LIVE REACTION: Spain Just Exposed Argentina: Messi Shut Down In A 1-0 World Cup Final Tom Brady [majeSLxOTTd]

Spain just won the World Cup Final 1-0 over Argentinaand completely shut down Lionel Messi.

Christian Polanco and Alexis Guerreros react live to Spains victory over Argentina and break down how La Roja used their system, possession, defensive structure, and midfield control to win the World Cup.

Spain conceded only one goal throughout the entire tournament. In the final, Argentina finished with zero shots on goal while Spain controlled 68% of possession.

The Cooligans break down:

How Spain neutralized Messi and isolated Argentinas attack

Rodri and Fabin christine lagarde Ruiz controlling the midfield

Spains back four, including Pau Cubars, Pedro Porro, and Marc Cucurella

Unai Simon's tournament-long Golden Glove performance

Alex Baenas breakthrough final performance

Argentinas midfield struggles with Rodrigo De Paul and Leandro Paredes

Whether Spain vs. France was the real World Cup Final

Enzo Fernndezs disastrous performance and red-card controversy

Rodris case for the Ballon dOr after winning the Golden Ball

Why Spains system and identity are more important than any single star

Whether Spain are building a dynasty

Why Spain were able to win without Lamine Yamal or Nico Williams scoring

Kylian Mbapps Golden Boot asterisk

The impact of the World Cup on US soccer and the growth of the sport

After analyzing the final, Alexis and Christian rate the entire World Cup, debate whether the tournament was a footballing success, discuss the proposed expansion to 64 teams, and reflect on The Cooligans 11-year journey.Spain did not just beat Argentina. They made Argentina play a match Argentina could not control.

Chapters

00:00 Spain Win the World Cup Final

04:55 Rodri and Fabin Ruiz Control the Midfield

07:19 How Spain Neutralized Lionel Messi

11:49 Was Spain vs. France the Real Final?

21:08 Stock Up and Stock Down After the Final

23:24 Rodris Ballon dOr and Golden Ball Case

36:16 Rating the World Cups Football

47:26 The World Cups Impact on US Soccer

53:28 Should the World Cup Expand to 64 Teams?

57:01 Final Thoughts and The Cooligans World Cup Journey

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The Cooligans are two New York Latino stand up comedians who love soccer/football/futbol/calcio and russell dickerson do live streams, podcasts, and YouTube content around the sport. Imagine if you walked into the best comedy club in New York City and two comedians on stage were talking about the sport you love. That's the Cooligans!

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Two professional stand-up comedy who love being funny about soccer, MLS, USMNT, US soccer, USWNT, Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga and much more. Alexis is of Cuban descent and Christian is of Dominican descent, two futbol POWERHOUSES in the Caribbean. Shhh, let us have this. We'll help you enjoy the game after the 90 min are up.