FIFA 2022 World Cup Group stage: Sponsored by Bud

[phonics]

Now someone is shouting into my ear to ‘get it in the mixer’. The World Cup has arrived.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Same old thing with us, lacking a bit of precision in possession so far, especially Bellingham. We'll win the game I think.

[thommo]

Playing Sterling and Mount against a ‘low block’ is quite lol

Playing Sterling and Mount in general feels like we're down to 9 men.

[phonics]

Now someone is shouting into my ear to ‘get it in the mixer’. The World Cup has arrived.

Fair play maybe he’s got his coaching badges and I’m the muppet.

[Giggles]

Lovely header.

[-james-]

Goosebumps.

[Foe]

Got USA and South Korea in a sweeper, so could really do with England giving Iran a bit of a shoeing here.

[randomlegend]

Are they playing crowd noise over speakers or something? It sounds so fake.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Beautiful header.

[Manc]

Same old thing with us, lacking a bit of precision in possession so far, especially Bellingham. We'll win the game I think.

Lovely work.

[7om]

Brummies saving the day :drool:

You’re all welcome. Especially you Taz

[Waffdon]

Proper player is young Jude. Everyone in the world should be after him.

[Dquincy]

Cracking goal. Although why did Bellingham look so unhappy after he scored?

[Ben]

Are they playing crowd noise over speakers or something? It sounds so fake.

They've been paid to do pre-defined chants at pre-defined times, so it's going to.

[7om]

Cracking goal. Although why did Bellingham look so unhappy after he scored?

Because he remembered he’s from Birmingham.

[Baz]

Cracking goal. Although why did Bellingham look so unhappy after he scored?Cos he’s too good for England.

[Spikey M]

Fuck off Bazhow.

[Giggles]

Iran look twice as shite as I imagined they'd be, and a whole lot more shite Taz led us to believe.

That's 2, possibly 3, teams so far that have no business being at the tournament.

[Dquincy]

Nice. But wonder if VAR will overrule that.

[-james-]

:drool:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That's a nice finish from Saka.

[randomlegend]

They've been paid to do pre-defined chants at pre-defined times, so it's going to.

But when the goals have gone in, there's a short delay and then this ridiculously loud cheering all comes in at once. Usually the cheering builds as the ball gets close to the goal and then erupts the second it hits the net.

I think it's fake.

[Spikey M]

Lol

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Does this mean Taz will cry off the board again?

[SvN]

Lovely stuff.

[Yevrah]

This is actually quite good.

[Dquincy]

Shit, it's coming home isn't it.

[7om]

@Taz

Stay strong bro

[randomlegend]

Don

:harold: :harold: :harold: :harold: :harold: :harold: :harold: :harold: :harold: :harold: :harold: :harold: :harold: :harold: :harold: :harold: :harold: :harold: :harold: :harold: :harold: :harold: :harold:

[Jimmy Floyd]

Ripping them to shreds. Time to look at the number of Asian qualifiers I think.

[Waffdon]

I’m quite sad that I only went -2 on England. Never in doubt. They’ll piss every game in this group (unless the last match is meaningless)

[wullie]

Qatar not actually that shit in retrospect.

[7om]

To think you’ve got shite like Iran and Qatar but teams like Italy, Norway are at home.

[Giggles]

To think you’ve got shite like Iran and Qatar but teams like Italy, Norway are at home.

A tournament for all of Africa.

[Ben]

Got to hand it to Queiroz, determined to make the back 9 work here.

[Waffdon]

Asian qualifier teams going to be about 0-20 on aggregate after this game and Australia/Saudi Arabia.

[Pepe]

Make it 16 teams only.

[Baz]

Mount comfortably the worst player on the pitch in the first half, and that’s including the Iranians.

[thommo]

Shit, I forgot the next one has 48. That is going to be a horrendous group stage to watch.

[randomlegend]

Mount comfortably the worst player on the pitch in the first half, and that’s including the Iranians.

:evictory:

[Ben]

Mount comfortably the worst player on the pitch in the first half, and that’s including the Iranians.

The bloom was off the rose with him at least a year ago and everyone but Southgate knows it.

