The 2026 World Cup

Dave Abrahams
1 Posted 29/06/2026 at 17:42:08

What time does the Brazil v Japan game start tonight?

Not sure who I want to win which is strange for me because I usually go for Brazil no matter how good they are but Japan have a really good team of skill and pace so I’m expecting a good game with a few goals.

I’ll just go for the best team on the night!

Don Wright
2 Posted 29/06/2026 at 17:49:52

1800 Dave ie ten mins

Paul Griffiths
3 Posted 29/06/2026 at 18:05:17

Japan all day long. Love watching them play.

This Brazil team is not the Brazil team of olden days but I bet they win.

Liam Mogan
4 Posted 29/06/2026 at 18:16:41

I dropped some shopping of at my 90 year old mother in laws today and the first thing she said to me was she hoped Japan get beat.

She has no interest in football, but when it looked at the TV she was watching an afternoon re-run of Tenko!

Dale Self
5 Posted 29/06/2026 at 18:20:49

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Dale Self
6 Posted 29/06/2026 at 18:22:59

Nice! Telemundo foregoes the revenue and stays with the stadium. Okay, a quick border ad, no problema.

Mike Powell
7 Posted 29/06/2026 at 18:27:53

Get to Japan!!!

Liam Mogan
8 Posted 29/06/2026 at 18:28:25

Banzai!

Dale Self
9 Posted 29/06/2026 at 18:28:39

And the Japanese crowd goes on the counterattack! Gooooool!

Love those goals that roll in from distance.

Paul Griffiths
10 Posted 29/06/2026 at 18:29:23

GET IN!

Liam Mogan
11 Posted 29/06/2026 at 18:29:39

Casemiro totally exposed

Paul Griffiths
12 Posted 29/06/2026 at 18:30:24

Shocking defending by Gabriel

Liam Mogan
13 Posted 29/06/2026 at 18:32:02

Daisy cutter. Great strike

Mark Ryan
14 Posted 29/06/2026 at 18:34:32

I have Japan to win 2-1 lol !! c'mon you blues

Paul Griffiths
15 Posted 29/06/2026 at 18:35:06

Take away Vinny JR and Brazil are a top 6 Prem team

Dale Self
16 Posted 29/06/2026 at 18:38:30

Brazil does not look like they have the speed or guile to break them down. They may need a mistake to get going.

Paul Griffiths
17 Posted 29/06/2026 at 18:40:15

Casemiro needs subbing Crosby Carlo

Liam Mogan
18 Posted 29/06/2026 at 18:42:40

Although Japan have limited possession, they are very clever with it.

Brazil look to be relying on individual brilliance.

Dale Self
19 Posted 29/06/2026 at 18:51:05

Japan has some impressive ways of supporting the players coming back into the middle from the forward lines.

They always have an outlet to run into space left by man coverage.

Andrew Merrick
20 Posted 29/06/2026 at 18:59:37

Japan are such a tidy team, tidy shape, not wasteful, purpose and choice in everything they do.
Happy to surrender some possesion, because when they turn it over they act instantly as a team.
This level of organisation and understanding is a joy to watch.

Mike Powell
21 Posted 29/06/2026 at 19:00:32

Get in Japan not get to Japan

Liam Mogan
22 Posted 29/06/2026 at 19:01:20

How Joao Pedro is not in this squad makes no sense

Dale Self
23 Posted 29/06/2026 at 19:04:13

Good point. And I notice Tomiyasu healed up, would have taken him.

Can Endrick be the spark?

Liam Mogan
24 Posted 29/06/2026 at 19:11:20

Lee Dixon talks wham most of the time but he's right about Brazil being awful out of possession

Dale Self
25 Posted 29/06/2026 at 19:14:02

That was exciting.

Mark Ryan
26 Posted 29/06/2026 at 19:14:41

Lee Dixon. More boring than Father Austin Purcell from Father Ted. What's you favourite humming noise Ted ? Mines Mmmmmm or sometimes mmmm. Fucks sake Lee, shut the fuck up

Michael Kenrick
27 Posted 29/06/2026 at 19:16:13

Carlo has whipped them into action!

Brilliant far-post header. No way you are defending that!

Dale Self
28 Posted 29/06/2026 at 19:18:39

Tomiyasu got scorched.

That look on Suzuki's face was priceless.

Liam Mogan
29 Posted 29/06/2026 at 19:18:45

Casemiro can hardly run but he's great in the air.

Japan so lucky not to be behind. Great save!

