FIFA World Cup - Qatar 2022 Soccer

[Crabtree]

For comical value i hope to see one sprint duel between Maguire and Mbappe. Just one, all i want from this game.

What an anticlimax. Thoroughly dislike this French team.

 

[Best]

For comical value i hope to see one sprint duel between Maguire and Mbappe. Just one, all i want from this game.

Free kick England. This is the last chance.

 

[Best]

For comical value i hope to see one sprint duel between Maguire and Mbappe. Just one, all i want from this game.

England are out.

 

[Welshy]

For comical value i hope to see one sprint duel between Maguire and Mbappe. Just one, all i want from this game.

England were the better team tonight but a bad penalty miss, some good saves and not getting that bit of luck, which almost any team that wins a big tournament gets at some point along the way did it for them.

 

[Crabtree]

The first semi-finals tonight sees Argentina and Croatia playoff for a place in the final.

I'm going to predict - 70 mins of Croatia defending and keeping out Argentina who are the more attacking

Then the last 20 mins Argentina get the breakthrough and Croatia need to score, which is their toughest task with only 1 player scoring more than 1 goal this tournament. Argentina to win it but if it goes to penalties Croatia could nick it

 

[Tom]

The first semi-finals tonight sees Argentina and Croatia playoff for a place in the final.

I'm going to predict - 70 mins of Croatia defending and keeping out Argentina who are the more attacking

Then the last 20 mins Argentina get the breakthrough and Croatia need to score, which is their toughest task with only 1 player scoring more than 1 goal this tournament. Argentina to win it but if it goes to penalties Croatia could nick it

Argentina make two changes to the side that edged past the Netherlands on penalties in the quarter-finals.

Leandro Paredes and Nicolas Tagliafico come in, replacing Lisandro Martinez and Marcos Acuna.

Argentina XI: Martinez, Molina, Romero, Otamendi, Tagliafico, De Paul, Paredes, Fernandez, Mac Allister, Alvarez, Messi.

Croatia stick with the same side that started the victory on penalties over Brazil in the previous round.

Croatia XI: Livakovic, Juranovic, Lovren, Gvardiol, Sosa, Modric, Brozovic, Kovacic, Pasalic, Perisic, Kramaric.

 

[Cappuccino Kid]

The first semi-finals tonight sees Argentina and Croatia playoff for a place in the final.

I'm going to predict - 70 mins of Croatia defending and keeping out Argentina who are the more attacking

Then the last 20 mins Argentina get the breakthrough and Croatia need to score, which is their toughest task with only 1 player scoring more than 1 goal this tournament. Argentina to win it but if it goes to penalties Croatia could nick it

How the hell was Romero not booked for that?

 

[Crabtree]

The first semi-finals tonight sees Argentina and Croatia playoff for a place in the final.

I'm going to predict - 70 mins of Croatia defending and keeping out Argentina who are the more attacking

Then the last 20 mins Argentina get the breakthrough and Croatia need to score, which is their toughest task with only 1 player scoring more than 1 goal this tournament. Argentina to win it but if it goes to penalties Croatia could nick it

Very good start by Croatia

Messi not been in the game yet

 

[Boot Cleaner]

The first semi-finals tonight sees Argentina and Croatia playoff for a place in the final.

I'm going to predict - 70 mins of Croatia defending and keeping out Argentina who are the more attacking

Then the last 20 mins Argentina get the breakthrough and Croatia need to score, which is their toughest task with only 1 player scoring more than 1 goal this tournament. Argentina to win it but if it goes to penalties Croatia could nick it

Man, this Argentina team outside of Messi is terrible.

Croatia the better team so far

 

[Cappuccino Kid]

The first semi-finals tonight sees Argentina and Croatia playoff for a place in the final.

I'm going to predict - 70 mins of Croatia defending and keeping out Argentina who are the more attacking

Then the last 20 mins Argentina get the breakthrough and Croatia need to score, which is their toughest task with only 1 player scoring more than 1 goal this tournament. Argentina to win it but if it goes to penalties Croatia could nick it

Is Messi injured, he's not moving very well and the commentary mentioned he was clutching his hamstring?