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fancythat Fri 12-Jun-26 14:41:40

A thread for those who are watching it.

Not sure how interested in it I will be.
Like I said on the not watching thread, it may depend how far some Countires I am interested in, get to, in the competition.

fancythat Sun 19-Jul-26 21:38:01

The Final will get a bit more interesting if it goes to penalties?!

FriedGreenTomatoes2 Sun 19-Jul-26 21:39:26

60 minutes in & still 0-0.

MawsRosie Sun 19-Jul-26 21:40:22

Jane43

ViceVersa

Jeez, but this halftime malarkey is absolute nonsense! Please never let the Americans host it again!

Wayne Rooney just called it ‘crap’. LOL

Even shortened to 11 minutes I’d have said it was 12 minutes too long.

The actual match is pretty underwhelming too. I am reminded of my German grandfather’s comment after 30+ minutes of watching his first ever cricket match. Turning to my father he’d said» But Walter, when do they start playing?»grin

MawsRosie Sun 19-Jul-26 21:41:07

fancythat

The Final will get a bit more interesting if it goes to penalties?!

Maybe they should have cut straight to penalties?

merlotgran Sun 19-Jul-26 21:44:33

I quite like penalties when I don’t care who wins.

FriedGreenTomatoes2 Sun 19-Jul-26 21:55:45

Hate to say this but it feels like this could be a 1-0 smash and grab to Argentina.

Galaxy Sun 19-Jul-26 21:58:57

I agree. I am hiding my eyes.

MartavTaurus Sun 19-Jul-26 22:07:20

A bit of desperation going on.

Galaxy Sun 19-Jul-26 22:11:05

Ha serves them right.

FriedGreenTomatoes2 Sun 19-Jul-26 22:11:45

A wild reckless tackle by Fernandez
Red card as he’d already had one yellow.
So Argentina down to 10 men.

Jaxjacky Sun 19-Jul-26 22:12:38

Oops, red card, tut tut Argentina

Jaxjacky Sun 19-Jul-26 22:17:42

I was so hoping for a goal then.

merlotgran Sun 19-Jul-26 22:17:49

Good save by Argentina…..Dammit!

FriedGreenTomatoes2 Sun 19-Jul-26 22:19:00

There’s a kind of collective mentality when good footballers (Fernandez = Chelsea) pull on an Argentina jersey and turn into thugs.

Shinamae Sun 19-Jul-26 22:19:42

I think it’s been an awful cup final very boring, but I do think the Spanish are the better team

FriedGreenTomatoes2 Sun 19-Jul-26 22:20:49

It's only the Villa goalie, Martinez, who has saved the Argies.

FriedGreenTomatoes2 Sun 19-Jul-26 22:36:32

Argentina just keep scrapping they don’t care and neither do their fans.

Mollygo Sun 19-Jul-26 22:42:01

So now grabbing another player is considered OK?

Galaxy Sun 19-Jul-26 22:43:26

Woop woop.

merlotgran Sun 19-Jul-26 22:43:32

At Last!!! ⚽️👏👏👏👏👏

Bellanonna Sun 19-Jul-26 22:43:56

Brilliant

MT62 Sun 19-Jul-26 22:44:09

Get in there SPAIN 😃

Galaxy Sun 19-Jul-26 22:44:09

Thank goodness

Mollygo Sun 19-Jul-26 22:48:57

Hurray! A goal for Spain!

Iam64 Sun 19-Jul-26 23:00:54

Argentina are dirty players. Don’t deserve to win. Here’s hoping they don’t score. I dread penalties