The four best soccer ⚽️ clubs in the world 🌎 remain, and that isn’t necessarily a bad thing. What we have is the equivalent of an NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament where all four #1 seeds took care of business in reaching the promised land.

Argentina 🇦🇷 needing three goals in the closing minutes of play against Egypt 🇪🇬 was thrilling television for sure. There have been plenty of WOW moments over the past month, and getting to attend a match in person was an unexpected experience.

Now we have the team from South America needing to defeat two European 🇪🇺 clubs to defend their title, something that happens once in a blue moon. Lionel Messi plays the game at a level that few could ever envision, and if he caps off his brilliant career with Back 2 Back 🏆🏆on the biggest stage, the world 🌎 has to offer it would be epic.

Thank you, Norway 🇳🇴 and Scotland, for leaving your mark on this tournament. Know that your time here will not be forgotten anytime soon.

The remaining questions are as follows :

#1 – Who are you pulling for and why ?

#2 – Who do you think will win the Cup ?

I have to acknowledge that Messi & Friends winning it again would be the mother of storybook endings. The easiest path is to hope for that outcome, but listening to 60,000 fans sing ” Hey, Jude” after Bellingham put the biscuit in the basket 🧺 twice again…..

  It’s been a fun, fun ride that included a FIFA ⚽️ watch party for a match, attending a match, a Canadian watch party for the Canada 🇨🇦 match, and listening to Chris talk about the Scotland versus Brazil 🇧🇷 match.

The stage is set and should be a great watch !