The pots for Friday's World Cup draw...

Thought Jonathon Pearce was embarrassing.

The way he was carrying on suggested there was no point England even going, as if England had befell some major disaster. It’s fine to suggest it’s going to be tricky, but he sounded like we’d lost (and more) already. Prick.

I don’t rate England that highly at all, but I think they’ll get through this group stage and I’m pleased that England are in quite an interesting group.

Worst part is the times. I’m surprised European TV are allowing this to happen.

Anyone know how many games are at 2am etc? One pair round of group games?

 

Breaking News.......
........England knocked out of World Cup.

 

Very tough group! We'll do well to get through, I think it'll be a 3 horse race with Costa Rica looking to spoil the party. I think Germany's group is one of the hardest! I wish we would have got group E though, what a piss easy group!

 

Just that one round of games. The rest are much earlier.

 

Cheers.

So do you mean that from the 8 groups , just one fixture is at 2am - meaning 8 matches in total are at 2am in the whole first round?

 

Why is that round so late/early. Just due to the fixture congestion for the opening games?

 

Too much squealing. Its ok not great but ok. Good draw when we get through to the next round.
If Spain or Brazil **** up they'l play each other in the knockout stage? If not Holland V Brazil that'l be a cracker

 

I think it seems like a really boring group (the Switzerland group)

We'd probably struggle and just qualify.

This way, it's death or (sort of) glory

 

Agreed

 

Uruguay have quality forwards, but the rest of the team is average. Italy will be well organised, but are not great.

 

Fixtures:

15th June 2014 - Manaus - 02:00 GMT
England vs Italy

19th June 2014 - Sao Paulo - 19:00 GMT
Uruguay vs England

24th June 2014 - Belo Horizonte - 16:00 GMT
Costa Rica vs England

 

Apparently Spain and Brazil can't play each other until the final.

 

Nope - just England vs Italy is at 2am. It's the only match of the whole tournament.

 

**** me. Worra bastard.

The group stages are my favourite part so at least that's the only one I suppose

 

That's rubbish, if one of them finishes runners up in their group and the other wins theirs they would play each other in the Round Of 16.

If they both won their groups they wouldn't meet until the final.

 

"Roy Hodgson's men open their campaign against Italy in the Amazonian city of Manaus on 15 June in the only World Cup game which kicks off at 02:00 BST." BBC

 

Cheers.

The TV people must be well dicked off

 

It's worse for Italy. It'll be kicking off there at 3am.

 

Love to see an England player twat Suarez.