World Cup 2026

[stknowle]

BOSH!

[SNSUN]

He'll be hungry for a hattrick now.

[stknowle]

BOSH!

[BotleySaint]

Croatia had one job. Everyone just left him haha

[Window Cleaner]

Just now, stknowle said:

BOSH!

Free header, doesn't miss those.

[sfc4prem]

Very Lambert-esque. Bullet header.

[die Mannyschaft]

You would think a Croatia player would man mark Kane at a corner. Great header though.

[egg]

1 minute ago, Sheaf Saint said:

He needs to be more direct if our main game plan is to play those balls out to him all night. Every time he stops and checks back. 

Gordon isn't doing enough on the other wing either, but he's not getting any service in fairness.

Rice spotting his run but playing back after that lovely bit of play they highlighted in the ad break was ridiculous. 

[Miltonaggro]

Times like this that Tuchel must wish he had a gloves/legsman with the ability of Bazunu to calm things down when fucking about in the box. 

[obelisk]

Bellingham falls over and ref buys it. Free kick in Manning territory.

[SNSUN]

FK. Third before half time be nice...

[Southner]

3 minutes ago, Turkish said:

Same seen his type 100s of times fast but clueless produces the odd bit of magic/luck and everyone raves about them his miss in that friendly summer him up nice skill but fucked yo the easy bit

Someone's had one too many Bacardi Breezers.

[sfc4prem]

Just now, obelisk said:

Bellingham falls over and ref buys it. Free kick in Manning territory.

In Ward-Prowse territory

[Window Cleaner]

5 minutes ago, egg said:

He's had a shocker. I think it was him who got sat down in the build up to their goal and just sat on his arse. 

T'was. Soft spanish football.

[bugenhagen]

10 minutes ago, SNSUN said:

Doesn't help she looks like she does. If she looked like this...

 

...nobody would bat an eyelid. 😜

 

10 minutes ago, CB Fry said:

Lineker would have buried that.

 

8 minutes ago, Miltonaggro said:

So would Steve Bull to be honest!

My mind was not 100% on the match due to picture... and read a little fast through the next comments

But this next one made me stop up and think I might have got the above reactions wrong...

12 minutes ago, whelk said:

That had shades of Beardsley Lineker 1986

 

[die Mannyschaft]

2 minutes ago, BotleySaint said:

Croatia had one job. Everyone just left him haha

Basic defending, priority is to mark best player or prolific goal scorer.

[SNSUN]

I'm looking forward to the halftime adverts and punditry. ITV for the win

[AlexLaw76]

Thankfully, the camera has not found (even by mistake) that weird looking super-fan....

Edited 1 hour ago by AlexLaw76

[AlexLaw76]

FFS

[SNSUN]

1 minute ago, AlexLaw76 said:

Thankfully, the camera has not found (even by mistake) that weird looking superman....

I haven't seen any shots of beautiful England females though. Shame. 

I will probably lay off the beer now.

 

Shit Croats score again.

[whelk]

Our defence is shite

[Miltonaggro]

Fuck me, this is like watching a Russell Martin side!

[obelisk]

That's offside.

[Stripey McStripe Shirt]

2 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

Thankfully, the camera has not found (even by mistake) that weird looking superman....

[trousers]

Offside, surely...?

They'd spend 6 minutes checking that in the PL...

Edited 1 hour ago by trousers

[Lee On Solent Saint]

Hopefully our fans aren't taking any shit from those Boro fans

 

[RedArmy]

Fuck VAR 

[BotleySaint]

All our faffing around but ultimately Croatia did what they had to do. 

[Sheaf Saint]

Just now, trousers said:

Offside, surely...?

Looked it. Why wasn't it checked by VAR?

[SNSUN]

No time for VAR, the adverts need to run!

[whelk]

Maybe the blackboard drawing will clear up the offside?

[Window Cleaner]

Just now, obelisk said:

That's offside.

Apparently not. Can't défend, where is Guehi?

[bolo]

Why was that not checked by var?

[AlexLaw76]

we have had plenty of the ball, but nothing slick up top.

Madueke is a greedy fucker/has not right foot at all...wasted plenty of opportunity down the right. Bellingham a bit of a passenger.

[whelk]

ITV has better pundits but England games should always be BBC - fucking adverts

[sfc4prem]

Where's VAR when you need it?

[LiberalCommunist]

I don't like the tight offside calls, but that was a tight offside that had it been looked at would have been ruled offside. 

Laughable. 

Edited 1 hour ago by LiberalCommunist

[trousers]

Just now, bolo said:

Why was that not checked by var?

Beats me.... His shoulder was visibly offside to me...

[benjii]

Pretty poor. Lucky not to be behind, really.

You don't win a world cup playing kick and rush.

[sfc4prem]

On the balance of things, all square at the break is about fair.

[benjii]

Just now, LiberalCommunist said:

I don't like the tight offside calls, but that was a tight offside that had it been looked at would have been offside. 

Laughable. 

Do you honestly think it wasn't checked?

[obelisk]

The England defence is a shambles. Two goals from set pieces but poor from open play with Bellingham's Damion Downes moment in front of goal the pick for me.

Croatia look dangerous while England are far too ponderous. Shaping up to be a nil point start.

[Turkish]

5 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

Thankfully, the camera has not found (even by mistake) that weird looking super-fan....

Other teams get fit as fuck birds we get Steve McClarens ugly brother 

[John Boy Saint]

Statues standing off 3 Croatians - everyone knows Croatians can absolutely smash a ball from miles out 

[Miltonaggro]

2 minutes ago, whelk said:

Maybe the blackboard drawing will clear up the offside?

They’ll cut to the studio, and she’ll be writing ‘today’s specials…scampi & chips..’

[trousers]

1 minute ago, benjii said:

Do you honestly think it wasn't checked?

If it was checked, why can't the Premier League VAR take 6 seconds to work out a marginal offside call, rather than 6 minutes (exaggerating to make a point) it usually takes...?

Edited 1 hour ago by trousers

[AlexLaw76]

France were average in the 1st half in their opening game....here is hoping we have more than thump it long

[Saint Neil]

Get Trash Gordon off.

[Jimmy_D]

Let me guess, we'll get VAR wasn't able to work, and some crap lines in the wrong place again.

[IronCitySaint]

The England defence is so static and ridiculously deep. Looks like the last several tournaments. It seems like some people never learn.