2022 World Cup knockouts: RIP four games a day

[Spikey M]

I’ve probably missed the best bits but extra time has been shite.

There has been about 15 minutes of entertainment, but it was top quality shithousing.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I thought that was in.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Messi to miss please.

Or do a Neymar and go out before taking one.

[SincereTheRebel]

That long GK in the dutch goal, to save a few. Sending the dutch through.

[Waffdon]

Messi to smash the post from his. Reckon Otamendi or Fernandes will go for a dink down the middle straight into keepers hands

[Spikey M]

The only missed penno in a final shootout :drool:

Not the final, but let's fucking go

[Spikey M]

Mong

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That's a class save.

Edit: Not as good on replay, I thought it was nearer the corner.

[randomlegend]

Di Maria looks like the orc that gets his head cut off for trying to eat the hobbits.

[Lewis]

He might as well have pointed to where he was aiming with that run-up.

[Spikey M]

Fuck me

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

:moop:

[Pepe]

Lolland.

[Adramelch]

The Dutch keeper is just way too slow it feels like.

[Magic]

:drool:

[Lewis]

My semi-final predictions in tatters today. Nice one shit penalties.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Why would the Dutch start with VVD ffs?

[Magic]

Why would the Dutch start with VVD ffs?

Anti-Neymar.

[Spikey M]

Another yellow :D

[Magic]

Who did the ref book there and why. :D

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Another yellow :D

He's incredible.

[Pepe]

In Loltaro we believe.

[Spikey M]

Cunts

[Magic]

Good bye boring shite football. :drool:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Ugh, I was sure Martinez would miss too.

[SincereTheRebel]

In Loltaro we believe.

I would have though Higuain 2.0 would miss.

[Adramelch]

Let's be honest, apart from the Dutch being shit, Argentina vs Croatia has a high chance of shithousery so a good result.

[Yevrah]

Right result overall I feel. You can't not attack for 80 minutes and expect to go through.

[Waffdon]

Dutch didn’t have a chance with that big lump in goal. He has to dive so early just to get near anything. Also the first two penalties show that just putting your foot through it is just as risky as any other penalty as chances are it is keepers height.

[Manc]

If Morroco can do a job on Portugal then we've won the World Cup. Merry Christmas.

[Spikey M]

If Morroco can do a job on Portugal then we've won the World Cup. Merry Christmas.

There's the small matter of beating the current world champions too.

[7om]

I can’t work Holland out. I know they’re lacking a bit up top but they point blank refused to attack until they were 2-0 down. I’d love to know the pass stats because the vast majority must have been sideways between Ake, van Dijk and Timber. Then when they somehow do find a way back into the game and force extra time, they revert back to the system that got them in the shit in the first place.

By the end of 90 minutes, Argentina had completely lost their heads. So naturally Holland take their foot off the gas and revert back to being shite. Baffling. I don’t understand it.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

In a lighter note let's all lol at Tim Vickery:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63923927

South American football expert Tim Vickery said on BBC Radio 5 Live: "This is death in the family.

"That is what it is going to feel like in the next few hours for Brazil fans. Croatia have sent the far bigger nation into mourning. This will really hurt for a long time.

"I hope the population will not turn on them. Brazil crowds can be vicious. I hope there isn't a negative backlash because this team don't deserve it."

:harold:

[Giggles]

If Morroco can do a job on Portugal then we've won the World Cup. Merry Christmas.

What? Portugal wouldn’t beat England if they had ten attempts at it.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

There's the small matter of beating the current world champions too.

It's hilarious that so many people seem to think France will be a walkover.

I cannot wait until Mbappe obliterates this team.

Cafe's and bistro's will be burning by midnight tomorrow.

[Waffdon]

I don’t understand why managers bother practising penalties. Doing them a 1000 times on a training pitch isn’t giving you any bottle

[Waffdon]

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That’s glorious :drool:

[Ben]

Croatia will murder them if they try that shit. Can’t wait.

[Waffdon]

Sounds like it may be an unchanged England team.

[Manc]

Source?

[Ben]

He’s been right every game until now. Source = the waistcoat himself.

[Waffdon]

Source?

