Dark Munster

Penalty for Belgium. Harsh, they both went for the ball and clashed.

What a pass! Great goal Senegal. Bye Belgum.

France. Easy!

I thought England were bad at penalties, but I think the Dutch take the crown for being the most shit at them.

There goes my diet.

If Germany don't win on penalties I'll eat my hat.

Paraguay half a goal down. Time running out for them.

I'd laugh, but Germany will win on penalties anyway.

Yep, I couldn’t have been more wrong! I’m sure I’m not the only one who didn’t see that coming. Fair play to both teams. I’m sure both teams were well aware of the negative expectations and perhaps decided to go hell for leather instead. Mind you, it did end up in a convenient draw at the end. 😏

This third place qualification is a farce. Not fair on teams finishing their groups earlier. And just wait for the Austria-Algeria lawn chair bore draw. Compare this to the excitement of the group stages in the last WC. No easy solution with the ludicrous 48 team format. The best I can think of is have the same number of groups of 4 teams, but only the top two qualify. Have the best 8 first place finishers get a bye into the round of 16.

Baz's Uruguayan cousin goal?

Yes he has. If he gets any EFL ban the FA can f*ck off and I hope Saints lawyers hit back with everything they have got.

I respectfully disagree. The club has been punished but not him. I think a one year ban from managing in the PL would be fair.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cze9wp8r6lno

Can't blame him for choosing serial winners Germany over us, ditto Olise with France. But it's frustrating Haaland chose Norway who have no chance of winning (often not even qualifying).

Imagine if Leeds-born Haaland had chosen to play for England. Sigh.

Not necessarily. With Glamorgan doing much better than expected (they beat Surrey today) overtaking Yorkshire may be the best chance of finishing above two teams (Leicestershire and them).

Reinstated to the knockouts?

Hants got 8 points deducted last year for the same reason. And it was against Sussex (who even had a player score a century if I remember correctly).

I think I know who ate them.

I love their shirt, which is their national flag. Other teams have incorporated parts of their flag (like Croatia'a chequered) but not like Norway's.

I saw U2 there as well. It’s torn down now. Yes it’s a great place to live, although the Mango Mussolini and his fascist party are doing their best to ruin the country. Anyway, I digress. Back to spying….

In my defence I've lived in San Diego for almost 40 years! I try to keep a stiff upper British lip but occasionally I demean myself and an Americanism sneaks in.

Having top legal representation from the get go could have avoided that.

Ok, as long as you call us England in Norway. Oh wait, I just looked it up, they do call us England in Norge. Sorry.