***Official 2022 World Cup Thread*** (2 Viewers)

[Zow]

Isn't it sort of odd that France is so good at this? Just don't think of that country as particularly athletic in any way.

Soccer players are phenomenal athletes. The “out best athletes” crowd don’t get that. France is also very good at rugby.

They’re also not terrible at basketball.

They’re a long-standing developed country that’s been historically fiscally solvent. Not shocking at all that they’re then good at stuff.

 

[CletiusMaximus]

An absolutely stunning achievement from this world cup - England fans make it through World Cup with no arrests for first time in history

 

[Zow]

Wow what a good chance to tie.

 

[Jayrod]

I really wish that bicycle had gone in. Would have been the goal of the WC.

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

El Yamiq is Arabic for "Marcelo Balboa."

 

[titusbramble]

Amazing how Lloris suddenly looks like a competent keeper once he gets to a dry country

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Wow, on this game.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

I really wish that bicycle had gone in. Would have been the goal of the WC.

Maybe of all-time.

 

[Zow]

An absolutely stunning achievement from this world cup - England fans make it through World Cup with no arrests for first time in history

International equivalent of Philly fans.

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

France getting away with some Skrteling on those set pieces.

 

[AAABatteries]

Why would you try to win that ball in front of Greaseman???

John Travolta?

 

[CletiusMaximus]

Fantastic action at the end of the half.

 

[gianmarco]

Morocco being here isn't a fluke. And they aren't just a bunkering team.

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

Why would you try to win that ball in front of Greaseman???

John Travolta?

Doug "the Greaseman" Trask was the shock jock in Washington DC after Howard Stern went to New York. So I can't watch Griezmann play for France without thinking "habble do ga ga?"

 

[Chaz McNulty]

Isn't it sort of odd that France is so good at this? Just don't think of that country as particularly athletic in any way.

Soccer players are phenomenal athletes. The “out best athletes” crowd don’t get that. France is also very good at rugby.

I lump soccer players, dart throwers, bowlers, and curlers, all in the same bucket for phenomenal athletes.

 

[General Malaise]

Isn't it sort of odd that France is so good at this? Just don't think of that country as particularly athletic in any way.

It's not called the Tour De Botswana, fella.

 

[General Malaise]

Ahhh, what is that horrendous noise?

Whistling

Store bought whistles?

Don’t think so. Moroccans whistle non-stop when the opposition has the ball. Luckily Canada rarely had possession when i watched Morocco.

I get light headed whistling the intro to Patience. There's no way these aren't synthetic noise makers.

 

[General Malaise]

Might need to hedge out some wagers. France lucky this game isn't tied or worse.....

 

[Charlie Steiner]

France getting away with some Skrteling on those set pieces.

That's one of my top 2 all-time Liverpool players you're talking about, fella.

 

[titusbramble]

What a tackle on Mbappe

 

[AAABatteries]

Might need to hedge out some wagers. France lucky this game isn't tied or worse.....

Morocco has had some great chances but so has France.

I could see this one ending 3-0 France or 2-1 Morocco. Next goal is huge - My money would be on France to find that goal and then they will have Morocco at their mercy - similar to the other semi.

 

[Jayrod]

What a tackle on Mbappe

He may need an amputation. Practically broke his leg there.

 

[NewlyRetired]

Morocco is playing really well

 

[Jayrod]

Man, those were some decent chances by the Atlas Lions there.

 

[FreeBaGeL]

The way people fawn over Messi is the way I fawn over Mbappe. That play where he got hurt he was completely surrounded 1v5 on his own end and he smoked them all down to the other end. Only problem was he was TOO fast for his own teammates.

 

[Tom Hagen]

An absolutely stunning achievement from this world cup - England fans make it through World Cup with no arrests for first time in history

Weird I wonder what was different this year ...

 

[AAABatteries]

Man, those were some decent chances by the Atlas Lions there.

They are playing fantastic but they need to be very careful here. The last ditch tackle on Mbappe shows how quickly France can counter and put this away. That's what Dechamps is banking on. He probably wishes Kante were healthy right now.

 

[AAABatteries]

Could see this being Greizmann or Giroud coming off.

ETA - maybe Dembele and push Greizmann wide

 

[dickey moe]

Flop

 

[Zigg]

Isn't it sort of odd that France is so good at this? Just don't think of that country as particularly athletic in any way.

Soccer players are phenomenal athletes. The “out best athletes” crowd don’t get that. France is also very good at rugby.

I lump soccer players, dart throwers, bowlers, and curlers, all in the same bucket for phenomenal athletes.

Michael van Gerwen can transition to the NFL whenever he stops slinging tungsten.

 

[The Gator]

Could see this being Greizmann or Giroud coming off.

ETA - maybe Dembele and push Greizmann wide

He’s playing?

 

[culdeus]

The button on the jersey. Why?

 

[Jaysus]

Hamdalla-AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Wow

 

[TLEF316]

Macron clearly a BIG sports fan.....

 

[Jaysus]

I really want to see an African team win the world cup... but I keep finding myself cheering for France today.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

We’re definitely getting the two best players in the world facing off in the finals.
What a pass.

 

[AAABatteries]

I'd love for the ball to fall to me like that for my first touch.*



*I'd still pull or tear a hamstring and miss the goal entirely but still, it would be nice

 

[culdeus]

We’re definitely getting the two best players in the world facing off in the finals.
What a pass.

was it a shot or a pass?

 

[The Gator]

We’re definitely getting the two best players in the world facing off in the finals.
What a pass.

Deflected shot, MmBop doesn’t pass in the box.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

We’re definitely getting the two best players in the world facing off in the finals.
What a pass.

was it a shot or a pass?

Looked like a pass to me

 

[AAABatteries]

We’re definitely getting the two best players in the world facing off in the finals.
What a pass.

Not a pass but I agree with the first sentence.

 

[B Maverick]

We’re definitely getting the two best players in the world facing off in the finals.
What a pass.

was it a shot or a pass?

Looked like a pass to me

He was passing it to the goal and it got deflected. So both.

 

[FreeBaGeL]

We’re definitely getting the two best players in the world facing off in the finals.
What a pass.

was it a shot or a pass?

It was a shot, but amazing jukies to even get it off. And easy to get high value rebounds when 5 guys are on Mbappe and there's no one left to clean it up.

Mbappe

 

[CletiusMaximus]

We’re definitely getting the two best players in the world facing off in the finals.
What a pass.

Deflected shot, MmBop doesn’t pass in the box.

Not a pass but still all Mbappe's goal.

 

[AAABatteries]

Championship and Golden Boot will be up for grabs Sunday. Fantastic final pairing - can't wait.

 

[AAABatteries]

We’re definitely getting the two best players in the world facing off in the finals.
What a pass.

Deflected shot, MmBop doesn’t pass in the box.

Not a pass but still all Mbappe's goal.

Mbappe or Kane?

 

[B Maverick]

We’re definitely getting the two best players in the world facing off in the finals.
What a pass.

Deflected shot, MmBop doesn’t pass in the box.

Not a pass but still all Mbappe's goal.

Mbappe or Kane?

Ronaldo. He says his hair touched it

 

[Jayrod]

Looking like the Moroccan conquests will be stifled at the Pyrenees Mountains today.

 

[The Gator]

How does that not go in