Reading between the lines of Matt Law’s report. It’s not been fully leaked this time - as of yet anyway - so the journos must have been asked to keep it to themselves for now. Imagine it’ll be released in the afternoon at some point

[7om]

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That’s glorious :drool:

What’s glorious about being a poor sport?

[Waffdon]

:D

alright, mate

[7om]

What? It’s a genuine question. Or you just in troll mode again?

[Spikey M]

What’s glorious about being a poor sport?

You spent too long in America.

[7om]

:moop:

[Browning]

Watched the entire game, had no idea there was a red card. Amazingly, 2 yellows for someone who didn't have a yellow after extra time finished...

[Spikey M]

Watched the entire game, had no idea there was a red card. Amazingly, 2 yellows for someone who didn't have a yellow after extra time finished...

:D who was it?

[Browning]

Dumfries.

[Manc]

Denzel.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I hope Argentina win the semi and then lose the final to any of the four options.

[-james-]

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He's an actual mouth breather.

[7om]

Messi going full heel turn. Maybe finally he’ll finally get himself over on the grandest stage of them all.

[Dquincy]

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[Ian]

Messi in "being a big old cunt" shocker. If Portugal have decided to try and be good rather than service an ego I would, god help me, even rather they won it rather than him.

If it comes down to Messi vs. Mbappe all I can hope is the FBI swoop in to arrest Gianni and shut down the World Cup.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Morocco to win it all :nodd:

[Danny]

US football journalist Grant Wahl has died while in Qatar.

[Giggles]

A few days after getting pulled in for a rainbow T-shirt :uhoh:


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[Bam]

My body finally broke down on me. Three weeks of little sleep, high stress and lots of work can do that to you. What had been a cold over the last 10 days turned into something more severe on the night of the USA-Netherlands game, and I could feel my upper chest take on a new level of pressure and discomfort. I didn't have Covid (I test regularly here), but I went into the medical clinic at the main media center today, and they said I probably have bronchitis. They gave me a course of antibiotics and some heavy-duty cough syrup, and I’m already feeling a bit better just a few hours later. But still: No bueno.

He has been bumped.

[Ben]

:sherlock:

[Lofty]

What? It’s a genuine question. Or you just in troll mode again?

I'm no fan of either team but there was some bad blood in that game that made it more entertaining, this reaction makes it more amusing.

[Giggles]

The yanks are really weird about being sporting and all like that.

[Jimmy Floyd]

If I was Qatar I'm not sure murdering a prominent US journalist would be top of my list tbh.

[Shindig]

I'm still surprised Van Dijk stayed on after barrelling someone over in the fracas.

[SincereTheRebel]

Messi didn't see a yellow for that blatant handball either

[Lofty]

I definitely think the refs are instructed not to hand out reds at this stage if at all possible. I remember I had money on a Van Bommel red in that Holland Spain final and he avoided it despite going full Cantona :moop:

[Jimmy Floyd]

They've been easy on second yellows a few times, but I genuinely don't think there have been many red card offences in the tournament.

In fact, the only major refereeing disaster that I can remember was the Qatari VAR intervening for that handball penalty in Portugal vs Uruguay, and then the Iranian ref Faghani not having the courage to overrule him despite the fact that you could see in his face he knew it was a bullshit intervention. That cost Uruguay dear as well.

[niko_cee]

I've no idea how Paredes stayed on yesterday. The tackle was a bad yellow, kicking the ball away is a yellow, blasting it into the opposing dugout is probably a straight red.

[Adramelch]

Ye exactly. That was by far the most blatant example.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Kicking the ball away (and its relations) have been turned a blind eye to for a few years now, not sure why. Think it's a directive.

Last night I think Argentina were basically impossible to referee, a marginal second yellow would only have made things worse.

[Adramelch]

I wouldn't have been surprised if he'd just kicked the ball away and just received one yellow, but kicking it towards the Dutch bench really made it way worse.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Unless you kick it at somebody in particular, or unless it's really blatant timewasting, I think you're free to kick it wherever you please. Could be wrong.

[niko_cee]

Yeah, ref needed to get control of the game when they started out leaving it on various Dutch players early doors but he went into clown/Webb mode and there was no hope from there. Messi falling over whenever anyone went within 5 feet of him didn't help things. The semi could be an absolute bloodbath.

[John Arne]

Manuel Neuer has broken his leg skiing. Out for the rest of the season.

