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OriOko88:
Spain has 11 shots on target. Argentina 0. If Argentina wins this most one sided world cup final ever,it will be the greatest injustice ever!!

Injustice or unfair?

chinchum:
If Spain does not win within the extra time, it most likely will lose the penalty shoot out.

penalties usually favors the one on the backfoot.

Agree

Goo0dHardDick:
You have over 7 accounts doing this on NL.

5 accounts

Sheuns:
To you money may be all you need in life, but it’s not African.

A good name is better than gold and silver. African proverb (in fact it’s Yoruba adage).

Power is greater than money. Someone with power can render your money useless.

The bolded one is from the bible.

emoneyrano:
England out
Brazil out
France out
Portugal out

Paving the way for Morocco 👍🏽

Kalulu44:
Guy, in life do what makes you happy. Cus I'm doing mine.
FYI I am also a die hard fan of my state team Enyimba Int'l of Aba, Abia state.
Off recent they have been disappointing me, same with our local league clubs that can't do anything in African competition.
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So I should continue getting angry over them when I can make myself happy elsewhere.
And what concerns me with Congo DR and co. When they, Senegal and co all crashed out. Didn't we talked about them and how inexperience they all are.
So we should continue talking about them forever.
Abeg my post is about today match, stick with that. If African football conversation comes or better still create the thread and we'll join you to analyse it, thank you.

You said Congo and Senegal lost because of "lack of experience." Exactly what experience were they lacking that Croatia had?

Funny how an African team loses and the first thing you point to is its shortcomings. But when a European team loses, it's "they should have qualified."

That's the mentality I'm talking about. We are the first to put ourselves down. Then we wonder why African football isn't respected.

Anyway, enjoy your Portuguese game... and Ronaldo.

Kdon2:
He said his piece that matters to him, why don't you should just say yours too and stop whimpering

That's exactly what I did. Funny how my opinion bothers you more than his post bothered me.

After reading the title, I thought an African was about to talk about the heartbreak of DR Congo, Senegal or Côte d'Ivoire after leading their Round of 16 matches and still ending up eliminated.
Instead, here we are having a pity party over European teams.

Honestly, when are we Africans going to start consuming and promoting our own football? As a non-Nigerian, I come to Nairaland hoping to see discussions about Nigerian clubs or African football, but it's Chelsea, Manchester United, Bayern Munich and the rest all day.

We complain that African football isn't growing, yet we're the first to ignore it. That's the real problem.

agabaI23:
Please don't raise my hope like Congo meat.

Don’t worry.

franchasng:
Germany have never performed this woefully in all their world cup appearances until this 2026 that they fielded lots of black players, think about it and dont bring France here cos there is a reason for France performance despite having high number of blacks

Please explain the reason of French performance

ibedun:
Stop this STIPID overhyping of those people. There is absolutely nothing special about them just that we refuse to think critically is the only difference.

Thanks. Adding to that the majority of those players in African teams were born in Europe

SundiKeita:
I don talk ummmm...all dem Africans always rooting for non Africa teams get issues

It is called village people mentality.
They would prefer to see a complete stranger succeed at the expense of their own people.

SundiKeita:
I don talk ummmm...all dem Africans always rooting for non Africa teams get issues

Seriously

Kemetian:
TYPICAL NIGERIAN WITH INFERIORITY COMPLEX.

GERMANY AND HOLLAND WERE ELIMINATED YESTERDAY BY PARAGUAY AND MOROCCO.

BUT YOU WILL NEVER SEE ANY EUROPEAN SAY THEY SHOULD REDUCE EUROPE'S SLOTS.

YOU PEOPLE ARE JUST CURSED IN HOW YOU REASON.

Thanks for putting words in my mouth

9JAMac10:
If I was the Netherlands I’d put more pressure on the ball. Morocco aren’t trying to advance past half field and take any risks. They prefer penalties anyway. With low ball pressure, Morocco is benefiting from doing nothing

And my question is, who in the world would prefer penalties given that penalties are unpredictable

Ebenezer2021:
the opinion that Senegal will win the world cup can only come from someone whose head is not normal.
Same Senegal that barely survived the group and ended as best losers

And how old are you ?
Only someone who hadn’t lived long enough won’t believe that someone can rise after falling

Ebenezer2021:
do you have mental issues?

Com’on! Are you serious? Does it mean anyone who doesn’t share your opinion has mental issue ?

alobright17:
it is only curved when is comes to Messi for Ronaldo it is always straight.

And I don’t give a damn about neither Messi nor Ronaldo. All I care about is African teams progressing through different stages of this World Cup.

alobright17:
Only Ronaldo fans are seeing Cape Verde winning Argentina , if the game is against Portugal they’ll only see Portugal winning.

Life itself is full of unpredictable curves let alone a soccer game

geoworldedu:
They will have to wait for today's games in the evening which are all likely not to favour them. That's why the qualification is better now rather than waiting for many underdogs like Uzbekistan to win.

Senegal is Already qualified irrespective of today’s results

Amotolongbo:
It would have been a total embarrassment if the African champion hadn’t qualified to the next round

Not really given that even the world champions had failed to qualify in the past

geoworldedu:
Yes, they are second on the table. Even if they lost, they will be among the top 8.

Cool

geoworldedu:
Ghana can do it for Iran by winning Croatia. If that happens, then Iran qualifies.

Interesting.
Is Ghana already qualified?

geoworldedu:
That chance is almost non-existent, considering the points already held by the remaining three teams in the 3rd positions currently. I have checked everything and saw that this is the feasible period Senegal can do it.

Let’s see if Iran will qualify for the next round

geoworldedu:
Hurrayyy, EGYPT almost made Senegal crash out of the WORLD CUP, but VAR came to the rescue. Osheeeyyy

Even if Egypt had lost this game, Senegal would still have a slightly chance to stay in the course

The Kuwait Football Association has invited Somali FIFA international referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan to officiate the highly anticipated final-round match between Kuwait SC and Al-Qadsia on June 29, a game expected to decide the 2025–2026 Zain Premier League title.

Upon his arrival in Kuwait, Artan was warmly welcomed by the Somali Ambassador to Kuwait, officials from the Kuwait Football Association, and representatives of the organizing partners.

The appointment highlights the growing international recognition of Artan's refereeing abilities and reflects the confidence football authorities have in African match officials on the global stage.

Congratulations to Omar Artan and Somalia on this remarkable achievement. Africa continues to produce world-class football officials.

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Tunisia is already eliminated

GanagiBitrus:
Africa still has a good chance of making it 9/10 in the Round of 32.

Senegal had lost their first 2 games.
Can they still advance to the knock out stage ?

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sweetjohn:
Pls stop this nonesense drunkard talk. Nigeria is the best according to you yet was beaten by a stupid team as SA and Dr Congo. Did they tie their legs from scoring and then qualify? A failure will never accept his failure and that’s why he will continue to fail.

Calling South Africa or Congo "stupid teams" makes no sense. If they were so "stupid," how did they finish ahead of Nigeria and qualify while Nigeria did not?
Nigeria is a football powerhouse because of its talent, but let's be honest: its success relies heavily on players developed abroad. Meanwhile, clubs from South Africa and DR Congo have consistently achieved more on the African club stage.

DR Congo's TP Mazembe reached the final of the FIFA Club World Cup and even played against Inter Milan. South African clubs have also been regular contenders in African competitions.

When was the last time a Nigerian club reached those heights? Before insulting other countries, it's worth looking at the achievements of their domestic leagues. Respect is earned on the field, not through insults.