WORLD CUP 2022 KNOCKOUT STAGE REVIEW

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  • čas přidán 18. 05. 2024
  • World Cup 2022 is finally over which means it's time for the review of the ENTIRE knockout stage. This one might get a little emotional so get ready fellas.
    0:00 Round of 16
    7:23 Quarter Finals
    13:55 Semi Finals
    16:57 Final
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  • @Kashmir731
    @Kashmir731 Před rokem +3756

    As an Argentine, nothing made me feel safer than Maqwell predicting that France would win the World Cup

  • @ferboferbo1788
    @ferboferbo1788 Před rokem +913

    This final will go down as the best final for decades

    • @RSainman
      @RSainman Před rokem +100

      Damn straight.
      My heart rate was literally
      📉📈📉📈📉📈📉📈📉📈

    • @ejeffe
      @ejeffe Před rokem +2

      @@RSainman same

    • @ignaciohernandezrodriguez6849
      @ignaciohernandezrodriguez6849 Před rokem +8

      But it was very corrupted

    • @bali-b292
      @bali-b292 Před rokem

      @@ignaciohernandezrodriguez6849 bro please stfu nobody gives 2 flying fucks

    • @champschannel44
      @champschannel44 Před rokem +1

      Best final ever mate

  • @yohanesbobbysanjaya3541
    @yohanesbobbysanjaya3541 Před rokem +400

    Montiel gave away penalty that pushed the game into penalty shootout and became the one who finished it lmao. my man redeemed himself in 15 minutes

    • @mayorbob4512
      @mayorbob4512 Před rokem +32

      But Messi lost the golden boot because of that. Anyways Messi doesn’t care about that he just wanted the w 😂

    • @martinfernandez1713
      @martinfernandez1713 Před rokem +35

      Montiel has never missed a pen in his carrer, when river plate (his ex team) were in like a 12 pens missing streak the coach put him to take them, now he has 10 pens and he has scored all of them

    • @andreseveleens7145
      @andreseveleens7145 Před rokem +7

      Montiel has a 3 star tatoo, that is destiny

    • @PONR2006
      @PONR2006 Před rokem +2

      Montiel giveth, Montiel taketh away.

  • @byakugan641
    @byakugan641 Před rokem +631

    I will never forget that 3 minutes of Costa Rica and Japan topping the group where Germany and Spain in

    • @tommyl.dayandtherunaways820
      @tommyl.dayandtherunaways820 Před rokem +64

      I remember thinking. before the tournament started, what if Japan and Costa Rica win this group?? Never imagining that this scenario would ever come even close to happening. I was watching Japan-Spain and even the commentators seemed to be stunned and short of words for those few minutes.

    • @thedragonsamurai7496
      @thedragonsamurai7496 Před rokem +1

      As a German fan, I am in shock

    • @nou5033
      @nou5033 Před rokem +5

      as a Honduras, i was so excited to see Japan and especially Costa Rica top of the group until Kai Havertz decided to ruin it all 🥲

    • @taker201
      @taker201 Před rokem

      I was so excited in that few minutes jajajaj awesome shi

    • @jammehrmann1871
      @jammehrmann1871 Před rokem

      @@thedragonsamurai7496 Mit Müllkrug und dem Rest der Luschentruppe hatte Ich nix anderes erwartet. Die haben nichts zusammengespielt bekommen, von wegen Deutsche Nationalmannschaft, bei diesen Resultaten aus den letzten 4 Jahren

  • @bababababababa6124
    @bababababababa6124 Před rokem +2002

    I swear if Belgium is ANYWHERE near the top 10 FIFA rankings after this World Cup I’m gonna be mad

  • @KevinGarcia-pv3lr
    @KevinGarcia-pv3lr Před rokem +139

    20:38 this is exactly why the Telemundo/Peacock commentators were easily miles better than the Fox commentators. So much passion and emotion in their voice, always had something to talk about in the games, and they knew how to build tension for the plays. Fox commentators were often SILENT for 10+ seconds at a time and sometimes during plays.

    • @vaclavbastl500
      @vaclavbastl500 Před rokem +12

      I mean to be fair, of course these guys sound much more passionate since it's their nation that just won the world cup, I believe that they wouldn't sound nearly as passionate if the USA scored a winning penalty vs some team in the final(as if that ever happens :D), but otherwise yeah, screw Fox.

    • @KevinGarcia-pv3lr
      @KevinGarcia-pv3lr Před rokem +6

      @@vaclavbastl500 I’m pretty sure the commentators are Mexican but yeah maybe it’s a camaraderie between Latin American countries. I know I was mainly rooting for Argentina because of that

    • @aandwdabest
      @aandwdabest Před rokem +14

      @@KevinGarcia-pv3lr that commentator was from Argentina if I remember correctly.

    • @cesargonzalez3599
      @cesargonzalez3599 Před rokem +21

      @@KevinGarcia-pv3lr the commentator is Andres Cantor, an Argentinian commentator working in Telemundo. During the Croatia match, his voice had already started to break upon announcing that Argentina is a finalist in Qatar. The man made me feel, more so because I have been supporting Argentina for a very long time.

