FIFA World Cup 2026 - discussion etc

This game is seriously testing my resolve. Bed is looking rather tempting.

Sounds like a game that will be “enjoyed” only by the English and the Ghanaian, the former in frustration (so far) and the latter in sheer terror.

If there’s a World Cup drinking game, take a sip every time someone says the word “quality”.

This game literally put me to sleep. I woke up a few minutes ago just in time to see the first shot on goal.

Yeah, I thought England were getting through from minutes 10-20, but only 2 shots of on the whold game. I was way wrong.

This is much more like the England I know and love.

Apparently David Beckham likes to make money.

Out on penalties in the quarters is it then?

The FIFA website is already showing that this game will end 0-0 !
Get your bets in now folks !

Guy I follow on bluesky says Pickford should have been sent off, I didn’t turn it back on until after that. Looking back… maybe

I thought it was 50/50, neither had the ball and they essentially ran into each other. No way England should have had a free kick, but I didn’t think it was a foul by Pickford either.

England another beneficiary of an iffy call.

Kane, you pillock !

Shocker that Kane misses that!

Yeah, that was out of character.

Do you mean the Konsa challenge in the box? That looked like a foul and a penalty, surprised no VAR on that

Yeah. And the first one is the Pickford challenge which I think was a foul although probably not a red in my book.

Good on you, @Maserschmidt, that you didn’t sell your house for this stinker. :wink:

I’ve noticed that as soon as a game starts, FIFA and Yahoo update the standings based on the current score.

I missed this right at kickoff!