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The first half of the game was a literal snore fest as hubby decided to watch his first soccer game because my oldest drove over to watch with me. Promptly fell asleep LOL

Glad things turned out as they did because Spain is a zippy, class act, and that the game wasn't decided by penalties.  Such a lot of action if few goals resulted from it.  I think Argentina were slightly better behaved but still favoured by the refs.  Thanks go to both teams for entertaining about half the population of the globe

My daughter also showed up for the second half of the game - it is too bad they didn't all watch yesterday bronze match instead for their first games. 

Looking forward to todays Spain v Argentina game. From how I've seen them play, I am rooting for Spain, the more gentlemanly team. Argentina is the best at what they do, not sure if I would call it soccer though. Hope nobody is permanently injured on the Spanish side.

The nice thing is that I will have someone to watch with me today as my son is driving over, we will also do a nice Sunday dinner later with the family- already made the mini Pavlova bases last night.

Well I hope everyone has wonderful time - it was my first World Cup and it was more than I expected, not only the games but all the player and fan side stories. It makes me feel that the world can come together and maybe even tackle some our our pressing issues. 

France v England today was the best game of the whole tournament as far as I am concerned. Lots of joy, minimum fouls. 

It is not much fun playing for third place. If I were those guys playing today, I would make a deal to sit the goalies out and make huge record breaking scores. There has been so much underhanded decision making in this world cup - this would at least give the fans a chuckle.

The English manager, Tuchel, has been heavily criticised for his tactics and substitutions during the match against Argentina. This is understandable and, in some ways, justified. However, the main reason England lost the match is straightforward. Argentina were the better side. By far.
In my lifetime, I've been fortunate to see some amazing players. Pele. Cruyff, Eusebio, Maradona, Best, Beckenbauer and Paul Sturrock. (Okay, the last one may not be on everyone's list). Messi is up there with the greats and, for that reason, I'll be quite happy if Argentina win the whole thing with the little genius scoring a hat-trick.
By the way, I've always felt that Britain owning the Falklands is a bit like Argentina owning the Isle of Man...