Argentina desperately needed a win against Croatia on Thursday to solidify their chances of advancing in the World Cup, and that did not happen — it didn’t come close to happening. 90 minutes and three goals later Argentina were left shocked.
Argentina is winning the World Cup of sadness
Welp.
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Their loss was our gain, if you like the schadenfreude of extremely sad players.
Here’s Lionel Messi looking like Charlie Brown.
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Here’s Messi being unable to believe what’s happening.
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So ... much ... sadness.
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