I wouldn't fret too much as we are almost certainly through either way. But Wales are shocking. I don't think its a motivation thing either. Southgate is lacking tactically and it is no surprise that our 2 tournament eliminations have come from an inability to manage an early lead. We also have a lack of ability to control games through our midfield as athletic as it may be, and the inability to build a team around Foden is bizarre.

Just piss poor that well paid pundits know very little about the other teams and everything is about England.

You agreed with bringing Henderson on?! Crazy decision. Mount must know a secret about Southgate as he plays regularly over superior players. I don't want to see constant, regurgitated interviews, I want them to talk about the game they are bloody showing! The lack of knowledge and research is astounding, the pundits should know in depth the various teams but it usually goes half an hour in the England camp, then maybe 2 minutes talking about the main player for the teams playing, always the same one.

Denmark and France was one of the more eye catching games of the group stages, yet the build up will seemingly be dominated by England (and Wales) reaction. Boring.

Absolute crap last night from start to finish and nothing to be excited about against a side that was nothing more than ok. This love affair with Mount is so strange, he is bang average and is not a top level player, all whilst Foden who is the best player aside from maybe Kane is criminally underused. Southgate is a really limited manager and it is not hard to outsmart him. He settled for a draw after an hour and the Henderson sub was laughable.

Yeah he is an odd selection even as a squad player. I think they are much more pragmatic than they have been in years gone by.

People are just commenting on a game in a seperate group in the opposite side of the draw. Brazil were hardly amazing and I dont see anyone implying that they were as such. I have seen loads of people credit England the other day but you seem to have such an overwhelming obsession and paranoia about it that you cannot allow conversation about other teams without assuming that it must somehow be a dig at England. I just dont get it and surely it must remove any potential of you enjoying any game aside from ours?

What a goal that is!

😂 everything must come back to England! Not been a good watch, Serbia are a good side and Brazil's attacking talents have not had their best games.

I disagree as you can only play 7.

As you touch on, it is the relentless obsession with turning every single discussion into England based discussion that frustrates. There are 32 teams and so many different sub plots to the tournament, including Saudi Arabia and to a lesser extent Japan pulling off shocks. I have been watching the games on their individual merits, not comparing everyone to England. Pedri, Busquets and Gavi are for me the best trio in the competition, that doesn't mean that I think that Spain are the best side in it because I have question marks over both their defence and surprisingly after today, their cutting edge. But that was a standalone comment that didn't require another England debate. For what it is worth, I think Bellingham is an excellent talent, Foden is our best player aside from Kane, Rice is a very good albeit not elite holding midfielder and Mount is a decent enough player to have around. And is it is, Iran aren't very good, the majority of their players do not play at a good standard. Costa Rica are poor too, as are Australia, comparing between 3 poor teams (all of whom have been referred to as such) is bordering on pointless.

Spain look very good, albeit against a woeful Costa Rica side. That midfield 3 are the best in the tournament.

100%. The lazy comparisons are rife on TV comparing the 2, but the Japan side is packed full of players playing at the highest level. It is obviously a shock to see them beat Germany, but Japan are no mugs.

Agreed. Should have gone off at half time at 3 up, never mind post injury.

Great.

France can just click into gear, Mbappe is incredible, best player in the world.

Seems like the person in charge of the graphics for ITV is a budding "analyst" with stats including defensive line breaks.

Must every game be about how each team compares to us, whether we can beat them, how individual players compare and how decisions prove how FIFA hate England? Saudi Arabia (even if they aren't an underdog that I will be rooting for) beating Argentina is an incredible story in its own right.

For a team with Van Dijk, not to mention Gakpo, De Jong, Bergwijn etc, Summerville is their best player?!

Saka is deserving of his place, has been performing very well for a while and offers real pace. Performing at a level far above Sterling and Mount. Gary Lineker also has a very good record for England.

Is promotion now the target, rather than the initial stage of the "journey?"

To be fair, you could have said the same about yourself and Rovers in recent years! I hope he does, but I dont think the opinions are unfair, especially compared to Foden who I think is a brilliant player.

Mount is ok. Sterling also far less deserving of a start.

We need more than 1 or 2. No full back cover, no experienced central midfielders and needing a striker or most likely 2.

Says in the Daily Mail that the side tomorrow will likely be Pickford, Trippier, Stones, Maguire, Shaw, Rice, Mount, Bellingham, Saka, Sterling and Kane. Southgates continued inability to fully utilise Foden is criminal.