Since its inception 20 different managers have won the FIFA World Cup and all these winning managers led their own country's national team. So, no foreign manager has ever won the WC and only two have reached the final, and lost. Ok it can be argued that there has to be a first time but I don't think England are good enough to tempt fate challenge history.

The US stoke the fire by insulting the Iranian national flag, in support of women's rights in Iran. Typical aggressive US behaviour by a US as usual totally lacking in self awareness - Roe v Wade just one example. A cheap trick by the Septics.

If we ever want to win a WC it must be.

Iran v US has the potential to go pear shaped and there will be a huge Iranian presence in the stadium. I think a lot of septic tanks too.

Two excellent games already. This is going to be another session finishing around 4am here. I quite like the way South Korea play, but I do think Son was impaired by his head gear and no where near his Spurs form. Top passion at the end by their coach who told the crap PL ref about his parentage and where to go.

She was telling Hoddle who not to pick who was anyone who didn't buy into her voodoo and partake in her "sessions". Hoddle was an extremely complex some may say weird character.

I missed that and he should be sacked for saying it in public. He's manager FFS, his job is to build us up not the opposite. So what if he's right, that's not the point. The players will hear this pre event excuse and take it as a it's ok to play shit fail ..... which ironically they successfully did v USA. Southgate you irritating fucking loser.

England 5 v Wales 0

The sent off Rattin requesting an interpreter because he doesn't understand what he's being told and spends a full 11 minutes in protest, six of them spent refusing point-blank to leave the pitch. I was just 14 but remember that incident clearly and how tall and composed Rattin looked during the mayhem he caused. Naturally he went on to be a far right politician.

A star was Sir Alf, loved it when he called the Argies animals and stopped shirt swapping at the end of that game.

Thing is I agree but the realist in us knows that "there can be only one", we just want it to be us.

The pundit is talking nonsense. Southgate's senior tournament record: WC 2018 - Semi finalist (4th place) Nations League 2019 - 3rd place Euros 2020 - Finalist (2nd place) The one tournament failure was in the latest Nations League which was at group stage. I'm not a big fan of Southgate's and do think he's overly defensive but his record and win pc is good. Maybe the pundit thinks that anything other than winning the tournament is failure .... but thats football and that's the way it is.

It's so good to see goals at this WC coming from an accurate long pass, known to many at Ewood as hoof ball ...., played to players with the technique to immediately control and move. Nothing travels faster up the pitch that the ball can.

I'm going to do the late watch tonight only because I hope to see Germany lose. I also hope Uruguay stick it to Portugal, for some unknown reason I've always quite liked Uruguay who tend to be hard but can also take it, usually without Brazilian or Argie histrionics.

Hungary did.

Messi scores with a daisy cutter bobbler and he's back to being a god. A 70 year old tripping over a rug could have saved that effort. Keane was spot on but he always is.

I agree and England have to be up for it. The CBs will have more than easy headers to deal with. If Southgate sets up for a 1-0 win or draw we may well have problems. From the group we are in finishing top is a minimum expectation.

Nobody apart from Maguire was more than a 4/10. Mount and Saka both 2, probably Sterling too.

Gave me a laugh. Thanks.

Maguire the stand out top performer for England.. Mount is getting a lot of stick. He was below average, Saka was fecking shite along with most others.

That Stones to Maguire rinse and repeat is a killer, it dampens everything. If it goes out to Trippier all he does is pass it back. It's chronic.

Might be worthwhile doing a check on the regiments that served the BRITISH Empire in overseas and colonial theatre. A clue ... Not all English or indeed Welsh. Another one is place names ...

These nutters do a daily WC update from Qatar. Here they crash England's training camp pre the US game. I'm following them to see if they eventually get out of Qatar in one piece ....

Aye, you could be right. I hope it only comes from watching too much Premier League.😏