[Don]

I got punished for aiming a throw-in at the back of an opposition player's head (had obvs lost my head) which I thought took the piss. Dangerous play?

[randomlegend]

Dangerous play?

Not with you throwing it I wouldn't have thought.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I got punished for aiming a throw-in at the back of an opposition player's head (had obvs lost my head) which I thought took the piss. Dangerous play?

It would be in normal football, but in elite football the laws kind of get overridden by whatever Collina (or his equivalents) decide they are going to do instead.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Also, not to become a one-note trumpeter, but I'm watching some Blackburn v Preston on Sky, and having watched 40 odd World Cup games, it really is so noticeable how differently the ball behaves when powerfully struck.

[Giggles]

There’s something very nice about a snowy championship game with the decorations up on a day like this. I’ve enjoyed this more than any of the WC I’ve seen so far.

[Pepe]

I am glad of the no reds directive. Red cards turn any already shit match into an even shitter match.

[Manc]

Manuel Neuer has broken his leg skiing. Out for the rest of the season.

:sherlock:

[Lewis]

Not with you throwing it I wouldn't have thought.

He must get a good aim at least.

[Lewis]

Souness must think we're going out if he's dressed up for today.

[Lewis]

Normally you would want Morocco through, but it's all hands on deck to stop Argentina, and Portugal stand a better chance of doing that.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I find Portugal minus cron to be quite likeable (and if you pull the lens back, them being a big player in football is actually quite unlikely), so I don't mind who wins this.

England v Portugal semi-final would be a nightmare, pretty much guaranteed penalties.

[Boydy]

This constant booing and whistling when Portugal have the ball is doing my head in.

[Jimmy Floyd]

This constant booing and whistling when Portugal have the ball is doing my head in.

Impressive given half their support is locked out by throngs of dunceheads without tickets, in the most North African of all scenes.

[Adramelch]

Deserved for Morocco I think. They've been the ones trying to make things happen.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Lovely leap.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Once again this goalkeeper shows himself not to be serious.

[Manc]

What a leap.

[7om]

Shambolic goalkeeping

[Jimmy Floyd]

This is going to kick off big style in the second half. Good luck ref.

[Adramelch]

That dive from Fernandes. :D

[7om]

These portugal players really are scum. Get them out.

[Manc]

I find Portugal minus cron to be quite likeable.

Some take.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

The seethe :drool:

[Jimmy Floyd]

What even is the point of diving in this day and age? VAR will rule out any penalty that is given. It's like a sort of basic instinctual tendency to cheat.

Seething at half time and roonaldo still to come on, not sure their heads are in top shape.

[Gray Fox]

They took exactly 1 minute after the goal to commence Operation: Dive For Everything.

[wullie]

Still waiting for my shirt which explains the score

[niko_cee]

Normally you would want Morocco through, but it's all hands on deck to stop Argentina, and Portugal stand a better chance of doing that.

Does this mean you'll be donning a beret and a string of onions later?

[mugbull]

Even if the keeper isn’t a spastic there it’s still a goal. Ruben Dias collapsed into his boots like an accordion instead of jumping

[randomlegend]

Why is the abbreviation MAR for Morocco?

[Jimmy Floyd]

Maroc. I presume the countries choose their own.

[Gray Fox]

Why is the abbreviation MAR for Morocco?

Federation Royale Marocaine de Football

[Jimmy Floyd]

Pele saying in 1977 that an African team would win the World Cup by 2000 has now been mentioned four times on commentary in 46 minutes. Why? 2000 was 22 years ago. Is this their only possible point of reference for an African side leading in a World Cup game?

[-james-]

I want Portugal through for betting reasons, but I'm not sure it's worth it if Ronaldo is the one to drag them over the line.

[Offshore Toon]

Morocco and their Arab mates on the North coast hardly count as African. Pele knew that better than anyone, so they need to stop butchering his quote in case they finish him off.

[Lewis]

An African side won't win a World Cup this side of 2100.

[Manc]

How many Africans featured in France's '98 squad?

[Jimmy Floyd]

The only way an African team could win would be if West Africa merged into a single state, or something. Otherwise the talent is too thinly spread.

Either that or via Morocco Greece-ing their way to this title, which really isn't impossible you know.

[randomlegend]

Maroc. I presume the countries choose their own.


