World Cup 2022

[Wambo]

Messi has some unfinished business to do vs Croatia. This isn't 2018 and Croatia is miles away from their attacking power from 4 years ago. He will demolish them.

 

[wisconsincule]

Messi has some unfinished business to do vs Croatia. This isn't 2018 and Croatia is miles away from their attacking power from 4 years ago. He will demolish them.

Argentina need to win first

 

[te amo barca]

Messi has some unfinished business to do vs Croatia. This isn't 2018 and Croatia is miles away from their attacking power from 4 years ago. He will demolish them.

Croatia is not that much weaker than in 2018. The defense is stronger at least.

It's more that Argentina are much stronger as a team now, which will help Messi win.

 

[FinBarcelonafan]

Luuk will revenge if Argies keep giving nice free kicks.. and too many yellow cards.

 

[raskolnikov]

Croatia is not that much weaker than in 2018. The defense is stronger at least.

It's more that Argentina are much stronger as a team now, which will help Messi win.

I can see cristia vs France again. They can definitly beat Argentina or Netherlands

 

[FinBarcelonafan]

Argentina need to win first

Exactly. Netherlands will go allin now. Let's see if it's enough.

 

[Temptation]

If Argentina win here they'll have a very easy route to the final.

 

[FinBarcelonafan]

Croatia is not that much weaker than in 2018. The defense is stronger at least.

It's more that Argentina are much stronger as a team now, which will help Messi win.

PTSD from the previous loss though

 

[FinBarcelonafan]

If Argentina win here they'll have a very easy route to the final.

There's no easy path. Look at Brazzil, Spain.

Not true

 

[JohnN]

Temptation trying to pre-cope, and cover his basis, in case Argentina advance.

 

[FinBarcelonafan]

Temptation trying to pre-cope, and cover his basis, in case Argentina advance.

Exactly. Way too much game left and Croatia was in the final last time. Saying it's easy is a fucking joke.

 

[mesiesta]

Brazil has been KOd 5 times in a row by European teams

2006 France
2010 Netherlands
2014 Germany
2018 Belgium
2022 Croatia

It appears that last time Brazil won against European team in WC play-off was in 2002 when they beat Germany in the final.

 

[JohnN]

It appears that last time Brazil won against European team in WC play-off was in 2002 when they beat Germany in the final.

A very different Brazil indeed. Cafu, Roberto Carlos, Kak?, Rivaldo, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho and many others.

 

[JamDav1982]

Who cares who Brazil has gone out to? What relevance does it have?

Other than meeting Argentina or maybe Chile/Uraguay which they barely met and didnt get knocked out by if did. Would expect them to get beaten by European teams.

To be fair to them

France - Lost on Pens after ZZ heedbut
Netherlands - Lost Final in ET
Germany - Winners
Belgium - Maybe 2nd best team Brazil could have faced other than France.
Croatia - Worst team they have lose to but that is football.

Not crap teams they have been losing to and Brazil have not had great teams reall for all those either.

 

[Temptation]

Argentina is such a good unit with several underrated players all around the pitch.

Real good spirit about them at the moment.