World Cup 2018

[ad_orientem]

How was that a foul from that corner?

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Timewasting.

[Nearly Sane]

Referee has been shit. This is ending 1-1. Referee probably got a backhander.

Aw!!! All the toys out of the pram!!!

[Rhiannon]

Aw!!! All the toys out of the pram!!!

Linekar did have a point at half time the England rarely get the rub of the green. But they do themselves few favours.

[Rhiannon]

 

[Nearly Sane]

Points to Kane

[ad_orientem]

Aw!!! All the toys out of the pram!!!

Where are Scotland? Oh! We've just scored. Ha ha!

[Rhiannon]

Well that's what Kane's there for. 

[Nearly Sane]

Linekar did have a point at half time the England rarely get the rub of the green. But they do themselves few favours.

I think that's a very English take. Did he mention Owen's dive?

[Nearly Sane]

Where are Scotland? Oh! We've just scored. Ha ha!

You struggling to read that I've been supporting you for this match?

[Maeght]

Lucky in the end. For once the forgot to wrestle Kane to the ground.

[Rhiannon]

Lucky in the end. For once the forgot to wrestle Kane to the ground.

Indeed.

[Nearly Sane]

Lucky in the end. For once the forgot to wrestle Kane to the ground.

Don't see it as lucky. Played better football, had better chances. Had worse decisions against them.

[Rhiannon]

I like the font on the Tunisian shirts.

[Rhiannon]

Don't see it as lucky. Played better football, had better chances. Had worse decisions against them.

They aren't tournament winners though.

[Nearly Sane]

Is that important? So far we have seen good teams but no obvious winners. England didn't expect to be winners

[Rhiannon]

It's a thing though isn't it? There's always so much expectation on England, even when it is unrealistic.

[wigginhall]

I thought they did OK, for one thing, they were resilient.   They went flat later, but  good substitutions by manager brought some energy back.  Kane is a pure goal-scorer.   They should get through to the next stage.

[Rhiannon]

I'm thinking that they'll be so much more mature by the Euros. That could be their tournament.

[Nearly Sane]

I like the whole team. And Southgate is good.

[wigginhall]

The wrestling by Tunisia was ridiculous, Kane was half-strangled.

[Rhiannon]

I like the whole team. And Southgate is good.

I rate Southgate and I like his selections. He doesn’t mistake making interesting decisions for controversial for the sake of it like Hoddle etc.

[wigginhall]

I don't think England are going to win the whole thing, but they have avoided those ghastly headlines about needing to win the last game, and so on.   Progress of sorts.   You can see them getting through to the next round, and even beyond that, but I think then you come up against Brazil or Germany, unless the Germans are having a nervous breakdown (unlikely).   So a quarter final appearance would be success, but they might have to beat Poland.   Aaaagh!

[Rhiannon]

This made me laugh.

https://newsthump.com/2018/06/19/gareth-southgate-apologises-for-letting-down-tabloid-hacks-with-unexpected-england-win/

[wigginhall]

Classic game of its kind - Portugal/Morocco.   Morocco had all the play, but had no top striker, result no goals.  Portugal are ugly and boring, but have a world-class striker, result one goal.   If Portugal win the World Cup, I will go to Waitrose in my drawers.