I can say that this is the greatest the world cup final ever and nobody would disagree. I am writing this weeks after the final simply because I still couldn't get out over it. From time to time, I still look over the Youtube to watch some live reaction video to the final. Every emotions, every ups and downs, it seems like every human on Earth was watching it together.
I still remember vividly that night. To be honest I wasn't planning to watch the final. I was baking some burnt cheesecakes. At around midnight while I was waiting for the cakes to cool down before I put them into the fridge, I was scrolling mindlessly through the Facebook. I was thinking, no way France could came back from down 0-2 with less than 10mins left. I was preparing to sleep. But then the miracle happened. First I saw the news 2-1, France finally scored with a penalty. That still didn't peek my interest yet. And then literally a minute later when I refreshed my news feed, it became 2-2! EQUALIZED! From there on, I was hooked. I jumped out of sofa and opened up the final livestream.
From the 2-2 equalizer onwards, the match really heated up. Both sides constantly attacking, from one end of the field to another. It was already late at night, but I could still hear people shouting of excitement from the mamak stall nearby my house. It was nail-biting to say the least. I don't think I was sitting still for the rest of the match. For the penalty shootout at the end, the stakes were so high that I had to turn my back against the screen. I just couldn't stand the tension.
Although I was rooting for France, the match was so good that in the end it didn't matter to me that who won. Both teams gave us the match to talk about for centuries. I was just glad that I was able to witness the greatest sporting event ever.
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