Group J: Argentina, Algeria, Austria, Jordan

[leicsmac]

1 minute ago, Jaspa said:

Argie fans delirious. So much of their national pride is based on football.

Possibly that's because, quite franky, it doesn't appear that they really have anything else of prestige to hang their hat on.

 

A mite sad, really.

[Nalis]

1 minute ago, Fox in the North said:

Think Argentina look fairly ordinary based on that game.

That is true but they havent had to get out of 2nd gear. Will be interesting to see what they are like when they have to up their level.

[PhillippaT]

1 minute ago, ClaphamFox said:

It’s a good job Austria’s isn’t. 

They'll be crying over their Schnitzel tonight  /s

[Super_horns]

That was great commitment and desire to finish for the second .

[OntarioFox]

1 minute ago, Jaspa said:

Argie fans delirious. So much of their national pride is based on football.

I mean when you consider that the rest of it is based on grilled beef, harbouring escaped Nazis and obsessing over a windswept rock inhabited by penguins and a few sheep farmers... I'd double down on the footy too.

[Spudulike]

The best and most accurate answer to the question 'how do you stop Messi?' Giroud answer without hesitation was 'N'golo Kante'. 

 

He's not wrong.

[FoxesWalk]

1 minute ago, Spudulike said:

The best and most accurate answer to the question 'how do you stop Messi?' Giroud answer without hesitation was 'N'golo Kante'. 

 

He's not wrong.

hopefully, we might find out another answer to that question is Elliot Anderson as we will likely have to face Argentina if we want to make the final the way the bracket is shaping up 

[FoxAsh]

Messi is levels above Ronaldo imo

[MC Prussian]

13 minutes ago, PhillippaT said:

Not Felix Austria.

[Finnegan]

On 17/06/2026 at 11:09, Raj said:

No hes not

 

He's not either.

 

[FoxesWalk]

25 minutes ago, FoxAsh said:

Messi is levels above Ronaldo imo

Cristiano Ronaldo isn’t even the best player called Ronaldo imo. I’d take peak Ronaldo Nazario over peak Cristiano. 

Edited 22 June by FoxesWalk

[StanSP]

10 minutes ago, FoxesWalk said:

Cristiano Ronaldo isn’t even the best player called Ronaldo imo. I’d take peak Ronaldo Nazario over peak Cristiano. 

100%.

[Finnegan]

Yeah but Messi isn't even the best Argentine player called Leo, let alone world wide.

 

He's only ever done it for the big teams, innit? Never turned up and done a 5000/1 has he?

 

Amateur.

 

 

Edited 22 June by Finnegan

[Jattdogg]

1 hour ago, PhillippaT said:

They'll be crying over their Schnitzel tonight  /s

Question is, with or without  sauerkraut?

[jayfox26]

1 hour ago, FoxAsh said:

Messi is levels above Ronaldo imo

I dont think this has ever been in doubt unless you ask the CR7 fanboys 

[jayfox26]

1 hour ago, FoxesWalk said:

Cristiano Ronaldo isn’t even the best player called Ronaldo imo. I’d take peak Ronaldo Nazario over peak Cristiano. 

If the real Ronaldo actually had 2 functioning knees, hed have probably been better than Messi as well. Both Messi and CR7 have had lucky careers in terms of injuries. 

Edited 22 June by jayfox26

[walkerleeds]

Is there any way Roberto Martinez would drop Ronaldo? 

[Beliall]

morning boys, why are we winning?

[KingsX]

Mahrez’s first touch is still one of the beautiful sights in football. 
 

To think we regularly saw it in a City shirt …

[MC Prussian]

Offside.

 

EDIT: Apparently not. Toight, though.

Edited 23 June by MC Prussian

[TheGoldenGod]

14 hours ago, Kitchandro said:

I swear Danny Murphy just says things he knows are wrong to wind viewers like myself up.

 

‘yeh I think he got the ball’. If two players have slide tackled someone at the same time, they can’t possibly have both got the ball, Danny 😂

 

 

Couldn't agree more, two players crop a bloke and by proxy touch the ball after but I'm supposed to listen to what Danny Murphy is blabbering on about, was clear as day! Lionel of course to rule out any narrative that he was given a dodgy pen missed for the love of the game anyway 

[Super_horns]

I can certainly see why a penalty was given but as ever subjective.

[st albans fox]

I think the winner of Austria v Algeria play spain

 

 the loser likely Switzerland 

 

could be an interesting game 

[ramboacdc]

Algeria and Austria now know if they draw that both go through. 

 

2nd place place spain and I think 3rd place will play Belgium. Not sure if that would actually gives teams incentive to lose 🤣

Edited Saturday at 14:59 by ramboacdc

[MC Prussian]

On 25/06/2026 at 13:03, st albans fox said:

I think the winner of Austria v Algeria play spain

 

 the loser likely Switzerland 

 

could be an interesting game 

I thought Switzerland would be playing Iran, but it's going to be Algeria:

 

Near-heartbreak for Austria. 1-0 and 2-1 up, only to losing 3-2. Two goals from Riyad.

Then a late, late equalizer.

So, both teams have switched places in the standings.

Edited Sunday at 04:03 by MC Prussian