  • @gialuongnguyen5842
    @gialuongnguyen5842 Před rokem +514

    Despite the controversies outside the pitch, this is arguably one of the best World Cup in living memory

    • @PrezNev
      @PrezNev Před rokem +5

      What happened exactly outside of the pitch?
      Edit: I got the memo, more so I completely forgot what people meant by "outside" the pitch

    • @lucagorosito3715
      @lucagorosito3715 Před rokem +47

      @@PrezNev i think he means all the human rights violations in qatar

    • @nicolaszan1845
      @nicolaszan1845 Před rokem +5

      @@PrezNev Human Rights violations

    • @mitismee
      @mitismee Před rokem

      @@lucagorosito3715 just blow up by the western and england and Germany that's such bull shit call , the West said no freedom and shit no lgbt allowance and they mad Germany came here to protest not to play ball 😂

    • @lucagorosito3715
      @lucagorosito3715 Před rokem

      @@mitismee what?

  • @demonofreason7574
    @demonofreason7574 Před rokem +149

    Fun facts:
    - this world cup has 172 goals scored more than any other world cup in history.
    - diego maradona didn't won his first world cup until he left barcelona.
    - argentina has an almost perfect record of winning every single penalty shootouts in world cups only losing one time against -england- germany.

    • @randomwaffle11
      @randomwaffle11 Před rokem +6

      Funny it’s against England

    • @patrickdavies9790
      @patrickdavies9790 Před rokem +6

      What? I’m English and we’ ve never beaten Argentina at penalties. Do you mean Germany in 2006?

    • @randomwaffle11
      @randomwaffle11 Před rokem +7

      @@patrickdavies9790 I’m English as well and you’re right. In fact, we lost to Argentina in 1998 on penalties

    • @tommyl.dayandtherunaways820
      @tommyl.dayandtherunaways820 Před rokem +3

      At 2.69, it has the third best average goals per game metric since 1970 (the last of the classic free flowing attacking World Cups), behind only USA ‘94 (2.71) and Spain 1982 (2.81)

    • @ezraezra2928
      @ezraezra2928 Před rokem +10

      Another Fun Fact:
      1.Argentina vs France is the only third instance the World Cup winner will be decided by penalty shootout. France had also lost the World Cup Final previously to Italy in 2006.
      2.Lionel Messi became the third players to win the World Cup immediately after he joined Paris Saint Germain. To be honest, only two players achieved this rare cycle: Ronaldinho in 2002 and Kylian Mbappe in 2018.
      3.Argentina won the last two World Cups when the Chinese calendar year was a Tiger.
      4.Argentina won the last two World Cups after Ukraine suffered the worst event. In 1986, two months before the World Cup was held, Chernobyl disaster occurred and Pripyat was a ghost town. This year, the whole country was invaded by Russia.

  • @ani4226
    @ani4226 Před rokem +91

    20:40 Montiel must have been in so much pressure .
    Man gave away a penalty in last minutes and he redeemed himself.

    • @tommyl.dayandtherunaways820
      @tommyl.dayandtherunaways820 Před rokem +6

      Sort of like what happened with Marco Materazzi in the 2006 final, he gave away the penalty that gave France the lead, then scored the equalizer, as well as a penalty in the shootout.

    • @ani4226
      @ani4226 Před rokem +2

      @@tommyl.dayandtherunaways820 true true .

    • @farhi411
      @farhi411 Před rokem +3

      @@tommyl.dayandtherunaways820 and he also sent off zidane too

    • @aandwdabest
      @aandwdabest Před rokem +4

      @@tommyl.dayandtherunaways820 never forget that he managed to shithousery Zidane so bad that Zidane got red carded :)

  • @lordjustinian2913
    @lordjustinian2913 Před rokem +233

    Also an interesting tidbit to note, both times Australia reached the knockout stage, they were eliminated by the eventual winners of the world cup, 2006(Italy beat Australia round of 16, won the world cup) 2022(Argentina beat Australia, won the world cup) so if you knock Australia out at the round of 16, you have a 100% success rate of winning the world cup so far. It might be a coincidence but if it happens a third time in a row, it is not a coincidence.

    • @tommyl.dayandtherunaways820
      @tommyl.dayandtherunaways820 Před rokem +29

      If Australia is a team you want to defeat in the round of 16 on the way to World Cup glory, one team you definitely don’t want to beat at any stage earlier than the semifinals is Germany. This is what happened to every team that defeated Germany in the QF or earlier since WWII:
      1954 - Hungary, lost in final to Germany
      1962 - Yugoslavia, lost in semi-final
      1974 - East Germany, eliminated in second group stage
      1982 - Algeria, eliminated at group stage after “Anschluss” game.
      1986 - Denmark, lost in R16
      1994 - Bulgaria, lost in semi-final
      1998 - Croatia, lost in semi-final
      2010 - Serbia, eliminated at group stage
      2018 - Mexico (lost in R16) and South Korea (eliminated at group stage)
      2022 - Japan, lost in R16
      Those crafty Germans, even when they lose they still find ways to curse their opposition….

    • @Prabohong
      @Prabohong Před rokem +14

      Both finals were against France too.

