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Dion Dublin being Dion Dublin and keep saying "in the 2nd half of the 1st half" and "after this 2nd half in the 2nd half". Love him.

all built for NFL and the ones that aren't crazy super domes are ones that have just been built stands onto stands and ended with some crazy gaps.

Thunder storms forecast for the next 7 hours in miami. Could be on for our first late doors or postponed game. If there is a lightning strike within 8 miles, there must be 30 minutes of no more strikes to carry on/start. Florida will be a pain this tournament.

Here was me thinking I was some sort of genius because I found if you turn iplayer on live but turn on audio description you get the match but with 5Live commentary and it switches back to the TV audio at half time, only to find out it's already an option without the faff..... EDIT: I take this back. If you want the best of both worlds, put the normal feed on and turn on Audio Description. All normal and the studio stuff, switches to 5Live commentary when the matches on then back to the studio when needed instead of going to 5Live sport etc. Gamechanger for me.

Im taking solace in Spain always start slow. Nothing to do with them being my pick in the work sweepstake at all.

Wake me up when we are looking for someone else or about to go bust.....

First Miami games? Get ready for the monsoons!

Finally my avatar is relevant again!

I thought it was my TV. I am so glad you said this! Ive been pissing ariund with my tv settings for the past 5 minute!

It does have its fair share of bad and boring matches. Expanding it gives more and it wasnt expanded for any other reason than more games = more tickets = more pockets lined. This isnt an expansion for anything other than money. Claiming its gatekeeping is ludicrous. Meant to be the best teams in the world and have 10th vs 82nd. A team worse than Syria, who are currently in the middle of massive i stability and civil war, have no place at a tournament to find the best team in the world. All for an underdog, but this is filling the groups with fodder to add more games. You aint going to see Uzbekistan make a run to the quarters. Golden boot will be won by the group stage as some one will just ping 4 past a team who are made up of part timers losing money because FIFA want to make more money. This isnt gatekeeping, its folks gaslit into thinking this helps football. It doesnt. It hurts football and dilutes what is meant to be the biggest tournament in the world. That said, buzzing for Iran(20) V NZ(85) in 2 days. I am sure this will help both teams and isnt just to sell a couple more powerades.

Fancying Japan here. They looked tidy as they beat us.

Apparently Fox Sports in the US went to an ad break during one of these hydration breaks and when they came back had missed the restart...

You will be waiting a while on that. Africa is in dissaray and giving trophies in court rooms, south America will be the same for the rest of time, the USA and Canada will drop off now they have hosted and the qualifiers will suit the middle east teams so they can give the tournament them as many times as they can. Covered 3 regions for the next cup to be able to get it back to the middle east in 8 years, expect nothing else. This isnt evolution. This is ridiculous and just fleecing fans and harming nations who are paying out wedge to get walked over. Its the size it was because it was right. This is proving there arent 48 good teams in the world. There wasnt even 32, but the quality was so much better than watching drubbings

Didnt that happened before? 1994 I think someone got panned and one giy scored 4 or something and won the golden boot despite not making it out the group stage?

Sorry! Armenia vs Kosovo it is! 🤣

If they expand this to 64 teams for the next one, 30% of all FIFA member countries will qualify and it will run 8-10 week. The claim 32 made it too closed off is because its meant to be closed off. Its meant to be the best 32 teams in the world. Having countries smaller than the isle of man qualify or ones in the hundreds on the national rankings because their path was easier than others helps no one. This isnt the FA cup where playing the match will earn the club money. This will be costing them thousands in logistics for a start and someone has to pay it. 64 teams over 3 continents in 4 years would be insane. This isnt about being big headed or closing off, these arent the best teams in the world and shouldn't be on this stage. These arent your cupset teams, this is feeding to the lions.

Terribly sorry. San marino vs Kosovo then.... 🫠

2 months long at that point and San Marino V Gibraltar in the 2nd round. Cant wait.

Any decent team will be able to pick this german team apart.

Stunningly

Could be on for our first delayed or postponed game today. Big thunderstorms in Texas today. Germany may avoid it, but 3pm in texas looks very lightningey. https://www.accuweather.com/en/us/dallas/75202/hourly-weather-forecast/351194 https://www.accuweather.com/en/us/san-antonio/78205/hourly-weather-forecast/351198

Oh all of a sudden we can now do the CGI onside/offside thing. Must have been turned off for the Switzerland game.

That was coming

I cannpt abide Vini Jr at all. His claim he didn't win the balon dor because of racism when he was just a mardy and insufferable ***** for a year really wound me up.