The Final: Argentina v France

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

Watching on ITV. Roy Keane rocking a splendid tache and beard. Can we start a campaign for him to play the next Bond Villian with that look? Think he'd be ace.

 

[spectateur]

What a shocking game . Argentina diving and cheating.
France can't / won't play.

Shockingly bad advert for what should be the beautiful game.

 

[Runub]

45 minutes to go then get the Everton v Wolves match thread open

 

[Drico]

A position that he prefers not to play.

His preferences really don't come into it now. He's done nothing. Time for him to show up or get off the pot.

 

[evilwebby]

That 2nd goal was imo the best goal we've seen this tournament. A counter attack executed with breathtaking pace and precision. It would be fitting if it proved to be the decisive strike.

 

[Shibbywiggles]

Mbappe is moving inside. Needed a wide player. Tho lumping it to a CF was the only thing the Argies couldn't handle in the past 6 matches.

That’s the weird thing - only time Argentina defence looked in real trouble aside from the weird first match of the tournament was when Weghorst got amongst them.

 

[Alan Whittle]

“The French are getting a damned good licking!”

 

[Rita_Poon]

They are no worse than some of those old Klinsman era German sides who could fall over a blade of grass even though nobody was within 3ft of them.

he's a lying toe rag an all

 

[jazzy]

Netherlands showed how to get at Argentina.
Be physical and go route 1.

 

[Willie Thorne]

Still fancy France.

 

[RAFUH]

*it allows ?

What are you on about?

 

[PhilM]

Look at the state of the Portugal team though to be fair, I'd be a selfish [Poor language removed] too with that dross

This Argentina squad isn't amazing by any stretch of the imagination; there's a fair few decent to good players, but it isn't a stellar setup.

But, they play with unity and arguably around Messi to make the most of him. It's all conjecture of course, but I couldn't see Portugal doing that for Ronaldo.

One of the two has turned up to play for his nation, and give his all. The other one didn't.

 

[Martin Alvito]

They are no worse than some of those old Klinsman era German sides who could fall over a blade of grass even though nobody was within 3ft of them.

Beat Maradona in a final that way. I think the Argentines took notes. The exception is Messi, who has a history of playing through contact.

 

[Tommy Chong]

Isnt all football a bit soulless now?

Ive really enjoyed this World Cup but I think the time of year has really helped

There have been some great games, and the final day of the group stage was fantastic, but you are correct, it has been soulless because of the rest of it happening off the pitch.

That’s what I mean… All the corruption and workers who died building the stadiums which are now just going to sit empty.

In the opening match when they shows the Qatar royal family, I just thought: Congrats, you got your World Cup, but you really do look like a bunch of clowns.

 

[Drico]

I - among others - have been calling France the new West Germany. I'm not sure that is quite right. Say what you like about the Germans, but they almost always put up a ferocious fight. 1986 springs to mind. This is more of a 1982 German performance, but even then they kept that scoreless for nearly an hour.