    • @cyancyclone5642
      @cyancyclone5642 Před rokem +3

      Ha jokes on them Australia is winning it next time

    • @generic749
      @generic749 Před rokem +1

      Both finals were against France and they won on penalties

    • @SrSteve404
      @SrSteve404 Před rokem

      you catch australia in the round of 16: let's go!
      you catch brazil in the quarter-finals: LET'S FUCKING GO

  • @brypi7
    @brypi7 Před rokem +92

    Hearing Andres Cantor after the winning penalty made me cry for the man 😭😭

  • @ndrocca
    @ndrocca Před rokem +490

    That Messi montage made me tear up. I feel the exact same way and I am sure other people do too. Messi will forever have a special place in my heart and watching him finally win the World Cup was the most satisfying thing I have ever watched in my life. I am so happy for him and Argentina. Thank you Maxwell for putting the feelings of myself and others like me into video form.

    • @ItsAryaan
      @ItsAryaan Před rokem +1

      Timestamp?

    • @ndrocca
      @ndrocca Před rokem +2

      @@ItsAryaan 21:18

    • @InfestedSlab
      @InfestedSlab Před rokem +1

      Yep

    • @ItsAryaan
      @ItsAryaan Před rokem +1

      @@ndrocca thanks

    • @RWBYSanctum
      @RWBYSanctum Před rokem +10

      That Messi montage was my story with football. Messi got me loving football. Seeing him lift that one cup of gold made me so emotional.

  • @Ferrera14
    @Ferrera14 Před rokem +520

    As a brazilian, it pains me to see Argentina destroying Croatia in the semis, but at the same time it was very emotional to see Di Maria and Messi making into history at the finals. They deserve it. They brought back the World Cup to Latin America.
    I was born in 94 and I was too young and disinterested in football to see 02' Brazil being world champion. Then I realized that, just as I didnt see Ronaldo score 2 goals in the best keeper of the tournament, most of the Brazil team players didnt see as well. Thats heavy.

    • @xxxlisandroxxx98
      @xxxlisandroxxx98 Před rokem +23

      2026 will be an amazing tournament to watch, this is Brazil chance!

    • @vega6003
      @vega6003 Před rokem +28

      thank you. that’s really why i wanted argentina to win. i’m mexican and i will always root for my latin brothers down south over any european country

    • @AryaPanja
      @AryaPanja Před rokem +1

      @@xxxlisandroxxx98 yesssss

    • @polkanietzsche5016
      @polkanietzsche5016 Před rokem +1

      I'm argentinian and I really hope Brasil wins the next one!

    • @user-sd2gv8vz8f
      @user-sd2gv8vz8f Před rokem

      @@vega6003 me too, my country didn’t even make the world cup (Honduras) so i was rooting for literally every Latin American country

  • @brigs247__8
    @brigs247__8 Před rokem +118

    Eibarman has become Worldcupman

    • @mr.min1ster928
      @mr.min1ster928 Před rokem +46

      this Eibarman has more goals against Real Madrid (26) than he has against Eibar (20).

    • @vb2388
      @vb2388 Před rokem +27

      @@mr.min1ster928 true it should be..
      “RealMadridman has become WorldCupman”
      🤷🏻‍♂️😂

    • @nugo1641
      @nugo1641 Před rokem

      @@mr.min1ster928 He has way more games with Real tho

    • @mr.min1ster928
      @mr.min1ster928 Před rokem +2

      @@nugo1641 that’s true, it just seems kinda strange calling him that, when such a miniscule amount of his goals compared to his total were scored against Eibar.

    • @Rossoneri2
      @Rossoneri2 Před rokem

      @@mr.min1ster928 who cares what they call him, they can't take this away from him

  • @chiefsombrero3381
    @chiefsombrero3381 Před rokem +160

    I think we can all say that we witnessed the end of an era. Messi finally winning the big one, it’s such a fitting end as he rides into the sunset, immortalized. I love this sport, and even though there’s been plenty of heartbreak. It’s safe to say, that all the memories we made, we would never trade for anything. Gracias Leo.

    • @rsarin18
      @rsarin18 Před rokem +14

      Not even just Messi, but I feel like this World Cup marked the end of the era where we have been blessed to witness players like Ronaldo, Modric, Suarez, and many more.

    • @suuwooski6416
      @suuwooski6416 Před rokem +1

      He got gifted this sham wc. Mickey mouse trophy with an asterisk after all those sus penaltys 💀💀💀 pathetic

    • @odddavidsen1671
      @odddavidsen1671 Před rokem +12

      @@suuwooski6416 cope

    • @suuwooski6416
      @suuwooski6416 Před rokem

      @@odddavidsen1671 sounds like you a bxtch

    • @imperator420
      @imperator420 Před rokem +6

      @@suuwooski6416 cry more😢

  • @hugoromagnoli5441
    @hugoromagnoli5441 Před rokem +367

    As a French I just can say I'm proud of my team. No hard feelings against Argentina we really need to learn how to shoot penalties.
    Morocco, Croatia, Japan, South Korea and even Costa Rica gave me so many emotions during this world cup.
    Massive shoutout to you Maqwell for those hilarious reviews. So long world cup, see you in 4 years ❤️

    • @hugoromagnoli5441
      @hugoromagnoli5441 Před rokem +17

      @@Sky_flying2024 maignan is coming

    • @M__FO
      @M__FO Před rokem +1

      @@Sky_flying2024 He's an excellent keeper in open play but dogshit in pens

    • @LooneyCubes
      @LooneyCubes Před rokem +5

      @@Sky_flying2024 hes not going to be at the next world cup so

    • @matthewmclean9012
      @matthewmclean9012 Před rokem +4

      U need to learn how to play clean football too

    • @imSethy
      @imSethy Před rokem +17

      @@matthewmclean9012 lol rich. Argentina was the dirtiest squad all tourney

  • @FightingForceSoulless
    @FightingForceSoulless Před rokem +82

    That argentinian commentator gave me chills. And this was a very touching ending.
    What a final this was, and another masterclass from you Maqwell. Thank you so much, it was fun experiencing this with you.

