When the final was a true classic on Sunday, Argentina winning on penalties after a 3-3 draw, it left everyone except France feeling like they won.
The drama rose with simultaneous group-stage games that carried Japan, South Korea and Croatia to the round of 16 and sent Germany and Belgium home.Īll continents got teams into the knockout rounds, letting Infantino repeat his claim of soccer “becoming truly global for the first time.” These were not vintage Spain or Netherlands teams, and not even Brazil by the time of its quarterfinals exit. Games were consistently compelling if not the best quality. Morocco picked up the baton and was the first African or Arab nation to still be playing on the last weekend of a World Cup. One day later, Germany lost to Japan and then Brazil delighted the world in its first game against Serbia. When the games begin focus shifts to the field, and FIFA got that early on day three when Messi and Argentina lost to Saudi Arabia 2-1 in an upset for the ages.
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