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Darmody on Dec 18, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Lionel Messi Is Impossible (2014)

It's Qatar playing geopolitics. They didn't spend $200+ billion because they love football.

They want something big to show the world. What better than having one of the best players ever win a world cup before retiring?

That's how I see it.

phlakaton on Dec 18, 2022 [–]

One of the best players in the game was going to win no matter which side won. This looked like a pretty fairly-called contest to me.

But hey, even a 7–1 beatdown of the favorites can make for a memorable and entertaining World Cup.

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