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The 2022 World Cup

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Cracking games overnight. Brazil won’t sleep well giving penalties to untried players when you have Silva and Neymar there! Madness

Neymars goal was genius. But he should have scored the easy chances

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    Well done to Croatia (who also made the final in 2018) They really do punch above their weight

    Argentina get through after a classic match against the Dutch

    Can Morocco continue their run against Portugal? They are every chance

    And then the biggie ... England vs France.  Another classic match-up. I favour the French but only slightly

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    Greece Euro Cup 2004 vibes from Morocco after that win. One game away from the Final, never in your wildest dreams. The first African nation to make a semi-final, magnificent effort. 
    Ronaldo very emotional but I didn’t like it when he walked straight down the race after the whistle. Show some sportsmanship and shake some hands. It’s not all about him.

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    Fascinating the Var interpretations. For example, though there is green grass between the ball and the line before the Japanese boot, today's Var interpretation clearly shows that the Frog defender's foot fowled the foot of the Sassenach well into the sacred penalty zone. For once, I agree with the consternation of the Sassenachs.

    What does it tell you about VAR?????

     

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    4 minutes ago, Monbon said:

    Fascinating the Var interpretations. For example, though there is green grass between the ball and the line before the Japanese boot, today's Var interpretation clearly shows that the Frog defender's foot fowled the foot of the Sassenach well into the sacred penalty zone. For once, I agree with the consternation of the Sassenachs.

    What does it tell you about VAR?????

     

    VAR is a joke and has borderline ruined football for me. you can barely celebrate a goal these days

    the ref in the England game was hopeless. Make no decisions and wait fir VAR. The two pens were so nice bivouac 

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    3 hours ago, DubDee said:

    the ref in the England game was hopeless. Make no decisions and wait fir VAR. The two pens were so nice bivouac 

    A combination of retirement, 10am and 1/4/7pm ko times and -2 temperatures outside have meant I’ve watched pretty much the whole thing. The referees have been competent and consistent throughout imo. Until last night that is. That eccentric clown should be on the first plane back to Rio.

    Anyway, Qatar should now get the final they want with their two PSG darlings.

     

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    16 hours ago, Monbon said:

    Fascinating the Var interpretations. For example, though there is green grass between the ball and the line before the Japanese boot, today's Var interpretation clearly shows that the Frog defender's foot fowled the foot of the Sassenach well into the sacred penalty zone. For once, I agree with the consternation of the Sassenachs.

    What does it tell you about VAR?????

     

    The first France goal could have gone either way with the VAR intervention, can imagine some frustration from the English but they can't have any other VAR complaints in that loss. 

    Kane was fouled outside of the box so VAR looked and could do nothing. The on-field referees were poor missing the incident. 

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    Shocking scenes at the Victory v City game tonight…there’s a way to protest and that wasn’t it. Hope they catch those mugs that assaulted players and throw the book at them. 

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    15 hours ago, Dee Zephyr said:

    Shocking scenes at the Victory v City game tonight…there’s a way to protest and that wasn’t it. Hope they catch those mugs that assaulted players and throw the book at them. 

    Soccer, the “beautiful game”

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    8 hours ago, layzie said:

    What a final. One for the ages. 

    I could not believe what I was witnessing. The Mbappe volley, the last long range France header opportunity to win in regular time, the Messi tap in for 3-2, the handball penalty, and the final save in Extra Time by Martinez were moments of shock and amazement. That Argentina had the game won and France equalised and THEN had real opportunities to win it, was just crazy.

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    14 hours ago, John Demonic said:

    I could not believe what I was witnessing. The Mbappe volley, the last long range France header opportunity to win in regular time, the Messi tap in for 3-2, the handball penalty, and the final save in Extra Time by Martinez were moments of shock and amazement. That Argentina had the game won and France equalised and THEN had real opportunities to win it, was just crazy.

    You could easily make a case that this was the greatest international game in history. Messi was magic (aside from the error that led to France's second), and Mbappe's pure ball striking ability is really something to behold. Never has the Olympic torch changed hands so easily!

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    11 hours ago, layzie said:

    You could easily make a case that this was the greatest international game in history. Messi was magic (aside from the error that led to France's second), and Mbappe's pure ball striking ability is really something to behold. Never has the Olympic torch changed hands so easily!

    It certainly rivals 7-1! 😂🇩🇪  🇧🇷😭

     I'm not old enough to remember anything below 1998, so it's slim pickings for finals that rival it. Bloody 2006 I fell asleep and woke up after Zidanes headbutt lol

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    23 hours ago, John Demonic said:

    It certainly rivals 7-1! 😂🇩🇪  🇧🇷😭

     I'm not old enough to remember anything below 1998, so it's slim pickings for finals that rival it. Bloody 2006 I fell asleep and woke up after Zidanes headbutt lol

    94 my earliest but more moments than in detail as I was in Primary School.

    2006 wasn't our fault. the final was on a Saturday (early Sunday Morning). Was in my more social days so I had been out drinking and came home for the match, I did indeed pass out during the match. But back then you could get Spirits at clubs extremely cheap so not entirely my fault (It was entirely my fault).

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    5 hours ago, roy11 said:

    94 my earliest but more moments than in detail as I was in Primary School.

    2006 wasn't our fault. the final was on a Saturday (early Sunday Morning). Was in my more social days so I had been out drinking and came home for the match, I did indeed pass out during the match. But back then you could get Spirits at clubs extremely cheap so not entirely my fault (It was entirely my fault).

    The Socceroos were what it was all about back in 2006 obviously. It was such a great moment for Australia, a great sense of collective joy that we all shared.. Watching highlights brings a tear to the eye with the SBS commentary. Penalties against Uruguay, Timmy Cahill, and of course the Lucas Neal challenge lol. What a time to be alive!

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    10 hours ago, John Demonic said:

    The Socceroos were what it was all about back in 2006 obviously. It was such a great moment for Australia, a great sense of collective joy that we all shared.. Watching highlights brings a tear to the eye with the SBS commentary. Penalties against Uruguay, Timmy Cahill, and of course the Lucas Neal challenge lol. What a time to be alive!

    went up to Sydney for the Uruguay game, forever one of the greatest moments of my life.

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