Has Donnie claimed credit for this yet?
Argentina played well but did not play cohesively as a team. DiMaria’s goal was superb. MBappe was outstanding. It will be great to see how Uruguay vs France game turns out. Uruguay looked very good against Portugal.
Let us not forget barely-not-a-teen Teofilo Cubillas who scored five goals in the World Cup 1970 at age 21…a feat he repeated in 1978.
Can you tell I love soccer?
Excuse me, I am experiencing cognitive dissonance from seeing a sports story and discussion thread on TPM. I am glad to see it but will have to go have a Gin and Tonic on this most scorching hot and humid NYC day, then come back and make sure it is not some heat stroke delusion from attending a protest march in Jackson Heights-Corona from this morning to early afternoon. .
hahahaha…yep it’s for real. Just a little mind distraction for some people.
Thank you for going to the protest march.
Exactly. I don’t think you are having a stroke. I see the same thing, and I’ve had a stong bottle of Leffe, a Belgium dark. But if you still see the same story after a gin and tonic, then this is definitely for real. Am looking forward to analysis of remaining games of the Octavo Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday. Aren’t you?
Let’s see. Maybe this is a one-off. But yeah, definitely yeah.
This is only the third World Cup I’ve spent any time watching. I’ve seen a good deal of soccer since 2014, and I’m really noticing the gap in both talent and team play between the top pro teams and the top national teams.
I’m reminded of the comparison to the NBA playoffs to the NCAA March Madness. The talent and teamwork of the pros is jaw dropping, but the passion and scrappiness of the NCAA players is a delight to watch. Similarly, the national teams at the World Cup play with so much emotion that any shortfalls in talent and teamwork seem unimportant.
For those, who finds soccer boring, FIFA makes 2 minutes excerpts of the key moments for each match.
France-Argentina https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6C6oOcDFmLY
I enjoy Leffe both the brown and the blonde. I actually use them on occasion to make Micheladas which is a wonderful invention of a Mexican bartender for a footballer to help him recuperate and rehydrate after playing a match in the sauna like conditions we marched in yesterday. Kind of like a Mexican Bloody Mary. Anyway, watched Spain’s “death by 1,000 passes.” Also watched Uruguay-Portugal after the March in a local Colombian Sports Bar called Barriles. I hoped I am not becoming senile (like Rudy Giuliani) and already mentioned this. Am debating whether to turn on Denmark Croatia with a cold beverage (I have a six pack of Leffe Blonde).
Don’t cry 4-3 Argentina?