World Cup 2026

[Patrick Bateman]

I wasn't going to watch this "shit" 😂

[skintsaint]

FML what a game

[Turkish]

Hey guys this Soccerball if fricking awesome!

[SNSUN]

Just now, obelisk said:

Bellingham is pure class. 6-4

Insane scoreline.

[ChristopheVAFC]

That’s the end of this strange match and the end of our two nations’ World Cup campaigns.

Well done to you all on this victory – France can’t win by playing just one half…

Now it’s time for our teams to focus on the league.

6–4 – just like a tennis set!

[CSA96]

FT: France 4-6 England

[Colinjb]

The time when it was only Messi and Ronaldo who could claim to be the best in the world.

We are spoilt now. 

[egg]

Just now, Whitey Grandad said:

The Egg Cup?

Ha!! 🥚🏆

[obelisk]

That was a hilarious game. If England's best form of defence is just to score goals then I can live with that.

[die Mannyschaft]

That's it England have won the World Cup ( the 3rd bronze Cup) 4-6.

[Whitey Grandad]

1 minute ago, Patrick Bateman said:

I wasn't going to watch this "shit" 😂

Not real football was it?

[egg]

I loved that. 

A real game of 4 quarters. 

[BotleySaint]

46 minutes ago, BotleySaint said:

Literally, England will lose this 6-4

I was almost right! 

[Turkish]

We are the real world champions then. The rigged final is tomorrow 

[saintant]

Wasn't going to bother watching but glad I did. Fantastic game.

[Stripey McStripe Shirt]

Weird huddle at the end...

[saintant]

6-4. Let's hope we can win the 2nd set.

[SNSUN]

4 minutes ago, Patrick Bateman said:

I wasn't going to watch this "shit" 😂

Me either truth be told. Was gonna watch it until the first France goal went in then turn it off. But by the time France scored their first, I was already invested in the game. 😝

[HarvSFC]

Nice reminder that Scotland were playing for third place in the group stages, rather than the tournament…

[pingpong]

5 minutes ago, Colinjb said:

The time when it was only Messi and Ronaldo who could claim to be the best in the world.

We are spoilt now. 

?

Now it's only Messi?

[Colinjb]

Just now, pingpong said:

?

Now it's only Messi?

Mbappe, Bellingham, Messi still, Yamal......

[die Mannyschaft]

3 minutes ago, saintant said:

Wasn't going to bother watching but glad I did. Fantastic game.

It was slightly better than Eastleigh v Saints 

[CB Fry]

3 minutes ago, Turkish said:

We are the real world champions then. The rigged final is tomorrow 

The football equivalent of throwing a kettle over a pub.

[obelisk]

Is there a bronze cup or something? Presumably the players are hanging around for some reason.

[saintant]

Just now, obelisk said:

Is there a bronze cup or something? Presumably the players are hanging around for some reason.

Bronze medal isn't it.

[Colinjb]

England vastly exceeded xG in this game.

A true victory.

[skintsaint]

[SWLondon Saint]

Watched from about our 4th goal on. Surprisingly that did actually make me feel a bit better about the whole thing, hopefully the players will feel like it's unfinished business for the Euros. We don't have France's front 4 but it's fair to say we're not that far off.

[SNSUN]

9 minutes ago, Colinjb said:

Mbappe, Bellingham, Messi still, Yamal......

Not sure Will Still is up to their level tbf. 😉

[Whitey Grandad]

1 minute ago, SWLondon Saint said:

Watched from about our 4th goal on. Surprisingly that did actually make me feel a bit better about the whole thing, hopefully the players will feel like it's unfinished business for the Euros. We don't have France's front 4 but it's fair to say we're not that far off.

Deal with it. Move on.

[SNSUN]

3 minutes ago, SWLondon Saint said:

Watched from about our 4th goal on. Surprisingly that did actually make me feel a bit better about the whole thing, hopefully the players will feel like it's unfinished business for the Euros. We don't have France's front 4 but it's fair to say we're not that far off.

We're close. Starting XI players for the Euros are Pickford, Guehi, Rice, Anderson, Saka, Bellingham and Kane. And possibly James if he can stay fit. We just need to build the team and squad around them.

