Michael Kenrick 14/06/2026 27comments  |  Jump to last

Groups E and F see action today in Day 4 of the World Cup

 

Sunday 14 June 2026

18:00 Germany v Curacao (Group E) — ITV 1
21:00 Netherlands v Japan (Group F) — ITV 1
00:00 Ivory Coast v Ecuador (Group E) — BBC 1
03:00 Sweden v Tunisia (Group F) — ITV 1

 

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Mike Gaynes
1 Posted 14/06/2026 at 17:18:02
I live in a large, comparatively bucolic county in Washington state called Kitsap. Aside from a naval shipyard and the surrounding suburbs, it's mostly trees. The population is 277,000.

Curacao's population is 156,000. The entire nation is less than one-third the size of Kitsap County.

And they're playing Germany in the World Cup.

The word "minnow" doesn't even begin to cover it.
Mike Gaynes
2 Posted 14/06/2026 at 17:24:31
On an entirely different topic, Fox Sports has debuted Javier Hernandez as a studio analyst for the tournament. Chicharito is an absolute prodigy. Destined for TV stardom IMO.
Paul Hewitt
3 Posted 14/06/2026 at 18:06:55
Great strike.
Paul Hewitt
4 Posted 14/06/2026 at 18:10:11
This could be a silly scoreline...
Paul Hewitt
5 Posted 14/06/2026 at 18:15:54
This is just shooting practice for Germany.

Games like this are pointless.
Andrew Ellams
6 Posted 14/06/2026 at 18:21:37
Paul, not that pointless.
Mike Gaynes
7 Posted 14/06/2026 at 18:21:38
Not to Curaçao they’re not.
Josh Horne
8 Posted 14/06/2026 at 18:21:46
Curacao don't seem to think its pointless.
Paul Hewitt
9 Posted 14/06/2026 at 18:22:10
Wow!
Mike Gaynes
10 Posted 14/06/2026 at 18:27:51
Paul, that may be the worst- timed comment of the week!
Paul Hewitt
11 Posted 14/06/2026 at 18:28:25
I'm glad to be proved wrong mike
Mike Gaynes
12 Posted 14/06/2026 at 18:34:39
Curaçao somehow getting it done without their legendary captain, Cuco Martina.
Dave Lynch
13 Posted 14/06/2026 at 19:49:28
There are dark forces at work in this World Cup.

The penalty decision against Qatar cemented this for me.
Paul Hewitt
14 Posted 14/06/2026 at 21:06:12
Come on, Japan.

Never liked Koeman as our manager. He never really wanted the job.
Phil Roberts
15 Posted 14/06/2026 at 21:06:49
Mike, have you not tried to change KItsap to Kitapo?
Christy Ring
16 Posted 14/06/2026 at 21:44:56
Paul #14 Agree, Koeman was the start of our downfall, given an open cheque book, sold Lukaku and bought three no.10’s, how he kept offering more money for Siggy, payed £45m, and no other club in the equation?
Michael Kenrick
17 Posted 14/06/2026 at 22:06:15
I quite like the way Japan are trying to play.

Wish they had scored in that first half but the Dutch just seem to be too stifling. Long passages of boredom.

Oops... shoulda kept quiet!
Liam Mogan
18 Posted 14/06/2026 at 22:10:57
Great player Koeman, bit of a prick though
Christy Ring
19 Posted 14/06/2026 at 22:22:03
Would take Summerville!
Michael Kenrick
20 Posted 14/06/2026 at 22:46:31
Fabulous header for Japan!
Andrew Merrick
21 Posted 14/06/2026 at 22:48:32
Double header !
Mike Gaynes
22 Posted 14/06/2026 at 23:45:19
Christy, I'm in mourning over Summerville. He's been my number one transfer target for months, ever since it looked like Westham would go down. And that goal probably just doubled his price.

Regarding Siggy, it's a strange story, but it wasn't Koeman who insisted on overpaying for that strange purchase. It was the money man Usmanov. He wanted to make a big splash for his ego and the publicity.
John Collins
23 Posted 14/06/2026 at 23:51:27
Agree Mike,looks a player who would do well for us.
Love a player who's first thought is play forward.
Mike Powell
24 Posted 14/06/2026 at 00:00:04
I have wanted us to go for Summerville for a while, great little player
Dave Abrahams
25 Posted 15/06/2026 at 08:18:45
Summerville was the type of player we should have bought, young, speedy, plenty of skill and a goal in him, he showed that early last season when he MOTM v Everton while some Everton fans were trying to tell us what a great signing Grealish was, an aging past his best days as a top footballer and plenty of fans still want him back next season.

Summerville was a very obvious type of player that is needed in today’s football.
Darren Hind
26 Posted 15/06/2026 at 09:56:25
I cant quite gauge whether Paraguay were a complete shambles, or the movement of the US team was simply too good to deal with, but for me the Yanks have been the best watch so far.

I've traditionally picked an outsider to have a little Alan Whicker on and if I don't see anything tonight. I will be tempted to have a little tilt on them.

50/1 you can get on odds checker to win it. 25/1 EW (finalist).

Apologies in advance to any Yanks on here for burdening you with my bet (It's a heavy weight which has stopped many a great horse), but given what I've seen so far. Those odds are looking very attractive right now
Christy Ring
27 Posted 15/06/2026 at 13:32:36
Mike#22 Agree about Summerville, but as you say, his value will soar if he keeps scoring. Koeman getting a lot of flak for bringing off two midfielders, including your man Summerville, for two defenders, after going 2-1 up, it totally backfired, Van Dick very poor.

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