World Cup 2026

[Turkish]

45 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

Spain v Cape Verde should be a cracker 

buzzing for that one, 5pm as well such a big game they've bumped The Chase for it.

[Sarnia Cherie]

2 hours ago, suewhistle said:

I didn't watch but the match report I've just read commented how it broke up the flow of the game. I intensely dislike Infantino and his minions and hope that the next time he's up Trump's arse he gets stuck.

I thought Sepp Blatter was a low point for FIFA but Infantino leaves him standing. Everyone could see which way this was going when Trump was the recipient of the first FIFA Peace Prize last year. 2 of the most odious men on the planet on many levels. 

[tdmickey3]

2 hours ago, AlexLaw76 said:

Spain v Cape Verde should be a cracker 

Has the potential for Spain to score double figures

[davefizzy14]

Sugawara played well last night. Hope he comes back for pre season. Tonda will get the best out of him.

Edited yesterday at 12:03 by davefizzy14

[AlexLaw76]

7 minutes ago, davefizzy14 said:

Sugawara played well last night. Hope he comes back for pre season. Tonda will get the best out of him.

He aint going to play for us again

[Stripey McStripe Shirt]

I never knew how right wing I was in my teens.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cy9rd8g1lwzo

[Window Cleaner]

2 hours ago, tdmickey3 said:

Has the potential for Spain to score double figures

Nah, they'll give up at 6 and just pass the ball around amongst themselves for 35 minutes.

[CSA96]

Tunisia manager Sabri Lamouchi sacked after losing 5-1 to Sweden in the opening group game. Apparently had a big row with the players and then a fight at the team hotel when they arrived back from the game

[whelk]

White supremacists have infiltrated VAR

[whelk]

26 minutes ago, CSA96 said:

Tunisia manager Sabri Lamouchi sacked after losing 5-1 to Sweden in the opening group game. Apparently had a big row with the players and then a fight at the team hotel when they arrived back from the game

Hope he asked them to bring their dinner?

Edited yesterday at 14:17 by whelk

[whelk]

50 minutes ago, Window Cleaner said:

Nah, they'll give up at 6 and just pass the ball around amongst themselves for 35 minutes.

 

3 hours ago, tdmickey3 said:

Has the potential for Spain to score double figures

Cape Verde finished above Cameroon to be fair. African teams being in World Cup is tradition

[trousers]

How long does it take to have a swig of water.... Get on with it FFS

Edited yesterday at 16:27 by trousers

[whelk]

As there are ever increasing stats creeping in I would like to see how much total volume of fluid is taken in at each hydration break. Individuals and team stats please. And hopefully open up a new betting market 

[whelk]

5 hours ago, tdmickey3 said:

Has the potential for Spain to score double figures

Think you have underestimated them

[East Kent Saint]

2 minutes ago, whelk said:

Think you have underestimated them

0 goals so far 😄

[Window Cleaner]

1 minute ago, whelk said:

Think you have underestimated them

Non it's plan B for the Spanish, pass the ball around for 85 minutes and then someone trips over his own feet in the box for a penalty. Energy saving plan.

[trousers]

Does this 40 year-old Cape Verde keeper fancy doing a back up job in the championship next season per chance....

[Window Cleaner]

4 minutes ago, trousers said:

Does this 40 year-old Cape Verde keeper fancy doing a back up job in the championship next season per chance....

Looks handy..perhaps Pedro Pelé could recrute him for us.

[Patrick Bateman]

5 minutes ago, trousers said:

Does this 40 year-old Cape Verde keeper fancy doing a back up job in the championship next season per chance....

I just said the very same thing 😂

[trousers]

Actually, he looks closer to 50 than 40  in that close up shot at half time 😂

[trousers]

Why have ITV got an East End pub landlady as a pundit?

[Challenger]

16 minutes ago, trousers said:

Actually, he looks closer to 50 than 40  in that close up shot at half time 😂

That's the look of a man that's going back to gutting fish once his playing days are over.

[benjii]

35 minutes ago, trousers said:

Does this 40 year-old Cape Verde keeper fancy doing a back up job in the championship next season per chance....

Just had exactly the same thought and wondered if anyone on here had said the same!!

[Window Cleaner]

Not great Spain. A few of their "stars" transparent. Need a real striker.

