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Quite a match so far, this one.

it's certainly dope to hear a full Wembley, but I wish they'd at least mention the health side of things. There were a bunch of cases among the Scottish fans that travelled to London for their group stage game, and with hospitalizations going up 38% in the last week in England (fastest since October) it would be nice to go beyond the pat celebration of fans being back

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Expecting a capacity crowd of 150,000. That can't end well.

Today it looks maybe 2/3 full? Lower levels are pretty sparse.

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I get that announcers are part of the product and want to put a positive spin on things, but it's putting profit before health & life.

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they just need a finisher

and a goalkeeper who doesn't scare the hell out of me on basic plays

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WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE

what a move

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we deserve someone to win this outright.

(also, twice the ref ended the half with spain in the middle of an attack, grrr, but super minor--he's generally been pretty good)

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you think we playing chess, but i'm playing mad-making. Basaglia

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you think we playing chess, but i'm playing mad-making. Basaglia

18 going on 28

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Gotten away with a couple today.

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and as a sort of lifetime achievement reward.

but in a year without a clear cut favorite i could see jorginho getting serious consideration if italy wins and he balls in the final.

and messi is setting records in the copa for goals and assists.

argentina beat brazil? how do you not give it to messi, even with his year being a down one compared to the heights he's reached in prior years?

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gotta beat Brazil though, and the way Neymar and Paqueta are ballin out there, won't be a cake-walk

I was 100% facetious in my post, but then Nicky Bandini on the FW pod after the game made the claim seriously (or seemed like she was), though that may be post-win delirium talking. And if England win I have no idea who has a good claim, Sterling? He hasn't exactly had a great club season.

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which would make messi's case stronger IF they win. Add to it that scolini keeps playing stupid lineups and di maria gonna di maria in the finals most likely. I was texting with an argentine friend just back and forth in the last twenty minutes:

"i know this feeling"
"this feeling sucks"
"every fucking tourney"
"messi deserves better"

maybe this time they broke the curse? doubt it.

>if England win I have no idea who has a good claim, Sterling? He
>hasn't exactly had a great club season.

yeah, that'd be laughable. and you just KNOW the english papers will lose their shit if an english player doesn't win it if they win the euro but cmon. CMON

there really isn't a good option if italy wins and argentina loses, except of course messi just being messi. mbappe mighta been the best player but choking is choking.

but people are seriously talking up jorginho for ballon d'or. I guess Lewa could get the award, but i'm not sure how winning the league with bayern outdoes messi's record breaking copa and keeping this barca squad near the top of la liga.


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>and di maria gonna
>di maria in the finals most likely.

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Really Curious to see how the final vs England turns out

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...but what if they did?

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Frygter vikingerne.

Jorginho's run up is a bit bs. Nothing against the guy, I didn't want Spain to win, but they were supposed to be stricter about the taker's back when they started VARing the keeper on the goal line at the Women's World Cup but no one seems to remember that, not even the refs. They aren't supposed to be stutter stepping or hesitating, you're supposed to keep the same pace in your run up, especially once you're a certain range/number of strides from the ball. I won't keep ranting though.

Hopefully Schmeichel and the Danes can get through England, that would be my favourite story now, especially after his press interview response to stopping it from coming home.

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>They aren't
>supposed to be stutter stepping or hesitating, you're supposed
>to keep the same pace in your run up, especially once you're a
>certain range/number of strides from the ball.

The laws say otherwise:

https://www.theifab.com/downloads/laws-of-the-game-2021-22-booklet?l=en

2. Offences and sanctions
Once the referee has signalled for a penalty kick to be taken, the kick must be taken; if it is not taken the referee may take disciplinary action before signalling again for the kick to be taken.

If, before the ball is in play, one of the following occurs:
• the player taking the penalty kick or a team-mate offends:
• if the ball enters the goal, the kick is retaken
• if the ball does not enter the goal, the referee stops play and restarts with an indirect free kick except for the following when play will be stopped and restarted with an indirect free kick, regardless of whether or not a goal is scored:
• a penalty kick is kicked backwards
• a team-mate of the identified kicker takes the kick; the referee cautions the player who took the kick
• feinting to kick the ball once the kicker has completed the run-up (feinting in the run-up is permitted); the referee cautions the kicker

I remember them talking about both leading into that World Cup, about enforcing the run ups and the goal line more, but using VAR on the goal line ended up getting all the attention with calls and retakes. It said they could use VAR to monitor 'illegal feinting', but I guess that depends on their definition of completing the run-up, at the time it sounded like they didn't like that stuff anymore. I'm really not a fan of that hop as late as Jorginho's was, those last two steps are when you are planting your standing foot and shooting with the other, that hop to me is no different than stopping the swing of your foot after planting but I guess they consider completing the run up is when that foot is down.

