2026 FIFA World Cup Thread

Majic said:
Some good points. But England are a better team than Argentina. (pound for pound)
We were tactically outwitted-that was the difference
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We’ll have to agree to differ on that, mate. I really don’t see how you can draw that conclusion objectively, but I respect your opinion.

The difference on the night was know-how at that level. Once England are into the habit of beating major opponents in knockout stages (something they haven’t done once at a World Cup since 1966), I’ve no problem believing they could well win a tournament, or several.
 
Majic said:
Some good points. But England are a better team than Argentina. (pound for pound)
We were tactically outwitted-that was the difference
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So Englands manager had a case of Dumb Face?
 
ScotsCowboy said:
You’re right: there’s absolutely no shame in it.

Your team had a very, very good tournament. They’re full of talent and are very probably only a few minor tweaks away from a major tournament win.

However, none of that takes away from the fact that Argentina, overall, were the better team on the night. They deserve the credit, and implying that England simply let them off the hook is disrespectful and frankly inaccurate.
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I can't comment on who I think was the better team since I don't know most of the players. But the team that looked better to me up until the England goal was Argentina. That said, the better team doesn't always win. We don't know what would have happened had England kept pressing and not gone into a defensive shell. But we know one thing for sure, Argentina would not have had exclusive possession of the ball. It's not easy to score no matter what. Ask Spain when they played Cape Verde. That entire match was played on one side of the field, yet they couldn't score. In fact, almost lost at the end during injury time.

At least with Egypt, they waited until they were up 2-0. But giving Argentina possession with impunity hasn't worked for anyone. But remove that from the equation, and Argentina hasn't looked that much better than anyone. But give them the ball and say try and score against us, they do.
 
So England gets 3rd place in a baseball score. It looked like neither team cared. It was like an NBA allstar game. It was for 3rd place, you'd think it would matter to them.
 
I'm just glad we managed to podium....but I'm still annoyed with the officiating. I was watching some videos.....Argentina should have had at least 3 reds.
 
The finals are being held here in NJ. I called out sick for two reasons. One, I want to relax and have a few drinks while I watch the match. The other reason is my occupation. I'm a toll collector starting at around 10pm. Even though that's around 5 hours removed from the ending, Sunday nights into Monday is always busy. Tonight will be a madhouse. I'm not dealing with it. I make the same money whether I go in or not.
 
Spain is meh
Argentina is meh but maybe less meh then Spain
 
107 minutes from the ESPN
how long is a game supposed to go?
 
It looked like a repeat of the 1990 World Cup final. With Argentina defending the entire match.
 
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