Posted on 06/30/2018 6:38:06 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
The knockout stages of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ begin on Saturday, with France and Argentina set to meet in Kazan for the first Round of 16 encounter. These two heavyweights of international football are always among the favourites to lift the Trophy, and boast of some of the game’s biggest superstars, from Paul Pogba and Antoine Griezmann to Lionel Messi and Angel Di Maria. It is a duel to warm the hearts of every devotee of the beautiful game.
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Ok ... we get it. Some people don’t like soccer. But why is it necessary to comment on here? Why belittle a game others enjoy?
Argentina’s D is have a very hard time dealing with the SPEEEEEED.
France’s defense has an easy job ... cover Messi.
Argentina need to realize that they are more than just Messi and quit trying to feed it to him every time.
I think they just realized it.
Looks like Argentina just got your message. Great goal.
That was a beautiful goal. He didn’t hesitate at all.
Oops!
That was a nice deflection there.
France is looking like it will not be denied. Three - two - but a long way to go time-wise.
You want goals....You’ve got goals!
3-2 France!
France wants this. Good match so far.
This is such a great game!
OHMIGAWD! Four - to - two now.... Allez France!
Is this Lionel Messi’s final World Cup game?!
4-2 France.
For you football fans, that’s 28-14, France. ;)
This is why I pegged France to win the Cup.
If they keep playing this well, they just might.
When France started pumping in the goals I was cheering so I hate Argentina more than France. At least the French have things to be proud of, Argentina nada.
Why bother reading or commenting on a thread that doesn’t interest you? ...just to belittle something others enjoy? The game is nothing as you describe if you know what you’re talking about, which you clearly don’t. Do you realize how boring an NFL game is much of the time? The TV timeouts, the 3+ hours to play a game...then there’s baseball...don’t get me started.
As I sit here I’m watching France beating Argentina 4-2. It has been anything but boring. Just because you don’t appreciate it yourself don’t s*it all over it for everyone else.
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