  • @fredthegrayman2680
    @fredthegrayman2680 Před rokem +11

    Ngl that clip of the commenter crying with passion for Argentina winning really made me shed tears lmao. The love is what makes me love the culture even more

  • @emanuelvasquez3380
    @emanuelvasquez3380 Před 5 měsíci +4

    fun fact after the round of 16 match between Australia vs Argentina, 3 of the soceroos went full fanboy and took pictures with da goat

  • @afa78djd
    @afa78djd Před rokem +19

    The way Messi got you hooked on football is the same way I got hooked on it back in 82' watching Maradona. It was the first WC I watched and began to understand. Every time you'd see the short, curly-haired Argie receive the ball you know chances of something magical happening were high. Then watching him win his World Cup the following time was unforgettable. I've been a fan of the sport and the Argentine National Team ever since. Aguante la Albiceleste! 🇦🇷🏆🏆🏆

  • @crimsonmage1265
    @crimsonmage1265 Před rokem +126

    I love how this World Cup at the start was gonna be labelled the worst by many but as the matches go by everyone just enjoyed it, it's amazing since how many upsets and suprises there were. indeed this will be one of the most memorable FIFA World Cup.

    • @TheTheMoran
      @TheTheMoran Před rokem +21

      6500 deaths wasn't worth the glory - even if every match was amazing, this is still the worst world cup ever. That wasn't about the games.

    • @timmycrockett3348
      @timmycrockett3348 Před rokem +29

      @@TheTheMoran L

    • @houseofvenusMD
      @houseofvenusMD Před rokem +29

      @@TheTheMoran 2018 world cup was hosted by Russia which has now killed more than 6500 in an illegal war against Ukraine. Let's not even mention the world cup Argentina hosted back when it was run by a dictator. Calm down. This was a great World Cup. The organization of the competition is always mired in political controversy and we should investigate them all. Regardless, the tournament itself this year was exceptional.

    • @TheTheMoran
      @TheTheMoran Před rokem +10

      @@houseofvenusMD yeah you're right, two or three wrongs do make a right I guess 😂

    • @fat_man4578
      @fat_man4578 Před rokem +9

      @@TheTheMoran ok buddy we will see your morals in USA 2026

  • @Journey22405
    @Journey22405 Před rokem +63

    Introduced to football through my grandad. Feel in love with it in 2010 during the World Cup.
    Saw messi, and instantly he was my favourite he was the guy I saw and thought, “I wanna be him”.
    Will never forget seeing him win the World Cup a brilliant way to end the story of a lifetime.

  • @cmd31220
    @cmd31220 Před rokem +19

    I'm just so happy we finally were able to get a storybook ending.
    It always feels like every tournament, there's one magical story we all fall in love with that seems written in the stars.....and then it's ripped out from under us in the end.
    This time, we finally got it.

    • @tommyl.dayandtherunaways820
      @tommyl.dayandtherunaways820 Před rokem

      Germany wasn’t there to ruin it, that’s why :P you could fill a graveyard with the number of feel good stories they killed. Hungary ‘54, Netherlands ‘74, USA ‘02, South Korea ‘02 (I know they got a lot of favorable calls, but it’s still the first ever Asian team in the semi-finals) Argentina ‘14, and so on.

    • @imperialsandwich3695
      @imperialsandwich3695 Před rokem

      ​@@tommyl.dayandtherunaways820 nah they deserved that 2014 world cup especially after reaching like 4 consecutive semi-finals + the squad that year was excellent

  • @truepatriot3204
    @truepatriot3204 Před rokem +33

    This tournament was the first time I paid attention to football. I knew about football for numerous years but never really watched any match. The first match I watched was Saudi Arabia vs Argentina and I was supporting Argentina but.........they lost. I had seen many videos on Messi's struggles and never winning a world cup which turned out to be the main reason I supported Argentina throughout. The joy I felt watching Argentina winning every match after that and Messi being the MOM in almost every one of them. I watched every second of the final till the very last penalty and I am very happy that Messi won his last World Cup to round off a magnificent career. Congratulations to Argentina 🇦🇷 and Messi

  • @Alex_McCarthy006
    @Alex_McCarthy006 Před rokem +22

    I'm Moroccan , and im really proud of our national team's journey 🇲🇦👑

    • @nicknero2343
      @nicknero2343 Před rokem

      Morocco is not shite they are good

    • @taliamar8115
      @taliamar8115 Před 10 měsíci

      if it was england and morocco instead of france i think england won have won

  • @MegaWunna
    @MegaWunna Před rokem +15

    The Netherlands vs Argentina 2-2 in quater finals was a really entertaining match so was France vs Argentina 3-3 in the final.

