At the World Cup in Russia, it finally happened.
It took a record 37 matches, but Tuesday at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Denmark and France played to a scoreless tie. Or if you want to sound like someone who knows futbol, a nil-nil draw.
It was the tournament’s first. According to FIFA, international soccer’s governing body, the 36 matches that preceded Tuesday’s double goose eggs “smashed” the previous record, when it took 26 matches at a World Cup to finally get to a scoreless tie.
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