World Cup 2022: Congrats to Argentina and the GOAT (WATCH THIS GAME, BEST GAME EVER)

Spinetta · December 9, 2022, 5:48pm

Damn! The Croatian players were really elite at kicking those penalties.

monetary_expert · December 9, 2022, 5:49pm

Is this the first time the first scorer in et didn’t win?

Aofrantic · December 9, 2022, 5:50pm

Croatia really had no business winning that game.

Goalkeeper was their best player by miles and didn’t really try to score until thr 110th minute.
Very naive of Brazil to get caught out there though

amead · December 9, 2022, 5:51pm

Is it common that a team saves their best scorer for the end of pks knowing they might not get to shoot?

Aofrantic · December 9, 2022, 5:51pm

Really opens it up for one of Ronaldo, Messi, mbappe or England though.

Aofrantic · December 9, 2022, 5:51pm

Yes, and it’s dumb.

anon59375068 · December 9, 2022, 5:53pm

lol that’s insane. Why save them for fifth then? Why not tenth? Just unbelievable mathematic incompetence.

Aofrantic · December 9, 2022, 5:53pm

Because they get to be the hero that wins the game!

It happened with an important shootout with Ronaldo a few years back.

Habsfan09 · December 9, 2022, 5:54pm

here for the lol Brazil

Slighted · December 9, 2022, 5:54pm

brazil bracketed their penalty lineup… rodrygo who went first is one of the normal takers for real madrid isn’t he? unfortunately he just had a shit pen. then you leave the high pressure last kick for your “hero”

Fossilkid93 · December 9, 2022, 5:54pm

Croatia’s keeper was 26% save rate going in compared to 41% for Alisson, but all those penalties by Croatia were nearly perfect.

jwax13 · December 9, 2022, 5:54pm

Quite possibly the most talented side to ever get knocked out in the quarterfinals!

anon59375068 · December 9, 2022, 5:55pm

So if the fifth shot isn’t decisive, will they let some other guy take the fifth shot and wait until there’s an opportunity for a decisive shot?

Aofrantic · December 9, 2022, 5:55pm

Never seen that, no.

jwax13 · December 9, 2022, 5:55pm

Portugal is fairly likable outside the rapist

Aofrantic · December 9, 2022, 5:56pm

Bruno is super talented but annoying as fuck

monetary_expert · December 9, 2022, 5:56pm

Glad I haven’t been betting this WC bc I would have put all the money I had on Brazil, thought Croatia were their best possible matchup out of the 8 teams left

Slighted · December 9, 2022, 5:56pm

portugal is the new jersey of europe… can’t cheer for them.

jwax13 · December 9, 2022, 5:57pm

I guess I can see still hating Pepe after his Real years. But Leao and Felix are a joy. And Bruno playing as well as anyone. Silva also class.

Superleeds · December 9, 2022, 5:58pm

before this WC the ref would be given a list and the order the players would take them in 1 to 11 (it repeats if its still tied)

They don’t have to do that in this WC but I’d be very surprised if the teams haven’t figured out who is taking and when. And I think its almost impossible that the coach is just doing it on the fly as they are being taken