  • @shefqetfejzo
    @shefqetfejzo Před rokem +18

    "Marko Livaja hits the crossbar"
    Meanwhile Marko Livaja hitting the post:🤨

  • @jacknephew1849
    @jacknephew1849 Před rokem +11

    20:30 has me legit crying at work. What a beautiful moment

  • @joshnicholls9423
    @joshnicholls9423 Před rokem +27

    That penalty from Kane will haunt me forever 😢🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

    • @j_james_01
      @j_james_01 Před rokem +5

      Can’t blame him, I don’t. Already brought us back into it from 1-0 down, was a big ask for him to do it twice

    • @AbsinthedeLaRochefoucauld
      @AbsinthedeLaRochefoucauld Před rokem

      Should have made Maguire take the penalty, the true GOAT

    • @nicknero2343
      @nicknero2343 Před rokem

      Haha (we are still quite as well)

    • @taliamar8115
      @taliamar8115 Před 10 měsíci

      @@j_james_01 no one has scored more penalties for england than kane

    • @taliamar8115
      @taliamar8115 Před 10 měsíci

      even if spurs gets penalties it going to be harry kane doing it

  • @milktea2422
    @milktea2422 Před rokem +28

    I really do think this was the ending that Messi deserved. I mean, the last two years have kinda fulfilled the ending to his career, a Copa America win against Brazil, a win against Italy the European champions, and an amazing final against France, the defending world champions.
    I grew to love football because of Messi, of course he wasn’t the first one I was cheering on, back in the 5th grade, my social studies teacher decided to put the World Cup on just because it was the end of the school year and we no longer had anything to do, of course I chose a random ass team to support which I think was Spain at the time, but then transitioned to Brazil, when Brazil had lost 7-1, I made sure to support whoever else was facing Germany, and it so happened that Lionel Messi had arrived to the final.
    Of course the heart break someone who had just gotten into watching the sport was wild, I wanted Argentina to win not because of Messi but just because I didn’t want Germany to win. And so the next couple weeks passed on and summer break and ended. I don’t think I really cared for football, but my cousin who had joined the soccer team a year before encouraged me to join.
    And of course once you spend money to join a team, you might as well learn about ball, of course you gotta look up football, and guess who I somehow stumbled upon? Messi. I don’t exactly remember how I got to know Messi, or the reason I started supporting him (maybe because I loved that away kit Argentina had in 2014) but I did anyways.
    I think it’s been an amazing 8 years with football, and Messi. ( oh now that I’ve thought about it, I think around October when Luis Suarez came back to Barcelona after being suspended for like 6 months MSN happened, and they were winning a lot)
    I also want to point out that I’m actually grateful to Germany now, I 100% believe Messi doesn’t become the player he is now if he wins that World Cup, I don’t think he had to prove something in 2015 with Neymar and Suarez, I feel like if he had won, Messi would’ve ended up like Xavi, Iniesta, David vila, Xabi. Like they won the the prize everyone wanted and dipped basically.
    Messi could’ve and would’ve been allowed to dip, after carrying them to 3 finals and losing them all back in 2016. I 100% think that was justified, he had no help, and had to do everything on his own.
    But imma just skip until today, and Messi now. He deserved this, as Argentina’s ex-coach said: ‘Messi doesn’t owe a World Cup to Argentina or anyone, football owes a World Cup to Messi’ of course not verbatim, but I think that’s a very true statement, he’s been through more heart break in finals than anyone in the last 20 years. Imagine making it to 3 finals but your team can’t do anything to help you, I bet Mbappe is feeling that at this very moment, Messi maybe didn’t show up to any of those three previous finals, but he carried them through the whole tournament, whether it was scoring all the goals in the group stages, or making the key passes to the player who scored the goals to get them to the final, Messi was doing that by himself, no one else had to go through that type of hardship besides Messi.
    And I think this is kinda a fitting end for my ‘career’ of watching football. I mean I’ll keep up with Son, I’ll keep up with Messi, but I don’t think I really wanna watch football without Lionel Messi playing, the levels above others he is was displayed when he was straight up being the conductor for Argentina at 35. Now imagine seeing MSN Messi, Suarez-Messi Messi. And then Messi by himself.
    Like I don’t really think there will be another Messi regen for at least 30 years. It took about 16 years for the Maradona regen to appear.
    I mean Messi will either retire after the next Copa America or he will play until he’s like 39 either way, if the the reason you started watching football isn’t there anymore, what’s the point? Even though Mbappe scored a hat trick, and the ‘torch’ has been passed to him, Messi was levels above him for most of that game, but at 35. Imagine watching Messi, and then when he retires having to watch the likes of the robotic Haaland who just scored and does nothing else, Mbappe just runs and shoots.
    It’s hard to describe Messi as a player, and it’s hard to describe just why, and how he’s better than players. But I’d just like to say thank you to Messi, and basically good bye to him and my childhood, since he was my childhood

  • @silversxm2609
    @silversxm2609 Před rokem +11

    Bro I was a goalkeeper and I can't stress enough how INSANE that save from Martinez was. Skill, speed and luck combined all together.

