FIFA World Cup 2022 Final Match Thread - 18th December at 3PM

[Calderyon]

Who will the World Cup 2022 winner?

Argentina or France?

[bots]

France

[MTVN]

Vive la France

[Mystic Mock]

I've already said that the real final happened between England & France so I'm sticking with that.

So as France beat the second best team in the tournament, I'm gonna hold out on France holding Messi off.

[Nicky91]

don't care, most dull world cup final :(


anti-football winning :yuk: :yuk:

[Zizu]

don't care, most dull world cup final :(


anti-football winning :yuk: :yuk:


Well it won’t be boring …


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[Calderyon]

I think it's going to be a good one.

[bots]

with it being a final, it's difficult to know how it will pan out, i really hope its a good one

[Niamh.]

I've already said that the real final happened between England & France so I'm sticking with that.

So as France beat the second best team in the tournament, I'm gonna hold out on France holding Messi off.

https://media.tenor.com/SQB7M6uzm6wAAAAM/britney-spears-confused.gif

[bots]

Both teams have identical odds to win, which i dont remember seeing before

[Zizu]

Both teams have identical odds to win, which i dont remember seeing before


I’m not sure why .. Morocco tore that France defence apart all night and England had chances galore .. surely Messi and Alvarez will get some joy ..

Then look how secure the Argentine defence and keeper are playing plus Mbappe went MIA for the last two games and Giroud was subbed off ..


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[Calderyon]

Oh dear...

https://en.as.com/soccer/what-is-camel-flu-virus-affecting-france-squad-ahead-of-world-cup-final-n/

[joeysteele]

I think and hope France will win.

[Mystic Mock]

https://media.tenor.com/SQB7M6uzm6wAAAAM/britney-spears-confused.gif

I'm saying that Argentina were lucky to have not faced England before the final.

Tbh it would've been interesting to have seen how Argentina would've done against Morocco.

[Zizu]

Anyone know if Mane was with the Senegal squad during the competition to boost their moral or did he stay well away ?


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[Calderyon]

I'm saying that Argentina were lucky to have not faced England before the final.

Tbh it would've been interesting to have seen how Argentina would've done against Morocco.

I think Argentina would have been able to handle England just fine.

[Mystic Mock]

I think Argentina would have been able to handle England just fine.

They went to penalties with the weakest Netherlands team that I've personally seen so I'm not so sure on that.

[bots]

They went to penalties with the weakest Netherlands team that I've personally seen so I'm not so sure on that.

i think you are vastly overstating the capability of the england team as they are currently. They were very poor over the summer and were comprehensively thrashed on a couple of occasions, so the reality is that they performed above expectation at the WC

[bots]

Several France players have caught colds, with Raphael Varane and Ibrahima Konate the latest to fall ill and miss training, the French Football Federation has confirmed.

Defender Dayot Upamecano and midfielder Adrien Rabiot were unavailable for the semi-final win over Morocco on Wednesday because of the illness.

Striker Randal Kolo Muani said the infected were isolating in their rooms.

"Those who are sick stay in their rooms," said Kolo Muani. "They're being taken care of by the doctors and we've been enforcing social distancing. We're very strict about it."

Forward Ousmane Dembele agreed, saying the squad "were not scared" of the virus: "We've been taking precautions and I think everyone will be ready."

Boss Didier Deschamps had said on Wednesday he expected Upamecano and Rabiot to be well enough for the final.

However, should Konate and Varane be ruled out, he will have a selection dilemma as he would be without two of his top three defenders.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64006815

[Crimson Dynamo]

https://media.tenor.com/mifkyO2UIYUAAAAd/argentinafootballteam-lionelmessi.gif

[Calderyon]

They went to penalties with the weakest Netherlands team that I've personally seen so I'm not so sure on that.

Same Netherlands who beat the US team who England struggled against and only managed a scoreless draw with?

England only beat 2 weak teams (Iran & Wales) and a severely weakened Senegal (No Mane etc.) in this World Cup.

