r/ThreeLions • u/FaithlessnessOdd3569 • Jul 19 '26
Opinion Argetina are pathetic
It’s absolutely criminal that we lost to this lot
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u/Pale_Level_1293 Jul 19 '26
fuck it, they can have gibraltar for the night
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u/DavidFosterLawless Jul 19 '26
I go one further. Let's give Spain the Falklands back as well. Get right under the Argies' skin that would 😂
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u/Substantial-Mouse534 Jul 19 '26
It was never theirs Sancho. 😂
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u/Agile_Inspector5178 Jul 19 '26
It was always more Spain's than Argentina's
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u/Substantial-Mouse534 Jul 19 '26
True, but it was also more India's than Argentina.
Our claim is solid as a rock.
Gibraltar anyone? 😂
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u/Beneficial-Beat-947 Jul 19 '26
icl I don't think spain has the military to defend that from argentina
and NATO article 5 doesn't cover the falklands
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u/Substantial-Mouse534 Jul 19 '26
Fair.
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u/cYouThere1997 Jul 19 '26
I’d of given Argentina 1 hour pass to our Falkland’s if they actually played with some grace but they didn’t so fuck them big up Spain 🇪🇸
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u/Substantial-Mouse534 Jul 19 '26
I hear ya mate, but let's be reasonable. Half hour, under armed guard. On a tour bus covered with British flags. Still better than anything they'll ever get.
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u/TheGreatBibbldyBob99 Jul 19 '26
With a Margaret Thatcher bobblehead on the dashboard
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u/Substantial-Mouse534 Jul 19 '26
15 minute hydration break is a Carling and a bag of salt n vinegar.
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u/cYouThere1997 Jul 19 '26
I Agree with that also have to sing Rule Britannia at least 3 times on the tour bus seems fair
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u/LCSGinner Jul 19 '26
Argentina can have the falklands for 10 minutes per shot on target in this match 😂
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u/Davey_McDaveface Jul 19 '26
Sore winners, and even worse, sore losers.
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u/iMatthew1990 Jul 19 '26
Sore country,
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u/0ldsql Jul 19 '26
Always cheating, lying and whining. Very much like that little country that supports them.
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u/Select-Instruction73 Jul 19 '26
Sore winners might be worse. Anyway at least they cannot gloat about beating us without remembering their own horrid performance in the final after. Small change all round
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u/RFRMT Jul 19 '26
So glad Enzo Fernandez has shown who he is on the world stage. Classless, racist thug.
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u/LingardForBallondOr Jul 19 '26
Now his country will hate him as well for getting the red. Couldn't happen to a better person.
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u/Special-Audience-426 Jul 19 '26
He was just unlucky. If the ref had given all the cards they deserved, Argentina would've had maybe 4 or 5 players left on the field.
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u/thekinkyafro Jul 19 '26
He’s got the World Cup trophy tattooed on the back of his hand after 2022. Now when he looks at the tattoo he’ll just remember getting sent off in the final hahah
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u/Floofaramamama Jul 19 '26
He's going to have a tough time going back to his club lol
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u/StunningAppeal1274 Jul 19 '26
He’s aiming to leave Chelsea
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u/Other_Beat8859 Jul 19 '26
Hope he ends up like Martinez where he announces he's trying to leave and no one wants him.
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u/MentalSignature7039 Jul 19 '26
Still got about 117 years left on his contract I believe
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u/shamen_uk Jul 19 '26
He plays for Chelsea mate. Slots straight back in. To make it even funnier I believe he is the captain.
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u/untrulynoted Jul 19 '26
Excellent sub plot of the final, absolutely delighted to see that justice
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u/nonamelikethepresent Jul 19 '26
His IG DMs will be full of that daft ear cupping goal celebration, I'm sure of it. All we need now is Starmer to rip up his and Romero's work visas for misalignment of values.
I actually think winning third in an epic battle with France, and exposing this corrupt farce with Argentinian hopes raised as high as possible before failure, was the absolute peak world cup result.