Michael Kenrick
30 Posted 29/06/2026 at 19:30:00

Carlo has been playing Fifa Connect 26 on his whiteboard and is ready for the masterstroke!

Jeff Armstrong
31 Posted 29/06/2026 at 19:31:33

Mark 26, Dixon has been on ITV for years, I don't know how he gets away with it.

I have never ever heard anyone saying Dixon is a decent pundit, he is a boring cunt.

Liam Mogan
32 Posted 29/06/2026 at 19:52:26

At last a proper World Cup tussle

Mark Ryan
33 Posted 29/06/2026 at 19:54:02

Jeff, don't sit on the fence, say what you think ha ha. Could not agree more, a truly dreadful boring co-commentator

Darren Hind
34 Posted 29/06/2026 at 19:56:42

Fuck me. They've won it

Andrew Merrick
35 Posted 29/06/2026 at 19:57:54

Japan couldn't live with Brazil second half.
Deserve this now.

Liam Mogan
36 Posted 29/06/2026 at 19:59:50

The Leeds player Tanaka completely funked up

Darren Hind
37 Posted 29/06/2026 at 20:02:13

Fuck me. They've won it

Michael Kenrick
38 Posted 29/06/2026 at 20:02:40

Perhaps Carlo really is a magician after all!

Just not with us...

John Collins
39 Posted 29/06/2026 at 20:03:27

Pleasure to watch that.
Only the second full game I've watched up to now.
Great side Japan

Liam Mogan
40 Posted 29/06/2026 at 20:03:48

He was dressed a bit like a magician

Christy Ring
41 Posted 29/06/2026 at 20:12:00

Tough on Japan, not a good Brazilian team, Rayan very poor, and leaving Richarlison and Pedro at home and bringing Neymar, who's not match fit, a big call by Carlo. If they get through and England in the last eight, that's as far as they'll go.

Dale Self
42 Posted 29/06/2026 at 20:12:25

That was a decent match. Japan could not create anything once Doan was subbed. Still like them though.

Dave Abrahams
43 Posted 29/06/2026 at 20:27:14

I thought Japan deserved to go off at half time ahead, their performance was well described by Andrew @ (20) but in the second half they were second best for most of the time although I was still fearful for Brazil when Japan broke away two or three times but in the end they were well worth their victory even if it was very late.

They are still in it and with a player like Vinny Jnr. they could progress further relying on his individual brilliance.

I enjoyed that game well worth watching and hopefully we see a few more proper football matches in the next couple of weeks.

Tony Abrahams
44 Posted 29/06/2026 at 20:31:34

I usually really enjoy watching Japan, but I wasn’t that impressed with them today, simply because I didn’t think that really tried to play close enough to each other imo.

It’s a gruelling tournament, I expect the stronger nations to keep going whereas I’m not sure the smaller nations that have been doing really well, have got enough in their squads to sustain playing at this level, now we have reached the knockout stages and the competition begins to intensify?

Liam Mogan
45 Posted 29/06/2026 at 21:53:57

Livin on a Prayer in these hydration breaks. Every freaking time.

Jay Lewis
46 Posted 29/06/2026 at 22:00:25

Seriously, who's arsed about the World Cup??
Our so-called manager apparently, hopefully he's in discussions with the Scottish FA. The World Cup has been turned into the WWE.

Darren Hind
47 Posted 29/06/2026 at 22:21:57

Living On A Prayer...

Soul-destroying American poodle rock.

Liam Mogan
48 Posted 29/06/2026 at 22:24:22

Germany doing their best impression of England.

Paraguay defending superbly. Almiron, the human tadpole, has been brilliant.

Germans will probably spawn it 2nd half.

Dale Self
49 Posted 29/06/2026 at 23:10:11

Is he really human, Liam?

Liam Mogan
50 Posted 29/06/2026 at 23:28:33

Part man part polliwog

Dale Self
51 Posted 29/06/2026 at 23:43:36

That sucked.

Fuck, I have to watch Nagelsman again. He did slightly extend the arm into the keeper

Ha! Teutonic titty-boys, fuck off.

Paul Griffiths
52 Posted 29/06/2026 at 23:45:49

Shite

Paul Griffiths
53 Posted 29/06/2026 at 23:47:33

Get in

Derek Thomas
54 Posted 29/06/2026 at 00:11:04

Pennos it is - I fancy the Paraguay keeper to make a name for himself.

Darren Hind
55 Posted 29/06/2026 at 00:11:49

Who the fuck is this Darren fella talking about decisions on BBC commentary ?...sounds like Dudley Moore.