[Mystic Mock]

i think you are vastly overstating the capability of the england team as they are currently. They were very poor over the summer and were comprehensively thrashed on a couple of occasions, so the reality is that they performed above expectation at the WC

You might have a point tbf.

I honestly hope that Argentina and France can give each other a game, I want another tense match like tonight's match between Blues & Reading.

[Kate!]

I'd much prefer Argentina to win.

[Mystic Mock]

Same Netherlands who beat the US team who England struggled against and only managed a scoreless draw with?

England only beat 2 weak teams (Iran & Wales) and a severely weakened Senegal (No Mane etc.) in this World Cup.

England I suspect threw that match to stop Iran from qualifying, but I might be wrong tbf as it is a conspiracy theory.

And we did beat Senegal by a bigger margin than the Netherlands did.

Admittedly though England and Netherlands do appear to be close in quality to each other.

[Calderyon]

England I suspect threw that match to stop Iran from qualifying, but I might be wrong tbf as it is a conspiracy theory.

And we did beat Senegal by a bigger margin than the Netherlands did.

Admittedly though England and Netherlands do appear to be close in quality to each other.

I meant England vs USA which ended 0-0, while Netherlands beat them 3-1.

England did not throw that match. If they did USA would have been the winner. And Iran beat Wales in the earlier match.

Senegal v Netherlands was both teams 1st match which is usually a "get accostumed" match. Had the same match being player in KO, it would have probably been Netherlands winning by a larger margin.

[Calderyon]

Gathering the news regarding France, i think Argentina might have the edge now.

[Calderyon]

If we disregard that, i think It would have been (and still might) a cagey, mistake avoiding battle ending up in 0-0 or 1-1 after full time and extra time and Argentina winning on penalties.

[Mystic Mock]

I meant England vs USA which ended 0-0, while Netherlands beat them 3-1.

England did not throw that match. If they did USA would have been the winner. And Iran beat Wales in the earlier match.

Senegal v Netherlands was both teams 1st match which is usually a "get accostumed" match. Had the same match being player in KO, it would have probably been Netherlands winning by a larger margin.

I honestly think that England didn't try against the USA because we were confident that we were gonna beat Wales.

And tbh we'll see come the final if England were France's toughest opponents in this World Cup or not, because if Argentina get hammered it'd be very clear that themselves and the teams that they beat to get to the final would not have been competitive against England, Morocco or Poland.

[bots]

I honestly think that England didn't try against the USA because we were confident that we were gonna beat Wales.

And tbh we'll see come the final if England were France's toughest opponents in this World Cup or not, because if Argentina get hammered it'd be very clear that themselves and the teams that they beat to get to the final would not have been competitive against England, Morocco or Poland.

you have giant rose tinted glasses on

[Mystic Mock]

you have giant rose tinted glasses on

Maybe.

I mean I was right that we would be tougher opponents for France than Morocco, it's not exactly out of the realm for us to have come closer to beating France than Argentina.

As I've already said we'll see come Sunday, if Argentina can win the World Cup, or lose on penalties or during ET, then we know that they were truly worthy of making the final.

Because say if France does win by a bigger margin than one goal, my point about England being the second best team becomes true... At least to some extent.

[Nicky91]

Well it won’t be boring …


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it'll be a boring final

[Calderyon]

I honestly think that England didn't try against the USA because we were confident that we were gonna beat Wales.

And tbh we'll see come the final if England were France's toughest opponents in this World Cup or not, because if Argentina get hammered it'd be very clear that themselves and the teams that they beat to get to the final would not have been competitive against England, Morocco or Poland.

I think you are vastly overrating England and i think they just weren't able to. And if England didn't try, then that's incredibly foolish and idiotic.

At the end of the day, at least Argentina is in the World Cup Final and a potential World Champion while England faced yet again another failure on a major tournament.

Both Argentina and France were worthy of making the Final, England and the others weren't.

[Mystic Mock]

I think you are vastly overrating England and i think they just weren't able to. And if England didn't try, then that's incredibly foolish and idiotic.

At the end of the day, at least Argentina is in the World Cup Final and a potential World Champion while England faced yet again another failure on a major tournament.