Federation Royale Marocaine de Football

:thbup:

[Adramelch]

That left-back from Morocco has been everywhere it feels like. He's the one that seems to stop most Portuguese attacks.

[-james-]

KSA and RSA are always slightly annoying. The obvious ones aren't even taken!

[Shindig]

Either that or via Morocco Greece-ing their way to this title, which really isn't impossible you know.

Yep. Although you'd think someone would unlock that defence.

[Lewis]

The high-performing Nigerian diaspora could eventually take over everywhere and then Tebbit Test the motherland into contender status.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Regragui had better hope the geezers don't equalise here, as he's taken off all his attacking fooballers.

[Lewis]

The lanky number eight is getting a big move next month.

[Magic]

So good. Hope England beat France then get trolled by Morocco.

Edit: FFS.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

ffs Cheddira.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Morocco :cool:

[Jimmy Floyd]

Think I saw some Ronaldo tears there. Another tick on the bingo card. Allez Maroc.

[-james-]

:cool:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Crying whilst getting the fuck out as soon as he can :drool:

[Boydy]

Camera in the tunnel to get Ronaldo tears. :D

[randomlegend]

Hahaha fuck off Ronaldo.

[Magic]

Absolute coward and arrogant cunt. Selfish prick. Fuck off.

[Ben]

:drool:

[Gray Fox]

I swear you'll never see anything like this again. So watch it, drink it in.

[7om]

Messi next.

[Yevrah]

Somehow beat France and we're in a World Cup final.

[Lewis]

I take the seventeen quid work sweep if Morocco win it. What odds could I have got pre-tournament?

[SincereTheRebel]

Crying whilst getting the fuck out as soon as he can :drool:

I think he was laughing. It was that embarrassing.

[Yevrah]

I take the seventeen quid work sweep if Morocco win it. What odds could I have got pre-tournament?

I'm gonna guess 80-1.

[Lofty]

Somehow beat France and we're in a World Cup final.

Yes we looked shit hot in that one match against organised opposition :uhoh:

[Yevrah]

Yes we looked shit hot in that one match against organised opposition :uhoh:

Absolutely no chance Morocco beat Spain, Portugal and then England to reach a World Cup final.

[Alan Shearer The 2nd]

I think he was laughing. It was that embarrassing.

:D

I wasn't sure if I was getting Hancock vibes for a second.

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[Magic]

Somehow beat France and we're in a World Cup final.

This is why no neutral will ever support Bngland. Sheer arrogance.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Somehow beat France and we're in a World Cup final.

Belgium/Spain/Portugal having been eliminated by them suggests this is a bit presumptuous. No Saiss is a miss for them though.

[Adramelch]

Ye I don't quite understand how a team that has effectively knocked out Belgium, Spain and Portugal can be considered to be a weak opponent.

[Yevrah]

This is why no neutral will ever support Bngland. Sheer arrogance.

You've seen my posts about England before, right?

[Gray Fox]

Neymar, Ronaldo and England tears inside 24 hours. Inject it.

[Waffdon]

All these results are setting it up for an England win. Fuck sake

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Ye I don't quite understand how a team that has effectively knocked out Belgium, Spain and Portugal can be considered to be a weak opponent.

Conceding 0 goals against those sides too.

Only Canada has scored against them and that was an own goal.

[Yevrah]

Ye I don't quite understand how a team that has effectively knocked out Belgium, Spain and Portugal can be considered to be a weak opponent.

I don't think they're weak and it'll be a game to make eyes bleed, but I just can't see them continuing that run. It's probably academic anyway mind, given who we're facing in 2 hours.

[7om]

Which England player is most likely to cry?

[Magic]

You've seen my posts about England before, right?

Yes, sincere if you're right and edgy sarcasm if you're wrong, that's how it works right?

[Adramelch]

Absolutely no chance Morocco beat Spain, Portugal and then England to reach a World Cup final.

You mean how there was no chance that Greece eliminated Spain, France, Czech Republic (which were the favorites to win the whole thing at that point) and Portugal (beating them twice) to win the Euros?

[Yevrah]

Yes, sincere if you're right and edgy sarcasm if you're wrong, that's how it works right?

You've clearly not seen them then as I've never been about that.

