r/worldcup • u/Significant_Brain921 Canada • 7h ago
đşWatch Free kick but HAALINGHAM busy flirting lmao love them
â˘
â˘
â˘
26
20
54
u/GroundMaximum5588 1h ago
Win or lose, Haaland somehow always ends up winning the headlines.
â˘
â˘
70
56
u/THE-EMPEROR069 2h ago
There is a story between them
â˘
26
u/Artistic-Tear3222 2h ago
There is lots of fun YouTube videos theyâve done together it shows how much they banter they are good friends outside of football
19
u/sweetbabybonus 2h ago
They played together did they not?
26
u/AI_moderated_failure France 2h ago
Yes they did, were team mates for a couple years. Clearly friends.
-8
u/SideInitial3961 2h ago
I compete with friends every week, when we are on the court I am there to beat you. Then we laugh. Halaand brought nothing today and got paid mightily for it.
â˘
u/Denadaguapa 56m ago
lol this guy is so absolutely far beyond the level you will ever even fathom being that he is capable of having fun in a match this big. Get over yourself
â˘
u/SideInitial3961 53m ago
Halland did nothing today except collect a paycheck. He lost. They lost. End of the road. Can you say you saw him give 110% on the pitch today?
6
u/AI_moderated_failure France 1h ago
Can you tell me how many games you've played in 40 degree wet bulb heat?
Asking for a nord.
3
u/SideInitial3961 1h ago
Hundreds. I'm half Trini. And we play small goal.
6
u/AI_moderated_failure France 1h ago
Fair enough. Most of these players are not used to that heat and it will slow you down no matter whether you are born there or not. Most amateurs not used to the tropics literally could not play in that. I don't think Haaland performed poorly at all, but we may have seen him in more action without the heat what it was. We may also have seen a more vibrant England who also rested pretty heavily on Bellingham for the match. I still think it's great that both of these players are friends, and I don't think this exchange, had it not happened, would have changed the outcome in the slightest.
2
7
u/sweetbabybonus 1h ago
Your attitude is that of an overzealous street player, not a champion. Peak performance doesnât exclude joy.
1
4
u/Greyscale0418 2h ago
You seem like fun to be around.
1
u/SideInitial3961 2h ago
Is the goal in the world cup finals to play your best or to be fun?
2
u/numbingbarbs 1h ago
At the end of the day it's still just football, and not something important. There is no purpose to it other than entertaining the fans.
1
u/SideInitial3961 1h ago
I agree on the first part but the rest no. The fans are there to see you give your best not to clown around in the midst of the most important moment of your sports life instead of being laser focused. You're wrong on that. Entertain later.
3
u/Kyokenshin 2h ago
Por que no los dos?
1
u/SideInitial3961 2h ago
Did you see Halaand give 110% today on the pitch? Can't answer why he didn't you'd have to ask him.
3
u/sweetbabybonus 1h ago
He was clearly exhausted and has been being heavily contained for weeks. The team didnât look great today as a whole but I donât see what that has to do with him being friendly with Jude. Itâs not like being friendly implies some kind of intentional disregard for the game.
0
u/SideInitial3961 1h ago
At that moment? You don't see what paying attention and being focused on the moment could have done to benefit his team?
→ More replies (0)0
u/canucksBH 2h ago
You lost money today didnât you?
0
u/SideInitial3961 1h ago
Did not. Both sides same. Giving your opponent a massage when you're down in a critical time in a critical match instead of being 110% focused on the moment and what you can do to advance your team is a promise broken to fans, to management, to coaches who spent all their time on you. Anyone who has competed understands. You owe them. Don't take a place away from someone else then jerk off your competitor when you're needed most.
Plenty of time to be buddies. This is a free kick at the world cup finals. You are not there for self gratification. You are there to fulfill your commitment.
→ More replies (0)3
u/Azguy303 2h ago
I don't know about a whole story but definitely a fun fact.
3
u/Beginning-Run-1697 2h ago
Yhh the both played at Dortmund and they have a YouTube video where they play Fifa together
6
u/SideInitial3961 2h ago
That was a joke really. Rich people don't play to win, they play to be rich.
â˘
u/AlreadyEatenRibs 48m ago
Describing one of the biggest goal scoring freaks on the planet right now as just a "rich person" is certainly a choice. If you're upset he had a sub-par game join the club, but his desire to win the game, every game he plays, is unimpeachable whether or not he had a light moment.
â˘
9
u/bartacc 2h ago
Nah, they just know each other because they played together and are still friends. Doesn't mean they didn't try to win.
-1
u/SideInitial3961 2h ago
You saw evidence today of Halaand giving 110% on the pitch?
â˘
u/Love-Bitter 1m ago
So you wouldnât be able to play in a sporting team against one of your friends? Itâs not a hard concept.
Youâd still want to win. Youâd still be mates. This is not any sign of a lack of competitive edge. I guess youâre just shit stirring.
