2022 World Cup - General Discussion & Non-USA teams thread

[BobPSU92]

France wary of virus spreading before WC final

Didier Deschamps revealed France are taking precautions to stop a virus spreading through the squad before the World Cup final against Argentina.

www.espn.com

”Middle East respiratory syndrome”

 

[Woodpecker]

France wary of virus spreading before WC final

Didier Deschamps revealed France are taking precautions to stop a virus spreading through the squad before the World Cup final against Argentina.

www.espn.com

”Middle East respiratory syndrome”

French team hookers sent to Argentina's hotel

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

@LionJim -- you should enjoy this:

 

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[Tom McAndrew]

Kind of tough to get up for this match, but two teams that had a tremendous run in the World Cup. I hope Morocco's defenders that left the semifinal game due to injuries can play.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

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[LaJollaCreek]

Enjoy, Ray Hudson is simply the best ever to call Messi goals, you can here his inner fan always coming out.

 

[kgilbert78]

Thought I'd put this link here.... an article I wrote recently for the American Philatelist on "The Miracle of Bern"

Link

 

[LionJim]

Thought I'd put this link here.... an article I wrote recently for the American Philatelist on "The Miracle of Bern"

Link

Excellent Yogi Berra reference out of the clear blue. Very well done, overall.

 

[LionJim]

Kind of tough to get up for this match, but two teams that had a tremendous run in the World Cup. I hope Morocco's defenders that left the semifinal game due to injuries can play.

Uruguay-Germany in 2010 was a barnburner of a 3rd-place match.

 

[LionJim]

@LionJim -- you should enjoy this:

Bump. You really should take the time to hit the link.

It’s not here, of course, but I can’t get the picture of Lukaku hitting the post out of my head. The horror.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

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[LionJim]

One of the greatest.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

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[LionJim]

No score at 12’. Argentina is being very aggressive, pushing hard. Argentina #11, DiMaria, is a hell of a player.

 

[LionJim]

What do we know about the referee, Marciniak?

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Argentina awarded at PK in the 22nd minute. No team has received more PKs in this World Cup.

Messi to take the shot.

And he scores, in the 23rd minute, 1-0, Argentina

 

[LionJim]

Argentina 1-0 France at 23’. DiMaria made a slick move into the box and got fouled. The announcer said “100% a penalty,” and the French players didn’t put up much of a fuss, but DiMaria sure went down easy.

 

[LionJim]

Giroud almost scored on a header earlier, nice set play.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

DiMaria made a slick move into the box and got fouled. The announcer said “100% a penalty,” and the French players didn’t put up much of a fuss, but DiMaria sure went down easy.

Yeah, that put the ref in a tough box. DiMaria did go down pretty easily. But Demeriele (the defender) was behind him, and pushing on him, and appeared to clip his heel (inadvertently).

It definitely was a foul. Whether it raised to the level of being worthy of a PK is questionable. The ref has been pretty active on calls in the final, so I wasn't surprised that he awarded a PK.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Giroud almost scored on a header earlier, nice set play.

^^ But I don't think it would have counted had it gone it, as I believe Giroud was called for a foul on the play.

 

[LaJollaCreek]

Argentina dominating play thus far....wonder if France is setting them up for the rope a dope late as they are running around like crazy.

 

[BobPSU92]

WHAT. A. GOAL.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Di Maria in the 36th minute on a spectacular counter play by Argentina makes it 2-0.

 

[LaJollaCreek]

Insane goal......so many brilliant passes in that sequence. WOW.