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“From the River to the Sea Palestine will be Free”

[C. @HTCruijff]

Referee blocked the path of Olmo. It is rigged for Zionist Courtois we know it.

[C. @HTCruijff]

Beautiful dribble from Yamal.

[C. @HTCruijff]

What a ball from Yamal that lead to the goal of Fabian Ruiz.

[C. @HTCruijff]

The final he didn’t play and Portugal went on to win.

[Cristiano Ronaldo @Cristiano]

Uma vitória de milhões!

[C. @HTCruijff]

@GokulB61245420 He has never been very explosive.

[C. @HTCruijff]

Olmo reminds me of Iniesta.

[C. @HTCruijff]

Lamine is really sharp today.

[C. @HTCruijff]

Messi vs Mbappe holds for the older version of Messi and specifically in the national team context, but prime one is simply incomparable.

[H 5.0 @hoorfromheaven]

It should’ve always been Messi vs Mbappe not Messi vs Ronaldo.

The only true valid comparison at this point.

[C. @HTCruijff]

Now amount of pattern recognition can make you smart.

[Garry Kasparov @Kasparov63]

I just submitted an op-ed on this to Washington Post, discussing how technology cannot substitute human accountability. We must have transparency, or all the new rules and reviews create more opportunities for interference. With all due respect to one of the best referees in history I have to confront this assessment. It was technically BEFORE the goal in absolute time but not IMMEDIATELY before. It's quite a stretch of the normal logic to directly connect an accident near the goal area of one team to the action on the opposite side of the field. And since there was no arbiter's whistle to stop the game (wrong decision, agreed!), this violation cannot justify the decision to disallow the goal. And regarding the second incident in question, you are again correct stating that there was no violation of the rules against Salah, but this conclusion is reached after careful examination of the video footage from various angles. The referee during the game could not instantly verify it and considering the similarities of these two cases HAD to go to the monitor to confirm the assessment. By not doing so he simply reiterated our understanding that the game is being run by anonymous partisans behind the screens.

[C. @HTCruijff]

@socraticjuan Had it been today, It would’ve been far more demanding experience. Today, things are far worse.

[C. @HTCruijff]

Egyptian coach invoking anti-racism gesture without any context of racism would be detrimental to actual victims of racism in football. Such acts, if persist in the future, alongside the symbolism would be lost in the oblivion.

[C. @HTCruijff]

It was one of the best refereeing performance I’ve seen in recent times, until I came on social media and seeing all the unsubstantiated rigging allegations.

[All About Argentina 🛎🇦🇷 @AlbicelesteTalk]

🚨 Luis de la Fuente: “I honestly don't understand why you ask me about the controversy surrounding the referee in the Argentina vs. Egypt match. Where did that even come from? I watched the game and I thought the referee got everything right. I’d actually like to congratulate him because every decision he made was spot on.” @DAZN_ES 🇦🇷🇪🇬

[C. @HTCruijff]

Mbappe peaks every 4 years and then proceeds to sleep as usual.

[C. @HTCruijff]

Mbappe scores wow

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There’s no outrage over clear dive by Mbappe, but it is rigged whenever it is Messi.

[C. @HTCruijff]

Very underwhelming performance from Morocco in the first half despite brilliant goal keeping from Bounou.

[C. @HTCruijff]

Morocco seems afraid to drive the ball forward.

[C. @HTCruijff]

Mbappe missed lol

[C. @HTCruijff]

Social media induced tribalism and ‘us vs them’ fights rarely leaves room for reasonable insight that can be inferred. This toxicity has reached highest levels in recent days.

[C. @HTCruijff]

You can say Messi’s indifference is morally questionable so does of every footballer on the planet earth (Lamine is exception), but accusations based on self-concocted perceptions to advocate carnal-soul’s agendas is deeply problematic.

[C. @HTCruijff]

I think the main issue is not simply the Ronaldo fans - but the coordinated campaign, by even otherwise intelligent people, which is forcing ties to Israel when Messi has no strong official position in favour of either sides.