Maybe having it in December before the best players are worn down from club play actually is a good idea many of whom are coming off of 40 game seasons when we play this in the summer.
The finals were amazing, one of the best pure soccer games you will see with Argentina dominating for 80 minutes and then Mbappe putting on a show that nobody will ever forget.
The only issue is that, like two games in the quarter finals, this game had to end with the penalty shootout. Obviously it thrilling and the pressure on the players is immense but as anybody who has watched any level of soccer will tell you, it's not soccer.
We don't end the World Series with home run derby, we don't finish the NBA finals with a dunk contest and there is no reason we end the World Cup in a shootout. Maybe allow more substitutions with every 15 minutes over overtime. Maybe go back to the golden goal, maybe treat each 15 minutes by itself, maybe be creative but don't end it this way….and that's from somebody who was rooting hard for Argentina.
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