Paul Griffiths
56 Posted 29/06/2026 at 00:12:58

Nah, the Germans are very efficient when it comes to penalties.

Derek Thomas
57 Posted 29/06/2026 at 00:15:08

Watch were the none kicking foot is facing when its planted prior to kicking, it's always a pointer to where the ball is going.

Dale Self
58 Posted 29/06/2026 at 00:15:17

You know the Paraguenos anticipated this though.

Dale Self
59 Posted 29/06/2026 at 00:16:49

Hee hee

Paul Griffiths
60 Posted 29/06/2026 at 00:17:35

GET IN

Dale Self
61 Posted 29/06/2026 at 00:22:40

Hell yeah! You could hear the Germans gasp at the place I am watching.

Paul Griffiths
62 Posted 29/06/2026 at 00:22:57

GET FUCKING IN

Derek Thomas
63 Posted 29/06/2026 at 00:23:07

Poor effort

Paul Griffiths
64 Posted 29/06/2026 at 00:23:58

OH shite

Paul Griffiths
65 Posted 29/06/2026 at 00:25:50

OH NOOOOOOOOOOO

Derek Thomas
66 Posted 29/06/2026 at 00:25:51

What a miss

Darren Hind
67 Posted 29/06/2026 at 00:26:14

Derek called it

Derek Thomas
68 Posted 29/06/2026 at 00:26:14

Goaaaaaaaaaaaal

Paul Griffiths
69 Posted 29/06/2026 at 00:26:38

TA TAH

Dale Self
70 Posted 29/06/2026 at 00:26:47

Nagelsman out!!!

Paul Griffiths
71 Posted 29/06/2026 at 00:27:27

YYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSS

Liam Mogan
72 Posted 29/06/2026 at 00:27:35

Vamos

Dale Self
73 Posted 29/06/2026 at 00:27:46

Might have to go looking for some Paraguayan beer tonight.

Paul Griffiths
74 Posted 29/06/2026 at 00:29:20

Pilsen Dale - really refreshing

Paul Griffiths
75 Posted 29/06/2026 at 00:31:08

Great call Derek

Si Cooper
76 Posted 29/06/2026 at 00:31:45

Really enjoyed the Colombia v Portugal game the other night.

More threat from South America than just Brazil and Argentina this time around?

Vamos los Cafeteros!

Paul Griffiths
77 Posted 29/06/2026 at 00:32:15

Best match yet to come in 90 mins

Ted Donnelly
78 Posted 29/06/2026 at 00:32:20

Germany worse than England...made they're out tho.

Paul Griffiths
79 Posted 29/06/2026 at 00:35:21

Can definitely see England losing to Senegal and if they sneak through Mexico at the Azteca and if they sneak through that Brazil most likely in the QF and if they sneak through that Argentina most likely in SF

Paul Kossoff
80 Posted 29/06/2026 at 00:35:48

By by krouts, by by sausage eaters,
No farn farn farn on the auto barn for you.😀

Paul Griffiths
81 Posted 29/06/2026 at 00:38:47

New Hitler video on Youtube coming up

Paul Kossoff
82 Posted 29/06/2026 at 00:41:32

Paul watched some last night about hitlers flat at bmd.

Paul Griffiths
83 Posted 29/06/2026 at 00:42:44

I'll watch that later after NL V MO ta

Paul Kossoff
84 Posted 29/06/2026 at 00:55:34

Moyes 8 1 for scotch job, hope he gets it.😀

Dale Self
85 Posted 29/06/2026 at 01:00:59

Good material as usual Mr. Kossoff!

Paul Kossoff
86 Posted 30/06/2026 at 01:19:45

Hi Dale, hope you are well.

Paul Griffiths
87 Posted 30/06/2026 at 01:29:03

Come on Morocco. Get rid of gobshite Koeman, Saint Virgil the Cheat and the other orange red shite.

Paul Griffiths
88 Posted 30/06/2026 at 01:30:52

Ben Godfrey joins Rangers LOL

Dale Self
89 Posted 30/06/2026 at 02:05:42

Well, this is looking like a proper match early on.

Mike Gaynes
90 Posted 30/06/2026 at 02:11:17

The Athletic reports us closing on a permanent deal for Tyrique George.

Paul Griffiths
91 Posted 30/06/2026 at 02:28:45

Didn't Gakpo's partner lose her unborn son a few days ago? Brave of him/her/them to be playing.

