Before the game tonight, it was all about how you stop Mbappe, which they did but that left Giroud and Griezmann free, and to think they don't even have Benzema.
I have a soft spot for Croatia, but I can only see Argentina winning it.
England just lacked some quality compared to France, although the performance was better than in previous tournament exits. Kane looked nervous before both penalties, his first was excellent but I didn't like the run up to his second and he got under the ball.
Alvarez is very good, but enough of that, we're not allowed to say Argentina have good players apart from Messi, we must follow the narrative that Messi is carrying a team of dogs on his back to world cup glory.
Argentina are going to win. I can feel it in my bones. Too many factors are in their favour: nobody wins it back to back, France squad been dealing with some issues, since 02 last winners have been all European, in the law of averages another continent will win at some point, Messi, fate/destiny/ whatever, it just seems like his time and most importantly, I think FIFA wants Argentina to win.
