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Messi thinking: "I don't even know who the fuck that guy is."

 

I guess at least now we know who the greatest team in the world is...


Saudi Arabia

 

This is probably the greatest irony ever... Paris will go right back to rooting for Messi in 10 days.

 

What a game! Very happy Argentina won, I’ve been rooting for them my whole life. Very happy for Messi who had a heartbreak in 2014!

 

I am looking forward to the return of the honest decent cynicism of the premier league on on boxing day.....

....I had thought the World Cup would be a welcome departure frome woke posturing.

I was wrong.

Today , the BBC refused to show the closing ceremony.

The basis for this was ostensibly workers rights and gay rights.

 

Argentina vs Saudi 2.
ONLY ON PPV
With the World title on the line
79.99$

How many ppvs do you think this would sell?

 

Did you catch an English or French broadcast of the game?

 

Sorry France no gay celebrations tonight

 

1 billion views in India. So at least 20,000 purchases already.

 

Spanish.



Gooooooooooal brrrrrrrrrrpppp gooooooooooal brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrp

 

French.

 

But I hace to say it, what a fucking player Mbappé is. He pretty much played a third of the game and almost won it for France.

 

If this was the only match between the two the Saudis might refuse a rematch under any circumstances.

Joking aside East Germany shocked West Germany at the 74 World Cup. They never played another match. The East Germans regime wanted that record to always remain 1-0. Obviously there is not that same political dynamic between these two nations though.

Head to head you would think it would be more one sided but this is Argentina's record against Saudi Arabia:

Games won: 2
Games drawn: 2
Games lost: 1

 

Is there any difference in terms of perceived bias between French and English commentary?

 

Wow poor guy. Won nothing and probably aged 10 years watching the game...

 

Yeah, he's quite the talent. Already tied for 6th place in all time WC goals with Pele.

In terms of goals per match him and Pele are exactly the same. 12 goals in 14 matches.

 

M’Bappe is special. Needs to go to EPL or La Liga.

 

He still might but he's making a kajillion bajillion per year and plays guaranteed CL football every year. I doubt he feels he's missing out of any "prestige" where he is.

 

He was gifted it. He has the rare gift of making wounded worried teams crack but he's not a breakthrough player.

 

I hope he had cash-out ...

 

Ya if he did I'd imagine he took it when Argentina was up 2-0 .. probably got 2k or something

 

Sensational final. Couldn't take your eyes off it. Delighted Messi has won it. Think we can say he's the greatest ever.

 

Roy Keane; "this world cup is stained"...


.....must never have heard of Argentina 1978.

 

He clearly is imo and I'm not a fan of his style of play. The kid is special.

I do hope Norway can qualify though, Mbappe and Haaland are clearly the top two of the new generation and it would be a shame if they are denied the chance of sharing the big stage together purely because of who Haaland plays for.

 

That was a pretty classic final. Even the fact it took like 5 hours just fit more pints in. Great soccering

 

The Small Bit of “Futbol” REED Has Watched is By Proxy Thru His Daughters and GrandDudes…REED Never Played the Game…

But in a WEIRD Way, and as a Basketball Dude, There’s Obvious Similarities; Dribbling, Passing, Spacing, “Feetwork”, Goals, etc…

REED’ll Never Be More Than a Novice/Casual “Futbol” Fan, But He RESPECTS the Shit Out of What He Watched Today…Both Highly HYPED Players Showed Up and the Match Went to PK’s…

What More Can You Ask???…





REED

 

good thing that the 'French' team didn't win

 

I can ask for 97 IQ...

 

I was happy for the Argentinian fans mostly, theyre 100x more fanatical than french fans, they'll enjoy it more.