# World Cup 2018 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [June 7, 2018, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-2018/815615 "2018-06-07T18:09:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 49
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2018, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-2018/815615/961 "2018-06-30T15:18:39Z")
Well this is looking a lot more entertaining than originally thought. 3-3 and ending with PKs is possible. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2018, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-2018/815615/962 "2018-06-30T15:22:51Z")
Looks like FRA has found its rhythm. ---
**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2018, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-2018/815615/963 "2018-06-30T15:25:08Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > But Pavard’s no slouch either! Pavard’s was much better, so much harder to hit it like that and keep it down and shape it into the corner. It was almost exactly like Nacho’s goal against Portugal (which was my goal of the tournament until about 5 minutes ago) And now France are ahead! much deserved, they are looking really good and Mbappe is deadly quick. ---
**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2018, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-2018/815615/964 "2018-06-30T15:27:02Z")
Great fourth goal by France. They are destroying Argentina. They look likely to score every time they attack. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2018, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-2018/815615/965 "2018-06-30T15:27:11Z")
Is this a clever VR match from 24th century EA FIFA? 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2018, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-2018/815615/966 "2018-06-30T15:27:50Z")
France just ran that ball the whole length of the pitch to score again. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2018, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-2018/815615/967 "2018-06-30T15:28:37Z")
Well that sucks. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2018, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-2018/815615/968 "2018-06-30T15:28:49Z")
France has awoken and they look dangerous. Or is Argentina just this bad defensively? ---
**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2018, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-2018/815615/969 "2018-06-30T15:31:29Z")
> [@madsircool](#): > > France has awoken and they look dangerous. Or is Argentina just this bad defensively? Argentina were known to be defensively frail and France were known to be a quick counter-attacking team, something of a perfect storm and as Argentina push forward (as they must) there could be more. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2018, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-2018/815615/970 "2018-06-30T15:32:43Z")
> [@Novelty\_Bobble](#): > > Argentina were known to be defensively frail and France were known to be a quick counter-attacking team, something of a perfect storm and as Argentina push forward (as they must) there could be more. That sounds right. This is the most exciting France match I have seen since that 1980s semifinal? match against Brazil. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2018, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-2018/815615/971 "2018-06-30T15:33:28Z")
> [@Novelty\_Bobble](#): > > Argentina were known to be defensively frail and France were known to be a quick counter-attacking team, something of a perfect storm and as Argentina push forward (as they must) there could be more. Yes Argentina is going to be even more vulnerable on counterattack. This could end 6-2. ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2018, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-2018/815615/972 "2018-06-30T15:35:47Z")
Someone from Argentina is going to end up with a red card before this is over. ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2018, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-2018/815615/973 "2018-06-30T15:37:01Z")
Argentina would have been toast in the next round anyway without Mascerano or Banega. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2018, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-2018/815615/974 "2018-06-30T15:37:32Z")
> [@Terminus\_Est](#): > > Someone from Argentina is going to end up with a red card before this is over. They tackled Pogba by the endline a couple of minutes ago. But what have they to lose at this point in the match? ---
**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2018, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-2018/815615/975 "2018-06-30T15:37:53Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > Yes Argentina is going to be even more vulnerable on counterattack. This could end 6-2. I don’t think France will push for more (they are already starting to slow it down) but they won’t spurn all of the gaps open to them and Mbappe reminds me of David Rudisha at full bore, poetry in motion. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2018, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-2018/815615/976 "2018-06-30T15:51:06Z")
4-3 ---
**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2018, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-2018/815615/977 "2018-06-30T15:53:56Z")
oooooo my! that’s what you get when you switch off. France well deserve that though, they’ve just installed themselves as favourites I reckon. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2018, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-2018/815615/978 "2018-06-30T15:54:16Z")
Almost at the end for Argentina. Great match to watch. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2018, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-2018/815615/979 "2018-06-30T15:55:45Z")
> [@Novelty\_Bobble](#): > > oooooo my! that’s what you get when you switch off. > > France well deserve that though, they’ve just installed themselves as favourites I reckon. I was thinking that but Croatia beat Argentina more decisively. ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2018, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-2018/815615/980 "2018-06-30T15:55:59Z")
Messi is a great player. But, frankly lesser than Maradona. And Pele. And unlike Ronaldo (though I’ll be contradicted in two hours) when the going gets really tough, he disappears. Not the best of all time, sorry. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-2018/815615.md?page=48) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-2018/815615.md?page=50)