World Cup 2022

[Atiba Applebum]

Scoring a hat trick in the final and still losing...that's rough.

Nyjah should give him a call...

You feel for France, but back to back World Cup finals are already a huge achievement (especially after winning one of them) - not to mention missing Nkunku, Pogba, Benzema, and so many others.   

The only final I'm actually gutted for France to lose was when they lost (iirc) that Euro final right after the night club shooting.   It was a shame that the country didn't get that cathartic moment.

[OldieButFrenchie]

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Scoring a hat trick in the final and still losing...that's rough.

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Nyjah should give him a call...

You feel for France, but back to back World Cup finals are already a huge achievement (especially after winning one of them) - not to mention missing Nkunku, Pogba, Benzema, and so many others.   

The only final I'm actually gutted for France to lose was when they lost (iirc) that Euro final right after the night club shooting.   It was a shame that the country didn't get that cathartic moment.

Yup. That was the Euro final 2016 (played in France!). After the Bataclan shootings in 2015....
I still remember vividly Gignac hitting the post   
It probably taught les Bleus a valuable lesson though, for 2018.

Also agree about Macron trying way too hard to insert himself in the picture!

[jorge]

What a final game. 
French fans, take solace in that they almost won while missing 6 starters against the best player of all time.  Les Bleus will be back.

[Atiba Applebum]

What a final game. 
French fans, take solace in that they almost won while missing 6 starters against the best player of all time.  Les Bleus will be back.

Hopefully DD doesn't get any stick for not flying Benzema out for the Final match, I think it was the right call regardless of the outcome

Update: and now Benzema has announced he’s retiring from the French National side.   Fuck em.   Haven’t been down with him since the Valbuena shit (unless there’s something I missed and he was exonerated)

[jorge]

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What a final game. 
French fans, take solace in that they almost won while missing 6 starters against the best player of all time.  Les Bleus will be back.

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Hopefully DD doesn't get any stick for not flying Benzema out for the Final match, I think it was the right call regardless of the outcome

No doubt about it.  You can't just drop him in a World Cup final, especially since he wasn't needed to get there in the first place. 
Forgot about the virus.  So France almost beat the team with the greatest player of all time while missing 6 starters, a couple of those are arguably the best at their positions in the world, and the team on the pitch may have been sick.

[Alan]

Now it's between Haaland and Mbappé.

I mean, that's been put to bed already too since Haaland will never win a WC, haha.

[Atiba Applebum]

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Now it's between Haaland and Mbappé.

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I mean, that's been put to bed already too since Haaland will never win a WC, haha.

But at the same time, Mbappe won’t have the same caliber of club success Haaland does as long as he plays in Ligue 1.  Curious when/if either of them win Champions League and whether it happens at their current clubs

Casuals/non fans will always say Mbappe bc they tune in to the WC, but everyone else knows what Haaland is/can do is off the charts this season   

[excitableboy]

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Now it's between Haaland and Mbappé.

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I mean, that's been put to bed already too since Haaland will never win a WC, haha.

Hehe, that's true but then again, the WC is but a sideshow to league football. Back to the As In Soccer thread we go.

[Alan]

I feel like the criteria for these debates are always shifting, which is why I should have known better than to get involved, haha.

[brycickle]

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Now it's between Haaland and Mbappé.

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I mean, that's been put to bed already too since Haaland will never win a WC, haha.

George Best never won a world cup either.

Pelé good, Maradona better, George Best.

[Atiba Applebum]

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Now it's between Haaland and Mbappé.

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I mean, that's been put to bed already too since Haaland will never win a WC, haha.

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George Best never won a world cup either.

Pelé good, Maradona better, George Best.

George Best never even played in a World Cup tournament.

[brycickle]

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Now it's between Haaland and Mbappé.

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I mean, that's been put to bed already too since Haaland will never win a WC, haha.

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George Best never won a world cup either.

Pelé good, Maradona better, George Best.

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George Best never even played in a World Cup tournament.

That's my fucking point.

[somethingmustbreaknow]

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Now it's between Haaland and Mbappé.

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I mean, that's been put to bed already too since Haaland will never win a WC, haha.

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George Best never won a world cup either.
Pelé good, Maradona better, George Best.

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George Best never even played in a World Cup tournament.

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That's my fucking point.

AND HE HAS A FUCKIGN AIRPORT THAT'S NAMED AFTER HIM! 

[Atiba Applebum]

Ah it wasn’t until I saw Aguero hand Messi the mOtm trophy that I realized he missed out bc of his medical induced retirement.   Poor guy

[OldieButFrenchie]

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What a final game. 
French fans, take solace in that they almost won while missing 6 starters against the best player of all time.  Les Bleus will be back.

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Hopefully DD doesn't get any stick for not flying Benzema out for the Final match, I think it was the right call regardless of the outcome

Update: and now Benzema has announced he’s retiring from the French National side.   Fuck em.   Haven’t been down with him since the Valbuena shit (unless there’s something I missed and he was exonerated)

Nah he won't. The whole Benzema/Giroud debate has been pretty toxic in France and I think most French fans have come to see Benzema for what he is: a great player, but a shitty human being. The Valbuena affair was bad already but the final straw for me was when he compared Giroud to a go-kart, while he himself was a Formula One....
all the while Giroud has a better goal per selections ratio than him!

