SPAIN WIN THE WORLD CUP

Norway v France could be half decent tonight.

Haaland v Mbappe.

Yes your right that could be a cracker head to head.

Norway decided to rest players and Haaland not playing, so that's the end of that.

Ruined it as a game taking 10 players out

It's been an entertaining game 2-1 France 24mins.... embappe hit bar 20seconds from start...
Dembelle with 2 goals

30 mins dembelle hatrick

France likely to face Sweden or another 3rd place finisher for finishing top of the group, meanwhile Norway (2nd) will face Ivory Coast, I know who I'll be rooting for in that match up.

France finish 1st in their group, Norway 2nd & Senegal thump Iraq to end up 3rd and very likely to play in the knockout stages. In other news Scotland will now be on their way home having failed to get out of the group stage again.

France likely to face Sweden or another 3rd place finisher for finishing top of the group, meanwhile Norway (2nd) will face Ivory Coast, I know who I'll be rooting for in that match up.

FT France 4-1 Norway
Senegal won 5 nil which means Scots outside the 8 qualification group in ninth place! ... need more than a miracle now as if Cape Verde or Belgium draw in their respective matches they're 100% out so bye-bye the tartan army.

France likely to face Sweden or another 3rd place finisher for finishing top of the group, meanwhile Norway (2nd) will face Ivory Coast, I know who I'll be rooting for in that match up.

FT France 4-1 Norway
Senegal won 5 nil which means Scots outside the 8 qualification group in ninth place! ... need more than a miracle now as if Cape Verde or Belgium draw in their respective matches they're 100% out so bye-bye the tartan army.

Not good for Scotland. Cape Verde have been decent so far and should get at least a draw against Saudi.

But would be a great story if Cape Verde got to the knockouts.

France likely to face Sweden or another 3rd place finisher for finishing top of the group, meanwhile Norway (2nd) will face Ivory Coast, I know who I'll be rooting for in that match up.

FT France 4-1 Norway
Senegal won 5 nil which means Scots outside the 8 qualification group in ninth place! ... need more than a miracle now as if Cape Verde or Belgium draw in their respective matches they're 100% out so bye-bye the tartan army.

Not good for Scotland. Cape Verde have been decent so far and should get at least a draw against Saudi.

But would be a great story if Cape Verde got to the knockouts.

Yes they deserve to go through! Only way scots can go through is both Verde Belgium lose and Croatia Lose by 3 goals they playing Ghana that's tonight...... if all this happens I'm sure another scenario in last games tomorrow can see them nocked out

Cape Verde have qualified for the knockout rounds and will play Argentina.

Tonight:

Croatia v Ghana (10pm)

Panama v England (10pm)

Colombia v Portugal (12.30am)

Congo v Uzbekistan (12.30am)

Algeria v Austria (3am)

Jordan v Argentina (3am)



Last group games

England will win their group if they beat Panama.

That would see them likely to play Congo in the Last 32. But then could have Mexico in the Last 16 - which would be a very tough game in my view.

Mexico at altitude could see England going home early

Mexico at altitude could see England going home early

Agree with that, a lot of people disregard it but then you actually see how they struggle in Mexico.

Panama v England has been poor and low quality.

Croatia 1-0 up against Ghana.

England 1-0 up thanks to Jude Bellingham.

England will win their group. Harry Kane gets his third goal of the tournament.

But they're screwed if he gets injured.

England will win their group. Harry Kane gets his third goal of the tournament.

But they're screwed if he gets injured.

Scotland

England will win their group. Harry Kane gets his third goal of the tournament.

But they're screwed if he gets injured.

Scotland

It just got worse/better(?) for them, as their manager resigns with immediate effect!

He only recently signed a new 4-year contract!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/ar ... yzq73x1p7o

Mexico at altitude could see England going home early

Agree with that, a lot of people disregard it but then you actually see how they struggle in Mexico.

In 1968 Prince Phillip was talking to the British Olympic Team in Mexico City, he said don’t worry about the altitude, because I’ve competed in Mexico and it’s not a problem. Boxer Chris Finnegan said “did you ask the horse how he felt?”

Steve Clarke has quit as Scotland head coach after the team was knocked out of the World Cup. The Scottish FA announced his resignation in a statement within an hour of his side's elimination from the tournament

How it looks now:

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England will win their group. Harry Kane gets his third goal of the tournament.

But they're screwed if he gets injured.

Scotland

Could have been so different for them. Gifted goals to Morocco and Brazil.

Watch out for Japan beating Brasil

Watch out for Japan beating Brasil

Just as well I didn’t put ‘all my savings on Japan to slap the Netherlands’

England will win their group. Harry Kane gets his third goal of the tournament.

But they're screwed if he gets injured.

Scotland

Could have been so different for them. Gifted goals to Morocco and Brazil.

Lots of animosity towards clark especially from rangers fans! Most people think he wasnt bold enough in his tactics...

With very few exceptions Scotland were the worst team in the tournament and deserved to be eliminated.

Having seen all of the England games I will be surprised if they get as far as the Q/F. Bellingham apart, they look bang average at best. All this "We are set up to play better against the top teams" is nonsense. Yes they will have to massively up their game against the higher ranked teams just to compete but their is such a lack of real quality and movement in the side compared to the very best that I fail to see how they will progress to the latter stages of the tournament.

With very few exceptions Scotland were the worst team in the tournament and deserved to be eliminated.

Having seen all of the England games I will be surprised if they get as far as the Q/F. Bellingham apart, they look bang average at best. All this "We are set up to play better against the top teams" is nonsense. Yes they will have to massively up their game against the higher ranked teams just to compete but their is such a lack of real quality and movement in the side compared to the very best that I fail to see how they will progress to the latter stages of the tournament.

Yes they are very slow and tbh its been a couple of individual performances that's helped them and even before WC was same... teams like spain France could give them heavy defeat.. theres something odd about tickles interviews that doesn't espire confidence with fans

So the knockout rounds start tonight.

South Africa v Canada at 8pm.

HT: South Africa 0-0 Canada

Canada wanted a penalty just before half time and weren't happy that it wasn't given, but VAR chose not to get involved.

Ref did well and didn't cave in to the crowd shouting for a Canadian penalty completely right without the var.

Canada look to have won it 1-0 in stoppage time.

Stephen Eustaquio with the goal.

FT: South Africa 0-1 Canada

Canada are the first team to reach the Last 16. They will play either Netherlands or Morocco.