2026 World Cup thread

[UPChip]

I'm honestly surprised at how many starters are out there for both sides. Mbappe is playing. Morgan Rogers is rumored to be awaiting a $157M transfer to Chelsea and is playing.

Meanwhile, Ollie Watkins has played exactly six minutes in this tournament (came on as a late sub against Panama).

 

[Shropshire Slasher]

This **** is 2014 Germany-Brazil level. Darren Fletcher dropped a Miami Vice reference.

 

[Sam Mills 51]

This **** is 2014 Germany-Brazil level. Ian Darke dropped a Miami Vice reference.

I dunno if anyone's defense will be as dreadful as Samba's was in 2014. That was the one time where crowd shots and reactions added to the broadcast. The collective shock from the home fans added to the doom and gloom.

Back to this match ... well, the French are known for surrendering ...

 

[Sam Mills 51]

Warning: Lots of MLS-level defense being played in Miami Gardens.

 

[Shropshire Slasher]

I commonly confuse Darke and Fletcher. I have to tell them apart by who’s on color — Donovan or Hargreaves respectively. Apologies.

 

[Shropshire Slasher]

Three Lions in the football version of the Dean Smith four corners. Just half a match too late.

 

[Shropshire Slasher]

Tuchel is saving his Arbeit today.

 

[Sam Mills 51]

Now 4-0 England. Good to see that one side showed up.

 

[Sam Mills 51]

I commonly confuse Darke and Fletcher. I have to tell them apart by who’s on color — Donovan or Hargreaves respectively. Apologies.

Darke would have brought a bigger sledgehammer to the French than this.

 

[Here me roar]

The French could not be less interested in this game

 

[dixiehack]

That was the one time where crowd shots and reactions added to the broadcast.

Show a little reverence for the surrender cobra, a digestif to many a fine football Saturday.

 

[Shropshire Slasher]

Don’t be surprised if the English heroically rescue the French yet again in the second half.

 

[Shropshire Slasher]

As for tomorrow, I will go with Spain 2-1. Messi is too good to keep off the board, but Spain are the better TEAM.

 

[UPChip]

This is a stolen joke but:

"Ils ne vont pas aller au Cancun. Ils vont aller au Galveston! Là où il y a cette eau sale."

 

[Shropshire Slasher]

Meanwhile, back in the Glades .…

France are wearing the collared kits, but England’s collars are growing a bit tighter. Now 4-2.

 

[Shropshire Slasher]

Not a bus in sight in this one. Which of course Tuchel will be dragged for if England should lose.

 

[Shropshire Slasher]

The choking will continue until morale improves! 4-3.

 

[Sam Mills 51]

Not a bus in sight in this one. Which of course Tuchel will be dragged for if England should lose.

Tuchel might want to hide out in the U.S. for a while. This might be more embarrassing for the English than it was for the French.

 

[micropolitan guy]

England's version of Pat Hayden better do a Lane Kiffin, on the tarmac, if not before. Disgusting.

Ollie Watkins sucks. If I were Kane and Bellingham, I'm subbing myself back in, **** what the coach says.

 

[Webster]

That miss was the move of the tourney