FIFA World Cup 2026 - discussion etc

Yeah, it was a fools hope.

Thanks for the info up thread .

once again at the office. just fleeting looks at the big screen.

Did I miss the Brawndo break?

ETA: I assume there are rules for when to call it…

Heh, all the boos at hydration break.

Didn’t see any issue with the tussling on that corner. Both sides with ~normal pushing/pulling.

eta was it blocking the keeper? Wasn’t looking specifically at that.

Cagey but simmering.

You can’t restrict the movement of the keeper like that.

Eta: yes it was specifically about the keeper. I wasn’t looking there at first either (one of the Argentine players on the left was moving fast and I thought he would foul but he just jostled fairly) but the commentator pointed out that I need to look at the right side of the screen.

Ah. Have audio off and was looking at the wrong thing.

Well it took all of two minutes before Argentina started their shithousing (hand/arm to the back of Anderson’s neck. No surprise, gets away without a yellow). Simeone looks like a chip off the old block, just like his dad.

So, no incisive, sober input from Frodo until after the game? :thinking:

He doesn’t post during the game, we all wait for proof of life afterwards .

If I see one more shot in the crowd of that useless, overrated Beckham pratt…
(Cool - used a Brit expression to diss a Brit!)

The ref has been too lenient so far. He should have booked one or two players. It’s dangerous in a loaded atmosphere like this.

First yellow out.

I think England are annoyed that the golden old man earned the first one. Might have the opposite effect of cooling things.

The temperature is turning up…

Welll there is the first one ,
Messi run was pretty impressive there .

We all know the fix is in. It’s FIFA.

England dropping much deeper now, no longer a high press.

I’m not sure about that…

Was the Ramirez shirt tug meritting a yellow?
EDIT: Seemed really light.