[Yevrah]

You mean how there was no chance that Greece eliminated Spain, France, Czech Republic (which were the favorites to win the whole thing at that point) and Portugal (beating them twice) to win the Euros?

The World Cup is a different beast.

[Magic]

Which England player is most likely to cry?

Probably Benderson.

[Magic]

You've clearly not seen them then as I've never been about that.

That's literally all you're about, across any subject.

[7om]

Probably Benderson.

That’s who had in my mind, yeah. I reckon Marry Haguire could be a blubber too.

[Yevrah]

That's literally all you're about, across any subject.

Provide some examples of where I've excused something I've said that turned out to be wrong with edgy sarcasm, or stop making shit up. Your choice.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Morocco in the semis is breaking new World Cup ground as it is, so I don't see why they couldn't break more.

[randomlegend]

Magic's in a touchy mood today. Did she say no already?

[igor_balis]

The World Cup is a different beast.

I don't TOTALLY disagree with your assumption that England would probably beat Morocco/it's unlikely they keep that amazing run going indefinitely, but this ain't a great argument. What makes the world cup significantly different to the euros in this context? Think that's bollocks really.

[Yevrah]

Morocco in the semis is breaking new World Cup ground as it is, so I don't see why they couldn't break more.

That is a very fair point and 'no chance' from my side is unnecessarily hyperbolic. Still, I think we win if we play them, which for a World Cup semi-final you'd take all day long.

[Shindig]

Lads, we're playing the World Champions next. One step at a time.

[Yevrah]

I don't TOTALLY disagree with your assumption that England would probably beat Morocco/it's unlikely they keep that amazing run going indefinitely, but this ain't a great argument. What makes the world cup significantly different to the euros in this context? Think that's bollocks really.


There's something about the World Cup that seems to always root out the unfancied/unexpected sides, generally, if not always, no later than the semi's.

[Adramelch]

That is a very fair point and 'no chance' from my side is unnecessarily hyperbolic. Still, I think we win if we play them, which for a World Cup semi-final you'd take all day long.

I do think you are likely to beat them as well (having beaten France at that point in this argument), but it's not a different situation than what happened against Croatia in 2018 if you ask me.

[Magic]

Provide some examples of where I've excused something I've said that turned out to be wrong with edgy sarcasm, or stop making shit up. Your choice.

Since when was evidence required to substantiate our claims.

[7om]

Can’t wait for us to get pumped 7-0 by France now.

[Magic]

Magic's in a touchy mood today. Did she say no already?

I'm just anticipating an England victory so I'm in a sour mood.

[Don]

I swear Rice has been in tears before, I have a very clear image of that melt crying in my mind. Bellingham not crying would establish him as the GOAT.

The TV coverage is absurdly, I can cope with dragging any old tranny off the street to spout shit but the commentary these days is so poor. I'm obvs not looking for insight, that ship sailed long ago but why are they so monotonous in tone?

[Yevrah]

Can’t wait for us to get pumped 7-0 by France now.

Something in me (and I've no idea why) says we might just do it. Based on absolutely nothing as France should win all day long, but I can't shake the feeling.

[Lewis]

I'll be crying if I log on to abuse the players and find that Elon Musk has deleted all of my racist burner accounts.

[Pepe]

Had to miss the match, unfortunately. How much did Ronaldo seethe?

[Magic]

I'd like it to go to pens and watch all the English ethnics miss.

[-james-]

Had to miss the match, unfortunately. How much did Ronaldo seethe?

He went straight down the tunnel and did a weird cry-grin thing.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Apparently Portugal are openly seething about the fact that they had an Argentinian ref. What was he supposed to do, score a goal for them?

[niko_cee]

What's the angle there? Some sort of conspiracy to eliminate stronger contenders? Fingers-crossed for that then, might work in our favour tonight.

[Baz]

If wullie could order a liverpool shirt from China, that’d be good.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Pepe said this: It's unbelievable for an Argentine referee to take charge of us today after Messi was complaining yesterday. After what I saw today, I think they want to give the title to Argentina

Bruno Fernandes said the same.

I mean, there were zero controversial decisions in that match but these guys are obviously trained to believe in conspiracies of their own making. If the general public can then why not them, I guess.