  • @sadmanadib8536
    @sadmanadib8536 Před rokem +12

    The first World Cup I caught in my lifetime was 2006. I faintly recall watching Ronaldinho doing wizardry with the ball when I was 4. My first proper WC was in 2010, and I got Argentina as the team to root for from inheritance. Since then I've watched the man Leonel Messi go through his ups, and his downs. Cried on 2014. Lost hope on 15-16 after the losses in a row. Messi was leaving after the fan backlash, but came back after their very request, only to lose again in 18. I almost forgot my love for football by then, knowing I'd probably never see a cup on my favorite teams hand in my lifetime.
    But then came 2021. I didn't even watch Copa that year because I was long checked out from Football back then but then I heard the madlads over at Argentina somehow reached the final. I woke up at 4am to catch the match, and they won. They actually won an international trophy, my eyes couldn't believe what it was seeing, and this got me right back into football. Then came this tournament, after a loss Argentina slowly crawled through the victory road and then finally won the fabled World Cup for real. I consider myself so lucky to be witnessing Messi reach from nothing to the absolute victory at the end. He truly is the greatest of all time.

  • @mythicbrwl9424
    @mythicbrwl9424 Před rokem +25

    The GOAT has been decided by God.

  • @mohdshahariar5833
    @mohdshahariar5833 Před rokem +8

    Something a lot of people don't know, Gonzalo Montiel, the man who won Argentina by scoring the penalty.
    He's an expert at penalties, only 7 in his career and he's always hit the back of the net. Why? He used to make money doing penalties before he went to professional football, from this kind of place to winning Argentina the World cup has to be something glorius.
    Not only is Montiel's story so beautiful it seems every Argentine player's stories are.

  • @fryhyh
    @fryhyh Před rokem +15

    The montage at the end though... im so happy messi won the world cup. The emotion i had watching that final was immense

  • @paarsgordijn177
    @paarsgordijn177 Před rokem +30

    Even tho Qatar should have never been appointed host and even tho i'm still bitter about that horrendous quarter-final. I have to admit that this was a great tournament.
    Thanks for the great content. And onto 🇨🇦C. 🇺🇸U. 🇲🇽M. 2026.

    • @akaashnidhiss9433
      @akaashnidhiss9433 Před rokem +2

      CUM 2026 🎉

    • @paarsgordijn177
      @paarsgordijn177 Před rokem +4

      @@akaashnidhiss9433 I fucking love C.U.M.
      I hope the winning captain has to wear a mountie uniform with an indian headdress while the cup is wrapped in a tortilla.
      If Qatar is allowed to add their culture, so can they.

  • @blowjobfc
    @blowjobfc Před rokem +7

    As a Salvadoran who didn’t see my country qualify, I supported Argentina since the day I saw them play vs Nigeria in 2010, ever since then I’ve always dreamed of Messi lifting the trophy, and when he won it, I felt like I also won it with him from the start, if shows that dreams can come true

  • @theviceroyaltyofdenmark908

    Bruh almost started crying at 20:40

  • @mo5torm
    @mo5torm Před rokem +25

    You narrated everything that happened in that last match very beautifully man, respect.

  • @bqrd_1913
    @bqrd_1913 Před rokem +14

    As a French person I must say that even though this was one of the greatest world cup finals of all time and I've never screamed as hard as I did when Mbappe scored the equalizer in regular time, I also have never felt this ashamed of the team for the 60 first minutes of the game

    • @tommyl.dayandtherunaways820
      @tommyl.dayandtherunaways820 Před rokem +2

      This is why I don’t get when people say France deserved to win or played better the whole game. In reality, Argentina was better for the first 70 minutes, France was better in the last 20 of NT, then the sides were about even in ET, although Argentina had the better chances. Props to France for making it competitive and almost completing the comeback though. I was rooting for Argentina, but your team is amazing as well.

    • @hsergio7
      @hsergio7 Před rokem

      That second goal of France had me screaming to the point that I lost my voice

  • @Saib8002
    @Saib8002 Před rokem +8

    That bit you did talking about Messi and how his story encourages our dreams hits hard 😭

  • @elliottfalt
    @elliottfalt Před rokem +8

    The Sun’s title was hilarious, caught me off guard

  • @eduardomolinov
    @eduardomolinov Před rokem +8

    That "Argentina campeón del mundo" coupled with your narration made me cry, again. Football is a gift indeed.

  • @REALMX11
    @REALMX11 Před rokem +55

    Man, this World Cup was one of the best tournaments. Controversial………yes but the matches didn’t even disappoint. Also that Final………..OH MY GOODNESS! I have seen the best final in my life. Ps Emi Martinez is one of my favorites players and hero.

    • @WertyTT4
      @WertyTT4 Před rokem +4

      Who cares about controversy? The matches were good.

    • @adamjarrett5490
      @adamjarrett5490 Před rokem

      @@WertyTT4 "Who cares about the countless suffering of migrant workers? I love mindlessly consuming my entertainment!"

