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Was actually at the Stanford Stadium to see this one in person. My first time hearing of the Cali Clasico and it was a fun time. San Jose got off to a fast start but weren’t able to capitalize on their chances. Timo Werner was looking dangerous off the left but couldn’t find the finishing touch. Paintsil scored for LA on a counterattack against the run of play, which calmed the game down. San Jose came out fresher in the 2nd half and got a goal back through a good spell of play/possession. Late into the match, San Jose got a penalty to win the match. Werner ends up striking the ball poorly and the goalkeeper saved the penalty with ease. Also it’s worth mentioning that Marco Reus was playing for LA, although he didn’t shine too bright. A good game and great atmosphere created by the San Jose Ultras.

Argentina were completely dominated. Spain wore them down over the course of the match and finally broke through. Messi was anonymous along with the entire rest of the team. Spain kept control throughout and forced Emi Martinez into a number of good saves. Spain got their goal early into extra time with a clean hit from Ferran Torres. Argentina had no response and at the end of the tournament, the best team was the one to win. Spain are now Euro 24 Champions as-well as World Champions in 2026.

Too many words for this one to even get started. What a game of absolute attacking mayhem. Saka hat-trick, Mbappe brace, Olise through the middle, etc. Wow what a match. 10 GOALS COMBINED! Best match of the tournament as it was just end to end for the entire 90 minutes. England were up 4-0 after the first half and looked like they were going to bottle it again. They were able to outscore the French in the end with a final score of 6-4. I want to give MOTM to Spence because he was immense today, but there were some other fantastic goal scorers in this one.