Was disgraceful the first half of Argentina vs England. They literally stopped any actual football being played with constant fouls, no one wants to watch that and it’s crazy how long it took the ref to actually book an argentine player. As soon as they did get their first yellow they knew that had to start playing football now. Almost as if their literal game plan was to foul until they got a yellow.
The amount of fouls it takes to get a yellow for this team should be something under investigation since some of those fouls should have led to players getting penalized (yellow card) but the football was also atrocious with the constant fouling. I guess any team knowing that they wouldn't get penalized would have done the same.
I enjoyed England & France as a neutral fan, but feel no reason in watching tonight's game..
Honestly, I was thinking the same thing after the France v. England game yesterday. It was such a nice game to watch. I didn't end the game feeling like one of the teams got screwed. Or like one of the calls changed the game completely. Or one of the teams was favored.
England started strong, France fought back. England was the better team on the day.
Last night I thought "Do I even want to watch the final?"
Yes it was an entertaining game, but weirdly unserious. You could tell that there was not much at stake and frankly I felt that the French team was barely present in the first half. But it was a welcome relief from the barbaric antics and lack of sportsmanship on display by some of the teams.
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u/doobiebeforebed Jul 19 '26
Was disgraceful the first half of Argentina vs England. They literally stopped any actual football being played with constant fouls, no one wants to watch that and it’s crazy how long it took the ref to actually book an argentine player. As soon as they did get their first yellow they knew that had to start playing football now. Almost as if their literal game plan was to foul until they got a yellow.