[7om]

Can’t wait for the Yanks to do this to Wales tonight.

[Giggles]

Can’t wait for the Yanks to do this to Wales tonight.

Go 3-0 down by half time? Bit of a stretch but possible enough I suppose.

[Ben]

Shaw defending the wrong goal for that Iran chance.

[Pepe]

Make it 16 teams only.

2 N America
3 S America
2 Africa
1 Asia
8 Europe

[Waffdon]

2 North America :D

[Giggles]

2 N America
3 S America
2 Africa
1 Asia
8 Europe

:drool: (even though 2 North America is a push).

[Spikey M]

The COST OF LIVING CRISIS appears to have stopped the beer throwing.

[Jimmy Floyd]

16 wouldn't work these days, as in an 8 team European set, three of them would end up being Switzerland, Poland and Denmark, with three or four big boys missing out. At least in the current set-up, Italy have to be really shit and do things like draw with Northern Ireland and lose at home to Macedonia if they're to miss out.

[Adramelch]

2 N America
3 S America
2 Africa
1 Asia
8 Europe

Would probably go 1 guaranteed for North America and Asia and then a playoff between the 2 for an extra spot.

[Shindig]

Man, this is like playing Panama again.

[Spoonsky]

I’m worried about Taz.

[Dquincy]

I’m worried about Taz.
Wiring up a package as we speak.

[Spikey M]

Sick body paint bro :D

[Ben]

Jesus :D

[Dquincy]

That Bellingham fella is good. First time I've properly seen him play.

Would be nice to see Callum Wilson come on for a bit.

[Spikey M]

Iran are in the top 20? :cab:

[Jimmy Floyd]

Iran are in the top 20? :cab:

They don't concede goals in Asia, pretty much ever. Also the odd half decent result in friendlies from the ever-receding number of nations who will agree to play them.

[Ben]

Iran are in the top 20? :cab:

Football's world rankings are a bigger racket than golf's. Belgium were top for about eight years despite being perennial bottlers. It's how they justify giving qualification spots to all these tinpot sides.

[Pepe]

2 North America :D

Otherwise the US would never make it and FIFA needs those dollars.

[Ben]

I love how Pickford kicks off with his defence every time they do their job and reduce the attacker to a 40 yard shot. :D

James Maddison for Mason Mount and Dion Dublin for Jermain Jenas and I reckon we can go all the way here.

[Ben]

Otherwise the US would never make it and FIFA needs those dollars.

They got the oil bros now. Gammons not required.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

The comeback is ON.

[Spikey M]

That was a nice finish to be fair

[Pepe]

It is NOT coming home.

[Ben]

Good striker that lad. They've got him and Azmoun who are evidently their only two capable footballers yet are engrained in this park-the-bus mentality.

[Dquincy]

Why the f is Rashford coming on. In fact, why is he even there.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Why the f is Rashford coming on. In fact, why is he even there.

That's why you maggot.

[Dquincy]

Why the f is Rashford coming on. In fact, why is he even there.

Ffs.

[Spikey M]

Why the f is Rashford coming on. In fact, why is he even there.

:D

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Feed the kids and he will score.

[Pepe]

Why the f is Rashford coming on. In fact, why is he even there.

:lol:

[Danny]

Rashford looking good again. Seems to be enjoying him his football and it’s showing.

[-james-]

Trashford. :cool:

[Ben]

That Rashford goal could be massive for us later down the line if it gets him fired up. He could nick the late goal when we've got to shithouse France or something.

[randomlegend]

Always preferred Gashford personally.

[Jimmy Floyd]

This whole game stinks of peaking too early, but whatever, we've been terrific.

[Spikey M]

School Dinner Lady Sash-ford.

[Lofty]

Comprehensive victory for Andrex here

[randomlegend]

School Dinner Lady Sash-ford.

Turkey twizzlers and Mash-ford.

[Waffdon]

I do hope this means Southgate stays with the 4 even when they face someone decent. He’s probably too smart enough though and will play conservatively with Rice/Phillips and Walker/Stones/Maguire behind (as they should).

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

45k in a 68k stadium? Either Pearce is wrong about the capacity or that's horrendous.

