Group I: France, Senegal, Norway, Iraq

[MPH]

3 minutes ago, StanSP said:

They're absolutely huge. 

 

Some of the college football stadiums would put ours to shame! 

 

some college teams are so big and popular that  that some people just don’t even bother with professional sports..

[Jaspa]

4 minutes ago, StanSP said:

They're absolutely huge. 

 

Some of the college football stadiums would put ours to shame! 

They aren't football stadiums though. There are huge voids at each goalend stands, the distance in-between sidelines and stands is too short in some of the stadiums like Dallas, and most of the stands sit too high from pitch level, there's a needless raised wall from pitch level.

 

EURO 2028 will be great spectacle. Smaller travel distances, more playable weather, purpose built infrastructure. Oh and you'll be able to walk to the stadiums.

[StanSP]

Haaland first goal in a world cup. Only took 28 mins. 

[Super_horns]

Been quiet all game then gets one chance and the rest is history..

 

Well played Iraq..

 

Very well  created goal. 

 

Edited 4 hours ago by Super_horns

[bovril]

7 minutes ago, Jaspa said:

They aren't football stadiums though. There are huge voids at each goalend stands, the distance in-between sidelines and stands is too short in some of the stadiums like Dallas, and most of the stands sit too high from pitch level, there's a needless raised wall from pitch level.

 

EURO 2028 will be great spectacle. Smaller travel distances, more playable weather, purpose built infrastructure. Oh and you'll be able to walk to the stadiums.

Agreed, though I'm not sure you'd want to walk through Tottenham.

[Jaspa]

Hussain !!!

[spacemunky]

Lovely header!

[PhillippaT]

A gift!

[spacemunky]

Oops! 

[shen]

39 minutes ago, MPH said:

Sweden for me as dark horses.. Isak AND Gyorkes as their starting strikers..

Norway blew away Sweden inside 30 minutes a couple of weeks ago. I think if you finish bottom in a group with Switzerland, Kosovo and Slovenia, you have too many flaws to go deep in this tournament.

 

38 minutes ago, Leicesterpool said:

Did the Norway manager used to manage Wolves?

Yes. He's made a name at FC Copenhagen over two spells, but hasn't done much of note outside of Scandinavia.

[PhillippaT]

Ooh...

[spacemunky]

That would have been special there. Nice view from the ref cam.

[when_you're_smiling]

Up there for the best half of the tournament so far for entertainment.

[Jaspa]

Sørloth looks like a donkey compared to Haaland

[RoboFox]

Iraq look decent going forward. Pure brain fart from the keeper. Shame.

 

Mad how individually some of these players are playing at such a low club level, yet don’t look out of place when in the tournament.

[PhillippaT]

3 minutes ago, RoboFox said:

Iraq look decent going forward. Pure brain fart from the keeper. Shame.

 

Mad how individually some of these players are playing at such a low club level, yet don’t look out of place when in the tournament.

I guess it averages out more in this type of context...

[bovril]

Interesting sensation when I want to check the score on the BBC I have to click back to yesterday's fixtures

[when_you're_smiling]

13 minutes ago, bovril said:

Interesting sensation when I want to check the score on the BBC I have to click back to yesterday's fixtures

You’ve still got 7 hours of yesterdays football to go yet. 

[PhillippaT]

12 minutes ago, when_you're_smiling said:

You’ve still got 7 hours of yesterdays football to go yet. 

Time zones - the true enemy of global/international sport  

[bovril]

17 minutes ago, when_you're_smiling said:

You’ve still got 7 hours of yesterdays football to go yet. 

Such a backwards country, America

[PhillippaT]

2 minutes ago, bovril said:

Such a backwards country, America

5-12 hours backwards