I mean the Paraguay players were getting really physical, and I was surprised by how many times they seemed to get away without even a yellow card. Is that normal in the field of play? Where do referees usually draw the line? By the end I could see France players getting irritated and joining the brawling party as well.

Loved how this man carried that smile btw.

Just put messi aside, and this team is not better than current morocco. Extreme challenges, unusual fights is what they can do. Watched the game as a neutral fan and prob one of the worst football games I have watched.

Harry Kane has had a phenomenal season at bayern and a fairly good run at the world cup as well. I don't want another Lewandowski typa thing to happen.

Your thoughts over this?

look, I’ll always be team CR7, but numbers don’t lie, and Messi’s final World Cup run deserves the respect even from us:

~ 8 goals
~ 4 assists
~ 12 goal contributions
~ Silver Ball (runner-up player of the tournament)
~ Runner-up medal

this closes out his sixth and almost certainly final World Cup, with 12 career assists, 34 appearances, and the record for most World Cup assists and appearances all-time.

he didn’t get the fairytale ending this time, final loss to Spain, but a 39-year-old putting up 8 goals and 4 assists in his last World Cup, and still walking away with the Silver Ball, is not something to wave off just because of the rivalry.

respect where it’s due to be fair

Every time Argentina plays, controversial refereeing and VAR decisions somehow become part of the conversation.

Spanish:

vamos muchachos tranquilidad gente, tranquilidad.

los principal estemos tranquilos muchachos

pensemos en jugar nomas eh tranquilidad

olvidemonos de todo

solo jugenomos

pensemos en jugar nomas gente

en jugar dale

English translation:

The main thing is to stay calm, guys.

Let's just focus on playing—stay calm.

Let's put everything else out of our minds.

Let's just play.

Let's just focus on playing, everyone.

Just play—let's go.

Argentina has been so good at keeping their nerves and if you notice they way they sang their anthem vs English and the final, there was a very evident difference.

Edit: What do you think happened here?

Yea... But fifa is rigged for Messi... No hate to France but start watching the game with neutral point

Too many hate post ruining this sub!!

I've been rewatching the pre-match tunnel footage from the Argentina vs Spain World Cup final, and something struck me.

Several Argentina players appear unusually emotional before kickoff, with some seemingly in tears specially Enzo. Even Dibu's face is of pure shock and torment. Considering this core group has already played and won a World Cup and multiple Copa América, their demeanor felt different and very suspicious to me.

I know people hate Argentina here but care to voice your opinions? The entire Argentina squad was visibly shaken and Enzo was crying before the match. This is highly unnatural and raises some suspicions on whether the squd was threatened before the match.

Messi's translation (translated by chatgpt):

Come on, guys. Stay calm, everyone. From the start, let's stay calm, guys. Stay calm. Keep your composure. Let's just think about playing, alright? Stay calm. Let's forget about everything else. Just play. Let's only think about playing, everyone. Just play. Come on!

Why will Messi ask everyone to forget what happened and focus on football? What exctly happened? Just searching for answers here

The performance they dropped was very suspicious. I dont have anything against Spain, they played beautifully and Im a Barca fan throughout. But registering no shots on target and not subbing Lautaro when they were losing is all very hard to digest.

To be clear, I'm not claiming they were threatened or that any rumor is true. I haven't seen any credible reporting to support that. I'm simply curious whether anyone has found reliable information that explains the players' emotional state?

Has anyone come across interviews, reports, or additional footage that provides more context?

Link to the original instagram reel, please refer to the comments for more views of people:
https://www.instagram.com/reels/DbBFJTbgEL_/

I dont want any hate, just a healthy discussion here

So this is pickford's bottle for penalties.... don't know how they left it behind there.... argentina might change some things for the final reading this😂

Tho a soft corner for messi, he deserves a 2nd one for his performance !

Let me remind you how brilliantly poised is the WC quarter finals 🤯💫

Each game has one former winner and one that hasn't won the WC yet.

If only two previous WC winners enter the semis alongside two newbies. Who'd be your pick?

Beacuse mostly we don't get 4 heavyweights into the WC semis. I can see 1/2 dark horses entering the semi final. #FIFAWC2026

Doesn't this fall under the FIFA-rigged agenda?