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Lionel Messi wins 2022 World Cup, Argentina beats France on penalties
ABC News via Associated Press ^ | 12/18/2022

Posted on 12/18/2022 10:43:24 AM PST by SeekAndFind

LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) — Lionel Messi finally won the biggest prize in soccer as Argentina beat France 4-2 in a penalty shootout Sunday to claim a third World Cup title despite Kylian Mbappé scoring the first hat trick in a final in 56 years.

Gonzalo Montiel scored the clinching penalty kick as Argentina won after a 3-3 draw.

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To: SeekAndFind

Did Messi win or Argentina?


81 posted on 12/18/2022 1:25:09 PM PST by ealgeone
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To: Rummyfan

Liking or loving soccer is a slow growth process for Americans.

Has to be cultivated to be understood - (culture/history).

Most awful that the ultimate results of the last 16 teams are left to penalty kicks.

This ought to be changed with a clear win on the field deciding.

Socialist in charge are thick headed.

They know how to mess everything.


82 posted on 12/18/2022 1:26:20 PM PST by Surrounded_too (Low priority)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Long baseball games = more concession sales and more TV ads.


83 posted on 12/18/2022 1:30:28 PM PST by citizen (Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people - John Adams 1798)
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To: EEGator

Now you have an idea how much older I am than you. If you want to watch Pele play, try to find video of him. Back in the day, he was just amazing.


84 posted on 12/18/2022 1:37:23 PM PST by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TP)
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To: FamiliarFace

:)

I’ll check YouTube.


85 posted on 12/18/2022 1:39:10 PM PST by EEGator
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To: ealgeone

RE: Did Messi win or Argentina?

Both. One individually, the other collectively


86 posted on 12/18/2022 1:53:09 PM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind
The Italians won. All three Argentine goals today were scored by players with Italian surnames (two by Messi and one by DiMaria).

Italy as a country wasn't one of the 32 nations in the World Cup.

87 posted on 12/18/2022 1:56:46 PM PST by Verginius Rufus
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To: Surrounded_too

I think Brazil was favored to win it all, before the World Cup started. They lost to Croatia on penalty kicks. A country of 210 million people lost to a country of 4 million people.


88 posted on 12/18/2022 1:58:48 PM PST by Verginius Rufus
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To: Night Hides Not
The name Mbappe is so quintessentially French. Probably a descendant of Charlemagne.

According to Wikipedia, he was born in Paris. His father was from Cameroon and his mother from Algeria (Kabyle, a Berber-speaking ethnic group).

89 posted on 12/18/2022 2:06:54 PM PST by Verginius Rufus
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To: SeekAndFind
Congratulations to Argentina!
90 posted on 12/18/2022 2:11:46 PM PST by liberalh8ter (The only difference between flash mob 'urban yutes' and U.S. politicians is the hoodies.)
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To: bray

You’re stupid and boring


91 posted on 12/18/2022 2:17:59 PM PST by Az Joe (Live free or die)
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To: srmanuel

Yes.

I don’t care for soccer much but will watch the late rounds and final game just to admire the athletic skills and abilities of the players. They are some of the best athletes on the planet.


92 posted on 12/18/2022 2:19:48 PM PST by Az Joe (Live free or die)
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Did France at least win for most believable fake on-pitch injuries?


93 posted on 12/18/2022 2:27:23 PM PST by Rio
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Did France at least win for most believable fake on-pitch injuries?


94 posted on 12/18/2022 2:27:23 PM PST by Rio
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To: srmanuel
“why trash it?”

I think one of the main reasons for trashing it, is the endless fake fouls. The constant sight of players falling and grabbing their leg as if they’d been shot, the seeing a replay and seeing that there was NO contact, AT ALL. It’s the epitome of poor sportsmanship.

Maybe other people have other reasons, but that’s the reason I cannot stand to watch that stupid sport. Even though I do appreciate and enjoy the great skill and plays, I cannot stomach the fake “Oh, I’m in agony” b.s., followed by that same player running at full speed 15 seconds later.

It’s a sport full of deceit and lousy sportsmanship. If you’re going to win, then win, without trying to gain an advantage by essentially lying.

95 posted on 12/18/2022 2:36:05 PM PST by Sicon ("All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." - G. Orwell)
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To: Sicon

Oh, and while I’m on a rant, here’s another thing: a few years ago, there was a player named Suarez - brilliant ball handler and striker. On three different occasions (that I am aware of) he BIT opposing players. And what did their teammates do about it? They whined to the refs. That guy should have had all of his front teeth knocked out by the other opposing players, right then and right there in the field.


96 posted on 12/18/2022 2:40:37 PM PST by Sicon ("All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." - G. Orwell)
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To: Az Joe

Is soccer a sport?


97 posted on 12/18/2022 2:43:42 PM PST by bray
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To: SeekAndFind
Great match, Argentine played like they wanted it. Happy for Messi. The French typically don't mind coming in second.
98 posted on 12/18/2022 2:53:39 PM PST by Jolla
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To: Sicon

Wow, I bet you are fun at parties.

I don’t why you would watch something you hate and trash.

If you don’t like the sport, why watch it, makes no sense.


99 posted on 12/18/2022 3:02:44 PM PST by srmanuel
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To: freddy005

“The TV ratings for today’s game will dwarf the Super Bowl ratings multiple times over.”

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So very true……


The average World Cup game dwarfed the highest ratings the Super Bowl ever had. This game will dwarf anything that has been watched on television.

You people that hate soccer, go back and watch woke NFL, MLB (4hours of boring) or the chinese NBA. Have fun will all that bull $hit. Ill take the most popular game in the world any day.


100 posted on 12/18/2022 3:18:23 PM PST by hillarys cankles
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