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13 minutes ago, kent_white said:

I do think it's quite amusing that they've picked Iran vs Egypt as the 'pride match' 🤣

I think that's the point...

1 hour ago, kent_white said:

I do think it's quite amusing that they've picked Iran vs Egypt as the 'pride match' 🤣

Aye, brilliant!

Deliberate or naive?

27 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Aye, brilliant!

Deliberate or naive?

The maddest thing is; you and a few others on here are on the side of the Iranians and Egyptians.

2 hours ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Aye, brilliant!

Deliberate or naive?

I don't know. But either way it's very funny! 😁

2 crackers from dembele

11 minutes ago, L/H White said:

2 crackers from dembele

3 now! Unbelievable

Its a good game this but theres an odd feel to it that I cant quite put my finger on. Maybe the look of it or the atmosphere I dunno.

14 minutes ago, Marc505 said:

Its a good game this but theres an odd feel to it that I cant quite put my finger on. Maybe the look of it or the atmosphere I dunno.

Norway fuck loads of changes happy with 2nd, and France know they don't have to get into 2nd gear, suspect they'll change a few shortly

21 minutes ago, L/H White said:

Norway fuck loads of changes happy with 2nd, and France know they don't have to get into 2nd gear, suspect they'll change a few shortly

Yeah, does kind of feel almost in dead rubber territory.

Strand Larsen is gash.

Brilliant pen!

1 hour ago, L/H White said:

Norway fuck loads of changes happy with 2nd, and France know they don't have to get into 2nd gear, suspect they'll change a few shortly

Yep that’s it.

But this isn’t a victim of the 48 team 8/12 third places.

This would have happened anyway and always will in tournament football.

Bit late but just watched the USA vs Türkiye highlights

Someone in one of the threads said just wait till the US come up against a decent team

Well they came up against a half-decent team

For all that they are a nice watch they aren’t actually that good

Türkiye are experienced at this level. A team better than them will batter the US

PS Japan are rapidly becoming my second team

Edited Friday at 21:452 days by MancWanderer

19 hours ago, jmjhb said:

France

Spain

Argentina

England

Brazil

(Portugal - however Martinez is holding them back)

Germany

I'd go with that order, still very early, but France look way ahead of everybody else so far

Cape Verde make it through

What a story

7 minutes ago, Lt. Aldo Raine said:

Cape Verde make it through

What a story

shame they didn't win, they had enough chances to, played some good stuff

18 minutes ago, Lt. Aldo Raine said:

Cape Verde make it through

What a story

It is. And further validates the third place argument that I was so against previously

12 minutes ago, Zico said:

shame they didn't win, they had enough chances to, played some good stuff

I've only seen the highlight but they really should've won it with that chance that sailed by the post at the end

1 minute ago, MancWanderer said:

It is. And further validates the third place argument that I was so against previously

They actually finished second

2 minutes ago, Lt. Aldo Raine said:

They actually finished second

Ah……😄

Just now, Lt. Aldo Raine said:

I've only seen the highlight but they really should've won it with that chance that sailed by the post at the end

there was a mint through ball around 75 mins that put them clean through, was a good save though

I'm ready for some knock out football though

5 hours ago, Zico said:

I'm ready for some knock out football though

Feels like the world cup proper starts tomorrow after a qualifying phase

1 hour ago, Stig said:

Feels like the world cup proper starts tomorrow after a qualifying phase

7 hours ago, Zico said:

I'm ready for some knock out football though

Same, 70 odd games to remove 16 teams is excessive!

not sure i can do another half hour of this

Edited 2 hours ago2 hr by L/H White