2026 World Cup

[ChesterDave]

Keep glancing up at this German v Paraguay game and the quality looks awful

[Tatterdemalion]

It’s coming home ? ????

It is coming home. It just hasn't lived in England for decades!

[peterbread]

Great goal from Japan against Brazil. Fancied them for an upset here. Come on Japan.

[vlahka]

FIFA will pay 100% of Ugarte's salary as part of FIFA's Club Protection Program.

[SB]

Happy to be told I'm jumping the gun, but I'm sure we both know how this is going to end.

It’s coming home ? ????

[Tatterdemalion]

The defence is weak, and the team isn’t clicking at the moment, but it’s only the group stages, a bit too early to be drawing conclusions.

Happy to be told I'm jumping the gun, but I'm sure we both know how this is going to end.

[Kenneth]

The defence is weak, and the team isn’t clicking at the moment, but it’s only the group stages, a bit too early to be drawing conclusions.

[Tatterdemalion]

England flatter to deceive again. I don't get it. It's not inconceivable that we should win the WC once in while. We have a large enough population to choose from, we have probably the most competitive league in the world and some of the best resources. It's weird that we always do so badly. I remember back in the 80's we were told that English players weren't playing the best in the world, because we didn't have any foreign players in the league (honestly), unlike Italy and Spain; then we get told that we aren't great because we don't have enough players playing in foreign leagues (which, apart from Spain maybe, are weaker). We've had some of the best managers in the business - so what is the issue? Why are England so perma-****e? And why do my swears keep getting censored? It's ****ing really ****ing ****tingly annoying! ****************************e********e ********e!

[Tatterdemalion]

Kane’s movement off the ball is so good, but the likes of rashford are ill equipped to find him.

And I still don’t see it with Quansah, he’s always struck me as massively average at everything.

Which is why I think he would have been a welcome relief from Konate last season..

[Kenneth]

Kane’s movement off the ball is so good, but the likes of rashford are ill equipped to find him.

And I still don’t see it with Quansah, he’s always struck me as massively average at everything.

[Tatterdemalion]

Harry Kane, England's top goal scorer at WCs. Pretty sure Lineker would have more with more games, like these expanded WCs.

[Tatterdemalion]

Finally, England lead. The holding on Bellingham is criminal, so it was a good finish.

But then no-one cares here, right? Most of you are Irish or Australian

[Tatterdemalion]

Meanwhile I am again being reminded of why I typically don't bother with England games. This is tepid. If we can't master Panama, we don't stand much of a chance against France, Spain, Brazil, Argentina or even Portugal or Mexico. I get Panama are playing tight, whereas those teams wouldn't, but it's not beyond feasibility that they score themselves.

[Tatterdemalion]

That Quansah bloke looks alright. If only we could find young talent like that before they make a name for themselves ????

He's looked a little unsure at right back tbh, but he's an England international at the WC. It was a mistake to sell him. I thought Slot treated him pretty badly tbh - subbing him at half time in the first game (?) and then pretty much ignoring him. And the result was we were forced to play Konate nearly every game last season. I don't think he's a world beater, but he's decent and still has potential to get better.

[SB]

That Quansah bloke looks alright. If only we could find young talent like that before they make a name for themselves ????