Paul Griffiths
92 Posted 30/06/2026 at 02:29:16

HOW MANY FUCKING TIMES ARE WE/AM I GOING TO BE TOLD THAT THE US PLAY ON WEDNESDAY!!!!

At least tomorrow it will be tomorrow not fecking Wednesday.

Dale Self
93 Posted 30/06/2026 at 02:29:34

I don't know why, but I'm having a bad reaction to seeing the Dutch in cowboy hats

Paul Griffiths
94 Posted 30/06/2026 at 02:31:11

There's absolutely no way around it Dale. With very few exceptions that I'm struggling to think of the Dutch are not cool.

Paul Griffiths
95 Posted 30/06/2026 at 02:40:15

I would hope to see van Hecke not coming back on for a concussion sub. But they won't do it will they? Madness.

Dale Self
96 Posted 30/06/2026 at 02:41:12

Oh fuck, what is this match momentum graph shit? Does any other country try to go fucking Bloomberg on football like that?

Paul Griffiths
97 Posted 30/06/2026 at 02:43:50

And Dale, what exactly is Team A possession, Team B possession, and then fecking contest possession?

And, while we''re at it: 'superiour player'???!!!!

Liam Mogan
98 Posted 30/06/2026 at 02:46:44

That Guano who plays for the Red Shite is bird shite

Steve Brown
99 Posted 30/06/2026 at 02:46:58

Love watching Morocco.

Saibari in midfield - what a player.

Paul Griffiths
100 Posted 30/06/2026 at 02:50:13

Me too Steve, but they need to step up next half or is it quarter?

Saibari had to score there.

Liam Mogan
101 Posted 30/06/2026 at 02:51:08

The young lad in midfield, Bouaddi, has been one of the best players in the tournament. Only 18.

Paul Griffiths
102 Posted 30/06/2026 at 02:52:46

He'll be playing at Hill Dickinson in August Liam.

Paul Griffiths
103 Posted 30/06/2026 at 02:53:32

Plenty here for Moyes to erm 'scout' and put on his list - pencil and paper only.

Dale Self
104 Posted 30/06/2026 at 02:54:01

Supreme player, Paul. Better?

Paul Griffiths
105 Posted 30/06/2026 at 02:55:21

I quite like sovereign Dale.

Dale Self
106 Posted 30/06/2026 at 02:57:38

Ooh, break out the sash and crown.

Paul Griffiths
107 Posted 30/06/2026 at 03:07:39

The Germans and the Dutch in one day. Am I asking for too much?

Dale Self
108 Posted 30/06/2026 at 03:19:46

Ouahbi has a football wizard's knowledge of positioning.

Mike Gaynes
109 Posted 30/06/2026 at 03:20:00

What a moment. Two of the four fastest players in the world, Hakimi and Van de Ven, in a breakaway race. VDV makes the tackle. And Hakimi comes up with his hand, congratulating VDV for a play probably nobody else could have made.

Class.

Liam Mogan
110 Posted 30/06/2026 at 03:20:03

The Morocco players are unbelievably technical on the ball. Just lack.a cutting edge.

Paul Griffiths
111 Posted 30/06/2026 at 03:29:13

You got work later on Liam?

Liam Mogan
112 Posted 30/06/2026 at 03:30:39

I went to Morocco a few years back and from 6/7 in the morning there were literally hundreds of young kids on the beach playing football.

Organised/coached sessions. Small pitches. No goals. The ball never went in the air. Just technique and moving the ball. These kids were about 8-10 years old.

Dale Self
113 Posted 30/06/2026 at 03:30:47

Good eye Mike, I missed that. That was a manly tackle by Van de Ven.

Liam Mogan
114 Posted 30/06/2026 at 03:32:20

No got loads of holidays to take.

Liam Mogan
115 Posted 30/06/2026 at 03:32:46

The Dutch on the break

Paul Griffiths
116 Posted 30/06/2026 at 03:33:50

Nice Liam but that goal feck

Mike Gaynes
117 Posted 30/06/2026 at 03:36:42

Gakpo breaks down in tears as he scores. Overwhelming of course.

That's a wonderful moment.

Paul Griffiths
118 Posted 30/06/2026 at 03:51:30

Fuck yes Get in

Paul Griffiths
119 Posted 30/06/2026 at 03:52:21

What a header

Liam Mogan
120 Posted 30/06/2026 at 03:52:22

All that lovely possession based dominance and they score with a header from a cross. Brilliant

Dale Self
121 Posted 30/06/2026 at 03:52:59

Fuckin Talbi! Brilliant delivery. Issa makes up for not being alert on the first goal.

