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World Cup 2022 - Team and Match Discussion

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  • #4382
    BorneTobyWilde
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,715 ✭✭✭✭BorneTobyWilde


    France were poor against England, won it against the run of play, but that's what winners do, would be no surprise if it panned out like that again today.



  • #4383
    sligeach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,635 ✭✭✭✭sligeach


    Why was the Blackadder theme tune played?



  • #4384
    Mr.Nice Guy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,643 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Nice Guy


    Feels like this match is another level of importance compared to regular club football. Must be incredible to be French or Argentinian right now.

    Allez les bleus!



  • #4385
    omega man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,256 ✭✭✭omega man


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120010163#Comment_120010163

    more likely a Boca Juniors top. Same colours.



  • #4386
    ShamoBuc
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 36,174 CMod ✭✭✭✭ShamoBuc


    France way too loose. Argentina happy to shoot from anywhere.



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  • #4387
    TheRiverman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,434 ✭✭✭TheRiverman


    Messi looking sharp.



  • #4388
    sligeach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,635 ✭✭✭✭sligeach


    That was lucky from France. Poor effort from DePaul, still got a corner out of it, the deflection could have gone anywhere.



  • #4389
    Mr.Nice Guy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,643 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Nice Guy


    Looks bad for Lloris. No club sentiment shown from Romero.

    Seems he's okay to carry on.



  • #4390
    sligeach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,635 ✭✭✭✭sligeach


    Declan Rice had traitoritis.



  • #4391
    Dave0301
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,806 ✭✭✭Dave0301


    That was a sly one on Lloris



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  • #4392
    BorneTobyWilde
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,715 ✭✭✭✭BorneTobyWilde


    Two Argentinian players pushed over in the box in that incident, that flapping GK gets the call, so protected



  • #4393
    gormdubhgorm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,184 ✭✭✭✭gormdubhgorm


    Fair play to Darragh Maloney knowing who the players wives are. Proper sports journalism.

    Guff about stuff, and stuff about guff.



  • #4394
    ctrl-alt-delete
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 15,893 ✭✭✭✭ctrl-alt-delete


    The Di Maria selection looks a promising one so far.



  • #4395
    McDermotX
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,348 ✭✭✭✭McDermotX


    Argentina looking far more on it. Need to make it count before the French get their break.



  • #4396
    sligeach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,635 ✭✭✭✭sligeach


    No doubt about it, Argentina have been the better team for the first 15 minutes.



  • #4397
    Dave0301
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,806 ✭✭✭Dave0301


    Messi looking very dangerous already



  • #4398
    McDermotX
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,348 ✭✭✭✭McDermotX


    Got clipped, but takes the dive. Danger ball in now.


    Giroud on top of at least a couple players. FK out



  • #4399
    Mr.Nice Guy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,643 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Nice Guy


    Oh ffs here we go.



  • #4400
    BorneTobyWilde
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,715 ✭✭✭✭BorneTobyWilde


    PENALTY



  • #4401
    McDermotX
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,348 ✭✭✭✭McDermotX


    Pen for Argentina

    Dembele looked awkward. Minimal contact, DiMaria dives TBH, but it won't be changed.



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  • #4402
    Mr.Nice Guy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,643 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Nice Guy


    Absolute bollocks but no surprise.



  • #4403
    sligeach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,635 ✭✭✭✭sligeach


    Definite penalty for Argentina. Silly challenge to make, but he can have no complaints.



  • #4404
    BorneTobyWilde
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,715 ✭✭✭✭BorneTobyWilde


    Looks like he made the penalty, not much in it



  • #4405
    sligeach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,635 ✭✭✭✭sligeach


    The pressure must be colossal.



  • #4406
    ShamoBuc
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 36,174 CMod ✭✭✭✭ShamoBuc


    That's always going to be given as a pen.

    Messi does what Messi does.,



  • #4407
    Mr.Nice Guy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,643 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Nice Guy


    The fix is in.



  • #4408
    ctrl-alt-delete
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 15,893 ✭✭✭✭ctrl-alt-delete


    Soft penalty,

    and Messi delivers



  • #4409
    McDermotX
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,348 ✭✭✭✭McDermotX


    Messi is on the way



  • #4410
    sligeach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,635 ✭✭✭✭sligeach


    Argentina are deservedly ahead.



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  • #4411
    BorneTobyWilde
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,715 ✭✭✭✭BorneTobyWilde


    Total genius penalty,



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