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Soccer/Football

T_i_B

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1. A surprisingly good game!

Reply to sandensea (Original post)

Sun Jul 15, 2018, 12:16 PM

Jul 2018

Most World Cup Final's in my lifetime have been tense, nervous affairs.

Croatia were excellent for large periods of the game, but the French counterattack did the job superbly. And Mbappe was quiet for most of the game before he had a hand in Pogba's goal and then scored one himself!

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France wins 2018 World Cup [View all] sandensea Jul 2018 OP

A surprisingly good game! T_i_B Jul 2018 #1

He's the X factor BeyondGeography Jul 2018 #2

I thought Croatia were the best team in the group stages T_i_B Jul 2018 #3

Yes BeyondGeography Jul 2018 #4

oh la la tres bien magnifique certainement peacebuzzard Jul 2018 #5

The scoreline doesn't do justice to Croatia, IMO Ron Obvious Jul 2018 #6

The worst part was that penalty call against Croatia. sandensea Jul 2018 #7

Alternatively BeyondGeography Jul 2018 #8

Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2018 #9