Both Argentina and France were worthy of making the Final, England and the others weren't.

Considering England only narrowly lost to France, and had some bizarre Referee decisions go against us on the day, and smashed a good team like Senegal 3-0 (I know without Mane) but they're still a decent team without him, I find it shocking that we couldn't beat the USA if we really wanted to.

And with Argentina I'm not arguing that they don't deserve to be in the final, I mean Messi and Alvarez have played fantastic, and you can only beat the teams that are in front of you, which unlike England they've achieved that.

I do however personally believe that France will beat Argentina comfortably because I feel that France have already faced tougher opponents, and in general had the tougher draw.

Obviously if Argentina can prove me wrong on that, I'll be the first to compliment them on here.

[Nicky91]

dutch NOS aren't broadcasting tomorrow's final

german channels aren't broadcasting the final either

[Swan]

dutch NOS aren't broadcasting tomorrow's final

german channels aren't broadcasting the final either

How comes?

[Calderyon]

Considering England only narrowly lost to France, and had some bizarre Referee decisions go against us on the day, and smashed a good team like Senegal 3-0 (I know without Mane) but they're still a decent team without him, I find it shocking that we couldn't beat the USA if we really wanted to.

And with Argentina I'm not arguing that they don't deserve to be in the final, I mean Messi and Alvarez have played fantastic, and you can only beat the teams that are in front of you, which unlike England they've achieved that.

I do however personally believe that France will beat Argentina comfortably because I feel that France have already faced tougher opponents, and in general had the tougher draw.

Obviously if Argentina can prove me wrong on that, I'll be the first to compliment them on here.

Fair enough.

But i think you are both vastly overrating England and somewhat underrating Argentina.

France might beat Argentina and be the World Champion (best National team in the World). But even then i think Argentina have done enough to prove that they are at least top 2. They did after all destroy Croatia, last World Cup's Runner ups.

England, not so much. (In this tournament at least). Top 8 at most. I would put Brazil, Netherlands and maybe even Portugal above them (without Ronaldo).

[Mystic Mock]

Fair enough.

But i think you are both vastly overrating England and somewhat underrating Argentina.

France might beat Argentina and be the World Champion (best National team in the World). But even then i think Argentina have done enough to prove that they are at least top 2. They did after all destroy Croatia, last World Cup's Runner ups.

England, not so much. (In this tournament at least). Top 8 at most. I would put Brazil, Netherlands and maybe even Portugal above them (without Ronaldo).

Portugal lost to Morocco who ended up being less competitive against France than England were.

And tbh I don't think that England are amazing by any means, I just feel that away from France, other teams seem significantly behind the pack to me.

In particular with Argentina they scraped a 2-1 win against Australia whilst France annihilated Australia, and I personally feel that England, Poland & Morocco would've all comfortably beaten Australia as well.

[Calderyon]

Portugal lost to Morocco who ended up being less competitive against France than England were.

And tbh I don't think that England are amazing by any means, I just feel that away from France, other teams seem significantly behind the pack to me.

In particular with Argentina they scraped a 2-1 win against Australia whilst France annihilated Australia, and I personally feel that England, Poland & Morocco would've all comfortably beaten Australia as well.

You mean Morocco who topped their Group that featured Belgium and Croatia?

The same Morocco who advanced through Spain and Portugal? (Both former champions btw)

And was pretty close to beating last World Cup's Runner ups?

That Morocco?

Also remember that Australia beat last Euros semifinalist, Denmark. And Argentina beat Poland.

[Calderyon]

To me the conclusion is:

Argentina and France both deserve their places in the Final as they were the only ones in this years good enough to do it. And they are the top 2 national teams in 2022. Whether they end up losing big or small.

None of the other 30 nations weren't good enough to do it.

[Mystic Mock]

You mean Morocco who topped their Group that featured Belgium and Croatia?

The same Morocco who advanced through Spain and Portugal? (Both former champions btw)

And was pretty close to beating last World Cup's Runner ups?

That Morocco?

