Bobbcats wrote:If Brazil had won the shootout the (generally considered, not necessarily for this WC) best player on each of the semifinalists would have been from the Qatar-owned team.
I sometimes cringe at how simple so many football fans are.
Neymar has been poor during this world cup - he certainly wasn't the best player on the team.
Messi spends most of his time ambling around the pitch, he is a defensive black hole these days - he's definitely not the best player on the team any longer.
MBappe was a ghost and totally outplayed by an aging Kyle Walker - he's far from the best player on the team
Even though I expect Argentina to beat Croatia I have no doubt that Modric (37yo) will be far more influential than Messi (35yo) in the match. Modric is what Messi-fans imagine he is.