World Cup 2026

[Star of David Bardsley]

Now he’s thrown one in. ****ing clown.

 

[Libby]

Shocking goalkeeping.

 

[Star of David Bardsley]

A good old fashioned VAR delay for whether it glanced an arm hair of someone on the way

 

[Libby]

Lucky to get away with that.

 

[Libby]

Any reason they couldn't have done the ad break during the VAR decision?

 

[Star of David Bardsley]

Any reason they couldn't have done the ad break during the VAR decision?

We’ve had about three minutes of football in ten minutes from the goalkeeper rolling around to the VAR check to this nonsense. Eating into my gum time here.

 

[Star of David Bardsley]

Then they score straight away anyway. Some beef on the pitch as the Jordanians were such melts at the last corner

 

[Citizen Kane.]

France's selection of attackers should be illegal.

We didn't bail them out of two world wars just to let them have that array of talent.

The League of Nations should do something about this.

 

[Libby]

Norway look a bit dodgy defensively. Be interesting to see how they do against decent opposition.

 

[Star of David Bardsley]

England fans are apparently going to boo the hydration breaks for the little good it will do

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[Libby]

Can't remember feeling less hyped about the first England game at a tournament before.

Probably because it doesn't matter if we lose. 1-1 though I reckon.

 

[Star of David Bardsley]

The favourites for the golden boot are racking them up early. Kane to buck the trend.

 

[Rorschach]

out of the 4 games playing today ( 2 have already been played) the England- Croatia game is the only one that might be a contest...

 

[Star of David Bardsley]

out of the 4 games playing today ( 2 have already been played) the England- Croatia game is the only one that might be a contest...

Disagree. Not that any of us really know how good these teams are but Panama aren’t meant to be one of the really ****e ones. Doctor Congo have some decent players and I wouldn’t underestimate Ronaldo’s ability to **** it up if Martinez doesn’t have the bollocks to drop him. There’s only been one real humping.

 

[Rorschach]

Disagree. Not that any of us really know how good these teams are but Panama aren’t meant to be one of the really ****e ones. Doctor Congo have some decent players and I wouldn’t underestimate Ronaldo’s ability to **** it up if Martinez doesn’t have the bollocks to drop him. There’s only been one real humping.

Argies won 3-0, Austria won 3-1. I expect Portugal to win by 2 clear goals but ours could go either way. I expect a **** 0-0 or a boring 1-1.

If Kane gets injured we are ****ed.

 

[Star of David Bardsley]

Argies won 3-0, Austria won 3-1. I expect Portugal to win by 2 clear goals but ours could go either way. I expect a **** 0-0 or a boring 1-1.

If Kane gets injured we are ****ed.

Yeah but only one real ****ing and that’s one of the favourites. Even we gubbed Iran and the like.

 

[Star of David Bardsley]

Can't remember feeling less hyped about the first England game at a tournament before.

Probably because it doesn't matter if we lose. 1-1 though I reckon.

It’s always like this. Even Euro 96 there was pessimism and a drab first game. Once the national anthem starts and the first rendition of Ten German Bombers we’ll know we can win it.

 

[Libby]

It’s always like this. Even Euro 96 there was pessimism and a drab first game. Once the national anthem starts and the first rendition of Ten German Bombers we’ll know we can win it.

Thing is it feels like a qualifier in that if we lose it doesn't really matter.

 

[Star of David Bardsley]

Thing is it feels like a qualifier in that if we lose it doesn't really matter.

The mass hysteria when we win 1-0 playing badly against pensioner Modric is part of a long tradition. We then smash Ghana 3-1 after a dismal first half and it’s coming home.

 

[PINKIE]

Disagree. Not that any of us really know how good these teams are but Panama aren’t meant to be one of the really ****e ones. Doctor Congo have some decent players and I wouldn’t underestimate Ronaldo’s ability to **** it up if Martinez doesn’t have the bollocks to drop him. There’s only been one real humping.

My beloved Doctor Congo will show all of you imperialist pigs how the beautiful game is supposed to be played.