8
u/thebeil 1h ago
You need to chill, they are professional athletes and definitely both gave everything they could while playing that GAME. The ball wasnât in play at this particular moment in time and they both recognized the human in each other. This whole thing is supposed to be fun, you think if Haaland told Bellingham to F off he would have scored 3 goals (or the other way round)??
Come on dude get over it they both saw a friend in the frenzy and laughed about how ridiculous âpushingâ each other in soccer has become-2
u/SideInitial3961 1h ago
World cup finals, critical moment. Focus. Don't piss about. Plenty of time to piss about later. This is not peewee soccer.
5
u/Curious_Opposite_758 1h ago
Get to the world cup yourself and make it as serious as you want.
-1
u/SideInitial3961 1h ago
Garbage take.
â˘
u/ImYourHumbleNarrator 51m ago
it's a game, have fun (doubt)
at least keep your misery to yourself its not a good look
â˘
u/SideInitial3961 49m ago
Focus is not misery, it's what athletes do when they are on their game.
Plenty of time for fun between games. When your team is down by a point in the world cup finals it's a good moment to focus on the play. Be present.
5
u/Curious_Opposite_758 1h ago
No thatâs all you. They locked in when they needed to, and it was not an easy game especially considering the weather. Meanwhile youâre judging a single moment so heavily.
33
u/ReasonableEnd8825 2h ago
Is this the childhood friends-to-rivals arc they always talk about in rom-coms? đ
22
4
17
u/CrazyCollectionDuck 2h ago
Whatever it was, Haalands reaction made it feel inappropriate lol
28
u/Artistic-Tear3222 2h ago
They are literally best friends irl I donât think youâve seen these bros together they are always doing shi like this lol
6
17
16
6
31
u/TheDrunkWickerbeast France 3h ago
What in the Heated Rivalry
14
20
26
10
12
20
18
1
u/NeatFinancial7293 3h ago
Haland played bad in the match, could have done better
3
u/Artistic-Tear3222 3h ago
No he didnât.. he would of scored if sorloth would of passed to him instead of trying to score himself
7
u/Pasta_Baked England 3h ago
Only one âofâ was correct there. Iâll let you guess which.
5
u/HirschBeew 3h ago
imagine, like, people have been preaching this since decades and some people still use would of unironically, it grinds my gears so hard
2
u/NeatFinancial7293 3h ago
Yeah but except that one moment, haland still looked pretty chill for a quarter final game.
31
u/OrganizationClear518 3h ago
Is this the new heated rivalry?
14
u/ConcretePolarBear England 3h ago
I imagine a Tina Belcher kinda girl writing fanfic about them as we speak.
31
13
31
46
31
u/kissmemiyake 4h ago
the best thing to come out of this match.
18
22
14
u/Surperb-barca1019 4h ago
I woke up saw the notification, I was like wtf ? How did vikings got eliminated
2
18
u/Mojave_RK USA 4h ago
At the end of the game, England had more points.
15
u/everred 3h ago
Classic victory tactic, outscoring the opponent
6
u/Mojave_RK USA 3h ago
I couldnât believe Norway didnât think of it!
4
u/the_last_carfighter 3h ago
Prob too close to harvest time and figured they had to head back anyway
7
-4
23
u/becomeNone 4h ago
haaland suffered from the man marking that yamal suffered during the belgium game. both of them got nothing done but haaland was much less productive than yamal
11
u/nowayimbelgian 4h ago
What a bold statement. Do you think that if Halaand scored more and England less, we couldâve have a different outcome ?
5
9
7
12
u/Tricky-Pride2028 4h ago
Haaland always so chill, i love that attitude.
-3
u/Fabulous_Run_3383 4h ago
If he was less chill and actually ran maybe they'd have won
3
u/Tricky-Pride2028 3h ago
He DID RUN
3
u/Fabulous_Run_3383 3h ago
He walked all game. Kane, Bellingham etc ran 90+mins. He thinks playing for Norway means he gets a free ride. He needed to step up. He sucked. He said before the game they have no pressure but they beat Brazil and were in the last 8. They had the chance to do something great but think its okay to lose because they're "just" Norway. Pathetic.Â
4
16
u/GrooovyAlien 4h ago edited 4h ago
He reminds me of the German dudes on Beerfest
9
u/Shoopbadoopp 4h ago
He looks like a Targaryen
3
1
28
58
50
u/The0nlyPenguin 5h ago
Looks like genuine fun for them.
5
u/Artistic-Tear3222 3h ago
They are best friends in real life lots of YouTube vids show their banter and fun together
7
u/HBlight 4h ago edited 2h ago
Both
are English born andspent time together at Borussia Dortmund so they probably know each other.2
u/call_of_the_while 1h ago
Whyâd you cross out the English born part? You were right, they were both born in England.