[Ben]

If it means Mount and Shaw get punted then I'm all for it.

[Ben]

45k in a 68k stadium? Either Pearce is wrong about the capacity or that's horrendous.

Wikipedia says 45k. Commentator (not Pearce) is clueless.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Wikipedia says 45k. Commentator (not Pearce) is clueless.

I've just Googled it, it seems that 68k was the number Qatar were shooting for but I guess they ran out of those migrant workers.

[Ben]

Vince McMahon attendance numbers. Lie even when you fill it.

[Spikey M]

Where have they found another 10 minutes?

[Alex]

Granted it's not top level opposition but we look an absolute attacking menace. You love to see it.

[Jimmy Floyd]

What is Carlos Queiroz bringing to the party if his teams are going to get obliterated like this? At least shut the game down at 2-0 or something.

[Pepe]

These stoppage times are insane.

[John Arne]

Having a striker staying up front really opens up the midfield spaces.

Wilson > Kane.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I've been on and off in this half with work, but where have they got 10 minutes from there?

[Disco]

This is like when we thrashed Jamaica and went on to win the World Cup.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

They're taking the piss with that.

[Spikey M]

Lol

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

lol.

[randomlegend]

If they give that after not giving the one on Maguire :D

[-james-]

25 odd minutes of stoppage time, that's got to be some sort of record.

[Ben]

VAR is so shit. :D

[Alex]

If they give that after not giving the one on Maguire :D

What an absolute piss take, really. :D

[Pepe]

Terribly hit, that.

[Spoonsky]

That wait for the penalty :D

Anyone see the ref accidentally slap the Iranian there?

[Dquincy]

What a load of bollocks. I can just about see why they gave that pen, but how can you give that but not the one at the other end. Makes no sense.

[randomlegend]

Looking forward to Taz's analysis of this performance from the Poo-Hand Clan.

[Yevrah]

Not in a million years would I have gone for 6-2. Fair play to waistcoat.

[Jimmy Floyd]

The VAR was on Iran +5, I think.

[7om]

Can’t wait for us to lose 1-0 to Ecuador in the round of 16

[Don]

A brace and real promise for the golden boot :drool:

Look at the gammons all frothing and getting out their racist remarks, great scenes.

[7om]

Taz down terrible.

[Giggles]

Look at the gammons all frothing and getting out their racist remarks, great scenes.

There's quite a sentence in it's totality.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Five BLM goals and Gammon Grealish to round it off, must have been a hard two or three hours.

[Don]

A brace for all heterosexuals.

Lineker: "The ref gave it as he felt sorry for them."

:lol:

[Kikó]

Didn't watch it but lol at Taz.

[Lewis]

Louis van Gaal's Army. :cool:

[Spikey M]

Poor Taz :(

[SincereTheRebel]

Louis van Gaal's Army. :cool:

Looking at thier team and it reads dreadful.

23Noppert
22Dumfries
3de Ligt
4van Dijk
5Aké
17Blind
21de Jong
8Gakpo
11Berghuis
18Janssen
7Bergwijn

[SincereTheRebel]

Yeah, that is Janssen who was at Spurs. Since leaving hasn't scored more than 10 league goals a season across Mexico and Belgium

[Lewis]

They only have one 'van' name don't they? The Great Replacement.

[John Arne]

Oh God, I have Fox Sports commentators... the bloke is doing awful Dutch pronunciation in the middle of his Scottish-American drawl whilst his female co-coms keeps going on about low, medium blocks, side gaps and other tactical nonsense.

Seriously, this is fucking weird.. http://hockeyweb.live/daily/footy/fwc21/?sport=soccer

[Manc]

Gakpo looking filthy.

[Ben]

Why does Match 7 (Mexico vs. Poland) kick off 6 hours after Match 8 (Argentina vs. Saudi Arabia)? That's annoying.

[Spikey M]

The atmosphere at these games is dreadful. It's like watching Covid-ball.

[7om]

The atmosphere at these games is dreadful. It's like watching Covid-ball.

On that note, what is that noise in the background? It sounds like coins going round a washing machine.

