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  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 12,996
    Objectively - if France don’t win it, it will be a massive shock 
  • letthegoodtimesroll
    letthegoodtimesroll Posts: 11,500
    edited July 12
    Objectively - if France don’t win it, it will be a massive shock 
    The 4 semi finalists are ranked 1,2,3,4. France not winning wouldn’t be a shock, particularly as this isn’t a league competition, it’s a knock out and it’s more about getting to this stage and hitting your form now, not looking good against lesser opposition. I think the tough matches England has had in every game so far to get to this stage is probably now going to pay off.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 100,599
    Looking at the 4 semi-finalists, you have one team (France) who have cruised through, playing some really good football, but none of the other 3 have been reached their full potential.

    It'll be interesting if we are able to raise our game in the SF (and hopefully final) but the same can be said for Spain and Argentina.
    France are the one team to have won all their games so far, and you've still got to go back to 2002 to find a team that won the World Cup doing that
  • eastterrace6168
    eastterrace6168 Posts: 27,507
    edited July 12
    Might be a bit contentious but I feel that the eventual winner will be whoever comes out on top between Spain and France...
    probably France...🤷‍♂️
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 28,024

  • robroy
    robroy Posts: 4,862
    Speaking to someone yesterday and they said “can you imagine if this England team win it, there are no real stars or anyone to get behind” 

    Kane and Bellingham? 
  • Miserableoldgit
    Miserableoldgit Posts: 22,022
    fenaddick said:
    That Embolo second yellow is the most obvious booking imaginable. Why on earth would you dive like that if you knew you were on a yellow card and VAR will check it?
    Especially against the Argies.
    The VAR  team were wearing their "Give the Malvinas back" t-shirts.


  • bobmunro
    bobmunro Posts: 21,917
    Free kick Argentina.

    No card for this tackle by Lionel Messi on Algeria captain Assa Mandi  Some truly bizarre officiating

  • Laddick01
    Laddick01 Posts: 8,476
    robroy said:
    Speaking to someone yesterday and they said “can you imagine if this England team win it, there are no real stars or anyone to get behind” 

    Kane and Bellingham? 
    World Cup bandwagon fan that surely knows nothing about football.

    Cant remember rating an England player as much as Jude. Even at 23 he’s going to be in the conversation for greatest England player of all time.

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  • ElfsborgAddick
    ElfsborgAddick Posts: 30,630
    Argies been shit but you know they will spawn their way past us due to some kind of controversy 

    I don't think there is much to choose between both teams, my belief is that if the Argies go 1-0 they will kick us off the park.
    Whoever scores the first goal wins the game.
    As long as France do not hit an off day I am sure they will win the cup, they are the best team by a clear distance.
  • Miserableoldgit
    Miserableoldgit Posts: 22,022

  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 48,409
    Jude does have that arrogance.confidence about him that the very best seem to share. He has been the player of the tournament so far for me.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 66,926
    edited July 12
    Goals scored and conceded in the knockouts:

    England: scored 7, conceded 4 (+3)
    Argentina: scored 9, conceded 5 (+4)
    France: scored 6, conceded 0 (+6)
    Spain: scored 6, conceded 1 (+5)
  • Exiled_Addick
    Exiled_Addick Posts: 17,897
    edited July 12
    I reckon Bellingham is a much nicer and more grounded person than his on pitch persona suggests. Even then, I think he’s a long way short of being problematic on the pitch. He has matured and moderated those tendencies a bit, but it’s also bit of a British thing to be so offended by this. The reality is, that swagger and confidence and slight “fuck you I won’t do what you tell me” attitude is exactly why, in the big moments and when the chips are down, he’s the one saying “out of my way, I’ve got this” and then he actually bloody does rescue the situation. 

    Long may that swagger and superstar energy continue because England need him to stand tall and deliver. 
  • ElfsborgAddick
    ElfsborgAddick Posts: 30,630
    I reckon Bellingham is a much nicer and more grounded person than his on pitch persona suggests. Even then, I think he’s a long way short of being problematic on the pitch. He has matured and moderated those tendencies a bit, but it’s also bit of a British thing to be so offended by this. The reality is, that swagger and confidence and slight “fuck you I won’t do what you tell me” attitude is exactly why, in the big moments and when the chips are down, he’s the one saying “out of my way, I’ve got this” and then he actually bloody does rescue the situation. 

    Long may that swagger and superstar energy continue because England need him to stand tall and deliver. 

    Hopefully the guy has an injury free career, if so, he'll go on and make 150 appearances for England.
  • aliwibble
    aliwibble Posts: 29,677
    edited July 12
    Moved across from another thread

    Whadya think ? .. I'm going for Spain to beat France and England to beat Argentina, both very very close games

    Final ? .. England 1 v Spain 0


  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 66,926

  • Rudders22
    Rudders22 Posts: 4,035
    edited July 13
    How can you have Argentine officials when their team is in the other semi final.  They could easily send off or book players in the France v Spain  game. They shouldn't be anywhere near the semi finals. 

  • Elthamaddick
    Elthamaddick Posts: 16,489
    yeah surely all officials now should be totally neutral ??

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  • kilian_om
    kilian_om Posts: 63
    Rudders22 said:
    How can you have Argentine officials when their team is in the other semi final.  They could easily send off or book players in the France v Spain  game. They shouldn't be anywhere near the semi finals. 

    These guys are from Honduras and El Salvador
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 66,926
    Yeah that’s not an Argentina flag
  • Rudders22
    Rudders22 Posts: 4,035
    Yeah that’s not an Argentina flag
    oops
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 66,926
    France: Maignan, Kounde, Upamecano, Saliba, Digne, Tchouameni, Rabiot, Dembele, Olise, Barcola, Mbappe (c)


    Spain: Simon, Porro, Cubarsi, Laporte, Cucurella, Rodri (c), Ruiz, Yamal, Olmo, Baena, Oyarzabal
  • SDAddick
    SDAddick Posts: 15,017
    Interesting there's no Pedri again for Spain. I'm not overly surprised, given Ruiz scored, but when he's on song Pedri is just so bloody good. 
  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 12,996
    So glad this is before ours - if we were first and went out, nobody would give a shit about it. Should be a cracker.
  • Briston_Addick
    Briston_Addick Posts: 13,767
    Twatterface, DixonDickhead AND McMoist on TV comms this evening.

    Oh ITV Ambassador, you spoil us.

    Expect plenty of unintelligible mumblings from Dickhead and McMoist because they'll have Mbappe's todger tickling their tonsils with Yamal's for desserts.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 72,819
    Embarrassing for the ref to forget his line spray  :D
  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 8,639
    How does that tackle by Olise not even get a yellow card?
  • cafc_harry
    cafc_harry Posts: 3,396
    How on earth was that not a red then?