Football (Soccer)

[louisbosco]

#we're going to win the world cup #this is our year #'arry kane

[manufc10]

@louisbosco:

#we're going to win the world cup #this is our year #'arry kane

If we're being honest England hasnt played a good team yet.  Let's see how they do in their last group game

[manufc10]

We can say the same about Belgium too, but Belgium is stacked with talent.

[Giles]

@manufc10:

If we're being honest England hasnt played a good team yet.

You're right, but who else has scored 6?

[manufc10]

True….but goal number 6 though....  

[manufc10]

Not hating on England at all though and Harry Kane is probably the best out and out pure striker in the game right now….it's a toss up between him and Lewandowski in my book.

[Giles]

Who else has scored 5  ?

[manufc10]

That would be Belgium 

[501IH]

You guys must have had some real fun today watching proceedings at IHUK,  first that high scoring win of the Three Lions and then Japan holding up against the Senegalese, a team that I find is real fun to watch.
England v. Belgium is going to be a (if not THE) highlight of the group stage. If the Lions win that one, and perhaps survive a penalty shoot out once the knockout games will have started, I'm ready to believe in a title chance.

[Giles]

@manufc10:

That would be Belgium 

The Belgish don't really count….

[manufc10]

Good point

[Giles]

I may live to regret that comment very soon…...

[Seul]

I'll be confiscating all your Belgians hiding in the cellar soon…

[Seul]

NO BEER IS LEFT BEHIND

[Giles]

Ouch

[Madame Buttonfly]

I am delighted that both Belgium and England are definitely through to next round, and whilst (of course) I want to see England win on Thursday, if they come 2nd in group then at least our next game is Tuesday 3rd at 6pm (Berlin time) which might be easier to get to see than Monday evening when we are setting up for Selvedge Run.

And now hoping hard that Japan and Germany also get through, could make for a very interesting few days with Haraki and co and all the other German and Japanese friends who will be in Berlin…

Oh, and Mexico of course @kiya 

[kiya]

@Madame:

Oh, and Mexico of course @kiya 

Yes, the last couple of weeks have been very good to us Mexico fans, excited to see where game 3 takes us on Wednesday but I'm quite sure that with 6 points we're quite set for the next round.  Been finding some other Mexico fans to watch the games here in Athens and Paris so that's been fun!

[Seul]

England - Belgistan is gonna be such a shite game… Who the hell'd be dumb enough to wanna win that game???

It's gonna rain yellow cards and it'll end in a draw...

[AdamC]

If I were Southgate (which I clearly am not) I would start our strongest team. Whoever wins will take great momentum and confidence into the last 16.

In the words of @AdamJ, to win the World Cup you need to beat the best, it doesn't matter when!

[kiya]

Not like most of you need a reminder… but this World Cup was to take place in England if it wasn't for the shitheads running FIFA.

The Daily (NY Times' very good daily podcast) reminds us of this today, and it's quite a good episode: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-world-cups-mysterious-path-to-russia/id1200361736?i=1000414384816&mt=2