Well now we have two of the heavy hitters in the finals

Argentina vs France

Should be a great game

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It’s a compelling final for sure. I won’t root for France under any circumstances. I think Argentina can break their defense but the same is true in reverse. We shall see! Trent King

Fear Mbappe.

The after Celebration(winning fans) and Non Celebrations (losing fans) will be must watch TV.

Both countries have already added police and getting ready for riots and vandalism.

Both these Countries are extremely passionate about the sport and their teams

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My heart says Argentina:) Trent King

The only result that would shock me would be an Argentine rout. I could see a French rout, the Argentine defense is still suspect IMO. Or of course a close match either way. My head says France by a goal no penalties.

HOLY Schnikes!!!!!!

Just an incredible final

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GOOD GUYS WIN! What a match, incredible drama. Argentina was able to
expose France's weak D and overcome a TON of French dives. Right team
won this one, glad I got to watch it- Trent King

We just witnessed perhaps the greatest performance ever by a soccer player, and it wasn't Messi.

That said, that should remove any objection to Messi as the best ever.

+1 agree amazing finals and the French comeback was amazing

Two equalizers each with time running down, and a hat trick in all. Messi is arguably the greatest ever now but it may not last long. Mbappe is only 23 LOL.

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Peter- good heavens I hope you don’t mean Mbappe. Absent for 70 minutes and putting in PKs earned by teammates. He played very well for 50 minutes.Nah””He’s a good player who is full of himself, but the more interesting story was the subbing off of Giroud and Griezmann early, when it was the French D that was bad. Better team win, happy for Messi. Not ready to anoint Mbappe for anything yet, way too young. Story today is Arg not Mbappe. Trent King

Trent only you could diss a hat trick including two equalizers in a World Cup final. LOL. A good player. Michael Jordan was also a good player. I get that you don't like France but seriously. Anyhow yes a great win for Messi and Argentina.

Wife was very happy with the outcome! She lived in Argentina two years in 2007-08. We had sentiments for both teams. We went to Paris for our honeymoon in 2011. We got married our senior year in college and a week later my wife won an academic trip to Europe.

Mbappe's goals were eye popping. Messi's 2nd goal had us bouncing off the walls. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...aeb6ee2da6.jpg

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Please excuse the typos, fat fingers on my phone…I thought Argentina’s subs were better, especially Martinez who is a firecracker. Argentina’s soccer was more honest (for those who despise diving as I do. #12 and Thuram were a joke, one got carded for simulation). Glad they won and that France didn’t repeat. Trent King

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Peter- again, my joy is for Argentina. Mbappe converted penalties for 2/3 of his hat trick and was INVISIBLE for 70 minutes. Great for him I suppose, but I prefer earned hat tricks. Trent King

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Last thing- it’s France I don’t like, not merely Mbappe. I’m glad they were foiled. Wonder how that PSG locker room will look? Lol. Trent King

Of course but it's still a great feat under that kind of pressure. Several of Messi's tournament goals were also penalties. Anyhow, we agree on Argentina and I am glad for Messi.

I would not have guessed.:eek:

Messi seems to be the goat, although I never saw Pele play. Would not be shocked if mbappe takes the title at some point. Between Messi and Ronaldo I think players give the vote to Messi pretty overwhelmingly so I’ll take their word for it.

You are correct Mbappe has a great future ahead of him. He was a beast the entire game

I made a comment to my wife that I had only seen one picture of Mbappe on TV before the first penalty kick. His second goal 2 or 3 minutes later was bitter to watch. But I knew that he was electric.

Let's not forget that the Argentine goalie was the silent MVP the last two games by blocking multiple shootout kicks. Mbappe might have gotten "easy" points, but he earned them both. That goalie narrowly missed blocking his first PK, and narrowly missed his shootout goal with a solid hand on the ball.

As my wife said rooting for Argentina - "Dale!!! Dale!!!"

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