Arman

MHSc | UEFA A | CSA A | ChPC | @TorontoFCII Assistant Coach|

[JEY🥇 @Mmonkoaa]

“six relatively similar incidents”

[CANMNT @CANMNT_Official]

Welcome back, Captain 🫡

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[ESPN FC @ESPNFC]

Equalizer assisted by Gabriel Magalhães and winner scored by Gabriel Martinelli.

A Brazil win brought to you by Arsenal's Gabriels 🤝

[ᜰ 🇦🇷🇯🇵 @markklfc]

Zlatan Ibrahimović on Canada qualifying for the FIFA World Cup Round of 16 for the first time ever:

🗣️ “This is why people fall in love with football. Today wasn't just about Canada qualifying for the Round of 16 it was about an entire nation creating history that nobody can ever take away.”

“I looked at the faces of the Canadian players after the final whistle. Some were crying, some couldn't believe what had just happened. Those weren't tears of weakness; they were tears of people who had spent their whole lives dreaming of this exact moment.”

“To the supporters, never let anyone tell you football is just a game. I saw families celebrating, children hugging their parents and fans singing with tears in their eyes. These are the moments that unite a country forever.”

“People will remember the goals and the result, but they'll never understand the sacrifices behind it. Years of criticism, disappointments, injuries and pressure have all led to one unforgettable night. That's what makes history so beautiful.”

“For every Canadian player wearing that shirt tonight, remember this feeling. You are no longer just footballers you are the generation that changed your country's football story forever. Every child who picks up a ball tomorrow will believe because of what you achieved today.”

“The knockout stage doesn't care about history, reputation or big names. It rewards courage, belief and those who refuse to give up. Canada earned this moment because they never stopped believing when the rest of the world doubted them.”

“And to the fans, celebrate like there's no tomorrow because nights like these don't come often. Years from now, people won't ask where you watched the match they'll ask how it felt to witness the night Canada reached the Round of 16 for the very first time.”

“This is bigger than football. This is the night an entire nation stopped dreaming about history and started living it.”

[TSN @TSN_Sports]

CANADA HAS SCORED IN ADDED TIME! 🇨🇦

Stephen Eustáquio finds the back of the net to send Canada into jubilation!

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[TSN @TSN_Sports]

"You are Canadian heroes!"

Jesse Marsch gives a heartfelt speech to the #CANMNT after their historic win.

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[TSN @TSN_Sports]

HISTORY MADE! CANADA IS OFF TO THE ROUND OF 16!! They defeat South Africa 1-0 #FIFAWorldCup 🇨🇦

[TSN @TSN_Sports]

The reactions all-around Canada when Stephen Eustáquio scored to send them to the Round of 16!

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[TSN @TSN_Sports]

Stephen Eustáquio gets emotional talking about his path to scoring the biggest goal in #CANMNT program history 👏

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Canada becomes the first team at the #FIFAWorldCup to advance to the Round of 16! 🇨🇦➡️

[TSN @TSN_Sports]

Jesse Marsch speaks on how he feels following Canada's historic win over South Africa.

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[Rav @TonyRav]

Can the US just host the World Cup every year

[Footysm ⚽️ @Footysm]

🅾️🅾️ Wayne Rooney: On Lionel Messi performance against Austria:

“I’ll say this now, what we’re witnessing right now is just completely mental. I’ve played at the absolute highest level, I know what the physical toll of this game is, and Messi scoring twice today to break the all-time World Cup goal record? It’s just insane.

How are we all sitting here acting like this is normal? The man is 39 years old. At 39, most lads are sitting on a beach, or struggling to get out of bed for a Sunday league kickabout, let alone dominating the biggest tournament on Earth. It defies logic.

He’s out there gliding past players, reading the game three steps ahead of everyone else, and finishing like he’s still in his mid-twenties.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: anyone who still doubts Lionel Messi as the greatest to ever play the game simply is not mentally OK. It’s that simple.

There’s no footballing argument left to have. Even if your brain has been completely disconnected, your eyes alone just sitting there watching what he is doing on that pitch should tell you absolutely everything you need to know. You don't need a tactical breakdown. You just need to look at the screen. To do what he’s done throughout his career was incredible, but to reach the pinnacle of the World Cup record books at 39?

We will never, ever see anything like this again. We just need to stop trying to analyze it and appreciate that we're looking at the absolute best to ever lace up a pair of boots”

[FIFA @FIFAcom]

Lionel Messi extends his record: 18 @FIFAWorldCup goals! 👏

[Unpopularfootyx @Unpopularfootyx]

🚨🎙️ ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIĆ ON LIONEL MESSI'S INFLUENCE ON ARGENTINA AFTER THEIR WIN OVER AUSTRIA:

“I'm obsessed with watching Messi.