[Spikey M]

Money Laundering :nono:

[7om]

7om with the ball into the box and Spikey with the 2 yard tap in.

[Browning]

De Jong is playing like he’s got money on Senegal.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Ismaila Sarr looks bright.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I don't know if he's being used wrong, but de Ligt just looks like a cumbersome oaf in this system. Three clumsy fouls, lucky not to be in the book.

[Foe]

Has there been a shot on target yet?

No final product yet. Sarr looking like a threat for Senegal but the Dutch seem desperate for a goal from a set piece.

[Lofty]

On that note, what is that noise in the background? It sounds like coins going round a washing machine.

Is it not drumming? The commentators were saying would you rather this or vuvuzuelas.

[-james-]

England quarter final berth looks fairly secure having seen what's on offer in Group A.

[Spoonsky]

Daley Blind looks younger now than he did at the 2014 World Cup.

[Lewis]

https://i.ibb.co/bsrpWm8/Fi-GBSBNWIAAc-HKZ-jpeg.jpg

When Taz tries to get on board for the last sixteen.

[Waffdon]

England quarter final berth looks fairly secure having seen what's on offer in Group A.

I’m not sure that was ever in doubt. All 4 teams in that group are meh at best.

[randomlegend]

Christ that Holland line-up is honking. Is that really the best they can put out?

[randomlegend]

https://i.ibb.co/bsrpWm8/Fi-GBSBNWIAAc-HKZ-jpeg.jpg

When Taz tries to get on board for the last sixteen.

He's got about 1/3 of the nose Taz has.

[Waffdon]

De Jong has been poor but he’s literally the only central mid they’ve got on the pitch. He’s got no one near him at all

[7om]

De Jong has been poor but he’s literally the only central mid they’ve got on the pitch. He’s got no one near him at all

Can’t help but think Gravenberch would do well in this system.

[Waffdon]

I don’t think he’s done well at all at Bayern has he? Not sure many of the Ajax imports have in recent years, mind.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Senegal a far better coached side than the Dutch, lacking individual quality a bit without Mané.

[randomlegend]

I don’t think he’s done well at all at Bayern has he? Not sure many of the Ajax imports have in recent years, mind.

Don't think he's played a whole lot

[Giggles]

https://i.ibb.co/bsrpWm8/Fi-GBSBNWIAAc-HKZ-jpeg.jpg

When Taz tries to get on board for the last sixteen.

That’s not paint either.

[-james-]

"Forced turnovers" is another :cab:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Hopefully that should give us a good 6 minutes as the second half has been shit so far.

Nice run by Gakpo.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Clown stuff from Mendy, that was never there for him.

[Waffdon]

De Ligt really should not be playing if it’s a back 3 and he’s the wide centre half. I’m going to presume Timber was dropped because that would mean 2 small centre halves against a giant team. At least he breaks the lines and gets them up the pitch. The football from the Dutch has been genuinely depressing

[Luca]

Mendy gon’ Mendy.

[Waffdon]

Not surprised it’s from Mendy being a tit. He’s been shite for well over a year now

[niko_cee]

On that note, what is that noise in the background? It sounds like coins going round a washing machine.

Is it not the pitch side mikes turned up to 11 - a loud thud every time anyone touches a ball near one [or it's a computer game style added in effect as that's what it sounds like].

Anyway, lol at Taz's boys, absolutely woeful. Hopefully we can play out a stealthy 0-0 with the Welsh to fuck them and the yanks off.

[Jimmy Floyd]

It's a shame but these Cissé sides have done everything with 0-0s and 1-0s, against European sides you have to be able to score. Hopefully they can beat Qatar and be in the mix for the final game, but the ball-striking isn't there for these guys.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Qatar really loving injury time.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Poor from Mendy again.

[Jimmy Floyd]

A classic Mendy error there, pushing it into the middle. Should be dropped for the next game.

[Waffdon]

Huge shoutout to Mendy for keeping all my bets alive. What a gimp

[niko_cee]

Senegal also absolutely hopeless, just need a classic French turn now and we're dead set for the semis.

[7om]

Is Mendy on the take here? Fuck me he’s dreadful.

