2022 World Cup!!

[818SUDSFan]

On 12/13/2022 at 12:46 PM, Stealthlobo said:

Hard one for me...

Would usually choose Croatia over Argentina.

But, I choose Messi over Croatia.

Agreed. Too bad both teams couldn't win. But Messi has long been one of my all-time faves so here's hoping Argentina prevails over either France or Morocco.

[Stealthlobo]

On 12/13/2022 at 11:56 PM, 818SUDSFan said:

Agreed. Too bad both teams couldn't win. But Messi has long been one of my all-time faves so here's hoping Argentina prevails over either France or Morocco.

With you there, I was going to go for either team over the winner of tonight's game anyway.  Never could stand France and I'm still a bit bitter about how Morocco played and parked the bus against Spain (even though I know it's a sound strategy from their pov).

Really hoping Messi finally brings home the trophy for Argentina now.

[RSF]

The wife of soccer journalist Grant Wahl said Wahl's death last week while covering the World Cup was due to an undetected aortic aneurysm and said there was nothing suspicious about his death.

"Grant died from the rupture of a slowly growing, undetected ascending aortic aneurysm with hemopericardium," Dr. Celine Gounder wrote Wednesday on Wahl's Substack. "The chest pressure he experienced shortly before his death may have represented the initial symptoms. No amount of CPR or shocks would have saved him. His death was unrelated to COVID. His death was unrelated to vaccination status. There was nothing nefarious about his death."

 

https://www.espn.com/soccer/fifa-world-cup/story/4831879/soccer-journalist-grant-wahl-died-of-undetected-aortic-aneurysm-wife

[happycamper]

On 12/14/2022 at 9:47 AM, RSF said:

The wife of soccer journalist Grant Wahl said Wahl's death last week while covering the World Cup was due to an undetected aortic aneurysm and said there was nothing suspicious about his death.

"Grant died from the rupture of a slowly growing, undetected ascending aortic aneurysm with hemopericardium," Dr. Celine Gounder wrote Wednesday on Wahl's Substack. "The chest pressure he experienced shortly before his death may have represented the initial symptoms. No amount of CPR or shocks would have saved him. His death was unrelated to COVID. His death was unrelated to vaccination status. There was nothing nefarious about his death."

 

https://www.espn.com/soccer/fifa-world-cup/story/4831879/soccer-journalist-grant-wahl-died-of-undetected-aortic-aneurysm-wife

just a friendly reminder that your body can fail catastrophically with no warning and no fix. ugh

 

[Stealthlobo]

No where for tourists in Hallstatt (little town in Austria) to watch the game unfortunately. However, our bartender told us about a "locals only" bar where we can catch it. Hopefully I'm not drugged and kidnapped and sold into human trafficking (I am quite dashing I must admit) and get to watch a good game! Go Morocco?

[thelawlorfaithful]

On 12/14/2022 at 10:21 AM, Stealthlobo said:

No where for tourists in Hallstatt (little town in Austria) to watch the game unfortunately. However, our bartender told us about a "locals only" bar where we can catch it. Hopefully I'm not drugged and kidnapped and sold into human trafficking (I am quite dashing I must admit) and get to watch a good game! Go Morocco?

If you run across this guy, you’d better listen to him.

[B_Lootz]

France with a goal in the 5th minute. I actually think this bodes better for Morocco as they’ll be more aggressive for the remainder of the match. 

[renoskier]

On 12/14/2022 at 11:18 AM, B_Lootz said:

France with a goal in the 5th minute. I actually think this bodes better for Morocco as they’ll be more aggressive for the remainder of the match. 

it didn't

two best players in the world face off on Sunday

[Swoll Cracker]

On 12/14/2022 at 12:18 PM, B_Lootz said:

France with a goal in the 5th minute. I actually think this bodes better for Morocco as they’ll be more aggressive for the remainder of the match. 

Morocco we’re definitely the more aggressive but they lack attacking quality. France CB’s Varane and Konate were too tough to break down for them.

[Nickp1991]

Congratulations to Morocco on a truly magical journey to the semifinals A prime example of why the game is so powerful 

[thelawlorfaithful]

Vichy vs Nazi asylum.

 

 

[misplacedcowboy]

Half hour until Messi finally gets his World Cup win.

Argentina up 2-0, France has looked lost all game.

[grandjean87]

Just take one.  To seal.  Close. 
 

Also takes one to make this tense. 

[masterfrog]

On 12/18/2022 at 10:21 AM, misplacedcowboy said:

Half hour until Messi finally gets his World Cup win.

Argentina up 2-0, France has looked lost all game.

This didn’t age well. 

[misplacedcowboy]

This game is drunk. On to penalty shootout

[thelawlorfaithful]

Entertaining game. 

[grandjean87]

The world is right, now. 

I'm the only sober one at this West Boise watch party.  That may change. 

[B_Lootz]

On 12/18/2022 at 10:04 AM, thelawlorfaithful said:

Entertaining game. 

Understatement of the year. That was an amazing final match. You knew France would come back and once they did the final 45 min was relentless. The shootout is, obviously, very anti-climatic but even it was intense.

[Stealthlobo]

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CmU20kspp63/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

[Stealthlobo]

Well what an amazing final. Glad the GOAT Messi got his World Cup trophy. But this unfortunately signals the end to our trip. It was pretty damn fun watching games and drinking beers with locals throughout Europe for the past 5 weeks. Wish Spain and Germany would have done better, but it was still an amazing experience.