Match Day Thread Russia 2018

[fran-MLs little camera]

*pedant alert*

It's Colombia with two 'O's.

Columbia with a 'U' is the Washington D.C. variety.

pedants hate being corrected

 

[Che’s Godlike Thighs]

Don't get booked Japan!!

 

[----HistoryRepeating----]

All hands to the pump. Mane needs to stay on his feet. Refs not doing cheap today.

 

[fran-MLs little camera]

BBC2 has caught up with BBC1

 

[Le Tissier's Laces]

If the Hughes thing doesn’t work out, can we get Cisse as manager. We’d be by far the coolest club in the league then.

 

[----HistoryRepeating----]

Would love to go back to having a gaffer for more than two years.
Pipe-dream

 

[Che’s Godlike Thighs]

There's nothing quite like a big thumping header straight from a corner.

 

[Che’s Godlike Thighs]

Roberto Martinez and Southgate are suddenly re-thinking their team selections.

"Lukaku's fit. We made a mistake!"

 

[----HistoryRepeating----]

....is someone going to get a yellow card......

Its so tight!

 

[sotonsaint]

What a weird game

 

[----HistoryRepeating----]

Happy with that ending.

 

[Saints_Alive]

That's fair, Japan are not a dirty team.

 

[----HistoryRepeating----]

Japan kept the ball so as to only lose 1-0 today. Damn, we need to play them. (pleased I recorded that game, that's tomorrows no football sorted)

 

[jacksk1]

Probably the best outcome for tonight's game as regardless of whether it's possibly Brazil in the QF surely a last 16 match against Japan is more appealing than playing Colombia?

Might actually make England-Belgium competitive now!!

 

[fran-MLs little camera]

Don't know what the commentators are making such a fuss about disciplinary record deciding it. It is way down the list and yes, it would be annoying to go out on such a margin, but it says something about how you play. Though I suppose may reflect the ref you get.

Oh, what the hell. Japan are through.

 

[Saints_Alive]

The pundits are blasting Japan, but i'm sure that Northern Ireland would've done the same, it's tournament football and tactics play a part.

 

[fran-MLs little camera]

The pundits are blasting Japan, but i'm sure that Northern Ireland would've done the same, it's tournament football and tactics play a part.

Agree. A huge chance for them to get through to the last 16 in the World Cup..they were unlikely to score so why risk Poland getting a second. Not unfair on Senegal as they had a whole match to get a win and didn't.

 

[SaintinSerbia]

England to go through to meet Japan on fair play and then lose to Japan on fair play? (or do we have penalties now?)

 

[----HistoryRepeating----]

Sticking on a 1-0 defeat is so risky. Just imagine a goal in the other game, they'd be in hot water back home.

 

[VocalMinority]

Just seen the result. Now that's what you call scraping through!

I'm glad we Bednarek scored and Yoshi goes through. Smiles all round.