[niko_cee]

Without having seen the game today all that much, given the decisions throughout the tournament with Argentina they probably have a point. Not sure that extends to eliminating rivals but here's hoping.

[Yevrah]

Unchanged team, I like that. Gareth may have grown some balls.

[Offshore Toon]

This is why no neutral will ever support Bngland. Sheer arrogance.
Yev will swing from 'I think we might beat France you know?' to 'I TOLD YOU ALL SOUTHGATE WAS SHIT!!!!! I SAID IT FIRST!!!' within a couple of hours.

[-james-]

England going to be a shade of favourites with bookies by kick-off. :cool:

[Spikey M]

This is why no neutral will ever support Bngland. Sheer arrogance.


https://youtu.be/y70kMNozInY

[Pepe]

Pele saying in 1977 that an African team would win the World Cup by 2000 has now been mentioned four times on commentary in 46 minutes. Why? 2000 was 22 years ago. Is this their only possible point of reference for an African side leading in a World Cup game?

I am sure that Pele meant the other type of Africans anyway.

[Pepe]

This is why no neutral will ever support Bngland. Sheer arrogance.

No one outside your little islands knows about any arrogance.

[Lofty]

Apparently there is a global seethe about our FA being 'The FA' instead of the 'English FA'.

[Yevrah]

Yev will swing from 'I think we might beat France you know?' to 'I TOLD YOU ALL SOUTHGATE WAS SHIT!!!!! I SAID IT FIRST!!!' within a couple of hours.

I did say the feeling we'd win was based on nothing and there'll be no "I told you so" if we do as a result.

[Yevrah]

And as for Gareth, he's got a free swing here really, the only way I'll be pissed is if we lose the game in the same manner as we did against Italy or Croatia.

[Pepe]

A couple tweets do not a global event make.

[Don]

I've put a few hundred on France -1. Time to up this again, even with the questionable opening.


https://youtu.be/wW2n3umJuaE

[Jimmy Floyd]

Those mugs should all be thanking English ingenuity for inventing the sport and British imperialism for spreading it. Christ knows what they'd be doing with their entertainment time otherwise. Knitting alpaca sweatshirts or seeing who can throw mud balls across a river.

[Ben]

Taz is on France. It’s happening. :drool:

[Giggles]

For fuck sake Taz.

[Giggles]

Those mugs should all be thanking English ingenuity for inventing the sport and British imperialism for spreading it. Christ knows what they'd be doing with their entertainment time otherwise. Knitting alpaca sweatshirts or seeing who can throw mud balls across a river.

Probably doesn’t really outweigh robbing and butchering the locals everywhere you went though.

[7om]

None of the french lot taking the knee. What a fucking country of twats we are.

[Spikey M]

Probably doesn’t really outweigh robbing and butchering the locals everywhere you went though.

Please see my previous post.

[Spikey M]

Could do without Luke Shaw getting sent to the shops like that.

[Lofty]

Both our fullbacks look like they'd be confused by a pay and display machine.

[Shindig]

Man, the French love to break at pace.

[Lewis]

Luke Shaw being the dopiest man in football is why I wasn't having that Sterling rumour. What could he possibly have done or said that would provoke a lamping?

[Magic]

Yev will swing from 'I think we might beat France you know?' to 'I TOLD YOU ALL SOUTHGATE WAS SHIT!!!!! I SAID IT FIRST!!!' within a couple of hours.

There's your evidence.

[Adramelch]

Only the ref was defending Tchouameni there and he didn't do that good a job.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

:cool: :drool:

[Spikey M]

Some goal that. Blatant foul on Saka up the other end though.

[Yevrah]

There's your evidence.

Something that hasn't happened yet. :cab:

Cracking goal. Been Men against boys so far.

[Lewis]

Arms just slightly too short there.

[Giggles]

Something that hasn't happened yet. :cab:

Cracking goal. Been Men against boys so far.

It’s actually been very even.

[7om]

We have too much dead wood in this side.

[Magic]

Something that hasn't happened yet. :cab:

Cracking goal. Been Men against boys so far.

:harold:

[Yevrah]

:harold:

:D You're such a moron.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Horrific decision from the assistant on the near side not to give a foul on Saka at the other end, right in front of him (ref couldn't see it).

[Yevrah]

On the plus side, at least we don't have to watch England slowly die after going 1-0 up.

