Congratulations Spain.
Deserve the win.
Winning the Fifa World Cup 2026 with 13 total goals and conceding just 1 goal across 7 matches, beating Argentina, France, Belgium and Portugal in knockout shows the difference.
You can't play emotionally in the final. Messi is the reason Argentina played so well. Messi is the reason they failed.
Everyone in the team was aware of retirement. Their last match.
And that mentality gave it all.
Before beginning itself the evidence was on face. Now, on goal.
This is going to be the most boring final. 20 attempts 1 goal by a team. 0 attempts by the other.
Argentina deserves it though.
Feeling sad for Messi.
The God needed a better ending.
But maybe that's the game.
God never gives it all.
Martinez did it all. But alas!
@rajasthanroyals Glenn Maxwell's 201-run innings against Afghanistan during the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup with body cramps to rescue Australia from 92/7 to 292+ and semi-final spot.
You miss a penalty while your team is losing 1-0, then your team concedes another goal. Everything looks hopeless, your side isn’t even creating anything, at this stage, most players would be mentally out of the game at that point, unable to contribute much.
But this man is not normal. He goes on to assist a goal, score another, and bring his team back into the game.
This is the same player people once questioned for his mentality, yet even at 39 years old, he keeps proving his doubters wrong. The greatest of all time.
@_Yusasif@CLINT419 Thing is the intention. There has been many instances where Egyptian players are caught to act a fall instead of an actual act. That last foul, if looked very closely, seems Salah instead of the ball, went a step ahead on his own to eventually fall. Hence, no foul was given.
@CLINT419 The cancelled Egypt goal was correct. The problem is it should have been stopped instantly and given the free kick, instead of allowing to race the ball to Argentina's net.
The 3rd goal of Argentina could be a catch though. As a similar foul would be Egypt's penalty.