Neh it wasn't, slightly touch that shouldn't even register and hurl yourself to the ground.
Best team ahead though, and well deserved.
The Final: Argentina vs France
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Best team ahead though, and well deserved.
I always wonder why the pundits feel the need to wear jacket/suit and ties for the final. Just weird to me - it's not a funeral, although France look dead and buried
Argentina have been excellent. Although really shocked the penalty stood. Should’ve been overruled by VAR.
Mbappe has been a passenger
Why would they? It’s already been explained why that one didn’t go to VAR. referees have applied the rules as they’re set out. But carry on squealing under your foil hat.
And aren’t managed by someone like Southgate
"Reminder" for 2nd half. You never watched Sopranos?
Half of his starters are missing.
France are fecked. Been terrible
I was pro France when the World Cup started, but I have noticed they are nowhere near up to it ever since the group stage. And when I saw the game against England I was sure any team with bit of luck can beat you, tactically and running wise France are simply not good enough. Someone like Mbappe does less defensive work than Messi, which is ridiculous considering this is not club football.
Kinda self explanatory?
Horribly soft pen. But Argentina deserved the lead.
Deschamps needs to call LVG
Suprised at how quick VAR was in checking the 'penalty'
Not a pen, but it just started the inevitable I think. France have been shocking and Argentina would have always gone in 1 or 2 up regardless
Argentina have killed them so far. Scaloni got a big call right starting Di Maria.
France have been shocking though.
France have been shocking though.
And he would be the need goals at all cost lump it option ala Holland. Thats gone now
Leave Pogba out of it
If only that amazing, one of the best players ever, Mbappe was playing, France would do much better, too bad. 
Shearers giving us his analysis, worth every penny of the license fee I say!
France need to go full Dutch style physical on Argentina.
Even hoofball if needed.
They took out Giroud though.
Even hoofball if needed.
They took out Giroud though.
Probably one of the least likable national teams.
That's it. No matter what happens, I'm so satisfied with this team.
They showed lots of desire, Enzo has been inmense. That yellow at the end was such a shame
They showed lots of desire, Enzo has been inmense. That yellow at the end was such a shame
Only saving grace for France is they surely can’t be that bad in the second.
Who? Benzema doesn’t count. Pogba has been on holiday since 2018.
Embarrassing stuff from France so far, it should never be so obvious that one team is far more up for it than the other in a world cup final.
i wish i remembered the name of the poster who was saying Di Maria was crap and mentioned me in a post to gloat/do a told you so after di Maria had a bad game earlier in the tournament 
I honestly hoped that you wouldn't go there but you really did.
Don't forget your tinfoil hat when you go out tomorrow.
If you had just posted that first line, fair enough.
The subsequent two lines makes your post utterly bitter sounding. What do you hope to gain from being this bitter?
If they didn't lose it before, they lost it defenitly when they took out Giroud. Their most important player looking from attacking point of view.
Agreed, his players have been bailing him out all tournament. He deserves to take the blame for this one if he doesn't turn it around.
Get ready for it in the second half. We’re looking at 12 minutes extra time minimum I reckon once all their antics have been accounted for.
Amazing half of football by Argentina, they're more agressive, superior from a technical standpoint, press the right players, they just want it more. It looks like they have 1 or 2 extra players on the pitch.
Unless we totally change our state of mind, we deserve nothing. France is a team you can't give a change to and they didn't give us any.
Messi and Di Maria are wonderful, Griezmann is kept on a tight leash and Rabiot/Tchouameni/Hernandez/Kounde confirm they're just very average players on the ball.
Great ref too, controlled the game, assertive, very good.
Unless we totally change our state of mind, we deserve nothing. France is a team you can't give a change to and they didn't give us any.
Messi and Di Maria are wonderful, Griezmann is kept on a tight leash and Rabiot/Tchouameni/Hernandez/Kounde confirm they're just very average players on the ball.
Great ref too, controlled the game, assertive, very good.
France have a huge physical advantage they need to make that count more.
But their players need to wakeup also.
But their players need to wakeup also.
Nonsense. Both sides have faced below par sides along the way. Argentina have played their share of crap - losing to Saudi, beating a weak Mexico, bang average Poland, beating an average Australia through keeper errors, escaping past a decent Netherlands on pens, and beat a decent Croatia side. Brazil would have given them a better semi-final match.
Argentina by far the better team so far, they are showing so much more desire and energy compared to France. I wonder how much the virus has affected them, as they just look so devoid of energy out there. Regardless, I expect Argentina to see out this game now and win their third World Cup.
They need a Woude Wegheaurx
I agree with that. It's a joke how Kylian has been enabled to do feck all when the teams struggles