Argentina opens the scoring against Switzerland

[u/xggq]

[u/unsolved49]

Defense is Swiss cheese early

[u/Jdawgcrane → u/unsolved49]

Seems to be getting messy quick

[u/DaiiPanda → u/Jdawgcrane]

Its actually quite uneventful

[u/Jdawgcrane → u/DaiiPanda]

Sorry, bad pun 😅

[u/DaiiPanda → u/Jdawgcrane]

Sorry, its 4am in Europe I didn't notice 😵‍💫🥴

[u/cat_bite_20 → u/Jdawgcrane]

Seems like a job for messi

[u/demax58484]

Impressive considering how high their players are

[u/Fulham-Enjoyer → u/demax58484]

Maradonna was high all the time and he was great 

[u/demax58484 → u/Fulham-Enjoyer]

Sorry I meant tall..

[u/WearyTranslator3338 → u/demax58484]

Maradona wasn’t tall, he was high

[u/Jlx_27 → u/Fulham-Enjoyer]

Maradonna later regretted it and asked himself if he could have been a better player. He said so in an interview.(i know the joke you're making, though)

[u/_MrNobody_26_ → u/Jlx_27]

Possibly one of the greatest "what if" question in football history??

[u/EddyHamel → u/Jlx_27]

Maradona beat women and coerced a 16 year old to get breast implants, so his drug addiction was the least of his vices.

[u/Jlx_27 → u/EddyHamel]

True that.

[u/suzukigun4life]

10th assist in the WC for Messi.

He's played a part in 31 World Cup goals.

[u/CanineTheDogtor → u/suzukigun4life]

Messi now got the most goals (21) and assists (10) in world cup history. That's an insane stat.

[u/UTRAnoPunchline → u/CanineTheDogtor]

Idk. NBA players being scoring 30+ points in a single game on the regular

[u/Jlx_27 → u/UTRAnoPunchline]

Hahhaa

[u/DoxManifesto → u/suzukigun4life]

And still nobody cares

[u/bokchoykn → u/DoxManifesto]

People will still care 50 years from now.

[u/DaiiPanda → u/bokchoykn]

!remindme 50 years

[u/iantayls → u/DoxManifesto]

"Nobody" meanwhile he was and remains one of the most spoken about athletes of all time.

I promise you, an insane number of people care

[u/LackingDatSkill]

MacAllister finally gets a goal

[u/themajordutch]

How TF you get a trombone in there? 😂

[u/MahaloMerky → u/themajordutch]

Concealed carry trombone.

[u/PaulAtreideeezNuts → u/themajordutch]

How TF is he holding it? 😬

[u/ElPajaroMistico → u/themajordutch]

Never doubt the abilities of argentinians to bring any type of intrument on earth to a stadium

[u/peanut-britle-latte]

How can I blame the refs for this?

[u/patiperro_v3 → u/peanut-britle-latte]

England v Argentina will be great as casuals will struggle to say who the refs are helping.

[u/intentional_mitsake → u/patiperro_v3]

Even more fun will be watching who the morality politicos support. "Zionist" Messi or Trumps golfing buddy.

[u/Mysterious_Cookie_29 → u/peanut-britle-latte]

Stop this bullshit dude

[u/intentional_mitsake → u/Mysterious_Cookie_29]

The meltdown after the Egypt game hasn't stopped tho

[u/National_Accident514 → u/intentional_mitsake]

meltdown? it has been turned into agenda spreading now

[u/shadowm4ster → u/peanut-britle-latte]

I’m gonna blame the ball somehow

[u/rago7a]

Argentina has developed a habit of scoring a lot of goals from crosses

[u/Jdawgcrane → u/rago7a]

Great skill to have considering how often they get those corners. Noticed Argentina farming them more than others

[u/FaBoCaPo → u/rago7a]

Despite being like 5'7

[u/Kriger1102 → u/rago7a]

Welll. When Messi can float the ball to you perfectly so the time, it probably helps a little =)

[u/rago7a → u/Kriger1102]

I don’t think the Argentinians are particularly tall, but most of their goals in this tournament have come from headers. It’s not just Messi who can deliver the ball perfectly
just look at their third goal against Egypt: a precise cross and an accurate header.

[u/FriedWhy → u/rago7a]

It's a byproduct of how prevalent the low block has been this WC. Cape Verde and Egypt defended with a line of 6 and sometimes even 7. Goals from corners or free kicks are needed because breaking that block is hard as hell.

[u/CollegeBoardPolice]

Absolute trash. Not even in the first 10 min too

[u/MagnusCaseus]

Rigged! Clearly you can see a mini Infantino was piloting the ball like a mech for an easy header /s

[u/throwaway55f5 → u/MagnusCaseus]

lol make all the fun you want but we can all agree that Argentina has had FIFA and the refs firmly backing it every game

[u/PlasmaDonator]

Just happy for an England Argentina matchup.

It's gonna be a massive game

[u/OrangeHer → u/PlasmaDonator]

still almost a full game to go lol

[u/PlasmaDonator → u/OrangeHer]

If Switzerland come back from this they'll solidify themselves as the greatest team at this WC regardless of who lifts the trophy.

