Argentina v France - Sun 18th Dec, 15:00 | Final | World Cup 2022

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

There's this Messi lad...

I just hope Julian has got his running legs firmly attached, well-oiled, and raring to give the French defence the most torrid of times, and then Messi can just pop up and stroke one, or possibly three, into to the corner.

 

[Innsbruckblue]

I‘d love France to win. Sick to death of hearing about Messi and how he ‘deserves’ to win a WC. I think the victor has already been chosen, however.

 

[RACHACE]

Not fussed who wins it as I'm not particularly fond of either nation. Although our connection with Argentine players over the years has softend my dislike of Argentina the cheating, horrible putas. The French are just absolute arrogant pricks who would do well to remember that they didn't lift a World Cup until 1998 so their history in the competition doesn't quite warrant the level of arrogance that they have. Also, Paris is a fucking overhyped dump of a City and French onion soup gives me heartburn.

I just want to see a decent game but I can see it being a fairly uneventful 90 minutes with both sides being too scared to push too far forward so the draw after the 90 looks an OK bet. I'll be having £20 on the draw.

If Alvarez bags the winner though, I'll be very happy for the kid and also happy with his value completely sky rocketing to towards 100 million. Great for City should Barcelona or Real Madrid start sniffing.

 

[the blue panther]

As good as Mbappe is, he's a smug bastard, and for that reason alone I want France to lose today, as he'll take smugness back up to a level not seen since old whisky nose was lording it at OT 20 years or so ago. I've never got the impression that Messi is the big headed smug twat Mbappe appears to be when he's banging goals in against some cannon-fodder.
Add the fact that Alvarez is as honest and hard working as the day is long - and for the sake of Aguero and Zabba - I'm praying for an Argentine win.
And finally, as I've said previously, I yearn to utter the words, " Look - Nicolas Otamendi; World Cup winner!"

 

[RACHACE]

My understanding is that Putas means Bitches.

I know this because a mate of mine was at some flats on the outskirts of Benidorm once as he got lost. Anyway, the door of the flat he was at where he was seeking directions back to the bars has Putas written in graffiti on it.

Once the kind ladies in the flat had given him the directions that he seeked and relieved him of his pesetas that were in his back pocket, he asked what the word on the door meant and they replied Bitches.

 

[Tricky_Trev]

Imagine being someone that doesn’t want Argentina to win the World Cup today. France are very raggy to me. Argentina have the City connections. I’m fully invested and desperate for them to win.

 

[citydad]

Off to Lusail to have a nosey in my City shirt. Because I was on a conditional final ticket for a possible England appearance it denied me before the tournament a chance to obtain one in case we didn't. So last day to absorb the incredible month, and roll on Thursday to get back to the Etihad. CITY CITY CITY.

 

[stonerblue]

Tough one for the xenophobes and casual racists..

 

[lonestay]

If it's a close game I can see FIFA instructing the fourth official in the 98 min to just wander on and punt the ball into the french net!!! Lol !!!!

 

[Gumzy97]

I have a really bad feeling that this will be the passing of the torch moment, all the media hype has been about Messi finally getting his first world cup, but I think this is the game Mbappe shows how good he is and scores a couple. winning the world cup for France. plus if its true and Thuram is starting then that means its Mbappe up front against Otamendi.