Also remember that Australia beat last Euros semifinalist, Denmark. And Argentina beat Poland.

But England would beat Belgium at the moment as well, not because England are better, but because Belgium's players hate each other.

And I'm judging the margin of defeat here, not former legacies.

France won by a one goal margin against England, they beat Morocco by two goals, by that assumption I'm gonna go with that England would've beaten Morocco, Portugal, Spain & Belgium as these three teams lost to Morocco who were less competitive against France than England were, this is a fact from the margin of victory that France displayed against both England & Morocco.

And we were Euro finalists that beat Denmark to get there, so it's not like Australia has achieved something that England didn't also achieve.

Personally while you think that I'm overrating England, I personally feel like you're underrating the team slightly, because England up to this point of the tournament has put up the best fight against France's first team (not counting the reserve team put out against Tunisia) as they'd already qualified by that point.

[Mystic Mock]

To me the conclusion is:

Argentina and France both deserve their places in the Final as they were the only ones in this years good enough to do it. And they are the top 2 national teams in 2022. Whether they end up losing big or small.

None of the other 30 nations weren't good enough to do it.

That's fair I suppose.

If France does win by a large margin though, Kane, Southgate & he who shall not be named will have eyes staring at them over the mistakes made during that match that potentially cost England the World Cup.

[Swan]

Yeah, Clad has a good point. You've got France, the holders, no team has ever made back to back finals (i think), and they've had plenty of injuries. Talk about having depth in numbers. Then Argentina, you have to give them all the credit in the world really. They suffered the biggest (arguably) shock defeat in world cup history losing to SA in their first game, bouncing back from that shows immense character. And in the 1/4's, 2 up against the Netherlands with 10 mins left, concede and equaliser in the 100th min, still go on to win.

A script has been written for both sides. I really don't mind who wins. Both teams deserve to be in the final for sure.

[Calderyon]

But England would beat Belgium at the moment as well, not because England are better, but because Belgium's players hate each other.

And I'm judging the margin of defeat here, not former legacies.

France won by a one goal margin against England, they beat Morocco by two goals, by that assumption I'm gonna go with that England would've beaten Morocco, Portugal, Spain & Belgium as these three teams lost to Morocco who were less competitive against France than England were, this is a fact from the margin of victory that France displayed against both England & Morocco.

And we were Euro finalists that beat Denmark to get there, so it's not like Australia has achieved something that England didn't also achieve.

Personally while you think that I'm overrating England, I personally feel like you're underrating the team slightly, because England up to this point of the tournament has put up the best fight against France's first team (not counting the reserve team put out against Tunisia) as they'd already qualified by that point.

That's fair I suppose.

If France does win by a large margin though, Kane, Southgate & he who shall not be named will have eyes staring at them over the mistakes made during that match that potentially cost England the World Cup.


Margin of win doesn't matter, only wins do.

England didn't win enough games therefore they are out. Deservedly.
Argentina & France did and they deserve to be there in the Final match, England doesn't.

They just weren't good enough this time, otherwise they would be in the Final.

Like in Euro 2020. (2021)

[Calderyon]

Regarding France they seem to be recovering from the Camel virus outbreak in their team.

Apparently Giroud could be out though. (Knee injury)

[Calderyon]

Lineups for the Final:

https://i.imgur.com/IzxKjf0.png

[bots]

it's the messi love in on the bbc again

[Calderyon]

Argentina slightly in control currently.

[Calderyon]

Argentina 1-0.

Messi PK.

[arista]

Argentina slightly in control currently.


Yes 1 - 0 to them.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Messi the first player to score in every round of a world cup

[Calderyon]

2-0.

Di Maria. His first of the tournament.

[Mystic Mock]

Well done to Argentina so far.

Kinda ironic that France conceded yet another penalty.:joker:

[arista]

France seems a worse team
on this .

[Calderyon]

France collapsing.

[Mystic Mock]

Margin of win doesn't matter, only wins do.

England didn't win enough games therefore they are out. Deservedly.
Argentina & France did and they deserve to be there in the Final match, England doesn't.

