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  • JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,847 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The Sweden- Ukraine game was a blast to watch.

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  • GoldenageGoldenage Posts: 3,278 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Toni Kroos to retire from national team. Great servant for Germany, but knows Flick will go with Kimmich and Goretzka in a new, high press Germany at the World Cup.

  • GoldenageGoldenage Posts: 3,278 ✭✭✭✭✭

    IMO Kroos was on one of the greatest World Cup squads ever.

    It’s very rare for a European team to win a World Cup in South America and rare for a South American squad to win in Europe.

    1970 Brazil won in Mexico.
    1974 West Germany won in Germany.

    2014 Germany crushed Argentina and Brazil 8-1 in Brazil. Something that never had happened, nor will it probably ever happen again.

  • DrBusterDrBuster Posts: 5,377 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited June 30, 2021 5:28AM

    The 2014 squad was fantastic. Probably the best technical/passing team for a good stretch of years before/after the cup.

    This was my game day gear for that cup, not sure why I went with the long sleeve, Ozil:

  • GoldenageGoldenage Posts: 3,278 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Of course an English ref makes the first brutal call of the tournament. That was not a red card.

    Switzerland win or lose is a huge success at this tournament.

  • DrBusterDrBuster Posts: 5,377 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Agreed, that shouldn't have been a red.

  • JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,847 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 2, 2021 11:07AM

    Ridiculously harsh red. The Swiss played great but moral victories suck

    Spain V Belgium or Italy should be great

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  • JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,847 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Italy was the much better side. Such great skill by both teams

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  • JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,847 ✭✭✭✭✭

    This Italy/Spain match has me on pins and needles. So great

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  • DrBusterDrBuster Posts: 5,377 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Wasn't a good game to me but Italy gonna head to the finals....Denmark has the momentum, we'll see

  • JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,847 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I won a lot of money so I thought it was beautiful ; )

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  • GoldenageGoldenage Posts: 3,278 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 8, 2021 11:36AM

    Euro 2021 will be remembered as the tournament where the #9 was barely even noticeable.

    Where are the days of Gerd Muller, Marco van Basten, and Miroslav Klose ?

  • JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,847 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The year of the false #9

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  • GoldenageGoldenage Posts: 3,278 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I’ll be surprisingly rooting for Italy Sunday. They showed great character against Spain, and England got in with two weak goals, even though they outplayed Denmark.

    So England will probably win, but the Italians have been very impressive.

  • DrBusterDrBuster Posts: 5,377 ✭✭✭✭✭

    My Italian wife would kill me if I root for England..and since they beat Germany it will be a no brainer. They should get the w.

  • GoldenageGoldenage Posts: 3,278 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Brazil play Argentina in the copa final Saturday at 8pm.

    Will only watch ten minutes due to all the diving that will take place, but here is my prediction.

    20 minutes diving
    20 minutes complaining to the ref
    15 minutes for injuries
    35 minutes actual soccer

  • DrBusterDrBuster Posts: 5,377 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Ha you're probably right. I would like to see Argentina win and finally get Messi a trophy with the national team.

  • JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,847 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Good for Messi

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  • MsMorrisineMsMorrisine Posts: 32,994 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Not so much diving

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  • DrBusterDrBuster Posts: 5,377 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It was a good game, good for Messi.

    Should be hitting up a bbq for the game today. I wonder how Italy is going to do w/o Spizzanola, might be tough vs England.

  • GoldenageGoldenage Posts: 3,278 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @DrBuster said:
    It was a good game, good for Messi.

    Should be hitting up a bbq for the game today. I wonder how Italy is going to do w/o Spizzanola, might be tough vs England.

    Agree on Messi.

    Italy and England have met four times in major competitions with the Brits never getting the W.

  • GoldenageGoldenage Posts: 3,278 ✭✭✭✭✭

    To think that Messi is 34 and he just won his first championship with Argentina. Just shows how hard championships are to come by. I think he’s tied with Ronaldo now
    1-1.

  • JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,847 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Goosebumps. Italy v England

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  • JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,847 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 11, 2021 11:13AM

    Wow wow wow

    Kane what a run and pass.

    Tripper great pass. Glad to see him start

    Shaw what a finish for a guy who isn't asked to score

    Fastest goal ever in the Final

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  • JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,847 ✭✭✭✭✭

    This ref doesn't have a whistle. Fantastic

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  • GoldenageGoldenage Posts: 3,278 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Horrible first half. England gets their only shot on target in the first three minutes. Italy gets their only shot on target in the last three minutes.

    In between was 40 minutes of rugby.

    What a disgrace for a final so far.

  • MsMorrisineMsMorrisine Posts: 32,994 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Italia!

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    <—— (agnostic)

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  • JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,847 ✭✭✭✭✭

    You sit back too much and you end up picking the ball out of the back of the net

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  • GoldenageGoldenage Posts: 3,278 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Soccer is a beautiful game. This final isn’t.

  • GoldenageGoldenage Posts: 3,278 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Just go to penalties. Forget the 2nd OT. Get this brutal match over with. England doesn’t deserve a win.

  • GoldenageGoldenage Posts: 3,278 ✭✭✭✭✭

    How fitting that the 2021 euro final has no forward score a goal in 120 minutes.

  • MsMorrisineMsMorrisine Posts: 32,994 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Broken ankle ending

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  • JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,847 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Penalties are cruel

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  • JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,847 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Depressed that this tourney is over. The Gold Cup just isn't the same. US vs Haiti in 45 minutes. It will have to do

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