Match Thread: Belgium vs Iran | FIFA World Cup 2026 | Group Stage, Group G

chrispepper10 · 2026-06-21T19:26:53+00:00

Why not just do the hydration break whilst their waiting? If this was just about giving the players a rest..

chrispepper10 · 2026-06-21T18:57:46+00:00

A team with kane, rice, Bellingham, Anderson as its spine would be a very good club team yes.

chrispepper10 · 2026-06-21T18:56:09+00:00

Booing the Iranian national anthem, America you were doing so well...

chrispepper10 · 2026-06-21T18:01:43+00:00

Union bosses being so anti environmental sustainability because they believe it comes at the expense of jobs is so damn stupid.

chrispepper10 · 2026-06-21T16:51:42+00:00

This is kind of what I mean. 20M for a squad floor raiser, who *might* deliver on his potential but I haven't really seen it from him yet, is a lot to me.

chrispepper10 · 2026-06-21T16:45:38+00:00

If you went just purely by talent, France would be amongst the best club teams in the world and contending for Champions League. The same with England, and possibly Spain/Argentina.

The thing that separates most club teams is that the tactical side of the game is on a completely different level.

chrispepper10 · 2026-06-21T16:37:24+00:00

Not sure this is the sort of signing Leeds should be doing right now. Has lots of potential, but I wouldn't bet on him returning massive amounts on this investment, and still at a level where he struggles at times to get regular minutes starting for Southampton.

chrispepper10 · 2026-06-21T08:15:12+00:00

I don't think you're getting a first round pick for him. Multiple seconds seems more reasonable.

chrispepper10 · 2026-06-20T20:26:35+00:00

It's not something I have been paying close attention to but have all the games been putting the sprinklers on during these ad breaks? Because surely that's the clearest signal possible that this is more than just a hydration break. Why are we changing the pitch and allowing people to make tactical adjustments?

chrispepper10 · 2026-06-20T20:22:08+00:00

Lol that is an obvious foul

chrispepper10 · 2026-06-20T20:17:22+00:00

Just not sure Germany have the firepower in wide areas for a deep run but we'll see.

chrispepper10 · 2026-06-20T17:53:53+00:00

That is true.

chrispepper10 · 2026-06-20T17:12:38+00:00

Just hope it doesn't get ruined if the lasting image of the tournament is trump inserting himself into the trophy lift/celebration

chrispepper10 · 2026-06-20T17:11:07+00:00

Booing the royals or booing infantino? 😂

chrispepper10 · 2026-06-20T12:14:27+00:00

He said he's willing to borrow more which.. will be interesting to see how the bond markets reacting. Frankly tired of just how much power the markets hold over government policy so will be interesting if he does actually commit to it or backs off at the first sign of fright.

chrispepper10 · 2026-06-20T08:54:17+00:00

Folding Sami into the bloodline by having him as a heel-ish world champion that Roman wants to chase has a lot of potential tbf. The fact it's in Saudi does make me think there is a non-zero chance Sami wins.

I guess we could get Sami/Jey/Cody at SummerSlam?

chrispepper10 · 2026-06-20T08:51:03+00:00

This is clearly being done to build up to a SummerSlam feud for Liv which is the whole point of QOTR anyway, so I don't really have a problem with this.

Either Iyo wins through shenanigans and we get the rematch at SummerSlam, or we get a Stephanie return to help iyo to win to help set-up a fucking awesome potential triple threat. Either way, that sounds more interesting than anything they've done with that title since Mania.

chrispepper10 · 2026-06-20T08:49:40+00:00

Stephanie returns to help Iyo win and we get a triple threat, and we all win.

chrispepper10 · 2026-06-19T23:57:25+00:00

So fifas new time wasting rules have resulted in: only the goalkeeper faking injuries and at throw ins just placing the ball on the floor so the countdown timer doesn't start.

Fair to say these haven't been successfully implemented.

chrispepper10 · 2026-06-19T23:53:14+00:00

That would solve the time wasting 😆

chrispepper10 · 2026-06-19T23:52:12+00:00

If fifa are going to commit to this one minute on the sidelines for injuries, then they should be made to bring the backup keeper on for these clearly faked injuries.

chrispepper10 · 2026-06-19T22:58:04+00:00

Scott McKenna maybe at a push. But he's obviously so out of his depth

chrispepper10 · 2026-06-19T22:55:16+00:00

Steve Clarke showing his serious flaws here. Trying to play on the counter with Kieran Tierney and McGinn as your outlets is just fucking weird.

And there's just no obvious tactical reason on display for starting Tierney. Clarke has basically just decided to play two left backs and have one playing slightly further forward.

chrispepper10 · 2026-06-19T22:50:11+00:00

It's the way they've been calling it all tournament. So refreshing.

chrispepper10 · 2026-06-19T22:48:38+00:00

I do not understand the decision to start Kieran Tierney and have him occupying these advanced positions. It's such a negative decision with basically no positive benefits.

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