Open Thread: 16 July 2026

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Argentina did it again…

Now, it was England time to bottle it…Despite being 1-0, they went to deep and conceded many chances to Argentina. It looked like they didn't watched Argentina previous game, in which Messi's team managed to win despite adversities. As Brazilian, I don't like saying it, but Argentina deserve to reach the final yesterday and England did not. It hurts even more to recognize that Argentina's players really fight in the pitch, very far from what Brazilians did in the tournament.