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Fairly shit first half. They got some big boys at the back.
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Pickford should have been sent packing.
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Hmm
Ranking team 4 playing ranking team 64

They're not the whipping boys that were expected.
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The Spaniards around me said England were shit

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Game was dull as dishwater.

I'm not into 'the beautiful game' and from what I endured last night I think I'll applaud my life choices in that respect.

Is there nothing they can do in terms of rules and regs to stop a team simply staying in their own half and going for a 0-0 draw? If I'd paid to see that I would be asking for a refund.
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gremlin wrote: Wed Jun 24, 2026 10:21 am Game was dull as dishwater.

I'm not into 'the beautiful game' and from what I endured last night I think I'll applaud my life choices in that respect.

Is there nothing they can do in terms of rules and regs to stop a team simply staying in their own half and going for a 0-0 draw? If I'd paid to see that I would be asking for a refund.
For these lower terms to play a big name like England and not get beaten, is a big result for them.
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Yorick wrote: Wed Jun 24, 2026 10:59 am
gremlin wrote: Wed Jun 24, 2026 10:21 am Game was dull as dishwater.

I'm not into 'the beautiful game' and from what I endured last night I think I'll applaud my life choices in that respect.

Is there nothing they can do in terms of rules and regs to stop a team simply staying in their own half and going for a 0-0 draw? If I'd paid to see that I would be asking for a refund.
For these lower terms to play a big name like England and not get beaten, is a big result for them.
Clearly, but as a result it makes the game tedious to watch. Talking to mate who knows more about the game than I do, it's a common tactic in league matches. Shit for the fans, but then, since when did FIFA care about the fans?*

*Since were there four quarters in a footie match? :wtf: It's almost as if it was done to get some more ad breaks in... :think:
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Read an article that said 'It's not just about the trophy, there are other accolades to be competed for'.

The Cinderella Trophy 🏆- plucky little underdogs that go further than expected and gain a few million fans.

Tournament Clowns Trophy 🏆- team that expects to stroll to victory only to be embarrassingly poor. England have their name engraved on it a few times. (It was called 'It's the hope that kills you, not the disappointment - vase').

Team Villain - once upon a time Germany were a shoe-in. ('A World Cup without Germany would have been like Star Wars without Darth Vader once upon a time'). South American sides are strong in this category too.

Individual Villain - 'The Golden Boo' (I made that one up :D ). Hand of God, biting, getting fancy with a crucial penalty and missing etc.
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Media forced to admit that the fans love the US, the people & the stadiums. Fans blathering away saying how they believed the crap the media spewed about the US for years & now realize they were lied to.

My step-dad was the same way, hated yanks, never wanted to visit, then once he did you couldn't keep him away.
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ZRX61 wrote: Wed Jun 24, 2026 4:05 pm Media forced to admit that the fans love the US, the people & the stadiums. Fans blathering away saying how they believed the crap the media spewed about the US for years & now realize they were lied to.

My step-dad was the same way, hated yanks, never wanted to visit, then once he did you couldn't keep him away.
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ZRX61 wrote: Wed Jun 24, 2026 4:05 pm Media forced to admit that the fans love the US, the people & the stadiums. Fans blathering away saying how they believed the crap the media spewed about the US for years & now realize they were lied to.

My step-dad was the same way, hated yanks, never wanted to visit, then once he did you couldn't keep him away.
I've enjoyed my visit to the US, I was fortunate to have time and money in 2017 and spent 3 months cycling from Banff to Mexico. The people I met were fantastic, my trip exceeded any expectations I had. I wouldn't want to live there though, it's so fucked up it's staggering.
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gremlin wrote: Wed Jun 24, 2026 4:10 pm Still got aerosol cheese..?
I assume so, can't recall ever seeing it.
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Pirahna wrote: Wed Jun 24, 2026 4:21 pm I've enjoyed my visit to the US, I was fortunate to have time and money in 2017 and spent 3 months cycling from Banff to Mexico. The people I met were fantastic, my trip exceeded any expectations I had. I wouldn't want to live there though, it's so fucked up it's staggering.
It is? Can't say I've noticed.
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ZRX61 wrote: Wed Jun 24, 2026 4:47 pm
Pirahna wrote: Wed Jun 24, 2026 4:21 pm I've enjoyed my visit to the US, I was fortunate to have time and money in 2017 and spent 3 months cycling from Banff to Mexico. The people I met were fantastic, my trip exceeded any expectations I had. I wouldn't want to live there though, it's so fucked up it's staggering.
It is? Can't say I've noticed.
Yeah, but you never spotted the spray-on cheese....

S'all I'm sayin'.
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Remember, when you are dead, you do not know you are dead. It is only painful for others. The same applies when you are American.
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