[Jimmy Floyd]

They approached the game pretty well I thought, but the lack of concentration and mental errors in the last 15 mins were dreadful. Two midfielders with thicko challenges getting themselves on yellows could be crucial as well.

[Lewis]

Mendy was always crap. That first six month Tuchel super defence just made him look good.

[Ben]

Mendy had the fortune of being compared to Kepa who had flapped for 12 months solid by the time Chelsea signed him.

[niko_cee]

They approached the game pretty well I thought, but the lack of concentration and mental errors in the last 15 mins were dreadful. Two midfielders with thicko challenges getting themselves on yellows could be crucial as well.

I thought it was a nailed on 0-0 when I saw the teams, neither of which appeared to be all that good.

I mean, Vincent Janssen? He's so bad he's now playing in Belgium.

[Jimmy Floyd]

He was a lot better than he is now, but he always had a nervy moment in him.

[Shindig]

There's definitely been some really weird miscommunications about venue capacity. Al Thumana has an advertised 40,000 capacity which they exceeded despite the place clearly being not full.

[Don]

Classic African shite. They should just have France as that useless continent's representative.

[Bam]

:|

[Shindig]

Jesus, Taz. You can't go on like that. You're nearly 40.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Another way to look at it is the majority Muslim teams are 2-12 down on aggregate thus far.

[Pepe]

16 wouldn't work these days, as in an 8 team European set, three of them would end up being Switzerland, Poland and Denmark, with three or four big boys missing out. At least in the current set-up, Italy have to be really shit and do things like draw with Northern Ireland and lose at home to Macedonia if they're to miss out.

Italy, France, Spain, England, Germany, Brazil, and Argentina with guaranteed spots. The rest up for grabs.

[Don]

Another way to look at it is the majority Muslim teams are 2-12 down on aggregate thus far.

Brah, take some deep breaths and go again.

[niko_cee]

Maybe he's seen the future, which means whichever of Wales and America have the fewest Muslims are going to win 2-0. Wales?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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Belgium have to get a new away shirt or remove the "Love" stitching.

FIFA gagging hard on that Qatari cash.

[Ben]

Until the major nations boycott the cunts nothing will be done about it.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Bryan Swanson (gay or otherwise) must be having some serious 'Are we the baddies?' moments as he signs off on these press releases.

[niko_cee]

:D

[niko_cee]

On paper the USA look a poor side, which I assume means they are going to do a lot of running.

[Giggles]

Fucking hell it’s against the back of their necks :D

[Giggles]

Until the major nations boycott the cunts nothing will be done about it.

I actually didn’t think every last one of them all were as spineless. It’s fucking gone.

[niko_cee]

There's no one to take the lead.

England can't as everyone hates them and would all too willingly line up against them, and everyone else is too poor in footballing money terms, only the English League could survive the pariah status that could come, and even then that's not the FA, and Dicky Masters [or whatever he is called] would probably be on the Qatari sympathy wagon faster than you could say sporting sanction.

The armband stuff could be problematic for FIFA though, as it clearly flies in the face of their inclusivity nonsense. Presumably someone will be asked at some point whether equality is a political issue in their eyes.

[Don]

Over 2.5 in this. Both lineups look like utter shit.

[mugbull]

Josh Sargent. Jesus almighty. Gio Reyna easily our best player and he's on the bench.

Fox Sports doing an emotionally gripping biopic on Christian Pulisic now.

[Giggles]

There's no one to take the lead.

England can't as everyone hates them and would all too willingly line up against them, and everyone else is too poor in footballing money terms, only the English League could survive the pariah status that could come, and even then that's not the FA, and Dicky Masters [or whatever he is called] would probably be on the Qatari sympathy wagon faster than you could say sporting sanction.

The armband stuff could be problematic for FIFA though, as it clearly flies in the face of their inclusivity nonsense. Presumably someone will be asked at some point whether equality is a political issue in their eyes.

I think a good few would follow England to be honest, I don’t buy the thing that everyone hates you. That said, it shouldn’t be up to England to go against this on their own to see who does follow.

[7om]

I’ve seen Josh Sargent play this season and the lad is decent. If they can get Weah to actually know where the goalposts are, the US might be okay here.