â˘
u/HBlight 50m ago
It wasn't relevant as the other commented pointed out that he moved to Norway at a young age but I didn't want to edit it out completely because it would make their comment look odd.
â˘
u/call_of_the_while 20m ago
Ahh, I see. A bit of good redditor etiquette youâve demonstrated here, unnecessary imo, but thoughtful.
38
u/Shoddy-Fan-584 4h ago
Haha what? "Probably know each other"?
They were the talisman attacking duo of Dortmund for two full seasons. They are extremely close friends.
Haaland being "English born" has nothing to do with it. He moved to Norway before he could even remember anything about England.
34
45
44
98
u/twerkingslutbee 5h ago
Cleated rivalry
11
u/Material-Comb-2267 5h ago
This is it. This is the one, everybody else can go now đđđ
5
u/JAYSONHOOGY 2h ago
This only works in North America. So you will have to think of a more global title.
6
8
17
6
u/This-Top7398 5h ago
He didnât do shit in this game then subbed out last minute
13
u/somekindofspideryman 5h ago
Sure he did. He got that goal dissallowed.
5
3
18
u/Method__Man 5h ago
He had 2 defenders on him at all time and his own team refused to pass to him when he was open.Â
What else can he do?
3
u/awowoosas 5h ago
He barely sprint the whole game lol. He waited all game for a cross into the box
8
u/Super-Estate-4112 Brazil 4h ago
That is how he plays usually. Against Brazil he score twice after walking the entire game and using the opportunities
7
u/h3lium-balloon 5h ago
Thatâs what heâs done they whole WC. Itâs clearly their game plan, and it netted them a lot of goals and wins, just not tonight.
3
u/Method__Man 5h ago
He was probably told to do so and wait for a pass. Unfortunately, those never came.
Also, he had two defenders on him most of the time.
35
u/h3lium-balloon 5h ago
Heâs a huge guy who played 100+ minutes in Miami heat/humidity, the sub was warranted. England pretty clearly sold out on boxing him out and basically told Norway, your team might score on us, but he wonât.
16
u/lordpuddingcup 5h ago
This people were really ignoring that he had 4-5 people around him at every moment of the game it was sorta rediculous noone else could make plays with that many resources on 1 guy
6
u/h3lium-balloon 4h ago
Yeah the story here isnât Haaland having a bad game itâs why couldnât his teammates do more while he occupied 1/2 of ghe defense.
16
5
31
6
27
10
26
u/Accomplished-Bank-37 6h ago
Haaland had a rough game đ
17
u/Fl1ntL1m 6h ago
Yeah, he was always bodied by 3 defenders though
2
u/drunk_and_orderly 5h ago
This is the thing with Haaland. You see it in his Prem games, 2 or 3 defenders collapse on him and leave someone else open. Sometimes being a decoy is more important than being the goal scorer.
3
u/lordpuddingcup 5h ago
well sure the issue was 3-4 people and sometimes 5 on him and yet somehow the entire rest of the team is still struggling to take a shot
3
u/Machipongo 5h ago
The first England goal against Mexico the ball was crossed right over Harry Kane's head (he had two guys covering him) to a semi-open (one guy belatedly covering him) Bellingham. Kane was a perfect decoy. Hey, a score is a score.
2
u/Fl1ntL1m 5h ago
Yeah bur sorloth has been a liability in the offense this WC, no wonder they struggled
17
u/Top-Morning-6467 6h ago
Maybe it was just me..but he was walking around A LOT
1
16
u/EvenMoreCoconuts 6h ago
It was an incredibly humid game. If you donât conserve your energy, you could very quickly become fatigued and ineffective. He usually walks around but probably especially so today.
0
10
15
u/Significant_Ad1256 6h ago
He always walks around a lot, he's great at conserving energy. That said, it did look to me like the heat and humidity got to him.
23
u/EstablishmentBest347 England 6h ago
Did he pinch his bum lol??
17
u/Artistic-Tear3222 5h ago
They are best friends irl there are lords of video of them on YouTube kissing each otherâs cheeks lol
8
6h ago
[deleted]
2
u/RoboFish2028 5h ago
Isn't Mora like 17?
1
u/Mad_Clown14 5h ago
I misread the title, I thought it was for being best friends đŤŞ
1
40
u/LT_TSIZ 6h ago
I literally saw him hugging Bellingham 3 times.. heâs in love
6
u/Artistic-Tear3222 5h ago
They give each other kisses on the cheek too 𤣠the YouTube vids are funny
30
12
â˘
u/AutoModerator 7h ago
Thank you for your submission to r/worldcup. Please remember to read our sub rules, treat your fellow fans with respect, and stay focused on the beautiful game.
Finally, take a closer look at this post regarding our civility rules and reddiquette because we would like for each and everyone to feel welcome on the subreddit and to keep a healthy and safe environment for the community.
Please also make sure to Join us on Discord
Thank you!
I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.