Sometimes the Best Offense is your Defender's Head

61/64 through the World Cup. It was supposed to be an exciting matchup of the Franco-Flemish War of 1297. Instead, it was a low scoring game bogged down by yellow cards towards the end. The deciding goal came off of Antoine Griezmann's foot, and was deflected into the goal by Samuel Umtiti. That was all she wrote for Belgium who will play in the 3rd place playoff on Saturday. France moves on to face the winner of England and Croatia in the final on Sunday.

France 1:0 Belgium

Samuel Umtiti 51' 1-0

			France		vs	Belgium
	Result	Points	W57	Score	Points	W58	Score	Points	Total
Artifex	Brazil	0	France	2	0	Brazil	4	0	0
Fortuitous	Costa Rica	0	Croatia	0	0	Costa Rica	5	0	0
Historicus	Belgium	0	Peru	2(4)	0	Belgium	2(5)	0	0
IoannesNix	Brazil	0	Nigeria	2	0	Brazil	3	0	0
Musicus	Brazil	0	France	1	2	Brazil	2	0	2
Praeceptor	Portugal	0	Portugal	4	0	Belgium	3	0	0
Scriptor	Brazil	0	France	0	0	Brazil	1	0	0

No one has correctly picked any of the finalists, so no points will be awarded through that means.

Here's how Historicus fared with France in this game.

France
Goal	Umtiti	5
Assist	Griezmann	3
Yellow Card	Kante	-6
Yellow Card	Mbappe	-5
Saves	Lloris	6
	Total	3

And here's how Artifex fared with Belgium.

Belgium
Yellow Card	Hazard	-5
Yellow Card	Alderweireld	-1
Yellow Card	Vertonghem	-2
Saves	Courtois	10
		2

Here are the standings for 5th-7th

5	Musicus	262	81
6	IoannesNix	192	51
7	Fortuitous	145	29

And here's how the playoffs are faring at halftime of the semifinals.

Praeceptor 0-0				2-0 Artifex
		Champion
Historicus 3-0				0-0 Scriptor

Today's Disciplinary Official's are these Belgian fans. They are silenced by the Red Devils loss to France at the World Cup. Though they wear red, and their team saw 3 yellow cards, they cannot fathom a thought beyond disappointment. If any of you were France, you'd be banned from competing for life. None of you are France, and so, the game continues tomorrow!

The Grand Salmon Alpaca