Thread to discuss the football itself.
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Argentina looking far more on it. Need to make it count before the French get their break.
No doubt about it, Argentina have been the better team for the first 15 minutes.
Messi looking very dangerous already
Got clipped, but takes the dive. Danger ball in now.
Giroud on top of at least a couple players. FK out
Oh ffs here we go.
PENALTY
Pen for Argentina
Dembele looked awkward. Minimal contact, DiMaria dives TBH, but it won't be changed.
Absolute bollocks but no surprise.
Definite penalty for Argentina. Silly challenge to make, but he can have no complaints.
Looks like he made the penalty, not much in it
The pressure must be colossal.
That's always going to be given as a pen.
Messi does what Messi does.,
The fix is in.
Soft penalty,
and Messi delivers
Messi is on the way
Argentina are deservedly ahead.
Total genius penalty,
Mod Edit
Warning issued.
It's as much a dive as Theo Hernandez up the other end throwing his leg out for De Paul to run into, and that was called too.
Never a penalty. Cheats.
Has there been a single game in this tournament where Argentina haven't been on the receiving end of gifts from officials?
Are you wearing your tinfoil hat while sucking a lemon?
why didnt they review that peno on VAR? didn’t look one to me in real time or slo mo….
Messi likes that pen on the right side of goal according to that graphic- and under pressure he went the same side.
Well that was unexpected. I thought it'd be later on it was given.
Dembele's first attempt at the tackle outside the box was atrocious.
As soon as di Maria went past him just knew a clumsy challenge was coming. Idiotic by Dembele
Di Maria has been brilliant from the start. Definite penalty. Argentina very deservedly ahead.
I thought he was going to miss looked edgy.
It was never a penlty however it was always going to be given and not over ruled by VAR.
