Jon Stewart Says the World Cup Final Was the ‘Reverse Super Bowl’: ‘The Players Spoke Spanish and the Halftime Show Was

Jon Stewart Says the World Cup Final Was the ‘Reverse Super Bowl’: ‘The Players Spoke Spanish and the Halftime Show Was in English’ 2 hours ago Ed Harris Felt ‘Misled’ by ‘Dutton Ranch’ About ‘Inconsequential’ Role: ‘Get Me the F— Out of Here’ (EXCLUSIVE) 3 hours ago Ben Shapiro Calls ‘The Odyssey’ a ‘Masterpiece’ Despite Conservative Outrage: Christopher Nolan Is the ‘Best Working Director Today’ 1 day ago On Monday night’s episode of “ The Daily Show ,” Jon Stewart gave his post-game thoughts about Sunday’s World Cup final match, which saw Spain win out over Argentina 1-0. “Of course, the World Cup ended yesterday, finito, with Spain defeating Argentina 1-0 on the pitch, in the footy,” Stewart said at the top of the show. “The Spain-Argentina final was like a reverse Super Bowl, where the players spoke Spanish, and the halftime show was in English.” Related Stories Amelia Dimoldenberg's F1 Series 'Passenger Princess' Returning for Season 2 This Month The World Cup final halftime show, the first in the tournament’s history, featured Madonna, Justin Bieber and the Muppets.

Stewart took note of “Sesame Street’s” The Count, who was there to celebrate the match along with Kermit and Miss Piggy. Popular on Variety “You got all the Muppets to choose from, why would in God’s name make the vampire work during the day?” Stewart joked. “Not only is it in the bright glare of the afternoon sun, but for most of the game, the score was 0-0!

You’re taunting this poor bastard! ‘I sat in traffic for one, two, three hours for this.’” Stewart then, of course, shifted his attention to President Donald Trump’s presence at the game. He honed in on an awkward moment where Trump lingered on stage to be part of the trophy hoist, a moment usually reserved for “just the players.” “What the fuck are you doing on the stage?” Stewart exclaimed.

“It’s for the players! Goddamn! Why must everything be tainted by the overinflated ego of Cankles Muldoon?

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