I watched the second half and some of overtime plus kick off stuff. It was actually fairly interesting. I’m in New York and I think an Argentinian watching place was down my street. They were super into it. I wouldn’t watch it every week or anything but if most games are like that I would definitely watch some.
I love the sport so much. Most games are nothing like that. It had so many elements that simply won't be replicated again, likely in our lifetime. The stakes, the teams, two generational talents matching moment for moment. All things considered, it was the best game in any team sport, in our lifetime. All that being said it was extremely close to being the biggest dud in world cup final history. If Argentina gets that to 3-0, and they were damn close to doing so, no one in this country are saying boo about what happened at Lusail Stadium on December 18, 2022.