Chile 0 (3), Portugal 0 (0)
I recall those shocking days when Russia and Qatar were awarded the hosting rights of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. Everyone in the West screamed bloody scandal. Especially the English. … And now, it’s reported that Prince William, his Prime Minister, and their cronies negotiated an illegal trade of votes with officials from South Korea (another bidding nation).
Gloat, gloat, gloat.
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Today, Portugal and Chile played the first semifinal game of this Confederations Cup. I turned it on and viewed it for ten minutes. “No goals in this game,” I foresaw.
I watched Netflix. Then I turned the game back on and viewed during minutes 83–90. Still no goals. I regretted my decision to report on the tournament.
The announcers kept saying what a good game it’d been. Maybe they were right. I couldn’t tell.
The thirty-minute extra time started slowly and finished with a flurry of attacking. The Chileans should have been awarded a penalty kick, but VAR did not intervene. Then, twice, they struck the goalposts.
The shootout was more straightforward: three shots, three goals for the Chileans; three shots, three misses for the Portuguese.
Gloat, gloat, gloat.
♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
Today, Portugal and Chile played the first semifinal game of this Confederations Cup. I turned it on and viewed it for ten minutes. “No goals in this game,” I foresaw.
I watched Netflix. Then I turned the game back on and viewed during minutes 83–90. Still no goals. I regretted my decision to report on the tournament.
The announcers kept saying what a good game it’d been. Maybe they were right. I couldn’t tell.
The thirty-minute extra time started slowly and finished with a flurry of attacking. The Chileans should have been awarded a penalty kick, but VAR did not intervene. Then, twice, they struck the goalposts.
The shootout was more straightforward: three shots, three goals for the Chileans; three shots, three misses for the Portuguese.