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OT: World Cup

HuskyHawk said:
I was just throwing stuff out. This final certainly shows the game isn’t broken. It’s been superb. The second goal by Mbappe was stunning. Let’s go France!
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It’s never been broken, Just let it go.
 
ZooCougar said:
Seriously?
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Not in a World Cup that I can recall.

Casual fan I suppose. I'd probably watched more UConn soccer than international prior to 2010. Watched a bit when I lived in Mexico, but when on assignment in Europe I preferred rugby.
 
It’s cliche as hell, but this is a text book example of how 2-0 is the worst lead in soccer.

France was asleep and defeated and then boom a penalty. The best time to score is right after you score.

And now we get the game we hoped to see.
 
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I really thought the handball in the box was unintentional. PKs
 
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superjohn said:
This is just incredible.
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I can't believe the abilities of each of these teams, some of the saves made, some of the scoring opportunities generated from thin air.

I truly believe that we are ten years further behind the elite than I thought we were when this tournament began, and then I didn't have a very high opinion of our level of play.
 
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FfldCntyFan said:
I can't believe the abilities of each of these teams, some of the saves made, some of the scoring opportunities generated from thin air.

I truly believe that we are ten years further behind the elite than I thought we were when this tournament began, and then I didn't have a very high opinion of our level of play.
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Ehhh. While you are not wrong. And it may not be ten years. It might be an eternity. All these teams weren’t looking this good at the start of the tournament. Just look at who Argentina lost to in the first match. By the time the final comes around if you are still in it you are hitting on all cylinders because you have been playing together for a month straight.
 
Messi. Psyched he got that last goal too. What a world cup. So many plays in the last ot period.
 
Where do you guys rank Messi all-time? Christiano Ronaldo?

Will Mbappé be better than both of them?
 
superjohn said:
Where do you guys rank Messi all-time? Christiano Ronaldo?

Will Mbappé be better than both of them?
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Messi is more technically gifted than either of them. The scary part is that Messi is on the wrong side of his prime. He was at his height between 2010-2016 IMO.
 
The level of play was extraordinary
Kolumbo said:
I really thought the handball in the box was unintentional. PKs
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If the arm is in a raised position
away from the body you have to call it.
Intent is irrelevant
It’s a tough call but , even though I wanted Argentina to win it was a call he properly made .
If his arms are just at his sides then it’s a no call unless the ref is a jerk .
 
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superjohn said:
Where do you guys rank Messi all-time? Christiano Ronaldo?

Will Mbappé be better than both of them?
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Messi is #1, think you could make a case against him before today since he didn't have a World Cup but I think it's cemented now. Ronaldo is probably somewhere in the 4-6 range, I think Pele and Maradona are ahead of him but after that could make a case for him in that next tier
 
AZHuskiePop said:
The level of play was extraordinary

If the arm is in a raised position
away from the body you have to call it.
Intent is irrelevant
It’s a tough call but , even though I wanted Argentina to win it was a call he properly made .
If his arms are just at his sides then it’s a no call unless the ref is a jerk .
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Yeah you have to call that.
 
navery12 said:
Messi is #1, think you could make a case against him before today since he didn't have a World Cup but I think it's cemented now. Ronaldo is probably somewhere in the 4-6 range, I think Pele and Maradona are ahead of him but after that could make a case for him in that next tier
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Prime Brazilian Ronaldo is better than prime CR7 IMO, and there are others that would be in the conversation including Johan Cruyff, Eusebio, Di Stefano, and Puskas.
 
superjohn said:
Where do you guys rank Messi all-time? Christiano Ronaldo?

Will Mbappé be better than both of them?
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Messi. The debate should be ended. Mbappe is special and he has the next ten years to make his case.
 
I’m not a soccer guy, but that was amazing.

Does the US have any players that could have started on either team today.
 
shizzle787 said:
Prime Brazilian Ronaldo is better than prime CR7 IMO, and there are others that would be in the conversation including Johan Cruyff, Eusebio, Di Stefano, and Puskas.
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Plus Ronaldo was featured in this commercial which I am always reminded of during the Copa do Mundo? Enjoy.

 
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