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Torrannor
Apr 27, 2013

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TEAM-MATE
This is it, fellow goons. The very last match. Today we find out which country has the best football team in the whole world! Come in to this Hublot Forum of Friendship World Cup Final thread!

France vs Croatia, 17:00 CET, 4 p.m. BST, 11 a.m. EST, Moscow



The two best teams this World Cup are facing each other. France have a fantastic team, a lot of amazing players that are also on average pretty young. They will likely be a force to be reckoned with for some time. Griezmann, Mbappe, Matuidi or Lloris, just to name a few, make up a really strong squad. France certainly fulfilled the expectations of being one of the favorites this tournament. Croatia, like Belgium, have been a dark horse for some time now. And like Belgium, they've shed that label and emerged as one of the serious contenders. Modric, Perisic, Kramaric, Mandzukic, Rebic and co. are household names that coalesced into a formidable team. They're already the most successful national team in Croatian history, but they won't be content with second place. Overall, the French team has slightly better players, and didn't have to play extra time in all of their knockout games. So they are the favorites to win this game, imho. Yet the Croats won't make it easy for France, and they have a good chance to lift the trophy themselves.

So we have a likely close match between two great football teams. Let's enjoy this very last World Cup match together in this Hublot Forum of Friendship. I hope it's an engaging game, worthy of a World Cup Final.


I have enjoyed making most of the match day threads, thanks a lot for reading them, folks. :)

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belgend
Mar 6, 2008

me when The Club do another win

but the final was yesterday :thunk:

Eau de MacGowan
May 12, 2009

BRASIL HEXA
2026 tá logo aí
thank you for all the threads op

allez modric

lynch_69
Jan 21, 2001

One cock on a shirt

kecske
Feb 28, 2011

it's round, like always

H R V A T S K A

Zedd
Jul 6, 2009

I mean, who would have noticed another madman around here?



Rooting hard for not-France. :toot:

Jose
Jul 24, 2007

Adrian Chiles is a broadcaster and writer
lets go croatia

HappyCamperGL
May 18, 2014

Dix-huit ans de mal.

Bourricot
Aug 7, 2016



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ku9s0CKbpY

Kurtofan
Feb 16, 2011

hon hon hon
Allez les bleus.

Gigi Galli
Sep 19, 2003

and then the car turned in to fire
Thank you for all the good threads Torranor.

Jose posted:

lets go croatia

fridge corn
Apr 2, 2003

NO MERCY, ONLY PAIN :black101:
up the croats

Phlegmish
Jul 2, 2011



Rooting for the Croats, it's only fair, they haven't won it before

poty
Jun 21, 2008

虹はどこで終わるのですか? あなたの魂の中で、または地平線で?
Don't care much for the football but I'm looking forward to the closing ceremony, the true highlight of the WC

MOVIE MAJICK
Jan 4, 2012

by Pragmatica
So I just happen to be in Paris for the final today. Anybody here have recommendations where to watch the match?

de curry GOAT
Oct 23, 2005

I’m going to miss the World Cup

frajaq
Jan 30, 2009

#acolyte GM of 2014


the ref is argie lol

Insurrectionist
May 21, 2007
I'm insanely not invested in who wins this game OP

It better be at least somewhat decent though

Kurtofan
Feb 16, 2011

hon hon hon

frajaq posted:

the ref is argie lol

that's just perfect

gschmidl
Sep 3, 2011

watch with knife hands

il rentre à la maison and/or dolazi kući

oliwan
Jul 20, 2005

by Nyc_Tattoo
If you root for France you are some retarded fail

HJB
Feb 16, 2011

:swoon: I can't get enough of are Dan :swoon:
OTOH

Kurtofan
Feb 16, 2011

hon hon hon

oliwan posted:

If you root for France you are some retarded fail

lol the swiss

Gigi Galli
Sep 19, 2003

and then the car turned in to fire

Kurtofan posted:

lol the swiss

He's right, sorry

Kurtofan
Feb 16, 2011

hon hon hon
Crétins des alpes

the swiss are so retarded we had to invent a special classification just for them

Kurtofan fucked around with this message at 13:42 on Jul 15, 2018

vyelkin
Jan 2, 2011
I think France have a slightly better chance of winning it but I am fully 100% behind Croatia. I would love a new country to hold up that Jules Rimet Trophy.

Phlegmish
Jul 2, 2011



It's the ultimate underdog story, 4 million people, goddamn.

Kurtofan
Feb 16, 2011

hon hon hon

vyelkin posted:

I think France have a slightly better chance of winning it but I am fully 100% behind Croatia. I would love a new country to hold up that Jules Rimet Trophy.

bad news

Electronico6
Feb 25, 2011

Looking forward for Modric to win the WC and the ballon d'Or then going to jail for committing idiot crimes

Phil Moscowitz
Feb 19, 2007

If blood be the price of admiralty,
Lord God, we ha' paid in full!
Allez les Bleus

Phil Moscowitz
Feb 19, 2007

If blood be the price of admiralty,
Lord God, we ha' paid in full!

frajaq posted:

the ref is argie lol

Same one for the Uruguay game, looks like a nazi youth troop leader

Kurtofan
Feb 16, 2011

hon hon hon

Phlegmish posted:

It's the ultimate underdog story, 4 million people, goddamn.

uruguay has less

Doctor Malaver
May 23, 2007

Ce qui s'est passé t'a rendu plus fort
I'm worried that we don't embarrass ourselves. Like a 0-4 loss with the whole world watching.

Also,

Electronico6 posted:

Looking forward for Modric to win the WC and the ballon d'Or then going to jail for committing idiot crimes

de curry GOAT
Oct 23, 2005

I like the look of these french players

African AIDS cum
Feb 29, 2012


Welcome back, welcome back, welcome baaaack

MOVIE MAJICK posted:

So I just happen to be in Paris for the final today. Anybody here have recommendations where to watch the match?

Behind some bollards with your back to the wall near a quick exit

Sneaks McDevious
Jul 29, 2010

by LITERALLY AN ADMIN

African AIDS cum posted:

Behind some bollards with your back to the wall near a quick exit

Lol but also...this

FailAtMagic
Apr 11, 2011
looking forward to m'boopiediebapi to run fast and not score a goal

vyelkin
Jan 2, 2011

FailAtMagic posted:

looking forward to m'boopiediebapi to run fast and not score a goal

raheem sterling isn't playing today mate

belgend
Mar 6, 2008

me when The Club do another win

kylian mmmbop

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HJB
Feb 16, 2011

:swoon: I can't get enough of are Dan :swoon:
Mbappe is The Real Deal™

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