Group C: Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Poland

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

Can still see Argentina coming back

They'll get out of the group at the very least

Can't see Mexico or Poland taking them after this

This will be the wake up call

 

[Bohemian Toffee]

Documentary on I Player about that is fantastic.

I'm not watching any of this years tournament, I'll follow on MBM on the guardian and on here. Using the opportunity to watch some awesome docs and old stuff instead.

Totally respect that, I wasn't going to watch but don't have the fortitude to swerve.

What's the documentary name? I loved that world cup, not least because the teams were genuinely unknown to me by and large. Different world, different sport, would go back there in a heartbeat.

Don't see the Saudis seeing this one out.

 

[Wat Tyler]

Can’t believe saudis persisting with the high line

 

[kenada_blue]

Can’t believe saudis persisting with the high line

You'd park the bus at some point.

Talk about gambling

 

[GoldenToffee]

Can’t believe saudis persisting with the high line

It hath worked so far to perfection.

 

[TheBigIguana]

Can’t believe saudis persisting with the high line

Why change the thing Argentina can't beat?

 

[MikeH72]

Nice to see Argentina finally play with a bit of pace and urgency after all of the fannying around they did in the first half.

They were legitimately 2-0 up though and it was all but done.

 

[CrustySack]

Messi eh lads. Better than Maradona and all that. Ahem!

 

[GoldenToffee]

Both Ronaldo and Messi gonna end their respective international careers without a World Cup to their names. Surely cannot be deemed GOAT without that.

 

[Billy Dean]

Crikey

 

[Lee Smith]

On no planet is that offside, his shoulder/armpit/whatever they’re trying to use to make him offside, is still onside. Level is onside.

Edit: LOOK AT THE LEFT BACK!!!!

As I'm a massive saddo, I've just taken that screengrab into AutoCAD, and using trigonometry and fractional spacing, drawn as accurate lines as I can.

Yes, I am fun at parties.

 

[kenada_blue]

Some great defending though. Team full of Tarkos

 

[TheBigIguana]

Both Ronaldo and Messi gonna end their respective international careers without a World Cup to their names. Surely cannot be deemed GOAT without that.

I mean you could right? Like hypothetically someone has Messi's career at club level but is from Barbados you can't just take them out?

 

[Rita_Poon]

tee hee hee

 

[Wat Tyler]

Messi eh lads. Better than Maradona and all that. Ahem!

So he isn’t a good player anymore because his team have conceded two goals to an unfancied side? Maradona won every single game?