England beats Argentina... There will be no 'hand of god' with today's VAR available and England deserves their revenge... Then they take on Spain and frankly... They will likely beat them too.
This is the year of the three lions.
Posted on 07/14/2026 10:34:21 PM PDT by Cronos
Let this be a lesson for everyone foolish enough to cast Spain as underdogs. How they enjoyed dishing it out here, reducing France to passengers and surely guaranteeing nobody will make the same mistake twice.
those minded to back against Luis de la Fuente’s side will need a mightily compelling reason.
France never came close to finding one. Kylian Mbappé had one last go in added time, shooting harmlessly over, and his forlorn expression upon glancing up to check the clock said more than enough. He knew the game was up but, in truth, that had barely been in question since midway through the first half. Spain smothered France but outplayed them too, picking their moments to penetrate and adding a beautifully worked goal from the rampaging Pedro Porro.
It was ultimately a triumph of function over form. That is not to play down the magic that sparkles from Lamine Yamal’s boots or the fizzing invention of Dani Olmo, who was behind most of Spain’s best attacking work. The point is that their collective swamped the individual flair of France, whose front four had run amok earlier in the tournament but were reduced to faulty, spluttering components by a superbly oiled machine.
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Spain has allowed one goal in 7 games while scoring 13.
If they score first, you will probably lose.
England beats Argentina... There will be no 'hand of god' with today's VAR available and England deserves their revenge... Then they take on Spain and frankly... They will likely beat them too.
This is the year of the three lions.
I watched the semi-finals on You-Tube - not the actual pay-per-view but a bunch of 30-something losers on couches watching the match and behaving as fans (without the cursing, something that felt odd).
By the France was already behind 2-nil and I was imploring the French to get creative: “Throw some souffles at them! How about a quiche?” Alas, the French were all skillet and no eggs.
It was nice seeing Spain beat the French Foreign Legion!
France had no Frenchmen. Only Africans.
People take sports WAY too seriously.
Like the fans have something to do with the outcome.
Or “My country is great if we win”, or “Your country sucks if you lose”.
Bread and circuses.
Love the fans and their positive energy during this tournament.
Still can’t care about the sport. I tried but...meh. Sorta like I feel about hockey.
More power to those that do like it.
It’s going to be a Ronaldo/Messie final. It’s all been fixed for this outcome.
These bits are arguably the best byproducts to come out of this World Cup!!!!
Spain vs Portugal, but both fans discovered American food
https://youtube.com/shorts/YxchcW4JNfw?si=v4WrQuo4saehbkM9
Norway soccer fans visit GunForHire in New Jersey for a taste of the American experience.
https://youtube.com/shorts/dJvYeBIaLKo?si=I7_6uXWuPYJ4wVYb
Italian fans returning home after the World Cup
https://youtube.com/shorts/e6vx2DU6Z34?si=h45ZGc8laHtBdctV
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