OT World Cup

[Orm]

I find it interesting that there were almost total silence when Ronaldo received the same favour from FIFA and his ban was removed so that he could play in the world cup. It is almost so one suspect that the difference is that he plays for Portugal instead of for USA and then special treatment is fine.

[zebrazwo]

I think both were s****y decisions and bad for the game.

Luckily Belgium solved the problem quite elegantly.

And now Ronaldo's time is over. It was a decent run, but he never did get the trophy.

[Orm]

I think both were s****y decisions and bad for the game.

Luckily Belgium solved the problem quite elegantly.

You said it.

[Orm]

Some interesting matches tonight.

I hope that we have seen enough of the bad referee calls. Another match like Paraguay vs France and I am giving up on the World Cup.

[zebrazwo]

Think the refs have lots of teaching materials after this WC is over. They will then have 4 years to get better

At least one of the teams I wanted to win, did.

Living where I do, I would have liked to see the northerly cousins go on and mostly keep the English in purgatory, wondering if it ever will come home.
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I hope Messi goes all the way, since it's most likely his last WC. Wouldn't be too bad to make a repeat, as the last part of an international career.

[Sardaukar]

I hope Messi won't "86" England via "Hand of God" goal...

Preferably similarly like via Maradona's second goal, that was absolute classic. Though I think England should get something out of this WC, but against e.g. France or Spain..their defence is bit fragile. And Argies are quite formidable opposition anyways.

[zebrazwo]

No no, fair play of course. May the best team win.

Ideally I would like to see Spain v. Argentina but it will probably be France and Argentina.

[Sardaukar]

France vs. England would bring out nicely the old animosities...

[zebrazwo]

And then when England loses.... oh the joy

[Sardaukar]

Now infantile Infantino wants 64 countries in next WC...that is about 1/3 of all countries on Earth...

[zebrazwo]

Someone tell him to stop

[homer82]

Just roll the damn thing into the Olympic Games. Easy.

[zebrazwo]

France collapsed just like 1940.

[Sardaukar]

France collapsed just like 1940.

And on Bastille Day!

[LargeSlowTarget]

France collapsed just like 1940.

Unlike Denmark in the same year, heh?

But who cares, it's only football

There are far more important things at stake at the moment - the Nations Championship 2026 in Rugby for example.

Or the Tour de France (cycling).

Speaking of 1940 - who has won the Tour de France in that year?
Answer: The 7. Panzerdivision

Greetings from Paris.

[zebrazwo]

Absolutely the same, except the French lasted a tiny (!) bit longer.

[zebrazwo]

France should be ashamed. England should be ashamed.

What a farce.

[Chris21wen]

France should be ashamed. England should be ashamed.

What a farce.

Why!

[zebrazwo]

Just my opinion, didn't seem like either of them wanted to be there. Half--hearted play, even though lots of goals.

[BBfanboy]

You might make some allowance for the unprecedented heat over Canada and the US at the time ...