2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia
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Agreed. That was a riveting match right up to the very last minute. Good job France!!!
When Argentina scored 2-1 I thought I really have the touch of death and every team I support will meet an untimely knock-out. But FRance came back. I feel that they really came together as a team. They have to do better in defense, though.
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Uruguay seems to be doing a great job on defense, blocking Ronaldo.
So far, I'm very happy with the number of goals in the knockout phase.
Nice moment of good sportsmanship from Ronaldo helping an injured Cavani off the field.
Me too. So far, his performance has been lackluster.
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Ronaldo just didn't want him to stall for time by walking off very very slowly.
As I expected Uruguay won. They were clearly the better team so far and anyone who didn't have them on their radar should take a closer look at their jerseys. They didn't get those four stars for nothing.
So disappointed for Messi, who regardless of this outcome has nothing to prove to anyone (and is the main reason Argentina qualified in the first place). But Argentina never looked like it at any point in this tournament. It'll be interesting to see how France fare from here. If that array of talent really clicks they could destroy an opponent.
Not at all unhappy about Portugal being eliminated. I have no great affection for Uruguay either but...yeah. Not unhappy. Uruguay have been excellent so far and the clash with France should be a terrific game.
Not at all unhappy about Portugal being eliminated. I have no great affection for Uruguay either but...yeah. Not unhappy. Uruguay have been excellent so far and the clash with France should be a terrific game.
Perhaps, but I agree with @Ayelbourne - my inner cynic saw it as Narcisso wanting to hurry Cavani off the pitch as much as anything else.
The two games today were as exciting as I hoped they would be. Uruguay (whose previous games I had missed) looked really strong and unassailable for a good chunk of the game but paid for it in the last 20 minutes or so when they were out of breath and couldn't mount any more attacks. They weren't good at possession then at all. It will be interesting to see how they'll fare against France. Really looking forward to England and Belgium. Still sad about Germany not being there, though. 
