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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Round of 16 PING!
I’m still trying to deal with Germany being out! Don’t know who I will cheer for now!
Trinidad?
Will England go against the Argentines? Falklands redux.
I cheer for the day that again when soccer on TV was as common as curling!
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I would love to see Japan upset Belgium, beyond that is just pure hope.
World Cup Soccer final is only every 4 years and the ONLY sport I follow! Only on tv for a short time (rest of the years, you have to follow online).
You don’t understand my pain! LOL!
Exactly. Who give a rat’s ... about what the fifa calls.... “football”. It isn’t. Football is an American sport more in line with rugby.
Soccer is what this is called..... hours and hours of back and forth and aside from golf and... curling, equally boring. Seems as though the “passing” and moving the ball around is thought to be entertaining. Takes forever to finish a game, frankly just as football has on tv for advert time outs.
BTW football isn’t what it was either— they want to make it a wuss game, and then ignore head injuries in... soccer player’s unprotected heads.
Since I have a low option of both nations one of those wish both could lose.
a photo of David Beckham would help.....
Tough call for me. France is such a cocked nation, voting in the metrosexual Macron and letting the Muslims take over their nation. However, Argentina are so overrated as a soccer team and their fans are so obnkxious, it would be delicious to see them eliminated. Coin toss for me here. I guess i’ll Go with France here and then root for their elimination in the next round. That’s the ticket.
Put it on every 400 years and I will follow it!
Soccer best cure for insomnia I have ever seen!
Paint drying competitions are more exciting!
Is Russia doing a good job hosting the event ? Are things running smoothly? Any protests about Russia hosting the event ?
I know it’s early, but this is a good game. Both teams are going for it, early.
OH MY, France’s right wing. PK.
Argentina’s defense - foul that fast dude every time he gets around us.
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