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Fairly shit first half. They got some big boys at the back.

Pickford should have been sent packing.

Hmm
Ranking team 4 playing ranking team 64

They're not the whipping boys that were expected.

The Spaniards around me said England were shit

I didn't reply

Game was dull as dishwater.

I'm not into 'the beautiful game' and from what I endured last night I think I'll applaud my life choices in that respect.

Is there nothing they can do in terms of rules and regs to stop a team simply staying in their own half and going for a 0-0 draw? If I'd paid to see that I would be asking for a refund.

gremlin wrote: Wed Jun 24, 2026 10:21 am Game was dull as dishwater.

I'm not into 'the beautiful game' and from what I endured last night I think I'll applaud my life choices in that respect.

Is there nothing they can do in terms of rules and regs to stop a team simply staying in their own half and going for a 0-0 draw? If I'd paid to see that I would be asking for a refund.

For these lower terms to play a big name like England and not get beaten, is a big result for them.

Yorick wrote: Wed Jun 24, 2026 10:59 am

gremlin wrote: Wed Jun 24, 2026 10:21 am Game was dull as dishwater.

I'm not into 'the beautiful game' and from what I endured last night I think I'll applaud my life choices in that respect.

Is there nothing they can do in terms of rules and regs to stop a team simply staying in their own half and going for a 0-0 draw? If I'd paid to see that I would be asking for a refund.

For these lower terms to play a big name like England and not get beaten, is a big result for them.

Clearly, but as a result it makes the game tedious to watch. Talking to mate who knows more about the game than I do, it's a common tactic in league matches. Shit for the fans, but then, since when did FIFA care about the fans?*

*Since were there four quarters in a footie match? It's almost as if it was done to get some more ad breaks in...

Read an article that said 'It's not just about the trophy, there are other accolades to be competed for'.

The Cinderella Trophy - plucky little underdogs that go further than expected and gain a few million fans.

Tournament Clowns Trophy - team that expects to stroll to victory only to be embarrassingly poor. England have their name engraved on it a few times. (It was called 'It's the hope that kills you, not the disappointment - vase').

Team Villain - once upon a time Germany were a shoe-in. ('A World Cup without Germany would have been like Star Wars without Darth Vader once upon a time'). South American sides are strong in this category too.

Individual Villain - 'The Golden Boo' (I made that one up ). Hand of God, biting, getting fancy with a crucial penalty and missing etc.

Media forced to admit that the fans love the US, the people & the stadiums. Fans blathering away saying how they believed the crap the media spewed about the US for years & now realize they were lied to.

My step-dad was the same way, hated yanks, never wanted to visit, then once he did you couldn't keep him away.

ZRX61 wrote: Wed Jun 24, 2026 4:05 pm Media forced to admit that the fans love the US, the people & the stadiums. Fans blathering away saying how they believed the crap the media spewed about the US for years & now realize they were lied to.

My step-dad was the same way, hated yanks, never wanted to visit, then once he did you couldn't keep him away.

Still got aerosol cheese..?

ZRX61 wrote: Wed Jun 24, 2026 4:05 pm Media forced to admit that the fans love the US, the people & the stadiums. Fans blathering away saying how they believed the crap the media spewed about the US for years & now realize they were lied to.

My step-dad was the same way, hated yanks, never wanted to visit, then once he did you couldn't keep him away.

I've enjoyed my visit to the US, I was fortunate to have time and money in 2017 and spent 3 months cycling from Banff to Mexico. The people I met were fantastic, my trip exceeded any expectations I had. I wouldn't want to live there though, it's so fucked up it's staggering.

gremlin wrote: Wed Jun 24, 2026 4:10 pm Still got aerosol cheese..?

I assume so, can't recall ever seeing it.

Pirahna wrote: Wed Jun 24, 2026 4:21 pm I've enjoyed my visit to the US, I was fortunate to have time and money in 2017 and spent 3 months cycling from Banff to Mexico. The people I met were fantastic, my trip exceeded any expectations I had. I wouldn't want to live there though, it's so fucked up it's staggering.

It is? Can't say I've noticed.

ZRX61 wrote: Wed Jun 24, 2026 4:47 pm

Pirahna wrote: Wed Jun 24, 2026 4:21 pm I've enjoyed my visit to the US, I was fortunate to have time and money in 2017 and spent 3 months cycling from Banff to Mexico. The people I met were fantastic, my trip exceeded any expectations I had. I wouldn't want to live there though, it's so fucked up it's staggering.

It is? Can't say I've noticed.

Yeah, but you never spotted the spray-on cheese....

S'all I'm sayin'.

Remember, when you are dead, you do not know you are dead. It is only painful for others. The same applies when you are American.

Have the Germans played Greece yet? Here's a match from an earlier competition...

By Saturday the World Cup will be back to the original format.
32 teams and Scotland not being in it...

Who's staying up for the Engjand game tonight then? Can't see me making it personally. I've watched only 1 game so far of this tournament.
Although I tried to watch England Ghana but only manged 19 minutes

Yup. We're all going to a bar in town.
They'll all be super excited and buzzing.

Yep, mildly looking forward to it.