[Spikey M]

Classic African shite. They should just have France as that useless continent's representative.

You had better hope phonics hasn't been on the Turbo Shandies today.

[mugbull]

Ah yes the gumball jawbreaker jerseys. Always a pleasure to look at

[7om]

Roy Keane going in on Iran :drool:

[Giggles]

You had better hope phonics hasn't been on the Turbo Shandies today.

Hopefully nobody has said yank or taff either or he’ll have a field day.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I've no idea who I want to win this. Two of the world's naffest sporting fanbases. I'll support Football and Goals.

[niko_cee]

I think a good few would follow England to be honest, I don’t buy the thing that everyone hates you. That said, it shouldn’t be up to England to go against this on their own to see who does follow.

You are probably right, if someone had taken the seismic step to boycott [someone told me Norway would have had they qualified] then I'm sure they would have been followed, but it's obviously very difficult thing to do on your own, particularly if you think you might win it. I mean, Italy happily boycotting away as it stands.

[Giggles]

You are probably right, if someone had taken the seismic step to boycott [someone told me Norway would have had they qualified] then I'm sure they would have been followed, but it's obviously very difficult thing to do on your own, particularly if you think you might win it. I mean, Italy happily boycotting away as it stands.

Those wily Italians ahead of the curve.

Really though, even outside a boycott I can’t believe even one of these cunts across the whole thing hasn’t the nuts to take it on themselves to fire on an armband or something. Probably just shows how completely detached they all are these days.

[Spikey M]

I've no idea who I want to win this. Two of the world's naffest sporting fanbases. I'll support Football and Goals.

The answer should always be "not America" but I'm not being one of those soft cunts that wishes the neighbours well, so fuck them both.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Welsh fans are having their rainbow bucket hats confiscated.

[Ian]

I assume nobody's tried to explain all the Qatar stuff to Wayne Hennessey given he's only just learned about Nazis.

[niko_cee]

Can we speculate on whether Gareth Bale will be booked if he does his heart celebration thing if he scores?

Bot disappointed actually that there haven't been any undershirt protests yet. Do they check them before the game or something?

[Jimmy Floyd]

If they turf out this elderly singing hype man, I'll allow them 3 days of uninhibited homophobia.

[Ian]

Welsh fans are having their rainbow bucket hats confiscated.

Why can't they just focus on the football and not headwear? :cry:

[Giggles]

Welsh fans are having their rainbow bucket hats confiscated.

Seen some US reporter was held for half an hour earlier for a rainbow t-shirt and then just let go on in wearing it.

[niko_cee]

I quite like Keane's anti-Qatari/pro-pub line of propaganda.

[Spikey M]

seen some us reporter was held for half an hour earlier for a rainbow t-shirt and then just let go on in wearing it.

USA. USA. USA.
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[niko_cee]

Wait, this is the highest ranked group in the world cup? Good grief. But then, Iran at 20 is beyond belief, so I guess the rankings are what you make of them.

[Giggles]

Wales in tracksuit tops. Go on…

[Giggles]

Wait, this is the highest ranked group in the world cup? Good grief. But then, Iran at 20 is beyond belief, so I guess the rankings are what you make of them.

There’s surely a 1 missing before that 20 after looking at them clamour around today.

[niko_cee]

Americans really feeling the anthem. One of the most emotive, give over ITV.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

The ranking system can be abused hard.

[Ian]

These are the same FIFA rankings England spent a lot of the 2000s and 2010s in the upper echelons of, and that Wales rocketed up by tactically not playing any games.

[Giggles]

I forgot the lad running the Welsh FA was one of our lot.

[niko_cee]

:cool:

'mon Gwalrg or whatever it is they sing.

[Giggles]

George Weahs son?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

George Weahs son?

Yep.

[Spikey M]

I'm not sure I've seen the Yanks play since Tim Howard was in goal.

[Disco]

It shows how little Americans care about football that this is even a contest.

[niko_cee]

Does that apply to everyone else and New Zealand when it comes to the egg ball game?

[Jimmy Floyd]

It shows how little Americans care about football that this is even a contest.