They just weren't good enough this time, otherwise they would be in the Final.

Like in Euro 2020. (2021)

Well saying we were out of this tournament deservedly imo is not 100% true.

Yes Southgate had cautious tactics and Kane thought he was playing Rugby on the second penalty, but the first goal for France also shouldn't have stood, so ET probably should've happened and god knows what happens from there.

[Calderyon]

Wow, Giroud subbed out already.

[Mystic Mock]

France seems a worse team
on this .

Their defending has been very questionable the last few games.

Their luck might've finally run out here.

[James]

Two first half subs. [emoji50]

[Calderyon]

Well saying we were out of this tournament deservedly imo is not 100% true.

Yes Southgate had cautious tactics and Kane thought he was playing Rugby on the second penalty, but the first goal for France also shouldn't have stood, so ET probably should've happened and god knows what happens from there.

England lost and didn't make it so they're deservedly out.

But we are obviously not going to agree on this.

So we just have to agree to disagree.

[joeysteele]

This is a very poor show from France.

[Calderyon]

HT.

2-0 to Argentina.

[Swan]

In the Pub. Great first half. We're all about 50/50 here. Don't mind who wins. Hope France can make it a game in the 2ND half though.

[Beso]

LT counting the cash already.

[Crimson Dynamo]

https://media.tenor.com/JJsrDAOO_eYAAAAM/money-cash.gif

Iv already won on my England, France, Brazil & Argentina all to win their groups, bet :dance:

[bots]

Argentina have this in the bag

[arista]

France got a Goal.

[Calderyon]

2-1.

Mbappe PK.

[arista]

How many mins to the end?

[arista]

2-2 now

[bots]

wow

[arista]

Macron clapping

[Calderyon]

2-2.

Oh wow.

[Calderyon]

Argentina have this in the bag

Lol.

[bots]

Lol.

it aged really well :laugh:

[Crimson Dynamo]

I have Mbappe as Top scorer so i need the Argies to score for a full house

[arista]

Not down to penalties?

[Swan]

What a game!!

[UserSince2005]

I want the European side to win. That being Argentina and not the African side.

[Nicky91]

Argentina world champions

how boring

[Nicky91]

https://i.pinimg.com/736x/00/44/33/004433bedf92abceb055f641a4fc6620.jpg

[Calderyon]

Extra time.

[Swan]

Argentina world champions

how boring

Nicky, please kindly go away. :thumbs:

[Swan]

Honestly this is such a great final!!!

[Nicky91]

very boring with a amateurish france against the gods of argentina :laugh3:

[bots]

very boring with a amateurish france against the gods of argentina :laugh3:

stop it nicky, please

[Nicky91]

the rose bertram lover (Mbappe) playing one of his worst games :joker:

[Nicky91]

what, cat cut everyone's tongue :laugh3:

[Crimson Dynamo]

stop it nicky, please

dont worry his mum will turn off his wifi in a moment and he will dissapear

[Nicky91]

jeez those french can't even pass a ball right :laugh3: :laugh3: :laugh3:

[Nicky91]

at least i'm a normal person compared to some on here

[Swan]

at least i'm a normal person compared to some on here

Omg just **** off Nicky

[Nicky91]

Omg just **** off Nicky

love you too :hee:

[Swan]

Such a penis

[Calderyon]

Incredible match.

[Beso]

what, cat cut everyone's tongue :laugh3:

Lol...

[bots]

was it over the line?

edit yes, clearly

[Nicky91]

also my wifi isn't turned off, there is a reason i stay offline from this place in evenings


that reason being i want a calm evening in front of the tv :laugh:

[Calderyon]

3-2.

Messi.

[Crimson Dynamo]

THIS IS CRAZY

[Swan]

I hope then win for the greatest player of ALL TIME

[bots]

PENALTY

[Calderyon]

Wow.

[bots]

holy crap

[Crimson Dynamo]

:facepalm:

[Calderyon]

3-3.

Mbappe PK.

[bots]

you have to give credit to france for fighting back

[Calderyon]

Best World Cup Final ever?

