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re: Newb question. Does either team care about the 3rd place match?

Posted on 7/16/26 at 7:38 pm to
Posted by LemmyLives
Texas
Member since Mar 2019
17080 posts
Posted on 7/16/26 at 7:38 pm to
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3d place matches are usually very entertaining. Two teams pretending to not give AF, really giving AF.
Especially France vs England. It means much more to both sides than anyone in their fan base will let on. It will be epic.

This! I want two teams pissed to miss the final taking it out on each other. I can envision England thinking, we went defensive too fast, let's play our version of Klopp's heavy metal football, etc.
Posted by Floyd Dawg
Silver Creek, GA
Member since Jul 2018
5717 posts
Posted on 7/16/26 at 9:08 pm to
The 3rd place match is usually a very open attacking game with not much defending.

With France playing England though, it might get a bit chippy for a meaningless game.
Posted by LemmyLives
Texas
Member since Mar 2019
17080 posts
Posted on 7/16/26 at 9:49 pm to
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it might get a bit chippy for a meaningless game

That makes it a non meaningless game.
Posted by Floyd Dawg
Silver Creek, GA
Member since Jul 2018
5717 posts
Posted on 7/17/26 at 6:57 am to
I don’t have a dog in the fight. It’s meaningless in the grand scheme of the tournament itself. It’s a glorified friendly, although I’ve refereed enough matches in my life to know there is no such thing as a friendly.
Posted by engvol
england
Member since Sep 2009
5425 posts
Posted on 7/17/26 at 11:03 am to
As a fan I'll watch but I really don't care about finishing 3rd, that semi final loss was worse then the two Euro finals, I'll be glad of the month long break away from football
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