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I think the problems stem from taking players who were not 100% fit plus possibly a couple of players who weren't as good as those left behind . Saka , Rice , James all had injuries that affected their performance . OK Rice did well enough . Last nights match , the ref needed to get the cards out early on for Argentina and what's the point in VAR if it allows the level of cheating to carry on throughout the first half ? It wasn't just the blatant fouling , pushing , shirt pulling , use of arms , forearm smash to head even etc but the throwing themselves to the ground having committed the foul play to try and con the ref. Their manager obviously told them to try playing a bit of football at half time ! FIFA needs to improve the control of the game , take action against teams like Argentina who constantly harass the ref and commit endless fouls and cheat .

He's given Simone 3 good talkings to 😄

I just hope it's not another boring game , ok top skill levels and movement but a couple of shots on target in 100 mins of football ? Nearly as bad as Russball at it's worst 😄

Olise usually unplayable subbed off

Only2 shots on goal all game , that's why it's boring and one of them a dubious penalty ! England penalty not given for leg guarding the ball , Spanish player jumps in front of french player , collision and Spain get free kick ?

Some good skill but a bit boring I’m feeling …..

Thanks , I have to stay out of the sun , apart from fair skin , because I can’t function at 30 C plus ! My concern is mainly for the players at any sport in 40 C such as tennis and Tour de France , but a winter game such as football or rugby is a bit bonkers . Being 71 I remember 1962 / 63 winter where the ice floes piled up on camber sands , 1976 when the pavement was almost too hot to walk on ! but mainly the 4 seasons that we used to have in the UK . so lets hope we get 2 semi finals to remember and perhaps a decent final .

You can't bury your head in the sand , climate change is real and has got worse during my 71 years . I could say WC should be in Europe but it has been over 40C in Spain , France etc Yes, Miami is getting significantly hotter due to climate change. The city now experiences over 40 more days per year with above-normal summer temperatures than it did in 1970, with heat index values frequently soaring into the triple digits. This is from Google . My point is about playing sport in adverse conditions , remember the Australian tennis open where players were retiring due to the heat ? To continue with WC it may be necessary to reschedule from the summer months , it may be that all stadiums have to be covered and air conditioned ! As you say , come on England , let's hope they stay the course .

Yes, Miami is getting significantly hotter due to climate change. The city now experiences over 40 more days per year with above-normal summer temperatures than it did in 1970, with heat index values frequently soaring into the triple digits. Yes, Qatar is heating up much faster than most of the world. Because the country is a peninsula surrounded by rapidly warming seas, its average temperatures have already jumped more than 2° C above pre-industrial levels. etc etc quotes from Google

I could have but all the record breaking temperatures and slow but sure warming of the planet shown by weather records means it is worth thinking about . If you remember Quatar was too hot so the WC was moved ! This is happening it's not made up , yes Miami is hot in the summer months but it is even hotter now.

Because they lost ! Imagine the outcry if we lost due to a VAR intervention! Better for Refs to make mistakes in real time in the moment.

No that was 1966 , England’s turn ……

I don’t but it would be good if stadium seats were spaced to allow that to happen 😀

What would be good is spacing the seats out so you could sit next to 2 fat bastards .

The commentators fail to mention in detail the affect of the climate change excess heat on the players . Temperature is part of the equation but humidity plays a big part . They were playing in 33 C heat but the humidity made it 45 C I have experienced it in USA and it is totally disabilitating , you could see the England players pulling their shirts off their body to try and get some relief but nothing happens due to humidity.