[bots]

Best World Cup Final ever?

best one i've seen

[bots]

its the best extra time ive seen too

[Swan]

Best final ever???

[Calderyon]

Penalties.

[Swan]

The best final of any competition ever?

[arista]

Not down to penalties?


Terrible ending

[Beso]

Should have just let them play next goal the winner.

[Alf]

Mbappe may have got a hat-trick but two were penalties wereas Geoff Hurst's were all in open play. One with his head, one with his right foot and one with his left foot.

[joeysteele]

Incredible final, sad it's being decided on penalties.

[arista]

Should have just let them play next goal the winner.

Yes, that would be so much better

[arista]

East First Goal Penalty

[Vanessa]

Oh no. France aren't greet at penalties.

[arista]

Oh no. France aren't greet at penalties.


yes so far

[Crimson Dynamo]

yaaaaaasss

[arista]

France missed the Goal

[arista]

yaaaaaasss


One kick away

[arista]

France scored

[arista]

France Lost

[bots]

fantastic game

[Calderyon]

Argentina World Champions!

[UserSince2005]

Amazinh

[Alf]

Argentina
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Argentina
Argentina
Argentina
Argentina
Argentina
Argentina
Argentina
Argentina
Argentina
Argentina
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[Calderyon]

Unbelievable match.

[Alf]

France LostGood

[Calderyon]

Lionel Messi is the greatest Football player of this era.

[arista]

That one French men
that failed to even hit the goal

His fault

[Crimson Dynamo]

https://media2.giphy.com/media/3ohjV3ChTr6OSgp7gc/200w.gif?cid=6c09b952f1qi9awy5xjnla971chh7zlcp3bh4 vo0ztb9xlws&rid=200w.gif&ct=g

[Swan]

We have all just witnessed the greatest player of all time win the last, and best thing.

[arista]

We have all just witnessed the greatest player of all time win the last, and best thing.



For Sure.

Aged 35.

[Mystic Mock]

Fair play to Argentina, they definitely proved me wrong so fair enough.

France wanna be grateful to Mbappe because that would've been a slaughtering otherwise.

[Beso]

Dirty arrogant French cant even shake hands with the winners...very bad sportsmanship, but that always happens in football...no other sport..just football...so wierd

[Crimson Dynamo]

We have all just witnessed the greatest player of all time win the last, and best thing.

He finally is the GOAT of the modern era

[Beso]

https://media2.giphy.com/media/3ohjV3ChTr6OSgp7gc/200w.gif?cid=6c09b952f1qi9awy5xjnla971chh7zlcp3bh4 vo0ztb9xlws&rid=200w.gif&ct=g

You are owe Martinez a pint for that last minute save.

[Alf]

£10 at 10/1 at the start.

That'll pay for my Christmas alcohol.

[Beso]

Interesting fact.

Martinez was playing in goal for oxford utd 3 years ago.

[Alf]

Lionel Messi is the greatest Football player of all time.Not even the best Argentinian ever.

[Mystic Mock]

The best final of any competition ever?

That'll be Arsenal vs Birmingham in the 2011 League Cup final.

The 1966 World Cup final can't even compete with that.:laugh:

[Crimson Dynamo]

all Messi has left to win is strictly

[Beso]

Macron getting extra privileges from the quataries and fifa allowing him on the pitch in his immaculate suit

[Calderyon]

Not even the best Argentinian ever.

At least for the modern era.

[Denver]

Interesting fact.

Martinez was playing in goal for oxford utd 3 years ago.

That is also a false fact, he played 1 game for Oxford 10 years ago

[James]

Thought that was Ryan Giggs in the crowd there haha.

[Alf]

At least for the modern era.Probably, but when there's only 4 players who have won the Ballon'dor in the last 15 years, that tells you that there's not been many great players in the modern era.

[Mystic Mock]

Lionel Messi is the greatest Football player of all time.

That'll always be Emile Heskey.:hehe:

But seriously Messi and Alvarez have had a fantastic World Cup to give Argentina the win.

