World Cup: SF: France vs. Belgium, 7/10/2018

[kihei]

Exciting game until that last bit. France deserves to be in the finals more than anybody else I have seen, so no complaints from me.

 

[le_sean]

So how is that anyway the same if they didn't win & you do? lol I get being defensive, but damn man. At least try to use some logic when setting up your strawmen.

My point is you’re the only person in the world that seems to prefer his team to play exciting football than winning.

 

[Suiteness]

One has to ask how did Belgium/Uruguay not score a single goal against France but the walking joke that is Argentina managed 3. Football eh?

Argentina that didn't have a striker on for 70 minutes to boot!

 

[Evilo]

One has to ask how did Belgium/Uruguay not score a single goal against France but the walking joke that is Argentina managed 3. Football eh?

Freaky goals for two of them, as I said at the time.
Di Maria wouln't striker it again before 100 tries in training and the other was an unfortunate deflection.

 

[ProPAIN]

And you work in France you traitor !

I know I would have pulled for Belgium.

Even worse, the honking and shouting outside right now...let me grieve in peace!!

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

Freaky goals for two of them, as I said at the time.
Di Maria wouln't striker it again before 100 tries in training and the other was an unfortunate deflection.

Pavards goal as well.. and both Mpabbe's were or should be saveable. But that's neither here nor there.

Argentina>Belgium/Uruguay

 

[CharlesPuck]

France just shout down Belgium. What a performance by Pogba, Varane, Umtiti, Pavard, Kante...

Lloris made the clutch saves he needed to.

Mbappe will learn that he doesn't need to do that silly display in time but France did a great job seeing that game out.

 

[Evilo]

Pavards goal as well.. and both Mpabbe's were or should be saveable. But that's neither here nor there.

Argentina>Belgium/Uruguay

As long as it helps you grieve

 

[CharlesPuck]

Pavards goal as well.. and both Mpabbe's were or should be saveable. But that's neither here nor there.

Argentina>Belgium/Uruguay

The France v Argentina match was the best WC game this year by far.

 

[gary69]

France was again a well-oiled machine with no obvious weaknesses, even though Giroud is trying his best to perform a Stephane Guivarch impression. Most impressive about them is that they've been so steady despite neither of the original full backs playing almost at all. Though it seems odd that they took guys into to squad who haven't healed in almost a month, seems like a waste of spots.

Belgium obviously have quite a few individually worse players than France, and their star players alone couldn't find a way to beat France.

Hazard again must have been the most fouled player on the pitch, it was absurd how many times he was stopped on his tracks without yellows until later in the game. The refereeing in this regard has been inconsistent throughout the tournament, and I'm not sure if France can get by as easily in the final, say against Modric.

 

[The Abusement Park]

I know Giroud hasn’t scored or put a shot on net, but wow has he had a great tournament.

 

[SenorDingDong]

I know Giroud hasn’t scored or put a shot on net, but wow has he had a great tournament.

Sure winner of the Salon D'Or in my books.

 

[The Abusement Park]

Sure winner of the Salon D'Or in my books.

Don’t lie. You know that Giroud is a damn good looking dude.

 

[N o o d l e s]

One has to ask how did Belgium/Uruguay not score a single goal against France but the walking joke that is Argentina managed 3. Football eh?

No Cavani and Belgium turned back into Belgium

 

[CharlesPuck]

I know Giroud hasn’t scored or put a shot on net, but wow has he had a great tournament.

He hasn't looked great with this shooting abilities but damn his presence and passing have really helped France.

 

[cgf]

My point is you’re the only person in the world that seems to prefer his team to play exciting football than winning.

...try reading my posts again when you're sober.

 

[koyvoo]

Salt salt salt

France played "anti-football" in beating Belgium 1-0 in their World Cup semi-final in St. Petersburg, Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois said on Tuesday as quoted by the Belgium sports network Sporza.

France Played ‘Anti-Football’ Against Belgium in World Cup Semi-Final - Keeper Courtois

 

[JeffreyLFC]

Well they (belgium) did the same against Brazil. They are very salty.

 

[Alex Jones]

I know people really liked Varane in this match, but to me the French player that really stood out defensively (again) was Kante.

 

[John Pedro]

Funny how Courtois criticized France for playing in the counter with Griezmann and Mbappé. Didn't he watch Belgium prior match where they did the same with Lukaku?

 

[Moncherry]

The term 'anti-football' is completely overused. At this point it just means a team that defended well.

 

[Alex Jones]

Well they (belgium) did the same against Brazil. They are very salty.

Belgium vs Brazil was a lot more anti-football than the way France played today

 

[le_sean]

...try reading my posts again when you're sober.

I can read. You're just not coherent in your argument.

 

[le_sean]

Lol Belgium. So much salt.

 

[Billy Crawford]

Guys, if you thought this game sucked you don’t really like football/soccer. The game was at the very worst okay. This is what it looks like when both teams are more or less evenly matched in every area.

Complaining about players wasting time in a winning situation such as Mbappe (and SO many players before him) is either completely hypocritical or completely naive. I mean if a player doesn’t do that they’re not trying hard enough to win and that’s all there is to it.

I thought both teams played well enough. Hazard was good. KdB was more or less okay. Courtois was great. Belgium didn’t turn back into their usual choking selves imo. It’s just that the French side as a unit was too sound defensively. And Kante is WC MVP, I don’t even care about the final. I’d write more but I’m busy celebrating the win...