The Official FIFA World Cup 2022 Megathread

[Tony Towner]

...and what was that gown malarkey that Captain Sportswash made him wear?

 

[Alan]

I mean we are talking about an institution that had the audacity to release that fucking Tim Roth film.

 

[Kenny]

Fair Play Trophy Winners - England

It's come home \o/

 

[Jack Regan]

The fact it's taken an hour to present the trophy tells you what a bunch of cunts FIFA are.

 

[Charlie Wolf]

Really pleased for Messi

That’s how to play football. Style personified, impeccable

 

[Mel Evo]

...and what was that gown malarkey that Captain Sportswash made him wear?

Linda Lusardi’s been on the phone to FIFA cos she hasn’t seen her dressing gown since the mid 80s and was surprised to see it turn up here of all places.

 

[Johnny75]

Great final, pity it was played in that place full of utter cunts.

 

[Parkins left foot]

A better than usual final - Argentina had it won at 2 - 0 then sat back and paid for that.

Messi should just now say my time has come and go and earn money & enjoy his life from here on in.

France bottled it in the penalties, though not unhappy with that - Mbappe hattrick & Messi winning isn't a bad way to finish.

 

[Lupo]

Magnificent final, best World Cup Final I've watched and I've seen my team win it twice. Game was gripping with the battle of the old (Messi) vs the new (Mbappe) with both excelling before the old master won out. Imagine scoring a hat-trick in the World Cup Final and not winning the thing? Oh well!

Glad Argentina won it and they were the best team overall on the night. France fucked up rhe shootout. Former Wolves keeper Emi Martinez an an absolute shithouse and now World Champion!

 

[Alan]

Magnificent final, best World Cup Final I've watched and I've seen my team win it twice. Game was gripping with the battle of the old (Messi) vs the new (Mbappe) with both excelling before the old master won out. Imagine scoring a hat-trick in the World Cup Final and not winning the thing? Oh well!

Glad Argentina won it and they were the best team overall on the night. France fucked up rhe shootout. Former Wolves keeper Emi Martinez an an absolute shithouse and now World Champion!

Rub it in why dontcha

 

[Kenny]

Former Wolves keeper Emi Martinez an an absolute shithouse and now World Champion!

Come a long way from being dropped for Ikeme.

Still hope the next time he tries to shithouse on a penalty the opposition player knocks him out though

 

[Jack Regan]

Preferably scores it first, then twats him.

 

[Lupo]

Rub it in why dontcha

For balance we didn't even get there this time!

 

[Alan]

For balance we didn't even get there this time!

You know what they say about lacking a Totti!

 

[MARKakaJIM]

Come a long way from being dropped for Ikeme.

Still hope the next time he tries to shithouse on a penalty the opposition player knocks him out though

Just put it in the top half of the goal and you'll beat him every time, then his 'shithousing' is a pointless waste of everyone's time.

 

[Tredman]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1604578528292388864

 

[1986]

People giving out about the fawning over Messi - I don't understand them , we are not going to see his like again . Mbappe is a completely different player , as is Ronaldo .
Messi is happy to drop deep and beat several players along the way , is also happy to assist as well as score . It's the close control , the ball stuck to his feet , the proof that just because you are very small does not mean that you can't play the game at the highest level .
He is also proving that you can play on to a ripe old age , as others are doing at this tournament .

I personally love watching him . Yes , it's all about team now , but there will always be a place for individual brilliance . Every team needs a star .

 

[Banjo]

People giving out about the fawning over Messi - I don't understand them , we are not going to see his like again . Mbappe is a completely different player , as is Ronaldo .
Messi is happy to drop deep and beat several players along the way , is also happy to assist as well as score . It's the close control , the ball stuck to his feet , the proof that just because you are very small does not mean that you can't play the game at the highest level .
He is also proving that you can play on to a ripe old age , as others are doing at this tournament .

I personally love watching him . Yes , it's all about team now , but there will always be a place for individual brilliance . Every team needs a star .

He's everything that Ronaldo isn't at this stage. He deserves the praise for what he achieves for his team.

 

[sycophantia]

He's everything that Ronaldo isn't at this stage. He deserves the praise for what he achieves for his team.

There has been some ott sycophancy towards him this WC, however he is the best player in the world, has been for a long time, also more of a team player than Ronaldo or Mbappe. Seems quite humble too, so I guess he deserves all the plaudits he gets.

 

[Tony Towner]

The only thing with Messi that does my head in is the forced argument on him being the GOAT. Football has changed so much that it's impossible to benchmark players from today versus those in the past. He'd have been snapped in half 5 times a game 40 years ago, we don't know how he'd have reacted to that, just how we don't know what Maradona could have achieved if he wasn't.

Just enjoy him for what he is.