[Beso]

That is also a false fact, he played 1 game for Oxford 1p years ago

Fair point...it was reading on loan, as well as rotherham utd.:joker:

[Crimson Dynamo]

who is that digatory without a tie?

[Crimson Dynamo]

messi kisses the wc

amazing

[AnnieK]

What a game (well from 80 minutes onwards).
Glad Messi has this to add to his amazing legacy. He is my boy's football hero so happy house this evening

It was so stressful.....my friend had a fiver bet before the tournament started with France to win and Mbabbe to get golden boot.....he just lost a grand :sad:

[Alf]

England had the team to win this tournament. They're a better team than both Argentina and France. The problem with England is that they surrender before every game by taking the submissive position of getting on their knees.You can't show weakness in competative sport, or you're already beaten.

If they didn't do the knee thing, they would have won it.

[Beso]

What a game (well from 80 minutes onwards).
Glad Messi has this to add to his amazing legacy. He is my boy's football hero so happy house this evening

It was so stressful.....my friend had a fiver bet before the tournament started with France to win and Mbabbe to get golden boot.....he just lost a grand :sad:

He lost a fiver, nothing more.

[joeysteele]

What a game (well from 80 minutes onwards).
Glad Messi has this to add to his amazing legacy. He is my boy's football hero so happy house this evening

It was so stressful.....my friend had a fiver bet before the tournament started with France to win and Mbabbe to get golden boot.....he just lost a grand :sad:

It was incredible.
Great match in the end after a poor start from France.

[bots]

what a weird end to the ceremony

[Alf]

England had the team to win this tournament. They're a better team than both Argentina and France. The problem with England is that they surrender before every game by taking the submissive position of getting on their knees.You can't show weakness in competative sport, or you're already beaten.

If the didn't do the knee thing, they would have won it.You've got to be competative and arrogant to be a winner.

L5AtGveEvHQ

[Crimson Dynamo]

Infantino is an arse

but what a moment that every football fan in the world will enjoy

amazing

[rusticgal]

what a weird end to the ceremony


What was that all about….wouldn’t you want to lift the trophy in just your National kit :shrug:

[Crimson Dynamo]

in your face Linekar you total disgrace

wanker

[arista]

The Owner of Twitter was there

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[bots]

and trump's son in law

[Mystic Mock]

England had the team to win this tournament. They're a better team than both Argentina and France. The problem with England is that they surrender before every game by taking the submissive position of getting on their knees.You can't show weakness in competative sport, or you're already beaten.

If they didn't do the knee thing, they would have won it.

England got undone by three things.

1. The Referee
2. Harry Kane's second penalty
3. Southgate unfortunately being too cautious tactically, and only bringing Rashford & Grealish on with only minutes to spare

And I say this as someone that likes Kane & Southgate.

The Referee on the other hand should never officiate a Football match ever again, Tim Robinson showed him how it was done on Friday.

[AnnieK]

He lost a fiver, nothing more.

Well yes but minutes from a grand. I think I was more gutted for him than he was :laugh: He could have cashed out for £400 this morning but took the gamble....I was horrified at that and thats why I don't gamble...I have no bottle :laugh:

[Cherie]

What was that all about….wouldn’t you want to lift the trophy in just your National kit :shrug:

I thought they were going to get him into full Sheik gear for a second :laugh:

What a match though :love:

[Crimson Dynamo]

was it a neglige?

[arista]

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[Crimson Dynamo]

Nurses ruining the wc for messie

:mad:

[arista]

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[arista]

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[Tony Montana]

With the way Messi is getting all the credit you'd think he was a one man army or something smh.

Anyway, congrats Argentina.

[Mystic Mock]

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There's only one Hand Of God, and that's Maradona.:dance:

[Mystic Mock]

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Gary Neville does like to go OTT in his comparisons, I mean this is the same guy that thought that Grealish being punched by a Blues fan was the worst thing that's ever been seen in Football.

However I do get his point in general, it's not like our Government treats our Nurses with a lot of respect.

[Nicky91]

congrats Argentina


well done France for making it again to the finals :D

[Crimson Dynamo]

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[Nicky91]

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