2022 FIFA World Cup

[Jake]

Netherlands-Argentina is one of the craziest WC matches I've ever seen, and it's going to extra time tied at 2.

 

[Flamma]

Are we watching this match? Did you see how the Netherlands tied this up? Absolutely amazing. Even though I am a Spain fan and prefer Argentina over the Netherlands, I really don't care otherwise. I love a good match. What the the Netherlands did reminded me of what Argentina did to England many cups ago. Fantastic. Down 2-0 and tied it up.

 

[joseephuss]

Argentina has played a very dumb game. Dirty, too. Stupid foul after stupid foul. All unnecessary. Give up that many free kicks deep in your own half and it will and did eventually bite them. Also, took Netherlands a while to figure out they have the advantage in height and should be crossing it deep more.

 

[Sarek]

Love this madness! A few more fights would be great! Penalty kicks to end it!

 

[Bigdog]

I know emotions run high in the Argentina/Dutch game and I do have respect for both teams but what the Argentina players did afterwards I thought was unsportsmanlike. Celebrating in front of the Dutch bench and mocking them. I love Messi but what was he doing jawing with the Dutch head coach. I think it had something to do with what was said before the game that I don’t what was said but you won so move on. I was always taught win with dignity and respect no matter what the other team does or say. I mean some of the US players consoled their Iranian opponents after that game.

 

[Bigdog]

As usual, and my prediction on a sports app of Argentina losing to Portugal in the final being still alive.

Ronaldo was asked that in an interview where he would score the game winner in extra time. Said he would retire then and it would be a dream.

 

[HabsCowboysOwn]

Allez les Bleus!

 

[RFABR]

Morocco takes Africa to the semifinals for the first time. Unreal.

 

[Sarek]

Two teams from the same group make the semi finals.

 

[Sarek]

Canada doesn’t look so bad anymore does it? Was a tough group!

 

[Flamma]

I think if England can upset France, Morocco has a shot at upsetting England. But I don't think Morocco is beating France.

 

[joseephuss]

Canada doesn’t look so bad anymore does it? Was a tough group!

No, they still looked bad even with it being a tough group. Concacaf had a poor showing.

 

[Sarek]

England needs to dig deep now!

 

[Sarek]

Wow! Gotta make that! Not even on target!

 

[Flamma]

Harry failed spectacularly. Reminds me of the 1994 penalty shot the Italian star missed. The pressure is too much for them. We got robbed of a great 30 minutes of extra time.

 

[RFABR]

Mas, I was cheering hard for England.

Best game I've seen from them in my lifetime (40y).

But they had a clean shot. Did not finish, unfortunately.

 

[StylisticS]

What an absolutely insane quarterfinal round. Great world cup. I got two of the semifinalists right and was very close to having all four.

 

[DFWJC]

With there being a chance that France and Croatia have a rematch of the last World Cup Finals, I was wondering if that had ever happened before in back-to-back Finals.

For you WC history buffs, it has, once.

Germany and Argentina faced each other in back-to-back WC Finals in 1986 and 1990 with each winning one championship.

 

[Ren]

i take less joy than i usually would seeing England knocked out, the last few cups they've actually fielded a pretty good team so it hasn't been that seriously overrated by the English media team that turns out to no one but England's surprise to be crap and the pure comedy gold of complaining afterwards. It's still fun just not as fun as in years past

 

[Majic]

Another wasted opportunity..

I felt England showed France way to much respect in the first 30 minutes. I would have liked to have seen them really have a go at them. When they did (during the second half) France looked vulnerable. Walker did a solid job on Mbappe. Hard to comprehend the Kane miss. I didn't like his technique in the run up, didn't open his body up. Having said that he was one of England's best players and can't blame him for a miss. Really thought it was our year, or at least a World Cup Final appearance