dammit, i got curious about what the world thought of the game.
marca had a stream of consciousness too long to translate
o globo (brazil)... if i understood the portuguese correctly, this article claims that the english distate for simulation... is a simulation
https://oglobo.globo.com/esportes/en...terra-22848966
curious to hear the dutch/belgian/french/slovakian perspective
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le monde praises southgate’s training at penalties, calls the colombian defense on first half “solid”, agrees it was a clear penalty, remarks that the game distinguised itself more for its yellow cards than for its quality, and generally remains “fair and balanced” as they say:
https://www.lemonde.fr/mondial-2018/...2_5193650.html