 

When you take the Argentinians and Uruguayens out their football is insipid.

Edited yesterday at 17:24 by Window Cleaner

[benjii]

40 minutes ago, trousers said:

Why have ITV got an East End pub landlady as a pundit?

She talks a lot more sense than most of the usual ones. Frank.

[31cc]

This is reminding me of the 1-0 at Elland Road in our promotion season.

[Big M]

Spain trying to walk it in the net. 

Stats. Spain passes. 4 million. 

Cape Verde. Passes. 7.

Score. Nil nil. 

[whelk]

14 minutes ago, 31cc said:

This is reminding me of the 1-0 at Elland Road in our promotion season.

Spain have been nowhere good as Leeds were. Leeds created chances for a start

[egg]

9 minutes ago, Big M said:

Spain trying to walk it in the net. 

Stats. Spain passes. 4 million. 

Cape Verde. Passes. 7.

Score. Nil nil.

The only relevant stat. 

 

[East Kent Saint]

Still no goals 😄😄😄

[Jimmy_D]

What a result. 

 

[whelk]

Matterface can be ok as a commentator but is so shit at trying to say something monumental. Like just then at the final whistle

[Window Cleaner]

I think you can strike Spain from the list of favourites for this WC. That was awful.

[benjii]

Just now, whelk said:

Matterface can be ok as a commentator but is so shit at trying to say something monumental. Like just then at the final whistle

Yeah. Really forced and unnatural. And even the pre-planned stuff is shit.

Skate cunt.

[Stripey McStripe Shirt]

Just now, whelk said:

Matterface can be ok as a commentator but is so shit at trying to say something monumental. Like just then at the final whistle

Better than Lee Dixon at least.

Yes, Cape Verde put up a plucky performance, but Dixon saying Spain don't deserve a point is just weird.

[Convict Colony]

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Edited yesterday at 18:00 by Convict Colony

[John Boy Saint]

The levels of concentration from Cape Verde were immense - they stopped Spain getting any rhythm going.

[benjii]

1 minute ago, Stripey McStripe Shirt said:

Better than Lee Dixon at least.

Yes, Cape Verde put up a plucky performance, but Dixon saying Spain don't deserve a point is just weird.

I quite like Dixon. He's so miserable, it's a nice antidote to the usual over-the-top faux-happy bollocks.

[Lord Duckhunter]

What’s that 15 Pinter on about, “it’s a victory for immigration”. FFS 🤦‍♀️ 

[whelk]

I didn’t think you could go as high as a 15 pinter 

[whelk]

Big Ange is decent as a pundit

[benjii]

1 minute ago, whelk said:

I didn’t think you could go as high as a 15 pinter 

The problem with that is that you end up smashing it all night as well, cos you can't go off.

[Convict Colony]

1 minute ago, whelk said:

I didn’t think you could go as high as a 15 pinter 

it's tricky equation, too many pints and the desire to copulate resides, not enough and you'll hate yourself

[Window Cleaner]

39 minutes ago, whelk said:

Spain have been nowhere good as Leeds were. Leeds created chances for a start

Spain created a few half chances, didn't have anyone good enough to take them. Torres (the real one not the cardboard replica they have now) would have put some of them away.

Oh and Rodri is no longer Rodri, drop him.

[LegalEagle]

51 minutes ago, benjii said:

I quite like Dixon. He's so miserable, it's a nice antidote to the usual over-the-top faux-happy bollocks.

A bit of name dropping. I did a charity cycle ride across Scotland a few years back now and Lee Dixon was one of those on that ride. He was a really decent bloke with a great sense of humour along with Sir Les Ferdinand. Now the rugby guys to a man apart from Kenny Logan were a bunch of cvnts. 

[Lord Duckhunter]

Oh for fuck sake, it’s Danny Murphy now……

 

[AlexLaw76]

cracking goal that

[inspectorfrost]

Egypt leading Belgium now. Nice shot 

[inspectorfrost]

11 hours ago, AlexLaw76 said:

Spain v Cape Verde should be a cracker 

It was

[Dark Munster]

2 hours ago, Window Cleaner said:

I think you can strike Spain from the list of favourites for this WC. That was awful.

Bit early to write them off. Argentina lost their opening match against Saudi Arabia four years ago.