2026 FIFA World Cup Final 8 Matches (Quarterfinals-Semifinals-Consolation-Championship Games)

The England-Congo game was the worst. It was like they were about to start weeping openly before England scored the equalizer.

 

The BBC team are obviously biased but they're not blaming anything but Tuchel and England's inability to keep the ball.

 

Plenty of time for golf with losers.

 

Oh, I was just saying that I don’t mind Andres Cantor obviously rooting for Argentina when he’s calling games. It’s a nice change of pace from the English-language feeds, which all seem to have someone pulling for England (or the US or Canada…).

 

I didn’t feel him rooting for Argentina.

He accurately reflected and over-emoted what was happening on the pitch. When I posted, he was shouting and running out of breathe as the +9 had elapsed. You could just feel the “it keeps going!?!?!” Exasperation in his voice, which was entirely appropriate.

Best in the business.

 

Can we blame Trump for this one too?

 

England had 12% possession between Gordon's goal and the equalizer.

 

Andres Cantor is simply the greatest to ever call a soccer match in usa

 

The insistence of refusing the idea that “possession is also great defense” is maddening sometimes… I get the idea of some low block to setup the counter but that is not what many of these teams have done.. theres been so many (very exciting) late come from behind wins this tourney that Spains victory over France stands out even more

Good job by Elfath, love that he was entrusted with a late tournament match and he seems to have handled himself and the match well

 

Sure… lets see, US sent 20 billion to Argentina who in turn took that money and hired Simon Belmont to teach them how to send crosses… training has paid off as headers off crosses account for a ton of their goals?!?

 

No. But I think it's interesting that some information is trickling out about what many of us expected: Trump's intervention screwed with the USMNT's attitude.

 

I am joking of course ….. mostly lol

this is the correct answer

 

Don’t forget this Sunday the postponed Finalissima
Argentina vs España

 

The fanbase of Argentinas wannabe mini-me must be fuming about how this played out.

 

We just need the folks in the Stadium to unite and boo the hell out of that 30 minute halftime cluster******** of a “show”… this is not the NFL, we dont need all the extra f’n noise, cheerleaders, or loud music to try and convince us we are entertained

 

Just reliving Messi's cross for winner. Sublime!
They're calling it "the foot of God".

 

The combination of the low block and Messi sliding out wide were more or less made for each other. Unlike Mexico, which insisted on only crossing the ball from the 18 to the end line, Messi could drive the line or draw a second defender, push it back outside the 18, and whoever was there would then send in a cross with a different trajectory that could get through England's lines more easily.

Then pretty much every one of Messi's crosses from minute 70 through the final whistle was inch perfect, to guys making the right runs. It was amazing.

 

Almost reminds me of the Rapinoe cross to Wambach's 120 +3 equalizer against Brazil at the 2011 World Cup.

 

Well that sucked for me and my family and the pub that we went too. I have nothing more to say about that.

 

We were at a bar in a Mexican restaurant where we've gathered for World Cups (both men's and women's) for years, mostly rooting for good soccer. So it worked from that perspective.

 

I only wish Argentina could have also lost, but at least the English are out.

 

With this final match-up, the stature of Cape Verde should grow even more.

 

They can still lose!

Vamos Espana!

 

Argentina was much more successful once they started playing soccer instead of their typical "dark arts" routine.