Bill Gall
122 Posted 30/06/2026 at 03:54:13

Virgil standing watching as Morocco score a header

Paul Griffiths
123 Posted 30/06/2026 at 03:56:53

What a tackle

Paul Griffiths
124 Posted 30/06/2026 at 03:58:37

Ace, more footy.

Mike Gaynes
125 Posted 30/06/2026 at 04:09:24

Remarkable save.

Paul Griffiths
126 Posted 30/06/2026 at 04:20:03

The Dutch playing not to lose; Morocco playing to win

Paul Griffiths
127 Posted 30/06/2026 at 04:27:09

Is there a bigger incentive than Canada in the 16?

Dale Self
128 Posted 30/06/2026 at 04:28:00

No Reijnders. WTF Koeman!?!

Mike Gaynes
129 Posted 30/06/2026 at 04:29:55

Kluivert for possible penalties?

Mike Gaynes
130 Posted 30/06/2026 at 04:37:22

And pens it is.

Paul Griffiths
131 Posted 30/06/2026 at 04:39:06

Morocco do not deserve to lose on pens; the Dutch do

Paul Griffiths
132 Posted 30/06/2026 at 04:40:26

Keoman gets the. boot on this display/set up if they lose

Mike Gaynes
133 Posted 30/06/2026 at 04:40:49

Correct. Ibra and Henry absolutely shredding Koeman for the way he set up the Dutch and the way he had them play. I would love to see him walk off, embarrassed.

Mike Gaynes
134 Posted 30/06/2026 at 04:45:35

Ha ha, looking at the keeper instead of the ball

Paul Griffiths
135 Posted 30/06/2026 at 04:45:47

get in

Paul Griffiths
136 Posted 30/06/2026 at 04:46:42

bollocks awful pen

Paul Griffiths
137 Posted 30/06/2026 at 04:47:53

ah good

Mike Gaynes
138 Posted 30/06/2026 at 04:48:46

That was a yard wide!

Paul Griffiths
139 Posted 30/06/2026 at 04:49:20

YYYYESSSSSS

Mike Gaynes
140 Posted 30/06/2026 at 04:50:06

A U14 final has broken out here

Paul Griffiths
141 Posted 30/06/2026 at 04:51:14

YYYYYYYESSSSSS

Paul Griffiths
142 Posted 30/06/2026 at 04:52:37

YYYYYESSSSSSS
KEOMAN U TWAT

Mike Gaynes
143 Posted 30/06/2026 at 04:52:53

Justice.

Paul Griffiths
144 Posted 30/06/2026 at 04:53:41

Yep football won

Paul Griffiths
145 Posted 30/06/2026 at 04:57:59

Cloghoppers and sausage munchers in one day at the '32.

Weghorst has been crying for ages. Big baby.

Jim Bennings
146 Posted 30/06/2026 at 05:39:03

It's not exactly a vintage Germany in fairness so comes as little surprise.

The likes of Wirtz and Havertz would struggle to anywhere near the squad of 25 years ago.

Andrew Ellams
147 Posted 30/06/2026 at 07:54:42

Looks like Ronald Koeman may be available later today. Anybody?

Derek Thomas
148 Posted 30/06/2026 at 08:32:35

Andrew @ 147; I bet Niasse is laughing his head off at the tulip munching red and white Christmas tree decorating, last to arrive first to leave golfing twat.

And it's also good to see two 'smaller' teams running the big boys ragged going forward with skill, pace, intensity, passes that found the right coloured shirt or the dangerous space.
It's no use me asking Moyes to learn from that, he couldn't do it for a bet.

Yesterday's Man for Today's stability.

Mark Ryan
149 Posted 30/06/2026 at 09:20:11

Koeman, the Edam headed tosser

Mike Powell
150 Posted 30/06/2026 at 09:52:09

Made up Netherlands are out, hate that Van Dyke, and the rest of the red shite who play for them, never watched it, can't stand watching that horrible Virgil the untouchable

Andy Finigan
151 Posted 30/06/2026 at 12:35:17

If the refs had been goalkeeper friendly as they was for protecting the goalkeeper for Germany dissalowed goal how many more points would we have received last season?

Andrew Ellams
152 Posted 30/06/2026 at 15:17:34

Seems St Virgil of the Knee was a designated penalty taker pre match but bottled it when the time came.

Dave Abrahams
153 Posted 30/06/2026 at 15:50:10

Any chance of day 20 in the World Cup Michael?