World Cup 2018

Well this is looking a lot more entertaining than originally thought.

3-3 and ending with PKs is possible.

Looks like FRA has found its rhythm.

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.

Great fourth goal by France. They are destroying Argentina. They look likely to score every time they attack.

Is this a clever VR match from 24th century EA FIFA? :stuck_out_tongue:

France just ran that ball the whole length of the pitch to score again.

Well that sucks.

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.

That sounds right. This is the most exciting France match I have seen since that 1980s semifinal? match against Brazil.

Yes Argentina is going to be even more vulnerable on counterattack. This could end 6-2.

Someone from Argentina is going to end up with a red card before this is over.

Argentina would have been toast in the next round anyway without Mascerano or Banega.

They tackled Pogba by the endline a couple of minutes ago. But what have they to lose at this point in the match?

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.

4-3

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.

Almost at the end for Argentina. Great match to watch.

I was thinking that but Croatia beat Argentina more decisively.

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.