The Football.....

[Accy cyclist]

To make it to a World Cup semi-final deserves much praise, no matter how we got there!😉🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

 

[albion]

To make it to a World Cup semi-final deserves much praise, no matter how we got there!😉🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Tough conditions, the effective temperature being 41 to 44C due to the high humidity.
We were certainly the better team overall.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Tough conditions, the effective temperature being 41 to 44C due to the high humidity.
We were certainly the better team overall.

I left a thermometer in my car but in the shade overnight on Friday. Yesterday at 3.30 pm it showed...

I took this photo seconds after opening my car door. On opening my door, the heat hit me like when you open an oven door when roasting a chicken after three hours! 🥵 😁

 

[Accy cyclist]

Haaland had one touch and that was on Anderson's chest

If only he'd chosen the country he was born in, not the one his dad was born in!🤔

 

[Legs]

Just woken for the call of nature… there’s a fascinating match to see who we’ll be facing…. 😳

 

[N0bodyOfTheGoat]

Dive of the tournament by Switzerland dropped them to ten men and they were right up against it from there on... Albeit it took a while for Argentina to find their second goal in extra time.

 

[Dorset Boy]

Thought England were poor up to Bellingham's first goal. Lots of keep ball, but no pace at all, no ambition, no intention to create anything, and the tactic seemed to be to keep the ball out of the Norwegian box.

Norway will lok back and think that was one that got away - they really should have gone 2-0 up, and then they hit the bar with Pickford nowhere.

Still, onto Argentina, and hopefully the end of Messi's international career.
21 years since we last played them, and Messi's first match against England.

 

[Pblakeney]

Thought England were poor up to Bellingham's first goal. Lots of keep ball, but no pace at all, no ambition, no intention to create anything, and the tactic seemed to be to keep the ball out of the Norwegian box.

Norway will lok back and think that was one that got away - they really should have gone 2-0 up, and then they hit the bar with Pickford nowhere.

Still, onto Argentina, and hopefully the end of Messi's international career.
21 years since we last played them, and Messi's first match against England.

If you want to be critical, I think I have sussed out Kane's tactics. Looks like the refs have too, and possibly the opposition.
Got space, shoot. Not got space, fall over.

 

[No Ta Doctor]

If you want to be critical, I think I have sussed out Kane's tactics. Looks like the refs have too, and possibly the opposition.
Got space, shoot. Not got space, fall over.

Yes, I said last night that I wished he would stop falling over so often or fall over better.

 

[dicko]

Should I buy an England flag (big one) or would that put the kybosh on our team?

 

[Vapin' Joe]

Battle of the Malvinas next up.

 

[wakemalcolm]

It's just a battle to see who loses against France next Sunday.

 

[Mike_P]

It's just a battle to see who loses against France next Sunday.

and to avoid the pointless 3rd place final.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Should I buy an England flag (big one) or would that put the kybosh on our team?

It's one of them things. I put my flag out on a pole through my window on Thursday in anticipation of last night's game, intending to bring it back in either win or lose.

I now have a thought that for England to win the World Cup I have to leave it out till after next Sunday's final, should we make it. It was ok on Thursday and Friday night in the hot weather, but last night it wasn't so hot and that open about three inches window was letting lots of too cool for me air in. Do I risk it and bring it in, then put it out on Wednesday afternoon for the semi-final, or do I have to suffer for England to win the World Cup?!🤔 I also have a 'don't go for more beer' rule during play rule now. I can only go from my kitchen where I watch the games to the top of my stairs where I keep my beer when it's half-time or water break time. If I go for a bottle during open play England tend to concede a goal, but never score a goal, so I have to wait patiently till play has stopped for a while, before I can go for a top up.🤔

 

[PaulSB]

My takeaways from last night:

• England were poor and need to up their game for Wednesday
• Norway deserved to win but that's not how football works
• Technology is creating much nonsense. I gather the lastest is England's first goal only came about because the ball clipped an overhead camera wire. There are people out there who will come up with every bit of ridiculous nonsense they can
• Some folk have forgotten to watch the football - see above
• Tuchel may well not be England manager for much longer. I thought his outburst at full time was extremely unprofessional. An employer might asking questions of a manager who publicly criticises his team, be it in accounts or on a football pitch.
• Bellingham seems to agree and I can't help but wonder how many other players are now thinking "feck you"

Did anyone else feel Norway played with virtually ten men? Haarland is a superb striker and I know at City his contribution can be minimal, other than scoring. Similar could be said of Kane, he hardly featured last night.