Football Xtra

One of those Lionel Messi goals that leaves you asking the same question every time: “How on earth did he score that?”

If only Messi had found Messi with that pass.💔

🎙️| Zlatan Ibrahimović Doesn’t Hold Back on Africa’s World Cup Elimination. He is so right here. Thierry Henry: A lot of African countries have been eliminated from the World Cup. Some fans believe FIFA has been unfair to African teams. What do you think? Zlatan: “People always want someone to blame. They blame FIFA, they blame the referees, they blame luck. No. The truth is much simpler. Africa has talent, but talent alone doesn’t win trophies. Football is built on structure, investment, discipline and consistency. Many African nations are still behind the top football countries in those areas.” Thierry Henry: So you don’t think the referees are the main reason? Zlatan: “No. Look at the games. Several African teams took the lead and still found a way to lose. At this level, that is not bad luck, that is game management. You cannot be winning and then collapse under pressure. The best teams know how to finish matches.” Thierry Henry: What about Senegal and Ghana? Zlatan: “Take Senegal. They had the advantage and still let the game slip away. Then look at Ghana, they fought hard, but if that’s your highest level against the top nations, it simply isn’t enough. Football is cruel. It doesn’t care who played better for 30 minutes; it cares who is better for 90.” Thierry Henry: So what has to change? Zlatan: “If you want to compete with the best, you have to prepare like the best. Until then, don’t expect sympathy because football doesn’t reward potential, it rewards performance. That’s not disrespect, that’s reality.”

Football Twitter is honestly lost. People don’t want to talk about the actual football anymore. Instead, they make up quotes, fabricate stories, post clips completely out of context, and push whatever gets the most engagement. These low IQ idiots have ruined football.

@Nauli1131921 @appliedintense @sweatystartup @PGorcine The champions before France were Italy, Spain and Germany and they had hardly any black players apart from Germany. So what’s your point?

@appliedintense @sweatystartup @PGorcine The champions before that are French. Only black players in sight. So what's your point?

Imagine if black culture in America prioritized soccer over basketball and football. We would absolutely dominate world cups. 3-4 in a row with ease.

Zlatan would have surely kicked two or three Paraguay players and sent them to hospital.

This was the most disappointing officiating we've seen at the World Cup so far. It was right up there with the Portugal vs. Croatia game.

Those who are saying FIFA is rigging the World Cup for Argentina, why don’t you low iq idiots bet your entire money on Argentina to win it instead of crying on social media?

🚨🇫🇷 Kylian Mbappé after France’s win over Paraguay: 🗣️ “If you have to put your hands in the mud, we know how to do it.” “We know how to play dirty football too. They thought we’d come here in tuxedos, but we were ready for a battle.” “Even in this game, we were the better team. That’s their style of football - there’s no right or wrong way to play. They tried to drag us into their game, but in the end, we won.”

Highlights of France vs Paraguay

Les Bleus battle past a resilient Paraguay side to book their place in the FIFA World Cup quarter-finals.

Marcus Rashford nutmegs Ezri Konsa in England training ahead of their World Cup clash against Mexico! 😱

Kylian Mbappé has scored as many knockout round goals as Cristiano Ronaldo has scored World Cup goals in total (11). Insane. 🤯

The last time France beat Paraguay 1-0 in the FIFA World Cup Round of 16, they went on to lift the trophy. 🇫🇷

🚨📊 Most goals in FIFA World Cup history: 🇦🇷 Lionel Messi — 20 ⚽ 🇫🇷 Kylian Mbappé — 19 ⚽ 🇩🇪 Miroslav Klose — 16 ⚽ 🇧🇷 Ronaldo Nazário — 15 ⚽ 🇩🇪 Gerd Müller — 14 ⚽ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Harry Kane — 13 ⚽ 🇫🇷 Just Fontaine — 13 ⚽

🚨 England Injury Update 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🤕 Reece James missed England’s final training session ahead of the Round of 16 clash against Mexico. 🔙 Jarrell Quansah is back available for selection after returning to full fitness.

Kylian Mbappé has now scored as many FIFA World Cup goals for France as Thierry Henry, Olivier Giroud, Zinedine Zidane and Karim Benzema combined. 🇫🇷 Mbappé: 19 ⚽ Henry + Giroud + Zidane + Benzema: 19 ⚽

MBAPPE SCORES FROM THE SPOT! Paraguay 0-1 France x.com/KeriMccorm1440…

PENALTY TO FRANCE!

🚨 PENALTY CHECK! A challenge on Désiré Doué inside the box and VAR is taking a look! A huge moment in the match…