"World Cup 3rd Place Play Offs are as pointless as a broken pencil!"

Chapter 25 from my first self-published book, and some rambling musings from the FIFA World Cup of 2022.

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"Well the footballing world at large have their dream Final, the defending Champions still have the chance to retain their crown and be repeat Champions, and Lionel Messi has one final pun intended opportunity to be formally recognised as the greatest there has ever been. It’s La Albiceleste versus Les Bleus or if you prefer, the white and light blues or the blue and whites, versus the darker blues with the red and white accoutrements. It’s the dream Final the world has been waiting for!

A ruggedly determined Argentina against a physically imposing France.

The grit and dark art determination of the South Americans.

The joie de vivre and unbeatable look of the Europeans.

It’s Argentina versus France in the biggest of all possible games in the footballing world, and it’s the dream Final for everyone that isn’t English. If the referee is German I believe this tiny island on which I reside may well spontaneously combust with collective fury, but we can’t be selective in wishing to see countries competing for the greatest prize in all sport that we haven’t fought a war with as, well, it would be a very short and limited competition".

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