Kickoff Legends: FIFA World Cup 2026 T2 (July 10 p138) - Page 139

Originally posted by: Nostalgia-02

Not seen Maria in the first half.

I couldn't watch the match

Originally posted by: Minionite

She's busy yelling at Mbappe on her screen. 🤣

I slept away but I yelled in my dreams

I slept away. Happy that France won

Though I predicted it wrong

Love and respect always

Doué - Hakimi

Originally posted by: Minionite

I believe that a few of the current coaches also said that hydration break wasn't needed or that it should be decided with the coaches just before the match starts if that match needs a break or not.

I agree that it wouldn't be fair, but at the same time, as one of the former coaches said, "this isn't American football, the point and strategy is to be played out over 45 minutes, not 22 minutes".

Oh definitely on VAR. VAR was supposed to help when the referee misses something, but it's more and more becoming another biased referee. I understand that referees are overlooking more simple fouls to keep the game moving, but they are only doing that when the bigger teams are making them, not when the newer teams are making them.

I was wondering yesterday how different the top 8 could have looked if proper fouls were given. Ghana would have won against England. Egypt would have won against Argentina. Germany would have made it top 16 (and how knows maybe won against France). Cape Verde might have had the first and proper chance to defeat Argentina.

Right now the only "underdogs" left are Morocco, Norway, and Switzerland and they aren't the proper underdogs and neither do I expect any of them to make it to the semi-finales with the VAR and refereeing we're seeing (though I'll be rooting for them). Even Belgium over Spain.

No no... Whether breaks are taken or not can never be left to a manager's choice. The primary beneficiaries of these breaks are the broadcasters, so they would never allow managers to control that decision. FIFA accepted that arrangement.

FIFA needs the big name teams to reach at least the SFs otherwise, they'll lose millions of dollars. When Argentina were 2-nil down, I can bet FIFA and the broadcasters must have been sweating hard.

What happened to Morocco... Itna thanda performance.

They looked very defensive and somewhat underprepared for the match.

Originally posted by: -Sunshine

What happened to Morocco... Itna thanda performance.

They looked very defensive and somewhat underprepared for the match.

🚨Kylian Mbappé share message Cristiano Ronaldo sent him after France booked their place in the World Cup Semi-finals.

🗣️The first message I received after the match was from Cristiano Ronaldo.

He wrote: 'Congratulations, Kylian. Missing a penalty and still finding the strength to score is what champions do. The greatest players are not remembered because they never failed they're remembered because they always responded. Keep believing. France needs your leadership. Good luck for the rest of the tournament.'

🗣️Receiving that message meant more to me than people can imagine. Growing up, Cristiano Ronaldo wasn't just my favourite player he was my idol. To me, he was like a god. I spent countless hours watching his matches, studying every movement, every goal, every celebration and every sacrifice he made to become the greatest.

🗣️A huge part of the footballer I am today comes from everything I learned by watching Cristiano. His mentality taught me that talent alone is never enough hard work, discipline and resilience are what create legends.

🗣️To receive words of encouragement from the man who inspired my dream is something I'll carry with me forever.

Originally posted by: bakhtaavar

the guy who scored most goals for them saibari got injured last match and his replacement wasn't as effective

If their strategy was to keep the match goalless and take it to a penalty shootout, it can never work against teams like France and Argentina.

Originally posted by: -Sunshine

No no... Whether breaks are taken or not can never be left to a manager's choice. The primary beneficiaries of these breaks are the broadcasters, so they would never allow managers to control that decision. FIFA accepted that arrangement.

FIFA needs the big name teams to reach at least the SFs otherwise, they'll lose millions of dollars. When Argentina were 2-nil down, I can bet FIFA and the broadcasters must have been sweating hard.

Oh 100%. See the hydration breaks were never meant for the players. They were meant for the broadcasters to show more ads. It's why there is so much pushback on them. In Qatar when they had the hydration breaks, the attention stayed on the field, not on "let's stuff 3 ads here".

And that's why I said (and several former and current players and coaches have said) that the decision for a hydration break in a game should be with the coaches of the teams playing that match. But that won't happen anytime soon.