    • @Dijinut
      @Dijinut Před rokem

      @@adamjarrett5490 apperently, a lot of people don't, after all, this won't be the last time this happens, it will happen again, someday

    • @seanmccabe7164
      @seanmccabe7164 Před rokem

      Bro emi martinez the true hero

  • @aidangalassetti
    @aidangalassetti Před rokem +8

    bro your monologue starting at 21:18 is incredible - well written, poetic, and inspiring - amazing video sir, as always

  • @patrickponce4838
    @patrickponce4838 Před rokem +18

    Hey Maxwell, thanks so much for completing this WC 2022 recap. I’m a first gen American with Argentine parents and watching this WC has been the greatest soccer experience of my life.
    Watching your pregame videos kept me most informed about what was going on and they were all really well made, both informative and entertaining.
    I’m now definitely going to start watching club soccer again and I’m 100% sure I’ll be a long time fan of yours.
    Cheers

  • @spiritofgoodwillingness844

    The Messi montage would make even the toughest man cry

  • @spiritofgoodwillingness844

    Morocco had the best run possible and played 3 of the toughest teams and won twice . What a tournament

  • @R2Holloway13
    @R2Holloway13 Před rokem +6

    I grew up Chicano in the USA. I got into football during the 2010 World Cup. I have a huge passion for the sport and it's thanks to people like Maqwell that people in the USA are now being introduce to the myriad of emotions football bring to the world. This World Cup final was the best sports final in history.

    • @heavenlanes5598
      @heavenlanes5598 Před rokem +1

      Association football isn't very big in the USA, but I like the US men's soccer team (I got introduced to Frankie Hejduk, Landon Donovan and the rest of the squad in PES 4/5). I'm from Europe and I approve of the talent they have.

  • @n7eet
    @n7eet Před rokem +6

    Small World: you start watching Maqwell for the kit reviews... you end up in a Maqwell video at the 8:47 frame...

  • @MrGamerz20
    @MrGamerz20 Před rokem +9

    I played soccer throughout my childhood and Messi was always a huge inspiration for me. I wasn’t blessed with the height genes that others did but he just showed that talent and determination are what should define you, not your height or size. If this is it for him with Argentina, I’m happy for him that he finally got the World Cup trophy. He is the 🐐!

  • @benabroad8872
    @benabroad8872 Před rokem +1

    Thank you for the videos. This World Cup as been so much fun

  • @carlospalacios8590
    @carlospalacios8590 Před rokem +1

    Great video! I love what you said towards the end of the video after your review of the final. Everything you said was nicely put and well written. Thank you

  • @TheMrFishnDucks
    @TheMrFishnDucks Před rokem +1

    Great video. Looking forward to your finals review. Keep up the good work.

  • @JanelleTheKid
    @JanelleTheKid Před rokem +1

    Max! I just wanted to say I've thoroughly enjoyed your content. I've learned so much about the sport and I'm so glad to FINALLY take the leap to really dive into what the football world is like. Your videos are so informative as well as really entertaining and has really added to the joy this WC has been. Keep up the good work!

  • @moleteaser172
    @moleteaser172 Před rokem +1

    I’ve been patiently waiting for this video

  • @bvarts9619
    @bvarts9619 Před rokem +1

    Amazing video bro to see where you are now from over a year ago is insane keep going thanks for being one of my favorite football CZcamsr

  • @plugged4937
    @plugged4937 Před rokem +5

    Maqwell, insane job with the ending of this video bro! With the perfect Spanish commentary to showcase the true emotions of that penalty, to the Messi tribute, couldn't have ended this any better!

  • @dannyvillar6615
    @dannyvillar6615 Před rokem

    Keep killing it bro. Love your content

  • @phil8043
    @phil8043 Před rokem +6

    dude we should be thanking you for pumping out peak content over the last 2 years, keep it up man!

  • @AKUNJIG
    @AKUNJIG Před rokem +2

    Thank you for your Coverage of the World Cup Maqwell. It's been over a year since I found your channel and I've enjoyed your video essays heavily. Just like you in the 2000s, but older I found CZcams as my source to watch Soccer Compilations. My cousin had all the FIFA Games and that's how I found Messi. Once I was able to drive there was a local Pizza Shop where the owner was a Barça Fan and he would have the Champions League or Liga on there especially when Barça was playing. It's crazy that his time is coming to an end, but I hope maybe he comes to the MLS so I can see him play. Happy Holidays!

  • @justaravensfan43
    @justaravensfan43 Před rokem +3

    Exactly why you’re my favorite soccer/football CZcamsr, Maqwell. Amazing review. This is the first World Cup where I’ve truly followed the sport and I am glad to say it was an amazing one. Also, the section at the end about Messi was emotionally beautiful, great job encapsulating the spirit of Messi and Argentina.

  • @togrulhuseynli7600
    @togrulhuseynli7600 Před rokem +1

    The memes are amazingly on point, good video!

  • @jonoreo23
    @jonoreo23 Před rokem +1

    This is why I subscribed to you, your qualifiers made me enjoy international football more, most other football CZcamsrs don’t like international football but you made it enjoyable. Keep doing great things maxwell

  • @josephschulte9375
    @josephschulte9375 Před rokem

    You are an amazing creater man you’re an inspiration. I wish you all the best. Keep doing your thing. Every video you put out is amazing

  • @Moda-pf8wt
    @Moda-pf8wt Před rokem +1

    Great review, Maqwell! And that last part with your experience watching Messi... It touches all of us. Messi was part of my childhood, and it's great to see him smile with his country after years of heartbreak.

