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England1 - 2Argentina
Falklands war 2026 colorized. A first half that did not include much football, just mostly a ton of fouls and confrontations. When they did play football it was quite even. First half saw 19 fouls and 0 shots on target. Also 3 shots in total which is the lowest in 45 minutes out of all the games this tournament. First time no shot on target in 30 minutes in all of World Cup history (last record was 29 minutes between England - Norway). Second half wasn’t as extreme as the first 45 minutes luckily. But a brilliant cross from Rogers and a good finish from Gordon was enough to open the score. Which was really needed in a game like this, because it completely opens the game for both sides to have more chances. Really really brilliant tackle from Djed Spence, for me its the tackle of the tournament. England were actually hanging on by a thread in the last 15 or so minutes and thats what killed them. Enzo Fernandez being allowed to shoot from distance and force a corner is one thing, him being allowed to do the exact same thing again without anyone marking him is genuinely a disaster. Then the second goal is just more of the same with bad defending, no one rushing to block crosses and just hoping for the best, awful. Maybe unpopular opinion but Argentina deserved this one, they took advantage of England their massive weakness here. Two more Messi assists, has g/a in each of his last 11 WC games. 12 g/a this tournament too, one more than Mbappé. First time from at least 2002 that i checked that a team ranked 1st in the FIFA rankings reached the final (or semi final for that matter) Man of the match probably just Messi, so important yet again.
Argentina
Hartford Athletic2 - 2Orange County
24 hours ago if you had of asked me who were Hartford and Orange County, I would have no clue. But suddenly they have just put on an absolute classic. Up until about the hour mark it seemed like the game would be a case of "coulda woulda shoulda" for Hartford but they relentlessly fought on and earned the point through their drive and grit. Credit most certainly has to be given to Kelly and Sylla for their exquisite strikes early on, Kelly with a nice dipped effort and Sylla enhancing an inner Heung-Min Son with a lengthy run. And this all came to my attention due to a lack of World Cup football, what a weird, wacky, unnatural way to open my eyes to American "soccer" but it couldn't be more worth it. I. Love. Football.
Paraguay0 - 1France
Paraguay’s performance was not football today. It was something darker, spiritually deviant, evil, the devil incarnate. I don’t know whether to laugh or cry.
France
Birmingham Legion1 - 2Detroit City
First thing i find it incredibly funny Birmingham Legion tweet this for every single free-kick they get or give away. (17 times to be exact) Now what an INCREDIBLE game of football i couldn't think of any other game today that was better, great goals from both sides and a missed penalty from a guy named Ronaldo Damus. I also don't know how Birmingham didn't equalise super late on when they hit the post and potentially should've had a penalty but I'm not 100%. If anyone wants to watch more USL football instead of the World Cup it's not on Bookd but Boise are currently playing One Knoxville SC in USL League One
Portugal2 - 1Croatia
WHAT WAS THAAAAT
Portugal
South Africa0 - 1Canada
guys look where i am
Canada
Bristol City5 - 0Portsmouth
Boomer, 15 years old! Epitome of “nah imma do my own thing.” When he was younger and full of way more energy he’d catch rabbits in the yard, even a bird mid flight once. These days in his latter stages of life he’s traded that in for more calm low tempo states. Unfortunately his health is declining. 15 years is well beyond the expected lifespan. Allergies, joint ache and chronic ear infections give him the most trouble days. Novel protein diet(went for duck), daily supplements and medications have ushered him into his unc lifestyle
Canada1 - 1Bosnia & Herzegovina
POUTINE TOONIES TIM HORTONS RAHHHHHHHH
CanadaArsenal1 - 0Atletico Madrid
Four stars are for the historic result, the immaculate vibes and the deafening atmosphere in and around the Emirates, although I appreciate a neutral wouldn't be so lenient. Hats off to Arteta for sticking with the same XI that saw off Fulham and it paid dividends. The highlight for me is that we finally seem to have found the way to unlock Gyokeres: have him physically batter his marker throughout the game (Pubill was lucky to avoid a red) and then quickly, directly thread him in either channel with a punchy forward pass from deep to get us up the pitch and bring our other attackers into play. A great example of this was the Bastoni-esque ball from Saliba into the Swede that lead to the only goal of the match. Both Saliba and White have both seen creative resurgences lately, with Trossard also putting in another blinder. MOTM narrowly goes to Rice, though, who was the king of the midfield with 4 tackles, 3 recoveries, 5/6 duels won and more good build-up. To Hungary we go!
Arsenal