Rugby is the same, I always remember lolling at the idea of them coming up against 'the mighty Samoa' when their commentator contended as such.

[niko_cee]

Draw has to suit Wales here, hope to beat Iran and have England beat America, then style out a 1-1 in the last game so everyone is happy.

[Giggles]

That was near an epic OG.

[Jimmy Floyd]

This ref is from Qatar, have the authorities given him a shakedown? Some rather fabulous card-flourishing going on.

[niko_cee]

Nearly put the keeper in with it.

Wales have come out like the lights are a bit bright for them.

[7om]

Neco Williams gonna be in A&E before half time at this rate

[Dquincy]

The yanks seem well up for this.

https://i0.wp.com/footballburp.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/fight-and-win.jpg?fit=599%2C397&ssl=1

[Pepe]

Lol at the Yank manager's outfit.

[Magic]

Come on, knock these League Two cunts out. Adams. :drool:

[niko_cee]

Wales look awful and Bareth Gale doesn't seem to have benefited from his LA soujourn.

[Jimmy Floyd]

They just seem scared shitless. Rarebits in headlights.

[Disco]

Rugby is the same, I always remember lolling at the idea of them coming up against 'the mighty Samoa' when their commentator contended as such.

Amerugby had loads of money thrown at it in the hope it will take off only for them to miss out on the next World Cup to the mighty Portugal.

[Giggles]

As bad as Wales have been, USMNT look like they wouldn’t put one away if they had a week.

[Alex]

Come on, knock these League Two cunts out. Adams. :drool:

Captain, isn't he? :cool:

We want to just give him the armband at Leeds in January and be done with it. Love that lad. I've no idea how deep the American squad is because I don't really know a lot about them other than our lads, Pulisic and sort of Dest but Aaronson not starting surprises me.

[Disco]

As bad as Wales have been, USMNT look like they wouldn’t put one away if they had a week.

United States Mutant Ninja Turtles

[7om]

If I’m Rob Page I’m quite happy with this being a shit show. All it takes is a set piece or a Bale scorpion kick and they’re golden.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Brilliant goal, that. Fucking love an outside of the foot finish.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Timmy Weah :cool:

Nice goal.

[Bam]

As bad as Wales have been, USMNT look like they wouldn’t put one away if they had a week.

:henn0rz:

[Giggles]

Quality.

[Giggles]

:henn0rz:

Oh noes.

[Magic]

Amazing. They really don't deserve to be here and hopefully never appear again.

[Spikey M]

Lovely goal, let down by the close up of the Yank crowd reminding me how unbearably lame they are. It's like every white American is an actor in a musical.

[thommo]

Lovely finish, completely deserved. Wales look so nervy on the ball.

[Jimmy Floyd]

This ref is just purring, waiting to get into the game. He's been the main attraction so far.

[Boydy]

United States Mutant Ninja Turtles

Glad I'm not the only one who reads it like that.

[7om]

Refs got that one dead wrong. Idiot.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Glad I'm not the only one who reads it like that.

I always sing it in my head to the tune of this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZN_yzhUdu4

We're the USMNT, and our fans all have degrees

[Don]

This Wales side :D Down to the big US game it is, I guess.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Just be glad that they, and not Ukraine won the playoff or else the middle game would be narrative armageddon.

[Pepe]

https://i.redd.it/d8jiij7x2d1a1.jpg

[Spikey M]

#Banter

[Jimmy Floyd]

Such a fascinatingly bad referee. That decision just now to give Wales a throw instead of a corner was the worst there will be at this tournament.

[Lewis]

If I turned up at my local mosque in a rainbow bucket hat I feel like I wouldn't get the same hand-wringing sympathy as these idiot fans.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Kieffer Moore is only good at holding the ball up.

[Spikey M]

Safe to say Bale is finished.

[Pepe]

If I turned up at my local mosque in a rainbow bucket hat I feel like I wouldn't get the same hand-wringing sympathy as these idiot fans.

Islamophobic cunt.

[Lewis]

Half right.

[Spikey M]

Islamoph or obic cunt?

[Lewis]

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HATE these mongs.