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Argentina v Portugal- Ronaldo. Portugal to win final.

The pity is that the Super League didn't happen so we're stuck with picking crumbs off the table to try to compete. As we comparatively spend such a small amount it is inevitable that our turn for relegation will come and, unless Jones is a miracle worker, it will likely happen this season. Probably best to just sit back, strap in and enjoy the ride because there are sure to be twists and turns from Boxing Day until the last game of the season.

Fascist island - are you serious?

Portugal minus Ronaldo are potential World Champions. Their football and goals were stunning.

Might have just seen the next world champions in action - Portugal minus Ronaldo were simply sensational.

We're in the quarter finals and it's a bit of a free hit because not many will expect us to beat France and, if we do go out to them, it'll be no disgrace. Basically, keep Mbappe reasonably quiet and we have a decent chance because their defence and goalkeeper are not that great.

You got that right 🙂

Is that your way of using me to say England had been crap at that stage? If you thought it have the courage of your convictions and say it rather than ducking behind someone else 🙂

Two assists - not a bad return?

Couldn't even be arsed it was that bad but at least we finally woke up and stopped playing the old man's walklng football. Don't think the French will be shaking in their boots 🙂

Proper game of football this. None of the tedious tip, tap and passing sideways and backwards, possession for possession's sake. Both sides going full throtle, get the ball forward, pass and move, create chances. This is how football should be played.

More rubbish now from BBC Wales.

Did any Croatian player even touch the ball? It looked to me as if the first touch after the free kick was off a Belgian head.

I'd take him. Big unit with pace and power and a good finisher. What could possibly go wrong 🙂

Rashford was poor in the first half against very poor opposition. He had a good spell in the second half until he was taken off. I still want to see him play well against better opponents and will be delighted if he does. My gut tells me it won't happen.

Well, I'm still to be convinced by Rashford so let's see how he does against better quality opponents. A decent enough free kick although maybe keeper should have done better and he certainly should have stopped Rashford's second goal. I'd just like to see Rashford a little more fired up to show that he actually cares - he seems to go through matches in a very passive manner but I guess he won't change now.

Much better second half against very limited opponents. Rashford improved but I won't get carried away just yet and would be delighted to see him shine against the teams with better quality. Still think we need to play more on the front foot, drive forward quicker and with more purpose and link defence to attack in a fluent way rather than there being such big gaps between the players. Bellingham was excellent today and we'll need him to maintain that level. Hard to say what our expectations should be as we've not been tested much in the group games. It just feels as though Southgate's natural inclination to keep things tight will be our undoing but let's see. So far so good.

That's more like it England!

Said he was brilliant 🙂

Why are people on tv claiming England have played well? Wales are shite and we can't break them down.

Jennas watching a different game to me.

Rashford is an apology for a footballer. Never looks 100% interested or committed.

Well, not for England.

It's all square straight lines, nobody makes angles.

Yeah once. Why don't they do it all the time?