rollingstoned Posted July 21 Posted July 21 2 hours ago, kepler37b said: Penaldo is a celebity first and sportsman next. He is Kohli, but without the sophistication than Indian middle class family inculcates. Most of his team mates also don't seem to like him. In any team. There being a Messi v Ronaldo debate for this long is evidence of god level PR game when in actual fact there is none.
kepler37b Posted July 21 Posted July 21 59 minutes ago, rollingstoned said: Most of his team mates also don't seem to like him. In any team. There being a Messi v Ronaldo debate for this long is evidence of god level PR game when in actual fact there is none. Messi is a high IQ cultivated gentleman. More like sachin. No comparision with ronaldo at all. Without foot ball, he would have been a blue collar worker.
Vickydev Posted July 21 Posted July 21 Possibly 64 teams next World Cup. Cant wait for the "Why cant India qualify when St Kitts and Nevis with 10k people has?"
Chaos Posted July 21 Posted July 21 5 hours ago, vvvslaxman said: @Chaos https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/49410201/spain-open-betting-favorite-repeat-2030-world-cup Spain open as betting favorite to repeat at 2030 World Cup With the 2026 World Cup complete, bookmakers are already looking ahead four years to the 2030 tournament, where they have already installed co-host Spain as the favorite to repeat as world champion. Spain is the consensus favorite to win the 2030 FIFA World Cup across the sportsbook marketplace, with DraftKings Spain entered the 2026 World Cup as the favorite to win it all, thus becoming just the fourth pre-tournament favorite to lift the trophy, joining 1974 West Germany, 1994 Brazil and 2010 Spain, according to data from SportsOddsHistory. La Roja was well-supported in the futures market before the competition, according to bookmakers at multiple sportsbooks, but their short price prior to and throughout the tournament did not necessarily make them a large liability, with France, Portugal and the U.S. representing bigger hazards. In general, the 2026 World Cup was a landmark event for Americans betting on soccer. "This record-breaking final capped off a fantastic tournament. A home-nation World Cup brought high expectations for engagement and interest. Thankfully, the tournament exceeded even our most optimistic projections," Caesars head of soccer Mark Bickerdike said over email. "There was some uncertainty around the impact of an extended tournament format, but World Cup fever took hold following the USMNT's promising start, and that enthusiasm continued throughout the knockout stages and into the final." The final between Spain and Argentina was the most-bet soccer match in the histories of BetMGM and Caesars Sportsbook, with the former saying it outperformed every 2026 College Football Playoff game besides the championship, as well as every March Madness, NBA Finals, Stanley Cup Final and World Series game in the last year. Caesars said the final generated 65% more handle than its previously most-bet soccer match, which also came during the 2026 World Cup. Sportsbook assigning La Roja +450 odds -- already shorter than the +500 they showed on Sunday following their 2026 World Cup victory. Semifinalists France (+600) and England (+900) are next on DraftKings' odds board, with fellow co-host Portugal tied with the English for that third spot. Meanwhile, 2026 runner-up Argentina is tied for the sixth-best odds at 11-1, while 2030 co-host Morocco is a longer 35-1. The United States and Mexico check in at 80-1. Yea crazy. Spain were amazing this fifa!
vvvslaxman Posted July 21 Posted July 21 Full list of 2026 FIFA World Cup award winners World Cup champions: Spain Runners-up: Argentina Third place: England Fourth place: France Golden Ball: Rodri (Spain) Golden Boot: Kylian Mbappe (France) Golden Glove: Unai Simón (Spain) Best Young Player: Pau Cubarsi (Spain) FIFA Fair Play Award: Netherlands The Hound 1
The Hound Posted July 21 Posted July 21 (edited) One more thing to point out is this spain side had a lot of catalunya and basque county players. People of these two regions don't even want to call themselves spaniards and want to break away from the Spanish crown. Edited July 21 by The Hound
vvvslaxman Posted July 21 Posted July 21 10 minutes ago, The Hound said: One more thing to point out is this spain side had a lot of catalunya and basque county players. People of these two regions don't even want to call themselves spaniards and want to break away from the Spanish crown. Bit like how telengana vs Andhra feel about SRH? The Hound 1
vvvslaxman Posted July 21 Posted July 21 Now that dust is slowly settling you can see a lot of funny trolls from here on :)
straighttalk Posted July 22 Posted July 22 On 7/20/2026 at 10:49 PM, vvvslaxman said: If Argentina plays normal football without resorting to thuggery and with proper refereeing they will lose to most teams. Just that they had the experience on their side having won a world cup already and 10 members are already part of the world cup winning side. They have that advantage with a leader like Messi.Each team were missing some key elements. Spain missed a striker like Haaland. Imagine they find one striker like him they would be destroying every team. Where they seperate themselves is there are no superstars. Luis de la Fuente is a bit like Gambhir. He never wanted superstarts. He wanted them to work as a unit. Look Norway suffered once their players decided to be selfish. Two crucial passes were not passed to Haaland. They were out of the tournament. https://tribuna.com/en/news/2026-06-08-there-can-be-no-selfishness-de-la-fuente-on-spains-team-culture/ 'There can be no selfishness': De la Fuente on Spain’s team culture On this day Argentina was outclassed ..on other days except the Egypt match...the referee decisions were fine..you can't blame them for the swedish players simulation just like we can't say Spain was lucky because Courtois got injured and the Belgian goalkeeper spilled a easy chance, two of Argentina's best defenders got injured and scaloni had to change his plans along with a red card...those things helped Spain too
vvvslaxman Posted July 22 Posted July 22 1 hour ago, The Hound said: This must be Brazil fans lol Blue tick indian guys are milking it. They know posting in support of Argentina recieves the highest engagement. I see copy paste message in support of argentina doing rounds. Mostly from India.
The Hound Posted July 22 Posted July 22 23 hours ago, vvvslaxman said: Bit like how telengana vs Andhra feel about SRH? More extreme because Catalans don't want their guys playing for Spain
straighttalk Posted July 24 Posted July 24 On 7/20/2026 at 10:49 PM, vvvslaxman said: If Argentina plays normal football without resorting to thuggery and with proper refereeing they will lose to most teams. Just that they had the experience on their side having won a world cup already and 10 members are already part of the world cup winning side. They have that advantage with a leader like Messi.Each team were missing some key elements. Spain missed a striker like Haaland. Imagine they find one striker like him they would be destroying every team. Where they seperate themselves is there are no superstars. Luis de la Fuente is a bit like Gambhir. He never wanted superstarts. He wanted them to work as a unit. Look Norway suffered once their players decided to be selfish. Two crucial passes were not passed to Haaland. They were out of the tournament. https://tribuna.com/en/news/2026-06-08-there-can-be-no-selfishness-de-la-fuente-on-spains-team-culture/ 'There can be no selfishness': De la Fuente on Spain’s team culture Looks like the finallisima will be rescheduled and the teams will meet in December if the stupid war obliges....Spain are the favorites and no one knows what the lineups might be but I can bet bottom dollar Argentina will not be outplayed in the same way with injuries tiredness and red card..they might lose but it will be a closer match...
Mariyam Posted July 27 Posted July 27 For you football fans Copying the relevant parts from the places you visited thread Videos from the FIFA World Cup in Miami. Goal from a direct kick. England vs France. https://storage.to/ug9S104wT National Anthems. https://storage.to/su7LOlVNY France training. https://storage.to/koZmmDkHO I didn't enjoy the game. The sport is dull. However, the atmosphere was fun. Far better than what I've experienced in India for WC games. PS: The link for these videos expires in 7 days. Help me upload it here please?
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