I think Gordon and Spence grew into the tournament, Konsa is pretty solid, Rodgers showed some moments. But I think we need more English players coming through to challenge them. We have a chance at the Euros, we've showed we shouldn't fear other European teams.

[bolo]

Agent Olise completed his mission. How many chances did he have? 3, maybe 4?

[HarvSFC]

Love how Bellingham's actually top class and actually turns up to major tournaments for England.

[Saint Pete]

Great fun to watch tonight and it's always nice to beat the French. But you have to take account the circumstances, at times I thought Fifa must have outlawed tackling altogether since the semi finals! An England-France final would of course have been an altogether different game, no doubt with a lot less goals! 

[Jimmy_D]

Nice to see England finish a tournament with a win! Glad France actually made a bit of a game of it since would probably felt a lot more hollow if they just played the same as the first half, especially if it takes the golden boot off of Messi.

Such a good opportunity missed but the best result since ‘66… mixed feelings to say the least but less bitter than I expected to feel.

[benjii]

So was Saka actually fit enough to play 90 mins earlier in the tourney?

Still doesn't paper over Tuchel's disasterclass the other night.

[Baird of the land]

7 minutes ago, benjii said:

So was Saka actually fit enough to play 90 mins earlier in the tourney?

Still doesn't paper over Tuchel's disasterclass the other night.

Maybe tuchel was resting him in preparation for the 3rd place playoff.

[TheAlehouseBrawlers]

16 hours ago, Jimmy_D said:

Such a good opportunity missed but the best result since ‘66… 

Edited 15 hours ago by TheAlehouseBrawlers
Not sure why that image was blocked, just the scoreboard showing Germany 1 England 5…that was special

[saintant]

One of the things I took away from watching the game was that, even when France had made subs, scored and were dominating the game, we didn't retreat into our shell. We kept men forward and counter attacked effectively when we could which led to us scoring two more goals which helped win us the game. Pity we hadn't done that against Argentina.

[aintforever]

1 hour ago, saintant said:

One of the things I took away from watching the game was that, even when France had made subs, scored and were dominating the game, we didn't retreat into our shell. We kept men forward and counter attacked effectively when we could which led to us scoring two more goals which helped win us the game. Pity we hadn't done that against Argentina.

The difference in the mentality of the players was obvious, take away that fear of failure and they look a different team. Plus a bit of pace upfront helps.

[die Mannyschaft]

10 hours ago, saintant said:

6-4. Let's hope we can win the 2nd set.

As a tennis coach that's very funny.

[die Mannyschaft]

27 minutes ago, aintforever said:

The difference in the mentality of the players was obvious, take away that fear of failure and they look a different team. Plus a bit of pace upfront helps.

Half of sport is confidence. With teams close in ability or ranking its game management and the mindset to adapt and take your chances. In tennis the top 30 in mens ranking are quite capable of beating anyone. But Wimbledon which is the world cup of tennis you see the same group of players and coaching teams winning in latter stages. 

Tuchel may now have seen the light, the holy grail that's beyond possession football and defensive setup

[ecuk268]

Who remembers 3rd place?

[sockeye]

 

[East Kent Saint]

2 hours ago, saintant said:

One of the things I took away from watching the game was that, even when France had made subs, scored and were dominating the game, we didn't retreat into our shell. We kept men forward and counter attacked effectively when we could which led to us scoring two more goals which helped win us the game. Pity we hadn't done that against Argentina.

There was no pressure on in 3rd place playoff ,no one wants , match so it was refreshing to see 2 teams playing end to end football and the England players going home with joy and their heads held high , as they say.

[Wade Garrett]

1 hour ago, sockeye said:

 

I actually agree.  

[HKsaint]

7 hours ago, benjii said:

So was Saka actually fit enough to play 90 mins earlier in the tourney?

Still doesn't paper over Tuchel's disasterclass the other night.

The problem is Saka is not technically good enough against Argentina players, Tuchel thought.

[Whitey Grandad]

Just now, HKsaint said:

The problem is Saka is not technically good enough against Argentina players, Tuchel thought.

But the likes of Konsa are?

[Holmes_and_Watson]

2 hours ago, ecuk268 said:

Who remembers 3rd place?

Astronaut Michael Collins seemed interested. 🙂

[Patrick Bateman]

4 hours ago, sockeye said:

 

Howe I don't disagree with.