FIFA WC 26 - Other Nations LIVE Match Thread ⚽

[Barca4life]

That's what I was thinking, this might be a turning point for them pyschologically. England have always had the talent but not the character.

Whether its down to Tuchel or down to the players for installing this new belief its certainly working.

I still don't think they play a dominant brand of football compare to the likes of France, Spain and Argentina but they have undisputed quality which can hurt any team in the world.

 

[melbcityguy]

Good to see nobody is really bagging out the ref btw our own

 

[erogenouszone]

I would have delighted in those delicious English tears once again, but credit where it's due. That was one of the best English performances we have seen in generations.

Is this still about the Falkland Islands ?

 

[Punchanello]

Is this still about the Falkland Islands ?

I'm not old enough to remember the Falklands but I do remember a Michael Owen dive in 2002

 

[JS96]

I thought this too when it happened - but wasn't Quansah the player that was actually sent off?

It was during the final minutes of regular time. The ball was in the Mexico corner and Henderson was yellowed for saying something on the sideline. That's when the commentators made the comment. Bellingham had been tackled or maybe it was Rogers but it was so crowded down there the ref flashed a yellow.

Quansah had been sent off ages before.

 

[Dinamo]

Good to see nobody is really bagging out the ref btw our own

If you can referee Macarthur vs Perth in Campbelltown you can referee anywhere.

 

[Dinamo]

Brazil losing for the 6th straight World Cup to the first European side they face in the knockouts is hilarious. They brought in Ancelotti to build around Vinicius using a Real Madrid template except with an inferior midfield and perhaps the least talented pair of Brazilian fullbacks in modern times.

 

[booney52]

Truly a classic game.Mexico just don't perform as well when the chips are down.However they did contribute to a tense and hard fought match with a spirited and game English team .Bellingham's two goals were so important and great to see a diving header.Pickford was great and commanded his area so well.
Our boy Faghani had a pretty good game-possibly might get the final .

 

[Punchanello]

Brazil losing for the 6th straight World Cup to the first European side they face in the knockouts is hilarious. They brought in Ancelotti to build around Vinicius using a Real Madrid template except with an inferior midfield and perhaps the least talented pair of Brazilian fullbacks in modern times.

That's a big call. Lot's of Brazilian fullbacks who were deeply average have got a free ride. Alvez, Marcelo, Filipe Luiz.

That said, loser of the world cup has to go to Neymar. His strongest contributions were a yellow-card and the best party planning service the Brazilian squad has ever been treated to. With all that talent, he was always quick to take the easy road.

 

[Football us life]

If England can scrape another win against Norway then I fancy our chances against Egypt, Colombia or Switzerland in the Semi's....

 

[Punchanello]

That's a big call. Lot's of Brazilian fullbacks who were deeply average have got a free ride. Alvez, Marcelo, Filipe Luiz.

Responding to myself here. There's some irony in this. Argentina also have some of the most average fullbacks at this WC, but they won't be caught out for lack of effort.

 

[NicCarBel]

It was during the final minutes of regular time. The ball was in the Mexico corner and Henderson was yellowed for saying something on the sideline. That's when the commentators made the comment. Bellingham had been tackled or maybe it was Rogers but it was so crowded down there the ref flashed a yellow.

Quansah had been sent off ages before.

Had thought so - I'm not sure how people are linking Quansah to the end of the match when he wasn't even there.

 

[Dinamo]

That's a big call. Lot's of Brazilian fullbacks who were deeply average have got a free ride. Alvez, Marcelo, Filipe Luiz.

That said, loser of the world cup has to go to Neymar. His strongest contributions were a yellow-card and the best party planning service the Brazilian squad has ever been treated to. With all that talent, he was always quick to take the easy road.

I think Danilo and Alex Sandro were finished playing serious football after they left Juventus. Unfamiliar with the Santos guy but he doesn't come across being a difference maker and he plays in the Russian league which has fallen off post 2022. Wesley from Roma being injured was important and maybe he would have made a difference? I'm also surprised Ancelotti didn't call Carlos Augusto. He is surely better than a 35 year old Alex Sandro.

Agree on Neymar. I thought he was only picked for decoration not to actually play.

 

[Football us life]

I'm not old enough to remember the Falklands but I do remember a Michael Owen dive in 2002

MO's dive in Sapporo was revenge for Fatty's handball in 86....

 

[Punchanello]

MO's dive in Sapporo was revenge for Fatty's handball in 86....

Which was revenge for the Falklands. Swings and roundabouts....

I've been thinking of a tag line in the event of Arg v Eng. FALKLANDS 4.0 - This time it's not as personal as it used to be.

 

[Monoethnic Social Club]

Which was revenge for the Falklands. Swings and roundabouts....

I've been thinking of a tag line in the event of Arg v Eng. FALKLANDS 4.0 - This time it's not as personal as it used to be.

Why not "Falklands 4.0 - this time we'll let you take pot shots at Prince Andrew"

 

[Punchanello]

Why not "Falklands 4.0 - this time we'll let you take pot shots at Prince Andrew"

I like it.

Falklands 4.0 - why don't you go and bomb Epstein Island instead?

 

[NicCarBel]

MO's dive in Sapporo was revenge for Fatty's handball in 86....

 

[Football us life]

Why not "Falklands 4.0 - this time we'll let you take pot shots at Prince Andrew"

If the Junta pumped the same gear up the noses of the Argentinean army as they did to Maradona then they might have stood a chance trying to take said Falkland Islands.....

 

[Monoethnic Social Club]

If the Junta pumped the same gear up the noses of the Argentinean army as they did to Maradona then they might have stood a chance trying to take said Falkland Islands.....

Meanwhile Michael Owen was trying to pump anything he could find, not just noses eh