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Post by Alanović on Dec 7, 2022 13:49:02 GMT
It's France's to lose, IMHO, has been from the outset.
Surprised how good Portugal were though once they'd binned the centre of the Universe from their starting line up. Last Fulham player standing is in the Portugal squad, so I don't mind them as much as I used to now. I can see Ronaldo doing a John Terry full kit performance though if they win it and he hasn't been on the pitch in the final.
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Post by EspadaIII on Dec 7, 2022 16:43:16 GMT
Interestingly Mbape refuses to do Man of the Match post game interviews, as the table is surrounded by alcohol and gambling adverts. He is prepared to pay the fine for not showing up. I think that is a good thing, although without sponsorship where would FIFA be.. (answers on an envelope....)
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Post by WDB on Dec 7, 2022 17:05:42 GMT
Similar logic to Hashim Amla not wearing the team sponsor’s Castle Lager logo on his South Africa shirt. Only, as far as I know, he’s suffered no repercussions for it.
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Post by dixinormus on Dec 7, 2022 20:19:34 GMT
Answers IN an envelope, you mean Esp?! 😂
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Post by EspadaIII on Dec 15, 2022 13:44:34 GMT
So who do we support in the final?
Argentina - a tin pot nation who cannot get over that they lost a war over land they had no entitlment, whose various recent leaders have been dictators, corrupt or both; and
France - our oldest enemy who we love and despise in equal measure.
or another view
Mbappe - a wonderful young player with huge talent, a WC medal already and what appears to be a good temperament; or
Messi - another talented footballer but this is his last opportunity to win a WC medal and his individual performances at times have been just amazing.
All I know is that if Morocco had had a striker they could have had a proper chance to get to the final.
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Post by Alanović on Dec 15, 2022 13:54:27 GMT
Meh. I'm just hoping for an exciting match. Don't really care who wins now.
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Post by bromptonaut on Dec 15, 2022 16:07:01 GMT
So who do we support in the final? Argentina - a tin pot nation who cannot get over that they lost a war over land they had no entitlment, whose various recent leaders have been dictators, corrupt or both; and France - our oldest enemy who we love and despise in equal measure. or another view Mbappe - a wonderful young player with huge talent, a WC medal already and what appears to be a good temperament; or Messi - another talented footballer but this is his last opportunity to win a WC medal and his individual performances at times have been just amazing. All I know is that if Morocco had had a striker they could have had a proper chance to get to the final. I shall be going with 'Allez les Bleus" as I love France and leave despising it to others.
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Post by WDB on Dec 15, 2022 16:44:50 GMT
I'm with Bromp, to the extent I'm with anyone over this WC. Best we don't get into discussing second-rate nations grabbing land that isn't theirs.
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Post by dixinormus on Dec 15, 2022 23:29:44 GMT
I’m with Bromp too.
Slight tangent: we keep hearing how Argentina has a tin-pot economy with rampant inflation amongst other symptoms. So how come there are apparently zillions of Argentinians who have the cash to splash for a holiday watching footy in Doha?
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Post by WDB on Dec 16, 2022 8:12:56 GMT
Even poor countries have affluent people, Norm. And Argentina isn’t a poor country, just a middle-income one — albeit one with systemic economic problems. Even 20,000 travelling supporters out of a population of 45 million shouldn’t seem that surprising.
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Post by Alanović on Dec 16, 2022 8:58:56 GMT
Tin-pot economy with rampant inflation? Sounds familiar.
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Post by EspadaIII on Dec 16, 2022 10:49:02 GMT
But without the tip-pot dictators...
as yet...
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Post by Alanović on Dec 16, 2022 10:49:43 GMT
We recently got rid of one.
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Post by EspadaIII on Dec 16, 2022 12:56:47 GMT
In so far as Covid was concerned I think I might agree with you.
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Post by bpg on Dec 30, 2022 22:07:51 GMT
Pelé
The greatest footballer of his generation, absolutely no doubt, he made the number 10 shirt his own.
Zico was the number 10 of my youth fantastic footballer and I think he struggled with that number on his back.
Hopefully, Pelé will be remembered for what he achieved through football.
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