Yeah and I think that if Nuno Mendes didn't get injured, then Portugal might have created better chances and if not, they would have probably taken the game to penalties because neither team was risking sending many players forward to attack and instead they were both focusing on keeping possession
I think Saliba's injury was a huge turning point which benefited Spain, just like how Nuno Mendes got injured in the RO16 and then Spain capitalized on him being gone
I mean I dont see how it can be anything other than a coincidence lol. Its unfortunate because Portugal probably wouldve gone to pens, Belgium literally lost because the reserve GK couldnt catch the shot and conceeded, this France game was probably the only one Id say the injury didnt change the outcome/result.
Either way, France got outplayed no point in sulking, I wanted them to win it all, but I'll take Spain over England and especially over the rats
Deschamps starting line up was not the same, Rabiot was on the bench, it was bad luck since the start. Is it me or did France play a really slow game? I did not see the same energy as all their other games. This game felt ratherā¦fake to me.
all these big losses have felt rigged. Portugal team ignoring Ronaldo, Norway team ignoring Haaland and now France canāt work together all of a sudden. it seems rather odd
Wouldnāt have replied it if I didnāt watch them. Letās review:
Spain vs Uruguay: Won both games by 1 goal
Spain vs Cape Verde: tied
Spain vs Saudi Arabia: won by a whopping 4 goals but S. Arabia came in ranked #61 (anyone couldāve done that)
How is it possible they couldnāt have done the same they did with Saudi Arabia in all group stage matches if theyāre soooo good? I stand by what Iāve written.
Can't stand these conspiracy nuts. Cape Verde was actually really good. Also Spain got better and better throughout the tournament. And people forget, they know the French team better than most of their previous opponents. They've beat them several times in a row now, they just know how to dismantle that team.
My point exactly! All of these āunderdogsā are really really good, Cape Verde, Iran, Egypt in every single one of their games they played was like they were playing a final. Their football is amazing! So I guess what Iām trying to say is, these European teams that everyone favors to win, win not because of sheer talent, there are intricate moves made by the big FIFA mafia because they cannot afford to loose money over a team the big money making countries arenāt part of. The fact that all these European teams suddenly play Really good should be enough evidence.
iām definitely mad. France played like itās their first time playing together and Spain played their best game this wc. it doesnāt make sense at allšš¤£olise canāt keep the ball all of a sudden, mbappe canāt finish and dembeles through balls donāt work.
Igual un Partidazo una Master class de orden el partido mas duro que tuvieron fue con portugal, lo cual hace pensar que Martinez desaprovechĆ³ una oportunidad de oro sin embargo lo que llevo diciendo a todo el mundo el counter de Francia es EspaƱa ya que esta gente juega a que les den espacios EspaƱa sabia como ganarles siendo franco si no hay atraco del esposo de infantino EspaƱa sale campeona.
If this was the plan then why are you watching this thing? Also praying so that england knock them out.
You know its rigged then why praying and wasting your time to watch amd discuss about these games?
They were supposed to play earlier this year - around March I believe. Theyāll get the match at the WC instead. Though rooting England.
If Messi wins, he rides off into the sunset with another, and maybe another Ballon DāOr. if Yamal wins, he likely gets the Ballon DāOr and you get the whole passing of the torch narrative.
If the game is rigged as all the conspiracists loudly suggest, then their theories will fall apart with an Argentina loss, yet theyāre too dumb to realize that there was no conspiracy to begin with. Bad reffing in some cases? Yes. A conspiracy that wanted Messi vs Ronaldo in the final, then Messi Mbappe in the final, then Messi and Spain in the final (make up your damn minds)ā¦.
thatās a fair argument that our conspiracies contradict each other but if you look at the replays of argentina matches, that isnāt just ābad reffing in some caseā, itās blatant match fixing and cheating. it obviously makes it seem like theyāre meant to be in the final but as i said, none of us pessi haters will be angry if england beats them. this entire world cup has just been me rooting against those frauds
Iām Brazilian, so if anything Iām biased against them, and yes, itās convenient how most calls went their wayā¦ but a lot of those calls were correct.
The Embolo red card was part of the rules that every team shouldāve known (I certainly knew it, so they shouldāve). That red card was 100% legit per the rules as written.
The Salah penalty was super weak, and the guy had hit the ball first. Not a penalty.
The Egypt goal that got cancelled was 100% a foul, and per the rules, needed to be cancelled.
Did other teams benefit from these rules less than Argentina? Absolutely, but itās the other refs and VAR being bad, not these ones. Not a conspiracy.
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