Not because he's my friend.

Not because of nostalgia.

Because after all these years, I'm still trying to understand how one player can control a football match without touching the ball every minute.

I watched Argentina today and the first thing I noticed wasn't the scoreline.

It was the way Austria reacted whenever Messi moved.

One step to the left, defenders follow.

One drop into midfield, the entire shape changes.

One glance over his shoulder panic.

That's not football.

That's psychological warfare.

And that's why I laugh when people reduce him to goals and assists.

They don't understand what they're watching.

Messi isn't just Argentina's best player.

He's Argentina's system.

He's their confidence.

He's their belief.

He's the reason every teammate walks onto the pitch thinking the impossible is possible.

People ask me about the GOAT debate.

What debate?
Seriously.

What debate?

For me, there isn't one.

The debate exists because television needs content and social media needs arguments.

When I watch football, I don't see a debate.

I see Messi.

Then I see everybody else.

That doesn't mean other legends weren't incredible.

It means I've never seen another player influence a match, a team and an entire generation of football the way Messi has.

And today was another reminder.

He didn't need a hat-trick.

He didn't need to score from 40 yards.

He just needed to be Lionel Messi.

And suddenly Argentina looked like a completely different team.

That's greatness.

Not when everything depends on you.

When everybody becomes better because you're there.

I've played against great players.

I've played with great players.

But Messi is the only player I've ever watched and genuinely thought:

'This isn't normal.'

The scary thing?

Opponents know exactly what he's going to do.

And they still can't stop it.

That's why I don't waste my time with comparisons anymore.

Some players become legends.

Some players become icons.

Messi became a category of his own.

And after today's performance, if you're still asking me who the greatest footballer of all time is...

You're asking the wrong question.

The right question is:
Will football ever produce another one like him?”

[ESPN FC @ESPNFC]

1 vs. 5 but the 1 is Messi 🐐

[Guinness World Records @GWR]

All the records broken by Lionel Messi today:

Most FIFA World Cup finals goals by a football (soccer) player - 18

Most FIFA World Cup matches played in by an individual - 28

Most matches won by a player at the football (soccer) FIFA World Cup - 18

Most minutes played in the football (soccer) FIFA World Cup - 2,489

We are witnessing history.

[Vfynn_🥷🏼 𐙚 @Vfynn_]

🚨🗣️NEW: Thierry Henry on FIFA’s new mouth-covering red card rule: as Almiron was given a red card for covering his mouth in the game between Paraguay and Turkey:

“I understand why football wants to fight discrimination. Nobody disagrees with that. But when you start handing out straight red cards because a player covered his mouth while speaking, you’ve crossed into dangerous territory.

“This is exactly what I feared football was becoming, a game played by robots, policed by suits who’ve never felt the heat of a tackle or the fire of a 50-50. Miguel Almirón gets sent off for covering his mouth? In a World Cup? FIFA calls it progress. I call it the slow death of the sport we love.

Football was built on emotion, confrontation, mind games, personality. Now we’re acting as if every private word exchanged on a pitch is a matter for a courtroom investigation. The game is starting to feel less like football and more like a surveillance project.

The Miguel Almirón incident is exactly why people are uncomfortable. We don’t even know what was said, yet the punishment arrives before the evidence. Since when did covering your mouth become a crime worthy of expulsion? If that’s the standard, we’re no longer judging actions—we’re judging suspicion.

What worries me most is the precedent. Today it’s covering your mouth. Tomorrow what is it? A sarcastic comment? A heated argument? Football has always been a pressure cooker. If you remove every ounce of fire, don’t be surprised when the sport loses part of its soul.

And let’s be honest, would the legends of previous generations survive in this environment? Maradona, Keane, Pepe, half the icons people celebrate today would spend more time explaining themselves to officials than actually playing. The game that once rewarded personality now seems obsessed with policing it.

The irony is that football claims to want authenticity, yet it keeps creating rules that encourage players to become robots. Fans don’t fall in love with robots. They fall in love with characters, rivalries, passion and drama.

This rule may have been created with good intentions, but good intentions don’t automatically make good rules. Right now, it feels like football is trying to put a lid on a boiling pot instead of understanding why it boils in the first place.”

[Libaan Osman @libaanstar1]

I have never seen anything like this before.

German fans have taken over Toronto ahead of their World Cup match 🤯🇩🇪

[Ben Steiner @BenSteiner00]

Ismaël Koné has rejoined his #CanMNT teammates at the hotel in Vancouver after surgery to repair a broken leg.

Heartwarming moment — and quite the smile from him — shared here by Canada Soccer.