Bid them adieu!
This might well be the last time the #WorldCup will see #LionelMessi and #CristianoRonaldo, the greatest players in the history of Club Football. As much as they have lit up the world with #Barcelona and #ManchesterUnited + #RealMadrid, their fairly inferior national teams have never provided the same platform for them to shine at the World Cup and now, they never will.
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#Argentina were knocked out by an ever-improving #France and a future #Balon winner in 19-year old #KylianMbappe, who’s clinical double and lung-busting run that lead to the 1st goal for #LesBleus capped off a fun 4–3 win for the French. If you haven’t seen the 2nd goal France scored, an absolute screamer by the young, unknown #BenjaminPavard, do it now.
If this side can play together the way they did today, with #PaulPogba pulling the strings brilliantly (umm #JoseMourinho — I hope you are watching how well your players perform when they aren’t playing for you!) they will have to be one of the favorites to win this whole darn thang.
Well, unless #Uruguay has something to say about it, after they beat #Portugal 2–1, in a game where they showcased just what makes them a proper contender — they have the best finisher in the game in #Cavani (both his goals proved just that) and by far, the stingiest, meanest defense in what has otherwise been a tournament for the attackers.
The Group stage of this World Cup, for many, has been the most fun we’ve seen in our lifetime. The games, the goals, the drama and the upsets (yup, I’m talking about you, #Germany — while near everyone is putting on a spectacle for the world, you did the opposite), today’s 2 knock-out games highlighted that it’s only getting better.
Mama mia!