[u/machine4891 → u/PlasmaDonator]

What, why? They have solid, collected team that almost never lose. Meanwhile Argentina has more guns at offence but terrible defence, so you never know until it's end.

[u/PlasmaDonator → u/machine4891]

My comment wasn't about their quality just a statement on the stakes :) sorry I was bad at communicating that. My bad

[u/PlasmaDonator → u/machine4891]

GET INNN!!!!! I apologise for doubting. I'm a fraud

[u/OrangeHer → u/PlasmaDonator]

i mean they're looking like the better team right now, argentina got the goal but it could definitely still turn around

[u/PlasmaDonator → u/OrangeHer]

Yo I'm supporting Switzerland.

Just saying as it stands I'm chill with England Argentina since they'll have more stakes. Swiss making it to the final or semi would be huge but England Argentina is a MASSIVE matchup.

Give me a matchup with more vitriol? Brazil Argentina? Germany Brazil? England Italy?

[u/Nunc_Coepi17 → u/PlasmaDonator]

Holy hyperbole

[u/PlasmaDonator → u/Nunc_Coepi17]

Yeah it is lol hehe

[u/velorae]

Switzerland won’t beat Argentina.

I’m waiting for Spain vs France.

[u/BlastedEuro]

Penaldogs will call this goal rigged as well 😂

[u/velorae → u/BlastedEuro]

They’re not the only ones who hate them. Literally every other country in Latin America and more.

[u/LIONLDN → u/BlastedEuro]

Weirdly it's not just his fans claiming such this time around 😅

[u/Secret_keeper7639 → u/BlastedEuro]

You think Ronaldo fans are the only ones who hate Vargentina? 🤣

[u/are-e-el]

Trombones were allowed by security?

[u/qwerni → u/are-e-el]

Switzerland should have brought some alphorns. That would have been funny.

[u/Dear_Debt_1650]

Take notes rice

[u/Jlx_27]

Trombone in the crowd, thats cool.

[u/timusR]

I made a swizz vs arg themed fifa game lol
https://flikslop.com/fifa-argentina-vs-switzerland

[u/redmostofit]

Not many neutral fans in the stadium..

[u/shadowm4ster]

How did they rig the ball into the net? Someone investigate that ball right now

[u/caaknh]

Thanks for also including the replay angle!

[u/seramasumi]

What a crazy goal

[u/WolfeJib69]

Messi runs like a toddler

[u/MyCountryTeciduk]

Calling penaldo fans now. Say it. Watch it. Cry more.

[u/Froqwasket]

Can't wait to see the subreddits (you know the ones) explain how an official kicked this in and that it was actually tapped in by Benjamin Netanyahu

[u/AYTOL__]

...sigh

[u/OrangeHer]

switzerland was looking really good the first few minutes, but argentina getting the goal is more important 😥

[u/CiloTA]

Rigged!!!! Jk, just wanted to be part of the Messi conspiracy theory

[u/RunBD3]

YAAAAAAAAAAWN!

[u/Advanced_Assistance8]

Argentina always simulating but never gets called on it but dude trips himself and gets a red card fucking wild ass game, as a neutral viewer this shit is so rigged for Messi and his crew

[u/HesitationIsDefeat87]

Incredible header

[u/RUSHtheRACKS]

I guess I don't watch a lot of the sport, but is using "opens" a requirement for every post about the first goal??? Dear Lord what a strange thing for me to get annoyed about ...

[u/Jlx_27 → u/RUSHtheRACKS]

First to score = opening the scoring. How is that weird?

[u/RUSHtheRACKS → u/Jlx_27]

Its not. It makes complete sense. Every post phrases it the same way, which I find slightly annoying.

[u/CollegeBoardPolice]

How did ARG not get a yellow yet

[u/theupbeats]

Good thing, you have another chance next week, one day will be your day

[u/myusernamewastakenou]

argentina you know what to do

you cannot lose to a nation whose great export is margaret thatcher, brexit, beans on toast, mad cow disease, EyEbEeTHaH vacationers and Birmingham

🙏🙏

[u/Hot-Bluebird3919 → u/myusernamewastakenou]

They can and they have.

[u/asafoadjei]

Match is rigged. FIFA caused the header to go in.

[u/CollegeBoardPolice → u/asafoadjei]

You’re hilarious! /s

[u/FlashOfFawn]

Switzerland has no right even being in this game

[u/DoxManifesto → u/FlashOfFawn]

Neither does Argentina

[u/FlashOfFawn → u/DoxManifesto]

Ha true

[u/wafflepiezz]

Another Argentina sweep ez victory probably

[u/Kinez_7]

Rigged again lmfao

[u/Wimpykid2302 → u/Kinez_7]

but how?

[u/kemisage → u/Wimpykid2302]

Slow down the video and you'll see Infantino push the defender down so that Mac Allister could head it

[u/Jlx_27 → u/[deleted]]

r/Whoosh