All eyes on Argentina

[TeaCider]

Can't believe he scored that, bouncing everywhere and fortunately for him it kept bouncing towards him.

Great goal.

 

[Colgates_shaving_foam]

How lucky was that goal.

If only England got that type of luck.

 

[Legz]

John hendrie esque!!! Except his was better!!!

 

[Sheriff_John_Bunnell_ret]

I like how people have been waiting for over a decade for Messi to score an amazing solo goal at a world cup and then this random Argentine is like hold my beer.

 

[Glover_elbow]

How lucky was that goal.

If only England got that type of luck.

He got the luck by driving straight at them poor England never ever get the luck the world's against them

 

[Bernieslavenschin]

WC has become unwatchable now.

It’s simply a case of seeing whether it’ll be Messi or Mbappe that’s rewarded with a queue of pundits eagerly waiting to provide oral ‘relief’

Like choosing between death by fire versus drowning

 

[Diego]

I like how people have been waiting for over a decade for Messi to score an amazing solo goal at a world cup and then this random Argentine is like hold my beer.

Random Argentine? Potential world class Manchester City striker you mean?

 

[Diego]

Wow messi

 

[JM14]

Staggering that Alvarez wasn’t a starter for the first games, he has looked top class every time he plays

 

[Diego]

Staggering that Alvarez wasn’t a starter for the first games, he has looked top class every time he plays

He’s gonna be a top, top player

 

[Cardiffdaffs]

WC has become unwatchable now.

It’s simply a case of seeing whether it’ll be Messi or Mbappe that’s rewarded with a queue of pundits eagerly waiting to provide oral ‘relief’

Like choosing between death by fire versus drowning

Couldn’t agree more. Fawning sycophancy from idiots. Messi has an extended toe in his boot apparently.

 

[Carlos Fandango]

Thought the keeper bottled there, turned sideways on it. If he'd faced up to it he probably saves it.

 

[Cardiffdaffs]

How lucky was that goal.

If only England got that type of luck.

It wasn't brilliant. Alvarez overruns it at one point with a poor touch but how the Croatian defender doesn't clear it is beyond me.

 

[atypical_boro]

WC has become unwatchable now.

It’s simply a case of seeing whether it’ll be Messi or Mbappe that’s rewarded with a queue of pundits eagerly waiting to provide oral ‘relief’

Like choosing between death by fire versus drowning

They’re always like this, except maybe the last couple.

2014 - Messi
2010 - Iniesta
2006 - Zidane
2002 - Ronaldo et al
1998 - Ronaldo
1994 - Ronaldo/Baggio
1990 - Matthaus/Maradona
1986 - Maradona

etc etc

 

[FatCat]

Can’t agree with Peter Walton here!

 

[allied_assault]

England or France would have / will beat both of these

 

[Rauko]

Can’t agree with Peter Walton here!

Another situation where actual footballers see the game differently than refs ..

 

[TeaCider]

Can't see how anyone could claim it wasn't a penalty.

Knocks it past the keeper and the onrushing keeper wipes him out.

If that was a defender, it would be given every single time.

The keeper wasn't static.

 

[TeaCider]

Messi massaging his thigh

That could be a huge blow if that's anything serious.

 

[DonTheKing]

Wonder how much money qatar/psg gonna make from this messi and mbappe final.
This world cup just seems like abit of a farce really, fifa are so corrupt it's unreal.