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2022 World Cup - Qatar

Suffolkhifinut

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What a night indeed. Still recovering a bit.

I think we could have had them eventually. Gutted for Van Gaal. He is seriously ill, it may have been his last chance, and he has done absolutely everything to make it happen. It wasn’t meant to be.

My feeling is that Argentina may reach the final, but the other finalist (France or England) will be better.
Sorry to see the Netherlands go out and how did Messi avoid getting a yellow card for his blatant and deliberate hand ball? Seen Argentina games a few times and FIFA seem to a point incompetent referees on a regular basis.
 

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That Holland - Argentina game was brutal. 14 yellow cards and that was just on the pitch. What a rollercoaster of a game.

Got some pre-match nerves kicking in now. If we can beat France tonight we could go all the way...big 'If' though I know.
That referee should never officiate an international match again. That could have been a 4 yellow match (and a red). He was so inconsistent and you could see how frustrated Van Dijk and Messi were.
 

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And Argentina's sportsmanship was disgraceful. Very difficult to shout for them.
Distinct lack of class here...
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They have been like that for as long as I can remember.
Argentina thought that the Dutch would just give them the win on a platter after being down 2 goals. Pfft they forget that Van Gaal doesn’t give up till the end with his tactics and he’s a shrewd man who’ll do anything to get a result.
 

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And Argentina's sportsmanship was disgraceful. Very difficult to shout for them.
If you knew how much Van Gaal had disrespected Argie players prior to the game and in his histo, if you knew how many times he said he didn’t like Argie players, if you knew how much the Dutch players kept dredging the Argies, maybe then you would understand their reaction.
Van Gaal said that he liked penalties because Messi chokes at them. Etc.

The hands to the ears was in reference to Riquelme, an Argie player that he kicked out of Barcelona and did great in another team.

Di María stated how personally he was criticized by Van Gaal in Man U.

Its Karma now. Sorry, but Van Gaal and his players have to eat the crap they threw out.
 

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Argentina thought that the Dutch would just give them the win on a platter after being down 2 goals. Pfft they forget that Van Gaal doesn’t give up till the end with his tactics and he’s a shrewd man who’ll do anything to get a result.
The Dutch gave up in extra time because they were convinced Argentina would choke in the penalty shoot out. Van Gaal dixit

Karma.
 

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I’m hoping Morocco knocks out Portugal. Seems to be heading that way for now.
 

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Btw, Joao Felix, what a player! Would love to have him at Arsenal
 

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Look at the sportsman of Morroco, no sneering at the Portuguese fully deserved to win. Look at the picture oin post 84 tell me if you think it’s acceptable?
Again, karma based on Dutch talk before and during the game.

Do I like it? Obviously not, but the Dutch made their bed.
 

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The whistling, first against SPain, now against Portugal, should be banned.

It's unsportsmanlike and annoying, even at home.
 
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