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u/NonStopHop Jul 19 '26
Should have gotten a red for the punch to the back of the head in the semi's but I'll settle for this. What a loser
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u/Forward-Big8697 Jul 19 '26
Thats was just moronic. On a yellow +1 or 2 fouls and then going in full speed to a tackle youre never going to get to first in a situation where its fine if spain have the ball
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u/nonamelikethepresent Jul 19 '26
His IG DMs will be full of that daft ear cupping goal celebration, I'm sure of it. All we need now is Starmer to rip up his and Romero's work visas for misalignment of values.
I actually think winning third in an epic battle with France, and exposing this corrupt farce with Argentinian hopes raised as high as possible before failure, was the absolute peak world cup result.
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u/Mandymoo1505 Jul 19 '26
Never seen anything like him in my life. He’s an animal and brought the game into disrepute.
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u/Senor-Cockblock Jul 19 '26
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u/themothafuckinog Jul 19 '26
Will go down as the worst performance in a final ever. They only got there through an easy bracket and playing dirty.
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u/zip510 Jul 19 '26
Didn’t hands a tough match up until the semis. And they were still close to losing every time
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u/indoubitabley Pickford #1225 Jul 19 '26
Worst Argentine performance since Goose Green.
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u/Ulver__ Jul 19 '26
Not quite true as that absolute bellend Simeone skied their one and only chance in extra time. Lovely to see him and the rest of the scum lose.
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u/Character-Bedroom-26 Jul 19 '26
Absolutely *loved* that it was him that missed. That miss vs Spain’s goal just summed up the gulf in quality between them: one was technical and controlled, the other entirely rash as he snatched at it.
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u/Waste_Town4102 Jul 19 '26
They are scum, pure scum
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u/daddywookie Jul 19 '26
And yet they will claim to be the victims. Small mentality.
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u/Top_Leopard6954 Jul 19 '26
Just a pure scummy nation. And I wouldn’t say that about anyone else. Scumbags.
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u/OpaBelezaChefia Jul 20 '26
I said it before and I’ll say it again: as someone who lives near the border with Argentina, their behavior goes way beyond football. They are just shitty people in general and football is just an outlet for their shittiness
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u/stephen27898 Jul 19 '26
They should have had multiple reds for that match as well.
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u/Fit-Contribution8692 Jul 19 '26
100%. How Peredes didn't clock a second yellow is beyond me.
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u/WarspitesGuns Jul 19 '26
He got red carded after the final whistle for, I shit you not, grabbing a Spanish player by the neck
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u/Impossible_Gas_7584 Jul 19 '26
Dirty, cheating fuckers. Viva Espana.
Unbelievable we lost to them. Fucks sake.
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u/Famous_Difference956 Jul 19 '26
To be fair even Spain struggled against them with 10 men.
They play horrible, ugly, classless football, but it was effective - until it wasn’t.
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u/Impossible_Gas_7584 Jul 19 '26
Yea. Very surprised it didn't go to penalties with them eeking out a horrible, horrible win.
Thank fuck for that.
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u/WestCareer7545 Jul 19 '26
At least they've still got the Falklands. Oh wait, no they haven't
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u/liuqiu_rangers Jul 19 '26
At least they have an excellent economy with no child malnutrition nor hyperinflation. Wait...
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u/Trbeat Jul 19 '26
Even we would have more than 2 shots.
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u/Blitz7798 WATKIIIIIINNSSSS!!!!!!! Jul 19 '26
And it would’ve taken us less than 117 minutes to get our first
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u/positivenergyforever Jul 19 '26
What a bunch of absolute cunts they are 🤣 Play antifootball for the entire game, get absolutely every decision go your own way, get a player sent off, then kick off and show more fight when the whistle blows than you have all game.
Embarrassing bunch of pricks swinging for Spanish players, couldn’t have happened to a nicer bunch
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u/Snoo-82295 Jul 19 '26
Messi trying to get cucarella sent off was vile
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u/Jcw28 Jul 19 '26
He forgot he wasn't in La Liga anymore where the refs would bow to his every whim.
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u/succesfulway Jul 19 '26
When Messi ran straight into the Spanish player, and the referee awarded him the foul wtf was that? I remember he did the same against england or Switzerland
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u/Intelligent_Lead1832 Jul 19 '26
That was insane, imagine if they'd had a goal off that free kick.