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Ospina just got away with one...

Still, colombia have played well, deserved the equalizer.

The shit talk was just as epic as the saves.

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I flipped away from the nba game for that.
I was actually relieved that Messi didn't have to take that last pen.
Man, I hope they can beat Brasil.

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"You can't beat white people. You can only knock them out."

If they can just frustrate them long enough...

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Move Walker in, bring on Trippier, I guess is the way. Give Shaw more freedom.

His runs are a thing of beauty...

Game is now tied.

ALL HAIL THE KING of LOSING: LEBRON
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where are the ballers. this shit is clunky as fuck.

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they've played about 90mins combined and you bring on the corpse of Henderson and Fodens unproven ass over both of them

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and to save it too and get scored on the rebound whatever

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yeah, there was another replay angle that showed up later that was a bit more damning in terms of visible contact. God I wish Kane got stopped from scoring there.

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Obviously White

How can you call that in XT of an international semi final.

Don’t call it and just let it go to VAR if it’s a clear penalty.

At least England can’t cry about luck anymore.

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Hadn't realized how much I wanted Denmark to go through until the game started...after that call, just sucked all the joy out of it.

gonna be a shock when england finally has to go up against a side with creative/elite attacking players (and a more than solid back line). these stale and safe tactics won't hold up for a full 90.

> these stale and safe tactics won't hold up
>for a full 90.

i absolutely hate it. as a person Southgate is probably the right guy to steer this ship. but as a manager he got these boys shackled and chained down so bad.

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Yeah no.

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The Queen better put a statue of him in front of Buckingham Palace.

Running circles around opponents and the naysayers....

Now take down the Axis power!

ALL HAIL THE KING of LOSING: LEBRON
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or heck next time Neymar takes a tumble

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classy move...

https://talksport.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2021/07/msemail_pxl_eng_den_schmeichel_lazered_48bjpg-JS664486707.jpg?strip=

WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE

classy

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https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/jul/09/danish-woman-claims-assault-by-england-fans-after-semi-final

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/jul/10/he-is-nine-years-old-more-danes-tell-of-being-abused-by-england-fans

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After so many losses becauss teammates missed so many sitters.

Also, goddam is De Paul built for atletico. What a great signing.


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>Also, goddam is De Paul built for atletico. What a great
>signing.

man i want england to win but Southgate's doing it in the absolute lamest way possible

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Deschamps (rightfully) got a ton of shit for the lack of ambition of our play in 2018, but for some reason Southgate gets a pass, both at home and abroad

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You can say 5 Ds and 2 DMs, but Shaw gets so involved in attack, and Philips makes so many runs and passes up the field, that's it's a bit disingenuous to say that it's a super-defensive approach. I mean, in attack it's a 3-2-5, right, with one of the 2 DMs way up around the opponent's box. That's hardly negative.

So y'all wanted a 4213/4231 or whatever? Why?

this is a well-organized team making the most of its individualities, but with this squad it should be way more fun to watch. I understand England fans are excited about ending their dry spell, but I just find it funny when say Guardian journos get swept up in the hysteria and offer no criticism of Southgate just because they win. Not a big deal, just a small thing that I noticed

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tough to go from that approach to a more deliberate attacking mode

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Like every England move that has broken down has ended at Mount’s feet.

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And rashford for Kane

It’s so obvious

it's one thing to sit back and guard a 3-0 lead.

but to try to sit for 85 mins on 1-0?

go out on your sword or go out on your shield? i'm taking the sword.

as much love as Southgate has been getting, if England loses, the questions are gonna start coming hard and fast. And the fact is, England is better than this when you consider their talent. They CAN go take the game. It's a choice not to do so.

Try to win

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cuz I don understand how anything works, including time. I feel like the shit could end any second and go to pk’s.

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...I'm from the era when A.I. was the answer, now they think ai is the answer - Marlon Craft