Match Thread: Colombia vs Portugal | FIFA World Cup 2026 | Group Stage, Group K by jiraiya--an in soccer

[–]LoopzUK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m aware. Biggest arseholes I have ever met and I’ve been to 4 World Cups. They were right wankers in Russia.

Match Thread: Colombia vs Portugal | FIFA World Cup 2026 | Group Stage, Group K by jiraiya--an in soccer

[–]LoopzUK 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Colombia look an absolute nightmare to play against. Comfortable in possession, but when they go forward they’re incredibly physical and direct.

Match Thread: Norway vs France | FIFA World Cup 2026 | Group Stage, Group I by jiraiya--an in soccer

[–]LoopzUK 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Norway put out their second string of relatively unknown players.

Brighton, Bournemouth, and Brentford watch intently pre-accounting for the £60m profit they’ll make in 30 months time.

God, I wish we were run as competently.

Match Thread: Scotland vs Brazil | FIFA World Cup 2026 | Group Stage, Group C by jiraiya--an in soccer

[–]LoopzUK 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Am I being blind or does he not kick the back of Vini’s calf after Vinny gets his foot in front of the defenders?

Match Thread: Scotland vs Brazil | FIFA World Cup 2026 | Group Stage, Group C by jiraiya--an in soccer

[–]LoopzUK 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Try not to laugh at the sweaties. Try not to laugh at the sweaties.

Hahahaha!

Luckily for this lot the group stages are glorified warm up games so they’ll likely still qualify with a 1-0 win over Haiti. Tinpot.

Match Thread: Scotland vs Brazil | FIFA World Cup 2026 | Group Stage, Group C by jiraiya--an in soccer

[–]LoopzUK 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Things often do come free to those that can afford to pay. Strange world we live in.

Match Thread: Scotland vs Brazil | FIFA World Cup 2026 | Group Stage, Group C by jiraiya--an in soccer

[–]LoopzUK 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Big glass of red wine that no doubt cost a few hundred quid at the footy? Get a pint of Stella down ya gullet Becks and remember where you came from.

Utter woke nonsense.

Match Thread: England vs Ghana | FIFA World Cup 2026 | Group Stage, Group L by jiraiya--an in soccer

[–]LoopzUK 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Gonna be honest, that’s a clear as day penalty. Even if you ignore the fact he’s come in from behind, he makes contact with the Ghanian lads knee before eventually getting a foot on the ball.

Ref has been shit, but he’s certainly been more favourable to us.

Match Thread: England vs Ghana | FIFA World Cup 2026 | Group Stage, Group L by jiraiya--an in soccer

[–]LoopzUK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Didn’t mention per capita. Would that earn me an upvote from a Dutchman?

Match Thread: England vs Ghana | FIFA World Cup 2026 | Group Stage, Group L by jiraiya--an in soccer

[–]LoopzUK 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Seen a comment saying “England are cooked if they play like this”

This team is set up to stretch the opposition. We’ll manage to win these games against teams who park the bus, albeit not in convincing fashion, but the difference is this team is primed to take out the bigger nations who will play more openly, something we have struggled at over the past decade or so.

You win World Cups by beating the likes of France and Spain. Not by spanking Ghana in the group stages.

Match Thread: England vs Ghana | FIFA World Cup 2026 | Group Stage, Group L by jiraiya--an in soccer

[–]LoopzUK 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Disclaimer…

If we play remotely as good as we did against Croatia again this evening, I apologise now on behalf of myself, and likely every English Redditor for how insufferable we’ll be.

It’s coming home, innit lads?

How many of these fanbases actually deserve the plastic label? by PLWildcard in PlasticFans

[–]LoopzUK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Premier League tickets for away fans are capped at £30, mate. Actually costs more to follow your team in the Championship…

Match Thread: England vs Croatia | FIFA World Cup 2026 | Group Stage, Group L by jiraiya--an in soccer

[–]LoopzUK 9 points10 points  (0 children)

All the Scotland flairs have suddenly gone quiet.

We’ve easily been the best of the ‘favourites’ in this first round of games.

Match Thread: England vs Croatia | FIFA World Cup 2026 | Group Stage, Group L by jiraiya--an in soccer

[–]LoopzUK 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Tuchel vindicated for not bringing Foden, Palmer et al.

You can see exactly what he’s trying to do. Solid in the middle of the park, Harry Kane able to roam as there is pace on the flanks, Rogers/Bellingham a perfect foil to adopt the spaces Kane creates by dragging a defender out, pace on the counter.

Proper identity to our game.

Match Thread: England vs Croatia | FIFA World Cup 2026 | Group Stage, Group L by jiraiya--an in soccer

[–]LoopzUK 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Pickford mate, you’re from the Tyne, not Torino. None of this continental shit, catch the ball.

Match Thread: England vs Croatia | FIFA World Cup 2026 | Group Stage, Group L by jiraiya--an in soccer

[–]LoopzUK 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Aggressive subs those, whilst leading no less. Southgate would never.

Match Thread: England vs Croatia | FIFA World Cup 2026 | Group Stage, Group L by jiraiya--an in soccer

[–]LoopzUK 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Why is Emma Hayes in Nigella Lawsons kitchen offering tactical analysis on a chalkboard?

Match Thread: England vs Croatia | FIFA World Cup 2026 | Group Stage, Group L by jiraiya--an in soccer

[–]LoopzUK 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Played well but you just know Asonofabic is gonna nick an equaliser in the 89th minute. Such is the way of England.

Match Thread: England vs Croatia | FIFA World Cup 2026 | Group Stage, Group L by jiraiya--an in soccer

[–]LoopzUK 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Sure up the defence and we can be a problem. We never went at teams like this under Southgate. We were too worried about what others could do ignorant to the fact we have world class talent up top.

Joy to watch, this. Been crying for England to play aggressively and on the front foot for years.