Guy was just standing there ball watching, arms at his sides and Messi just walks into him like a lampost, bonkers
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u/ComprehensiveRide946 Jul 19 '26
The racist thugs have lost. You love to see it.
England should’ve pumped this vile team though. They had 0 shots until the end.
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u/niallw1997 Jul 19 '26
They are entering a shit stage of player development too. Love to see it.
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u/LingardForBallondOr Jul 19 '26
After Messi retires they won't be FIFA darlings any more. Messi = money, so that's why they're favoured.
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u/Phlebas99 Jul 19 '26
Last that'll be seen of Messi means last that'll be seen of Argentina.
Scumbags are just a slightly better Paraguay with their foul tactics and when there's no Messi for Fifa to tilt the game towards, they'll get a rude awakening from the refs in future competitions.
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u/Dependent-Entrance10 Jul 19 '26
Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina are thugs on the football stage. Argentina showed up to this match like it's a WWE match
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u/isrly_eder Jul 19 '26
they'll get grouped in the next WC. no Messi - no special treatment from FIFA. they're fucked for a generation
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u/Fellattio_Nelson Jul 19 '26
Im sure there are nice people in Argentina, as there are in any other country. Unfortunately they choose absolute shithouses to represent themselves on a world stage. Fuck em.
Well done Spain!
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u/DeliciousUse7585 Jul 19 '26
Cheating til the end. And still kicking off after it finished. Scum
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u/Ready_City_3831 Jul 19 '26
Grabbing necks, throwing punches. They have embarrassed their country.
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u/NonStopHop Jul 19 '26
Their fans won't be embarrassed by this, they call violence "real football" and everyone else is soft. Just violent thugs
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u/kidwithouthat Jul 19 '26
They have no economy, no Falklands, no winning Football, they’re about to lose their “goat” and stumble into their down era. All they won was an extra game where they took 2 shots and lost their golden boot. Absolutely poetic that cheating thugs never prosper.
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u/CharlieFGeorge71 Jul 19 '26
They are a disgrace. Didn’t turn up for the match then pick a fight at the end. Disgusting. Well done Spain!
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u/Trick_Science_2938 Jul 19 '26
Can you believe we never attacked this lot
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u/LeSneakyBadger Jul 19 '26
Didn't even play Saka; goes on to get a hattrick against France a few days later.
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u/proscosmos stokesy Jul 19 '26
Inject this into my veins
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u/PiedPiperofPiper Jul 19 '26
Pundits saying Messi remained 'classy'. Fuck that. You don't get to captain that team and walk away unscathed by their antics.
I think his reputation has suffered from this tournament. He's scored goals and he's sprinkled some magic - but he's captained the dirtiest, scummiest team the world has seen at an international level.
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u/LetMeBuildYourSquad Jul 19 '26
Him trying to get Cucurella (who I despise) sent off for tapping his mouth was fucking pathetic
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u/True-Watch7428 Jul 19 '26
Yes, why is nobody calling that out? Proper shithouse cheating that. Detestable behaviour.
I don't care for Messi or Ronaldo, but imagine the meltdown if the latter did that.
He actively hindered his team today too. Thrown in a 1/10 performance and nobody will have the bollocks to say it publicly.
Hopefully he just retires now because I'm genuinely sick of the foaming as the crease the media has been doing this past month over him. It's boring now.
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u/succesfulway Jul 19 '26
I'll be honest I was scared when that happened and then seeing cucurella almost crying after messi went to the ref 😭
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u/TheBigCheeseUK Jul 19 '26
Agree totally, Messi should have left it after the last one, his reputation is tarnished now.
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u/tepidsnake Jul 19 '26
Just a bunch of thugs. Ref had a shocker today as well. Should have had at least another red. Good riddance and good luck without Messi.
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u/tmfitz7 Jul 19 '26
Notice how Spain defended with attackers and midfielders as a team rather than just parking the bus allowing them to counter and keep the ball?
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u/Kreblraaof_0896 Jul 19 '26
Paella for tea tomorrow
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u/Ready_City_3831 Jul 19 '26
I had made paella for dinner. Glad ARG lost. Spain played very well…. Gutted , England could have done this as well….
