When Argentina REFUSED to play Lionel Messi
11This weekend the 2022 FIFA World Cup quarter finals are set to take place in Al Rayyan, Lusail, Doha and Al Khor. Therefore, we’ve got three alternate tales from the annals of World Cup quarter final history for you.
First, we’re going to try affect the Germany vs Argentina quarter final of 2006 by throwing wonderkid Lionel Messi into the fray from the bench late on.
Then, we’ll see if Brazil can finally add World Cup #4 to their collection if Zico scored the penalty against European Champions France in 1986.
And finally, we could change the entire landscape of American soccer had Torsten Frings been punished with a red card for his handball for Germany against USA in the 2002 quarter final.
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Voice: Jake Doyle (@jakedoyle93)
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