who's staying up for this?

welcome to my world

go to bed before hand and set the alarm*, or stay up

drink or not

10am here, which is nice

*I drank then slept through alarm and missed the first half of the Congo game

4 minutes ago, bolty58 said:

So that's how you are rating it? Just on that one measure. Fair enough.

I have a different bunch of considerations.

No arguments mind that the Azteca is a phenomenon as is the Maracana.

Yeah, maracana on my bucket list along with le bombonera

I am loving all these videoes of the schools showing the game this morning.

3 hours ago, RONNIE PHILLIPS said:

The 0-0 draw in Italy in 97 to qualify was another gritty backs to the wall performance that nearly had a goal at either end in the last minute.

Brother in law lived in a village near Lincoln then, went over there and watched it in the pub with him. Found out later he had to stop a group of locals giving me a kicking for being an 'itii twat' I was wearing my purple Wanderers top and they mistook my for a Fiorentina fan

3 hours ago, Lt. Aldo Raine said:

I know we might've technically had the better team "on paper" but I've just watched the highlights with the sound on and I don't care how good they are, it takes some stones to go into that atmosphere and come out on the right side of it

and with ten men

it was tough enough in the first half with the aerial bombardment

but that defence dealt with everything chucked at them second half

Dan burn made six clearances which is a record or something

10 hours ago, Ani said:

I am loving all these videoes of the schools showing the game this morning.

Great to see the enthusiasm from the kids. Not having it that 100% of them didn't know the result though.

9 hours ago, perth_white said:

Brother in law lived in a village near Lincoln then, went over there and watched it in the pub with him. Found out later he had to stop a group of locals giving me a kicking for being an 'itii twat' I was wearing my purple Wanderers top and they mistook my for a Fiorentina fan

They still didn't have a pop regardless? 😀

40 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

They still didn't have a pop regardless? 😀

Nah, good job because I'm a double hard vile druggy thug like everyone else on here.

27 minutes ago, perth_white said:

Nah, good job because I'm a double hard vile druggy thug like everyone else on here.

Good to hear that the vetting procedure works now and again then 😜

This 3D mode is ace 😃

Dear me, that's dreadful.

23 minutes ago, Marc505 said:

This 3D mode is ace 😃

Them high balls coming in look like missiles coming down from space 😂

1 hour ago, Marc505 said:

This 3D mode is ace 😃

in the replies

2 hours ago, desperado said:

Them high balls coming in look like missiles coming down from space 😂

That one that looks like it just smashes him in the face makes me flinch!

2 minutes ago, Marc505 said:

That one that looks like it just smashes him in the face makes me flinch!

not looked back but sure I read one of his headed clearance landed in the other half

Does he start Saturday?

Tend to think it’s a bit of hyperbole after his cameo.

But that said, considering some felt he shouldn’t have even been anywhere near the squad, if he does nothing else this World Cup he’s justified his spot IMO.

He was perfect for that situation.

1 hour ago, desperado said:

Does he start Saturday?

Tend to think it’s a bit of hyperbole after his cameo.

But that said, considering some felt he shouldn’t have even been anywhere near the squad, if he does nothing else this World Cup he’s justified his spot IMO.

He was perfect for that situation.

don't think he does mate, think it'll be the same side with spence replacing quansah

19 hours ago, Marc505 said:

That whole WC98 qualifying campaign was epic and it felt massive after not getting to 94 and off the back of Euro 96.

Wins away in Moldova and Georgia which seemed like intimidating places to me. Home to Moldova was the princess Diana/Elton John game that Gazza rolled back the years in. Shearer twatted an indirect free kick in from inside the box at home to Georgia. Poland away was Channel 5's first england game and Jonathan Pearce screamed his head off. Home to Italy Le Tissier played, then that away one in Rome is an all timer.

Vieri should have won it with a header then we went up the other end and Wright hit the post. Was ecstatic when we came through that.

You don't get qualification groups like that anymore!

And thats how 15 year old me went into the 98 world cup convinced we were going to win it 😃

Thought Wright hit the post and they went straight up the other end and Vieri missed.....

2 minutes ago, RONNIE PHILLIPS said:

Thought Wright hit the post and they went straight up the other end and Vieri missed.....

Just looked....I remember right

1 minute ago, RONNIE PHILLIPS said:

Just looked....I remember right

So they did!

Tyler's commentary was superb on that.

My arse went when Vieri headed it, would have been typical of our luck to lose like that.

I got married on the day we played Italy

Apparently I was meant to in the main room greeting evening guests not watching the game.

Probably not the only reason it never worked out

2 hours ago, Zico said:

Dan burn made six clearances which is a record or something

On 07/07/2026 at 22:50, Zico said:

not looked back but sure I read one of his headed clearance landed in the other half

There was a short clip that showed but FIFA claimed copyright. You see the impact better with this though