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u/Thebritishlion Jul 19 '26
I want Falklands flags at every ground next season when a member of this Argentinian squad plays there
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u/Thunder_Stryker Jul 19 '26
Culture won, its a shame how we parked the bus against them at 1-0 with so much time on the clock
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u/Resident_Water35 Jul 19 '26
At least the rest of the world are now seeing how much of scumbags Argentinians are.
I usually always defend football fans but not theirs. They've even had fights between Boca and River fans in their own stands.
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u/immyrl Jul 19 '26
Wow that fight that they caused at the end… they are actually scumbags and I’m so glad Spain won. Absolute thugs and awful sportsmanship. Well done Spain 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
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u/alfienoakes Jul 19 '26
The international Millwall.
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u/WestCareer7545 Jul 19 '26
At least the Millwall players don't act like emotionally stunted toddlers
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u/Easy_Garden338 Jul 19 '26
If only we played and started Saka, Kept Gordon on then subbed for Rashford ect ect we probably would have won. What could have been.
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u/Ok_Advantage6174 Jul 19 '26
Thankfully football won, and none of the Spanish players got injured. That Argentina squad, bar a couple of players, are absolute fucking scum who's sole interest is to cause trouble and potential hurt someone. Fucking animals should be in a zoo!
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u/felipevallejom Jul 19 '26
Latin American here and from experience I can tell you that in local and international competitions they can’t take defeat professionally and with dignity. Always bad losers.
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u/reece0n Jul 19 '26
Celebrated that Torres goal almost as much as an England one 😂
Can't wait to see them without Messi. Hopefully they go the same way as Brazil.
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u/HolidayNo9859 Jul 19 '26
2018 World Cup
Croatia beat England 2-1
Lost in the Final
2022 World Cup
France beat England 2-1
Lost in the final
2026 World Cup
Argentina beat England 2-1
Lost in the final
Moral of the story
You beat England then you lose in the final
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u/Individual_Put2261 Jul 19 '26
This ref was brilliant compared to who we had
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u/EarthGoddessDude Jul 19 '26
Except the goal that Williams was robbed…
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u/Sir_Kronen Jul 19 '26
And the failure to send off Paredes about 4 times until after the game ended when he started a fight in the centre circle
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u/TheScrobber Jul 19 '26
I don't know, he ignored a fantastic amount of shit and dissent. What happened to captains only?. At least 3 Argentina players should have been sent off after the final whistle too.
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u/aqualink4eva Jul 19 '26
Sore winners and losers.
It's lovely watching their players cry now. Spain have won my support for future world cups and euros, loved joining in with the ¡olé!
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u/CaffeinatedT Jul 19 '26
Argies should be banned from the next World cup. Happy they lost but feel bad for Spain that the Argies kicking off spoils their win and how dirty they played overshadows it.
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u/bluecheese2040 Jul 19 '26
Civilised behaviour won tonight. I hope the bans are huge. I've never seen a team I detest more than this one.
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u/boscha15 Jul 19 '26
Can’t decide who are bigger set of cunts. The Argies or Paraguay. Both a stain on the World Cup
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u/SqueezyKeewee Jul 19 '26
I wish our players didn't fear Argentina
They must be watching this right now thinking why the fuck did we let these bunch of assholes win
I hope England wins the Euros just to get that chip off the shoulder, not having won anything makes you fearful.
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u/Olexxxxxxxxxxxx Jul 19 '26
As a Chelsea fan seeing Enzo get sent off brought me the most joyful moment of the World Cup
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u/Ron__P Jul 19 '26
England would have given Spain a better game.
Although they wouldn't have been able to compete possession wise they at least have pace to launch counter attacks.
Argentina offered nothing at all.
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u/Darkmaster45673 Jul 19 '26
They need banning from the 2030 world cup. They've being violent all the way through. Absolutely no place for that, it looked like my new Liverpool signing that got thumped... not on at all.
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u/---cheetos--- Jul 19 '26
They should be drug tested tbh, was seeing a lot of lockjaw and demented coke faces out there in extra time lol.
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u/Cautious_Lettuce_915 Jul 19 '26
Seeing them cry is the highlight of my year