvarez's path, preventing him from continuing the play. Some people seem to be trying to apply basketball logic to a football match.
https://i.ibb.co/ZSYm4Zh/a.png

The only one I do not agree with is the one in the Poland game, which even though it's defensible (the keeper misses the ball and hits Messi in the head) it was a fraction of a second too late to be considered a foul. But that penalty was missed and thus had no bearing on the outcome of the game, so it's a moot point.
If the Saudis, Dutch or Croats tried to gain unfair advantage and not being punished as a result is beyond our control, the only thing we can do is wait for the ref to do the right thing (which they did) and punish them accordingly within the rules.

Concerning the match vs Netherlands, Messi arguably should have received a yellow card by the deliberate handball but that would have been his first, anyone saying that since he received another one later on it would have meant he'd be sent off, has trouble grasping that future events are not independent of past ones. When a player is booked he's usually extra cautious, and 20 years worth of evidence suggests he wouldn't have received another one for complaining.

As for Paredes, he's looking backwards from the ref so as far as he's concerned the ball is in play and he's kicking it out of the court, if he's near the Dutch bench and kicking it out ends with the ball there, there's no rule preventing that. Should Paredes have received a yellow card and be sent off? Maybe, but not before Van Dijk, whose disgraceful assault on Paredes by shoving him to the ground should have been an automatic red card, and you could make a case for several other Dutch players who physically retaliated against the Argentinians.

Calling Messi's celebration near the Dutch bench "harassment" because of an (inherently subjective) interpretation of what he meant by that gesture is an insult to everyone's intelligence and not any more justifiable than the ref who sent Tim off because he was laughing on the bench. That's bias (and stup!dity) speaking.

As for the comments after the match were actually very mild in comparison to, say, Uruguay's reaction in the aftermath of the elimination. In fact Modric also made harsh reference to the officiationg yesterday, as did Pepe with Portugal, and neither suffered consequences other than maybe a financial sanction. So I'm not sure what it is you're expecting here.

Also, there's no mentioned of the ridiculous stoppage time and weak ass foul that forced extra time. Wonder why that is... :lol

So all in all, that's an incomplete, biased and not very intelligent recollection of events designed to draw a conclusion that is surely the result of some dumb a$$hole being bu.tthurt and unable to make a more coherent case.

Also re: the Messi handball, it was called but deemed unintentional even though it clearly was, as a make up call because the ref had let go a clear foul on him seconds before that. That was actually one of the few moments where Lahoz exhibited judgement, not carding Messi for that handball given he had just been knocked down, just like he didn't give VVD any card for decking paredes given that paredes had provoked it when he kicked into their bench...


It's funny all these casuals/haters making these arguments, just like the NBA playoffs this stuff happens every year.. there's nothing egregious about any of these. If fifa wanted messi to win so badly, you'd think they would have called neuer kneeing Higuaín in the face, or Medel kicking Messi in the chest in the copa América final..

[FrostKing]

"Did Morocco sing the French anthem?"

:lol

[lefty20]

That did not take long lol

[hater]

:lmao Africans

Africa is the africa of the planet :lmao

[Darth_Pelican]

Holy shit, that would have been the goal of the tournament

[FrostKing]

2nd Half prediction

Whistling

[FrostKing]

It's a little cringy grown adults acting like kids at a sporting event. I respect but cringy. Go bang your wives and let out that aggression.

[spurraider21]

:lmao being "concerned" about mbappe's transparent acting job

he'll be limping around until the next time he gets a run

[Ariel]

Dang, huge respect to Morocco for the way they're playing. Too bad they're not on point, but they've had more than enough chances already.

[Darth_Pelican]

Mfloppe :lol

[spurraider21]

morocoo's tiki taka play is quite good

[spurraider21]

Mfloppe :lol
he's going to cry and hold his ankle every time he loses the ball or challenge for the rest of the game, but as soon as he gets an opportunity for a good run he will have magically recovered

[spurraider21]

that shoulda been a yellow tbh... unnecessary

*in addition to a yellow for acting

...now morocco just fouling on every challenge :lol

[lefty]

:lol Morocco afraid to shoot


mh

[lefty20]

The commentator was geared up for that scoring opportunity, just straight up trying to announce the goal into existence.

[hater]

France toying with their prey.

[Darth_Pelican]

That’s game. Morocco has no one to blame but themselves. So many wasted opportunities

[spurraider21]

:lol Morocco afraid to shoot


mh
:lol he wanted more tikitaka

[Canyonero]

If I were France I would play the final with the third star in the jerseys tbh. Nothing to do against them.

[lefty20]

Do deflections count as an assist?

Cuz that would tie Mbappe with Messi for the golden boot.

[hater]

Mbape best play of the world cup by far :tu

[Ghazi]

France staaaaaaaacked

[Bynumite]

Morocco :lol Getting a taste of their own medicine.

Sucks to play against a double deck bus, doesn't it?

[spurraider21]

both of france's goals came off mbappe just trying to force the ball through and at least taking a damn shot making something happen. morocco could learn somethin from that :lol

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Do deflections count as an assist?

Cuz that would tie Mbappe with Messi for the golden boot.

Nope

[Amuseddaysleeper]

France’s defense is very suspect but mbappe can turn a game on its head

[lefty]

:lol he wanted more tikitaka
:lol Nikka trying to impress Pep

Morocco will regret not shooting the ball; that 2nd goal reminded the of that

[spurraider21]

:lol Nikka trying to impress Pep

Morocco will regret not shooting the ball; that 2nd goal reminded the of that
first goal was the same way. mbappe just trying to force the ball through a bunch of guys and just finding a way to get the ball in front of the net. more difficult finish on the first one, tho

[Bynumite]

For the first time in the tournament, midget's gonna be an underdog. Interesting :wakeup

[spurraider21]

france very fortunate that mbappe miraculously healed from those devastating injuries earlier in the game tbh :rolleyes

[lefty]

Brazil WE WILL DESTROY PESSI

[FrostKing]

Moroccan chicks. Not bad.

[Brazil]

If we play like that against Argentina its 3/0

[lefty]

The fact that France is back to the final as the defending champs is impressive






Look at all the defending champs who flamed out in group stage since 2002 (except 2006 Brazil who lost in the knockout)

[Brazil]

But I dont care 4th final for France and a shot at a third star

[Ariel]

Morocco didn't play worse than they did in the previous 2 games, but found a rival who actually took advantage of their opportunities, while they didn't. Too bad for them, but they played a great WC.

Sunday is the day, the battle for title no. 3 between La Albiceleste (5 finals, 2 won & 3 lost) and Les Bleus (3 finals, 2 won & 1 lost). France is the slight favorite but could go either way, will come down to who makes the fewer mistakes and takes advantage of their opportunities. Looking forward to it.