2022 FIFA World Cup Official Thread

[Moranis]

Yikes.  Choke job by Argentina.

twice in the same game they choked

[Who]

Great Final. Great tournament.

[gouki88]

Yikes.  Choke job by Argentina.

twice in the same game they choked

Their composure is shocking. Same story as the Netherlands game

[Roy H.]

I hate penalty kicks, particularly in a game like this. 

[gouki88]

I hate penalty kicks, particularly in a game like this.

It feels very cruel. I love the anxiety of it all, but it’s harsh. Prefer golden goal, but I do get that it can take too long

[G-Bones]

Using penalty kicks to decide the game is like defunding a basketball game with a free throw contest.  Boo

[gouki88]

Such an anticlimactic ending to what was an epic game. So disappointing that the rules are this bad. Off to bed!

[Moranis]

I hate penalty kicks, particularly in a game like this.

It feels very cruel. I love the anxiety of it all, but it’s harsh. Prefer golden goal, but I do get that it can take too long

in the final does it really matter?

[Roy H.]

Wahoo!  Messi gets his World Cup!

[gouki88]

I hate penalty kicks, particularly in a game like this.

It feels very cruel. I love the anxiety of it all, but it’s harsh. Prefer golden goal, but I do get that it can take too long

in the final does it really matter?

In terms of bench size & subs it could, but that could easily be managed I suppose

[Roy H.]

I hate penalty kicks, particularly in a game like this.

It feels very cruel. I love the anxiety of it all, but it’s harsh. Prefer golden goal, but I do get that it can take too long

in the final does it really matter?

In terms of bench size & subs it could, but that could easily be managed I suppose

Yeah, I've seen games where play gets very sloppy and boring, because teams are so fatigued.  Not today, though.  Both teams were full of energy.

[SparzWizard]

Yikes. Argentina won the world cup

[radiohead]

I feel for Mbappe. How can you score a hat trick and still lose? What a classic game.

[Roy H.]

So, recency bias and all, but where does this World Cup rank overall?  This final?

[No Nickname]

Using penalty kicks to decide the game is like defunding a basketball game with a free throw contest.  Boo

I still love the concept, and I think Roy shared it years ago on this board, that in OT you should remove one player from each side, every five minutes.

If no one scores, eventually you'll get down to 3-v-3, 2-v-2, 1-v-1. 

Could you imagine the drama?  Once you get down to 4-v-4 or 3-v-3 the strategy of keeping a goal keeper in the net would probably change.