 Well we're back with the breakfast in plus TV Africa and Monday Thomas joins us this morning. We'll be looking at the World Cup. Monday it's good to have you join us complement of the season. But just before we get to you know the finals of the World Cup and we're looking at Argentina and France in that particular game. Let's quickly run through Morocco's performance. How would you rate that especially when it felt like it was you know Africa against the world? Fantastic performance. I mean no superlatives, no words can actually describe the feeling of every African of Morocco that certainly put Africa in the world map. They were heroes although then lost in the semi-finals against the defending champions. Of course it was going to be a difficult task but if you want me to rate their performance as more than excellent it is a world cup where Africa came to the party. It's not just about Morocco. I think every African nation was ready. Every African nation who featured at the World Cup was ready but you know the World Cup is a big stage and you get to play against very deep openings. And now with this performance there's certainly more to come from the African contingents for the next World Cup which is in four years time the 2026 World Cup. I'm hearing that there is a potential 11 slots for African nations. African nations because of what Morocco did at this adhesion. Crashing out in the semi-finals I know they don't want to play in the third place but in the third place it can make history as the first African nation to win a third place in the World Cup. It's certainly a cracking experience from the African point of view but there is one very unforgiving statement that was made by Sofya Bufal. He came out to say that the win was for Arab world and Morocco and as well as Muslims. The coach Waleed Rigra came out to say that hey you just have to forgive him maybe he's just uh over excited that certainly the win is for Africa. So some people might have taken so much of things because of what he said so I'm just here to say hey Morocco is Africa whether they are black or white. All right um for me I see Morocco is Africa they are also Arabs as well and nothing I don't have a problem but um you know it's both ways you know I mean they took part in Arab World Cup and Arab Cup rather FIFA organizes Algeria won the first one. They are an Arab country which is who are on the African continent um you know and though they have blacks but I I mean presidents I don't have a problem with it but but but why why is it that that um you know I mean you said Morocco played so well they played fantastic and we've seen a pattern amongst African countries you know Sylligal for instance when they played against the the first match of the of the World Cup they lost that game against I think Netherlands but they played well you know they played well so what is it about African countries that we we seem to play well but there's no end product because if I'm going by what you said and by the analysis out there by what I saw of the match Morocco played better than France so what's the problem with Africa you know Ghana the same thing too played so well couldn't go past the quarterfinals Sylligal played so well couldn't go past the quarterfinals Nigeria in France 98 and the US in 94 out of a very good team played so well couldn't go anywhere what's the problem with African football all right permit me to give a little bit for football let's just talk about life in general all right there are always two things involved right life or death in football there are two things involved position and penetration and sometimes the team cannot have both we saw Morocco in that game against the French side they had possession but the French were the ones with the pretty treasure Morocco were terminating while France were Morocco were dominating while France were terminating so in football more than two things can be true and because you play I almost tell people there's a difference between playing good football and playing the best football coffee the best football is getting the result good football is just for entertainment but I know there's some countries who play good football and also go ahead to play the best football shout out to Brazil but in this tournament they were not able to get the best football working for them so for Africa it's an eye opener for the next edition but just like you hinted that that's African split to all the Netherlands against Senegal Senegal were doing greatly but not greatly until the 90 minutes I'm pretty sure you saw what anyone mainly did in that game mixed calculations and two goals were scored in the space of four minutes and that's how Senegal lost they don't maintain concentration now this is what happened to Morocco they did excellently well if you take a look at this tournament that was the first time they conceded by an opposition team an opposition player and they conceded so early this is the pattern of Morocco and how they were playing this welcome they will keep you at bay up until the 30 minutes 30 minutes when they know that oh they've mastered your tactics but this is what happened to France France knew that if they get the first goal they're going to destabilize the tactics of the Moroccans they got the first goal as early as the fourth minutes now Morocco wanted to play they wanted to win they wanted to get an equalizer so that they can go back to their own negative kind of football of course it doesn't matter if the planning is football as long as they get the results doesn't matter to anybody so now France scored first and that was the end of Morocco Morocco came out to see how they can equalize and guess what Killian Bapé a player we'll call it Timan was flying the flanks I'll see if there is no tomorrow and then it was able to force a second go by Kodomwane scoring just 44 seconds Morocco were the only team that would have won this mission stop I beg your pardon this woke up from Africa but just that four minutes of playing against the defending champions you can just say that they did get the chance to read the tactics I mean it was very obvious any football analysts will know the Moroccans and how they are playing and how they can destabilize it just sort them the first goal and then you get the you get them started so but let's you know quickly get to the game we'll definitely have a thought please being played Croatia and of course Morocco we're playing thought please and of course getting to the finals Argentina and France what are your expectations but really we'll stay with France and Argentina and we see the composition mostly Messi is actually there you know for Argentina I've always been very sad as young child growing up Messi always helping Nigeria and making me feel sad every other time but of course he's right there fantastic player you also have Bapé Dembele amongst others what exactly should we expect and what do you think would turn out Messi expect fireworks they expect a cracker it's going to be a game that will put us on the edge of our seats for 90 minutes they say it's the king versus the heir I mean Kilian Bapé versus Lionel Messi but at the end of the day I think one is just going to prevail over the other and that's how cruel football can be I mean it's not that we cannot have two winners in football and this is very always very heartbreaking when we can't have two winners because there's two players they are great actors when it comes to football but I think it's a game where Argentina can win but it's not going to be very easy you're playing against France the world champions and they'll be looking to defend it being the first country to win it back to back in 60 years so they have this motivation to break his to make history and also break the genes in 60 years so Argentina is going to take them a flash of brilliance for Messi if they can get through but when he comes to the front side they have the likes of Usman Dembele the goal Kilian Bapé they've got a very underrated striker but he's very potent I'm talking about all in the jury I'm also hearing like Kilian that Karim Benzema could come in for that particular game so it's going to be a difficult game for Argentina but I'm tipping them to win because I'm a Messi fan but I've got to face reality that all the paper France are a better team all right all right maybe the the idea the thought that Messi could end his walk-up career on a high with winning this walk-up could inspire the hearts and spirits of Argentines to kill themselves on the field at the end of the day for the banter Cristiano Ronaldo Messi Messi is still the best player for me I mean I'm up to say you have to go there you have to go there and make some people angry this morning because Cristiano Ronaldo is not leading any World Cup finals I mean Messi is leading two World Cup finals so let's just see what happens but Cristiano Ronaldo without a doubt one of the greatest thank you very much thank you I mean I'm looking out for Antoine Griezmann because I feel Griezmann has been the key and the best player for France in this World Cup and some people don't agree with that but I'm looking for his his play also looking for the other guy the guy in Argentina who plays for Lettico Madrid the one who is always you know hacking people down so he protects Messi we have to go now looking for out for the ball and gentlemen we have to go a plane in in the midfield but thank you very much for your time Monday Thomas then look for having you after the World Cup a severe prediction will come for him it's obviously a messy fan I don't have this mercy here no that's the size of it we need to go now and our fingers crossed for you know inching closer the 2023 of course we're anticipating the end of the World Cup let's see how all of that pans out follow us on Facebook Twitter and Instagram and do subscribe to our YouTube channel we are plus TV Africa and plus TV Africa lifestyle my name is messy book which on the newsroom at nine o'clock for the news brief have a fantastic morning my name is Kofi Bartel also see you next week have a nice weekend