  • @Jester-611
    @Jester-611 Před rokem

    I love watching Maqwell I look forward to these videos

  • @Baerash
    @Baerash Před rokem +1

    Thank you for your words Maqwell, you made me cry with your words for Lio. A big hug from Argentina

  • @bryanurgiles1060
    @bryanurgiles1060 Před rokem

    Thank you for your reviews. MAQWELL THE GOAT 🐐

  • @ShadowZerAto
    @ShadowZerAto Před rokem +1

    Love your Sense of humour bro🔥🔥🔥🤣🤣 Great vid

  • @MrRockZero1
    @MrRockZero1 Před rokem +1

    me hiciste llorar gringo, hermoso video y que partidazo fue la final! 🤯

  • @TheNano338
    @TheNano338 Před rokem

    Great video and great shirt. 2010 2nd kit for spain was my favourite and gave me one of my favourite memories.

  • @sezval
    @sezval Před rokem

    great video, feel like this world cup went by so fast

  • @MrTMemify
    @MrTMemify Před rokem +8

    As an Argentine, the World Cup win was one of happiest moments in my life, the emotional roller coaster was too much for me, and I couldn’t stop crying after the penalty shootout for like 15 minutes, and Andres Cantors call on telemundo was perfect for that moment 🥲

  • @chicobasico_
    @chicobasico_ Před rokem

    made me smile and cry bro, great video

  • @HRVizak
    @HRVizak Před rokem +1

    Phenomenal video!

  • @chief1341
    @chief1341 Před rokem +1

    Thank you! I'll see you in 4 years 🙌🏼

  • @wlrwilly
    @wlrwilly Před rokem +3

    Currently sick, days before Christmas 😥 but this video helped with comfort. Thank you

  • @timenovelist1
    @timenovelist1 Před rokem

    Great work, man!

  • @jakeyo1752
    @jakeyo1752 Před rokem +9

    Sergio Aguero, Leo Messi, Angel Di Maria…. Three legends won it this year. Couldn’t be happier as a fan of this beautiful sport

  • @Sonnenstrahl_0
    @Sonnenstrahl_0 Před rokem +1

    We'll se you in the next WC covering it live. Thx for the beautiful words you said about Lionel Messi and his -finally-fulfilled dream. I do really enjoy your content -specially when you explain us about CONCACAF or asian tournaments, starring both your beloved international teams-. Keep it up with the good work sir! Greetings from Argentina, amigo....

  • @h1treX
    @h1treX Před rokem

    What a well written video. I really enjoyed that!

  • @karma_kar9623
    @karma_kar9623 Před rokem +5

    Last bit made me emotional 21:18.

  • @fabijan7
    @fabijan7 Před rokem +9

    It's a good day when Maxwell uploads

  • @soccerunited77
    @soccerunited77 Před rokem +1

    Well I never thought I would see Chonny intertwined into a football review, but I'm all here for it. Loving the work Maqwell, love from Australia x

  • @chicho534
    @chicho534 Před rokem

    I was not ready for that ending! Maqwell made tear up

  • @tmc8724
    @tmc8724 Před rokem

    Man, what a great video. Beautiful ending 💕

  • @ferboferbo1788
    @ferboferbo1788 Před rokem +5

    The goat debate has ended

  • @wictoriono
    @wictoriono Před rokem +2

    Man you had me crying during the last segment 🥺

  • @BIadelores
    @BIadelores Před rokem +4

    The best final I have ever seen by miles, and a strong canditate for the best game I have ever watched. Every single thing a football match should have was here, with the biggest stakes in all of football, with the correct team winning (both as a compelling story and because they were the superior team tactically as a unit). Even though France got back up mostly because of Argentina fucking up, this is one of the rare finals I'd call perfect. Everything about it was legendary.

  • @shikharsrivastava3558
    @shikharsrivastava3558 Před rokem +1

    My first memory of football was World Cup 2006. Zidane leading an old french team like a general on the pitch, directing his players where to run and producing masterclass against better Brazil, Spain and Portugal teams. It ended of course though in pure heartache.
    Then of course Messi made me fall in love with Barcelona the club. I ended up living there and watching them live more than once. This world cup is something i never dreamed would happen, Messi again (similar to Zidane) leading his players on the pitch and directing play. Only this time it did end like a beautiful circle in completion.
    I just love football.

  • @kadindiehl7521
    @kadindiehl7521 Před rokem

    Maqwell the goat! Can’t wait to see your 2026 review

  • @gatorman4740
    @gatorman4740 Před rokem

    Great video Maqwell.

  • @rourketaylor9436
    @rourketaylor9436 Před rokem

    Amazing video, thank you

  • @errte7
    @errte7 Před rokem

    Can't wait for your coverage for this year AFF

  • @kefferson
    @kefferson Před rokem +1

    Much love 🤙wish you well in life in the future years to come. Appreciate the contents. Thanks. Messi's journey has been amazing. So lucky to have experienced it play out in my life. Messi da 🐐!

  • @lovistrautmann8195
    @lovistrautmann8195 Před rokem

    what a video man almost made me cry

  • @ramadaniswara19
    @ramadaniswara19 Před rokem

    Incrieble video maxwell 👏👏👏

  • @shamidelano133
    @shamidelano133 Před rokem

    @maqwell beautifully done.... chef kiss to that ending

  • @yussuf55
    @yussuf55 Před rokem +1

    Its felt nice that I could be brought back into the sport due to this WC with friends and family. What a great time