What a match. Down to the last minutes of extra time.

A lot has happened since this website last let me post. Germany lost on penalties, for the first time in my life. England were a bit crap again but Kane bailed us out. And I've just stayed up and watched Cape Verde give Argentina the fright of their lives.

Is it just me or does this Argentina look kinda like a crap 90s Premier League side? They're a tough, streetwise unit, but take Messi out of the equation and there really isn't much magic there. They were hitting so many long balls over the top of the defence I half expected to look down to the bench and see Sean Dyche managing them.

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Messi magic isn't going to get Argentina all the way through. France will eat their lunch.

If anything it underlines what an astonishing achievement it was for Messi to drag this lot to glory at the last World Cup. I know the '22 side had Di Maria as well, who added a bit more creativity, but even then they were the weakest World Cup winning side I've seen in my lifetime.

Also, this expanded 48 team World Cup has undeniably resulted in a lot of fixture padding and low drama in the group stage, but it has also given some small nations the chance to make some unforgettable memories that they would have never have had in a 32 team World Cup. You could tell the Cape Verde fans were absolutely thrilled: there was no gloating, no "We're going to win!" bravado. They're just happy the world knows they exist and that their team have done such a tiny country proud. Sidny Lopes Cabral being so visibly shocked that he'd scored a wonder goal against the world champions, and then the touching amateurism of him holding up a World Cup knockout match for a full five minutes while he tried to find his girlfriend in the crowd, is an instant classic of a sporting moment.

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Last edited by SYSTEM-J on Jul-04-2026 at 09:02

Paraguay playing dirty af.

I was ready to root for them as underdogs but not after seeing that first half.

Lol, good luck now Paraguay, can't play all-defense any more if you want to stay in this thing.

Finally. Have to give props to Paraguay's keeper for saving their sorry asses multiple times, though.

It wouldn't be a World Cup without a South American team engaging in a spot of viveza criolla against a superior European opponent.

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Morocco-Canada was a pleasure to watch, though. Both teams hustling like hell but Canada was just outmatched.

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Originally posted by SYSTEM-J Sidny Lopes Cabral being so visibly shocked that he'd scored a wonder goal against the world champions, and then the touching amateurism of him holding up a World Cup knockout match for a full five minutes while he tried to find his girlfriend in the crowd, is an instant classic of a sporting moment.

Touching and cringe simultaneously lol...Heat of the moment but it seemed to last forever with him looking for her delaying the game

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Originally posted by Vector A Morocco-Canada was a pleasure to watch, though. Both teams hustling like hell but Canada was just outmatched.

Morocco looked completely lost in the first 12 minutes! I believe had Canada scored then it might have been a different outcome

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Man, I kind of want both Norway and Brazil to go on to the next round, lol. This is how the game should look, not whatever that Paraguay-France business was.

Last edited by Vector A on Jul-05-2026 at 21:30

Daaamn, rocket from Haaland.