I have to say one thing that really gives me hope for the future is Mbappe's mental strength. You have to remember he missed his penalty vs Switzerland in the 2020 Euro....And sunday he scored 3 vs one the best keepers at this shit. Cojones of steel. Plus he looked so pissed when the match ended....you know he'll back for blood 
maybe this will be the start of an epic France-Argentine rivalry....The 2018 and 2022 games were by far some of the most epic in WC history!

[OldieButFrenchie]

also, I kinda changed my mind about Macron when I saw these pics...I might be naive, but it looks like he just reacted like an average French dude at the equalizer! dude may have been more sincere than I thought!

[Atiba Applebum]

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What a final game. 
French fans, take solace in that they almost won while missing 6 starters against the best player of all time.  Les Bleus will be back.

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Hopefully DD doesn't get any stick for not flying Benzema out for the Final match, I think it was the right call regardless of the outcome

Update: and now Benzema has announced he’s retiring from the French National side.   Fuck em.   Haven’t been down with him since the Valbuena shit (unless there’s something I missed and he was exonerated)

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Nah he won't. The whole Benzema/Giroud debate has been pretty toxic in France and I think most French fans have come to see Benzema for what he is: a great player, but a shitty human being. The Valbuena affair was bad already but the final straw for me was when he compared Giroud to a go-kart, while he himself was a Formula One....
all the while Giroud has a better goal per selections ratio than him!

I have to say one thing that really gives me hope for the future is Mbappe's mental strength. You have to remember he missed his penalty vs Switzerland in the 2020 Euro....And sunday he scored 3 vs one the best keepers at this shit. Cojones of steel. Plus he looked so pissed when the match ended....you know he'll back for blood 
maybe this will be the start of an epic France-Argentine rivalry....The 2018 and 2022 games were by far some of the most epic in WC history!

Ok I’m glad that Benzema’s form last season didn’t overshadow what a creep he has historically been.   

Mbappe def is strong mentally considering the stick he’s received over his PSG contract and all the surrounding drama, plus what you mentioned.    And all at an obnoxiously young age.   

[brycickle]

maybe this will be the start of an epic France-Argentine rivalry....The 2018 and 2022 games were by far some of the most epic in WC history!

This just in...France to invade the Falkland Islands...

[OldieButFrenchie]

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maybe this will be the start of an epic France-Argentine rivalry....The 2018 and 2022 games were by far some of the most epic in WC history!

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This just in...France to invade the Falkland Islands...

haha.....well it would be tempting to send the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier to Martinez'doorstep.....just to teach him a lesson about mocking kyky....



in other news, my oldest son has now started to say it's all rigged, and Fifa wanted Messi to lift the cup....I'm trying to get conspiracy theories out of his head!


Finally....my wife showed me this image on twitter and I feel like hammering the point home.

[Atiba Applebum]

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maybe this will be the start of an epic France-Argentine rivalry....The 2018 and 2022 games were by far some of the most epic in WC history!

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This just in...France to invade the Falkland Islands...

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haha.....well it would be tempting to send the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier to Martinez'doorstep.....just to teach him a lesson about mocking kyky....



in other news, my oldest son has now started to say it's all rigged, and Fifa wanted Messi to lift the cup....I'm trying to get conspiracy theories out of his head!


Finally....my wife showed me this image on twitter and I feel like hammering the point home.

Is there one of those for Moroccos team? 

[OldieButFrenchie]

Is there one of those for Moroccos team?

haven't seen it! But I have no problem with guys who have dual citizenship choosing the country they want to play for.
BTW walid regragui, the moroccan coach, grew up right next to my hometown! Essonne represent haha....

The only case that bugs me is Aymeric Laporte, who plays for Spain even though he's French and has no ties at all there (except his club). Spain just gave him citizenship, as Deschamps did not pick him for the squad. And this is the guy who was captain of the French under 19 team!

Edit: ok Laporte had one basque grandparent....still, apart from picking him for the national squad, Spain had no reason to give him citizenhip.

[goeatsomefriedbread]

So many amazing moments in that world cup, my favourite was prob Messi reverse pass against Holland, amazing

[FrenchSkater]

I can't get over the crazy match we have in the final .. ! I'm disgusted for France that it lost after fighting so hard.. but on the one hand, I can't be sad that it lost, for me they won in the hearts of the French a doing a crazy feat !! And they have a much better mentality and esteem than the Argentinians.. Martinez disgusts me HUGELY !!! An awful mentality in the world of football 

In short, crazy match, I had tears in my eyes at Mbappe's second goal.. I screamed like never before 

It would have been crazy for Kolo muani to score at the very last second..

[OldieButFrenchie]

I can't get over the crazy match we have in the final .. ! I'm disgusted for France that it lost after fighting so hard.. but on the one hand, I can't be sad that it lost, for me they won in the hearts of the French a doing a crazy feat !! And they have a much better mentality and esteem than the Argentinians.. Martinez disgusts me HUGELY !!! An awful mentality in the world of football 

In short, crazy match, I had tears in my eyes at Mbappe's second goal.. I screamed like never before 

It would have been crazy for Kolo muani to score at the very last second..

ouais je comprends....moi aussi j'ai du mal à m'en remettre !! et je crois bien avoir versé une petite larmiche aussi au moment de l'égalisation. Mais bon faut se dire que pendant 70 minutes, on a pas existé. C'est déjà bien d'être revenus et de les avoir fait douter.
Et puis, on a déjà de la chance de voir notre pays 2 fois en finale de suite ! Y'a plein d'équipes/supporters qui vivront jamais UNE finale. En plus, l'avenir s'annonce pas mal vu les petits jeunes qui arrivent !


(dudes pardon us for this French moment     )