France v Spain - Tuesday - 20:00 BST

[filbertway]

2 minutes ago, CruzNoir said:

With how good, like seriously how good France have looked this World Cup, they’ve seriously blown it here.

 

are they doing a typical England and bottling it against a big team? Clearly I guess 

 

 

Nah, they just came up against a team that didn't give them all the time in the world.

[Pliskin]

1 minute ago, PhillippaT said:

And the other team are FRENCH - you can't win with this one, can you?  

French are arrogant….. the Spanish are annoying…… probably sums it up?

[trabuch]

I don't know - I enjoy watching good defending.

[Finnegan]

I really cannot get my head around this narrative that this game was going to be one sided and that Spain would be push overs. 

 

[JonnyZeroFox]

2 minutes ago, CruzNoir said:

I’m happy to play Spain, technically I think France’s attack would have crushed Englands defence , Spain however, I think we can match mentally after what I saw with Mexico

Same I’m not like some on here, I feel we play like a team, have great mentality… get it right we can beat both Argentina and Spain.. France with that attack our defence would not be able to do what Spain’s has. Plus France have been totally off it today, no chance if they got through they would be this bad in the final 

Edited 2 hours ago by JonnyZeroFox

[FoxesWalk]

Yamal has to stop diving. Should have had multiple yellows in this game

[Innovindil]

Sick of hearing the commentators say France haven't shown up, players off form etc etc

 

Spain have been excellent, just better as a team on the whole, by some distance too. Midfield has absolutely bossed it. 

[PhillippaT]

5 minutes ago, Pliskin said:

French are arrogant….. the Spanish are annoying…… probably sums it up?

Unfortunately for French sporting teams - they often suffer from *Frenchitis, where the team that turns up can be completely random in its outcome.  Their rugby union team was the main carrier of this, but it's spread across French sport as a whole by now 

Edited 1 hour ago by PhillippaT

[FoxesWalk]

On 10/07/2026 at 23:13, FoxesWalk said:

Real shame Morocco didn’t show up, France still haven’t really been tested. Will be a very interesting game. 
 

Sticking with my gut and going with Spain continuing to be quite boring to watch but strangling them out of it with midfield dominance. 

Cough 

[Jattdogg]

2 minutes ago, filbertway said:

Think id prefer we go out and just see Argentina and Spain try and out dickhead each other on Sunday, rather than watch Spain smother us to death.

The amount of flopping on display, you'd think you are watching an Olympic diving event

[foxfanazer]

Can't believe how routine this has been for Spain

[Sol thewall Bamba]

Crying kid alert get innnnn

[RowlattsFox]

I didn't hear anyone say this would be easy for France. Favourites maybe, but that's it. 

[Super_horns]

Didn’t expect that but credit to Spain .

 

Very impressive showing hardly giving France a sniff and defending well when required.

 

Took their chance and created more .

[RoboFox]

Spain taking the piss now.

[trabuch]

Great game management from Spain. They are just a properly professional side.

[AdcockFox]

1 minute ago, Sol thewall Bamba said:

Crying kid alert get innnnn

I’m getting a taste for French tears 

[JonnyZeroFox]

Just now, RowlattsFox said:

I didn't hear anyone say this would be easy for France. Favourites maybe, but that's it. 

Same France and Spain have always been the two favourites to win the tournament.. France were playing the best football so I thought France would edge this 

[CrispinLA in Texas]

Spain are going to be a hard nut to crack 

[trabuch]

Vamos!

[FoxesWalk]

I don’t think anyone here can beat this Spain team to be honest, I really wanted France to win to give us a better chance.

[spacemunky]

So a not a typically strong Spanish side is still able to beat the best team in the tournament.

[Pliskin]

3 minutes ago, PhillippaT said:

Unfortunately for French sporting teams - they often suffer from *Frenchitis, where the team that turns up can be completely random in its outcome.  Their rugby union team was the main carrier of this, but it's spread across French sport as a whole by now 

The france squad is incredibly arrogant. They’ve won before they step onto the pitch. They’re a team of individuals. 

[Corky]

3 minutes ago, Sol thewall Bamba said:

Crying kid alert get innnnn

Just needs to get on with it like we all did in 1976.

[PhillippaT]

If you can't turn up for a World Cup Semi-final, then you deserve everything you get...  Makes me almost ashamed to be quarter-French, except for the fact I know I had no choice in the matter