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I have watched all WC finals since 1986 ( actually i remember watching the 1982 one too, at my grandpa's cottage, on B&W tv, but i wasn't really watching, didn't understand/care for football then). This year's final can only compare to that 1986 one. No point comparing anyway, but those 2 are by far the best finals those last 36 years.
Also, interestingly (at least) enough, it was a 3-2 Argentina win back then: Argentina was leading 2-0 , they got tied in the last quarter but found a winning goal at the end! 

The last world cup I remember was at junior school, I was in the canteen and they were playing the football match in the canteen on the radio as the assembly hall was filled up watching on the projector. Looking online it was the quarter finals between England vs brazil 2002 and they lost 2-1, after that school was back to normal and never knew what happened after. wasn't into football, don't know when I got into international football.

Date: 16/12/2022
Soreness: few minor sore muscles

Condition: Snow from monday, whole track covered and people shuffling snow to do sprints on, but not for me. skipped sprint start practice.

Warm up
   bicycle machine
   activation and mobility stretches
   
Workout
   paused squats
      - 1 x 5 @20kg
      - 1 x 1 @60kg
      - 1 x 1 @80kg
      - 3 x 1 @90kg @3 secs
     Note: weight moving up real slow. Prob lack of energy, early to work and then to gym after.

   contrasted with box jumps

   leg press bent knee calf raises
      - 3 x 10 @130kg

   glute hip thrust on bench single leg variation with dumbbell
      - 3 x 5 each leg @35kg dumbbell

   shoulder press
      - 2 x 10 @30kg

cool down
   stretch

Date: 04/12/2022
Soreness: quads, shin a little sore

Condition: Cold and windy, track slippery and a little wet and grass slippery

Warm up
   cycle machine
   dynamic mobility stretches
   track warm up sprint drills
   light sprint starts 2 point each leg

Workout
   hill sprints x 1 - failed as too slippery for max effort push so did one less effort runs

   2 x 5 x 10m broad jumps - took me 4 jumps and a small step to cover 10m
   
   step broad jumps x 5 - 7

   5m sprints x 3 x 5 - intention was push as hard as I can

   shock landing from box landing on balls of feet without letting my heel collapse, ankle stiffness x 7

Cool down
   stretch

Another sprint session yesterday and even though had back feet bent, I still had to take 8 steps to cover 10m without the cones, with the cones I can take 7 steps. May need to use cones till my body is used to the new stride length.

Chest feeling tight and infected and body pains and low energy. No gym today.

Date: 13/11/2022
Soreness: shins, left hip tight

Condition: It was a little cold so wore jumper and brought spikes as floor slippery. Run's didn't feel right.

Warm up
   bike machine
   dynamic warm up
   sprint warm up drills

Workout
   3 x 10m sled sprints @50% BW 30kg
   contrasted with unloaded sprints

   Note: sleds maybe a little too heavy to go full out sprints on, so should have toned down on speed of legs i.e. negative step and focus more on power. This carried over to unloaded sprints too.

   2 x 30m sled sprints @14% BW 10kg
   contrasted with unloaded

Cool down
   stretch

Comment
Was also following the cricket as it was at 8am in the morning and finishes at 11:30 - noon
   

Pakistan luckily make it to semi finals as it was dependant on South Africa losing to the bottom seed netherlands, who south Africa defeated India a top seed. But today Netherlands amazingly defeated south Africa giving pakistan a spot in the semi final after defeating Bangladesh. India will face England and Pakistan facing tough new Zealand number 1. And we may see a rematch India vs Pakistan if they each win, which is a big ask.

Date: 27/10/2022
Soreness: left quad was sore that I felt it in my knee, others alright
BW: 68.7kg

Condition: It was surprisingly nice temperatures last night, gym was crowded so took barbell outside.

Warm up
   bike machine in gym for a couple minutes
   mobility and activation stretches

   Track warm up

Workout
   light comfortable sprint starts
   
   paused full squats w/ 3 second hold at the bottom
      - 1 x 3 @20kg
      - 1 x 1 @60kg
      - 3 x 2,2,3 @80kg

   this was contrasted with a step off the box drop jump, over a bench and then instantly jump onto a 30 - 35 inch box x 3

   single leg romanian deadlifts with back leg couple steps behind
      - 1 x 3 each leg @20kg
      - 3 x 5 each leg @70kg

   this was contrasted with like a single leg power snatch, same position as above and then accelerate when bar passes knee, upper thigh hits bar as hip moves forward and then extend hips and bring back leg forward up and to a box, knee high. x 3 @20kg

   upright barbell rows
      - 1 x 20 @40kg - took a breather after 12 before continuing.

Cool down
   stretch