[Danny]

Just terrible defending all round.

Three people on Mbappe and once he passed the ball, he dropped the lot of them. We then dropped way too deep to allow the shot.

[Waffdon]

Lloris will flag a goal at some point and get nowhere near any penalties if it gets there

[Danny]

There's your evidence.

Two mongs dont make a right.

[randomlegend]

Southgate getting done by the first decent team he meets in a tournament, quelle surprise.

[Adramelch]

I think that's an overreaction to be honest. France are the superior team on paper and they have been better here, but not by that much.

[Shindig]

This France side is more than decent, to be fair. They turn that pace and movement on so well and few sides can deal with it.

[7om]

If it stays 1-0, i wonder how long it will take Waistcoat to make a like-for-like change?

[Yevrah]

Yeah, it's early days, but an interesting test for Gareth nonetheless as I can't recall him facing a situation like this before.

[Lewis]

If we lose then it needs to be convincing otherwise we'll blame a tough draw and give him a lifetime contract.

[Magic]

Henderson out of his depth here. Just not a quick thinker.

[Gray Fox]

If it stays 1-0, i wonder how long it will take Waistcoat to make a like-for-like change?

61 minutes AND NO SOONER.

[Lofty]

Swarming Mbappe isn't that good a tactic when the rest of the French forward line are accomplished goalscorers.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Weak finish from Kane, you have to be able to lift the ball higher than that. He's looked sluggish in general.

Bellingham and French mistakes look to be our best chance here.

[Adramelch]

That's probably a penalty.

[Spikey M]

Free kick.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That's a foul but it's outside the box.

[Adramelch]

It looked like the contact was over the line from the replays I saw at least.

[Yevrah]

Right, what in the actual fuck?

[Shindig]

Well, that's a bollocks call.

[Jimmy Floyd]

That's the end of that VAR's career.

[Adramelch]

Right, what in the actual fuck?

If the foul was deemed to be outside the box, VAR can't overrule the decision I don't think?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

VAR putting in a glorious shift.

[randomlegend]

Clear foul but also clearly outside the box IMO.

[Lewis]

61 minutes AND NO SOONER.

He's got 'Rashford/Saka 65-70' written down in an envelope like a submarine captain.

[7om]

Not even a foul? Fuck me

[Yevrah]

If the foul was deemed to be outside the box, VAR can't overrule the decision I don't think?

That makes much more sense then.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Upamecano looks shit.

[Gray Fox]

He is shit.

[7om]

So VAR can be used when someone’s toenail is offside but not when someone gets hacked down? The games gone.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Yeah it must have been deemed outside the box (it wasn't, bad mistake from VAR) but also a dreadful decision from the referee not to give a free kick in the first place. Horrible South American officiating once again.

[Lewis]

FIFA must have identified us as the bigger threat to Messi winning it and have decided to Byron Moreno us.

[Giggles]

I wouldn’t be too worried if an English fan so far. There’s far too many goals in this team that they don’t score.

[Magic]

I wouldn’t be too worried if an English fan so far. There’s far too many goals in this team that they don’t score.

Agreed. Their goals will 100% come from French mistakes as someone already said.

[Spikey M]

This ref has had an envelope

[Yevrah]

Surely that was a foul on Saka too? What the fuck is going on?

[Adramelch]

It does feel like every 50-50 (or well 70-30) decision has been going France's way so far.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Our main weakness is that the play only speeds up when we get it out of the defenders' feet. There's never a chance to break unless France make a huge error in possession and give us an easy pass forward. 90% of the time we have it in front of a set defence because our defenders and Kane are just too slow (all the pace is in midfield).

The England band isn't helping either. Somebody get a rainbow poncho on them and get them chucked out.

[John Arne]

Kane way too isolated. Drop Foden into midfield for Hendo, and bring on Grealish or Trashford.

[Browning]

Kane is just a non factor in every game and I don’t get why he’s the undisputed first name on the team sheet.

[Spikey M]

Kane is just a non factor in every game and I don’t get why he’s the undisputed first name on the team sheet.

He's had 2 decent shots (our only decent shots) and he has the most assists in the competition at the moment. Not bad for a non factor.

[Magic]

Kane is just a non factor in every game and I don’t get why he’s the undisputed first name on the team sheet.

Awful take.