Michael Kenrick 22/06/2026 30comments  |  Jump to last

Argentina, France, Senegal and Algeria are looking to complete their second set of group games. 

Monday 22 June 2026

18:00 Argentina v Austria (Group J) — BBC 1
22:00 France v Iraq (Group I) — BBC 1
01:00 Norway v Senegal (Group I) — ITV 1
04:00 Jordan v Algeria (Group J) — ITV 1

 

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Michael Kenrick
1 Posted 22/06/2026 at 18:13:13
Meat in the sandwich, tackle from behind...

Clearly a penalty. But oh, what a dreadful penalty from Messi.
Liam Mogan
2 Posted 22/06/2026 at 18:18:18
Meat in the sandwich. Tackle from behind...

Thought I'd gone on the wrong type of Internet site for a minute there! 🤔
Gerry Quinn
3 Posted 22/06/2026 at 18:20:11
That penalty was messy!
Edward Rogers
4 Posted 22/06/2026 at 19:46:30
Austria so limited, looks like they're happy with a 1-0 defeat?
Liam Mogan
5 Posted 22/06/2026 at 19:55:54
Argentina aren't as great as these pundits are making out.

Slow in midfield and will get beat by better teams.
Christy Ring
6 Posted 22/06/2026 at 20:26:13
Looking at Argentina, the likes of Romero, Mac Allister and a few others are trying to be very intimidating.

If they're touched, they go down in agony. Hard to watch, apart from Messi.
Jay Harris
7 Posted 22/06/2026 at 21:20:25
I'm flying in to Seattle tomorrow.

Any of our American brothers advise on a good bar in the city center to watch the England game?
Mike Gaynes
8 Posted 22/06/2026 at 23:16:25
Jay, I live near Seattle and there are a dozen to choose from -- Tom's Watch Bar, Hatback, Buckley's, and a British pub called Elephant and Castle amongst them. I've heard of them all but never been to any of them.

But if you want to sit among Blues, a short Uber ride northwest from downtown is the Rough & Tumble, home of the Seattle Evertonians. You'll see some old Chang shirts in there for sure. And maybe an NEC.
Jack Convery
9 Posted 22/06/2026 at 00:25:46
As we wait for the restart. Who can name ex-Everton players in this World Cup?

I have got Digne, Enner Valencia, Stones, Gordon, Onana. Lukaku, James... any more for any more?
Stan Grace
10 Posted 22/06/2026 at 00:55:03
Mina
Paul Griffiths
11 Posted 23/06/2026 at 01:32:01
Ndiaye not starting again. Value plummeting.

He just wants to get on to advertise (complete failure last time though).
Dale Self
12 Posted 23/06/2026 at 02:26:03
Yeah, I'm counting him as an ex-Everton already as well.
Paul Griffiths
13 Posted 23/06/2026 at 02:30:43
Looks like there's a chance that Ndiaye will be going home next week.
Paul Griffiths
14 Posted 23/06/2026 at 02:32:02
Ha, yes Dale. To be honest, I've never really included him in next season because I have always felt that he would be on his way.

But he ain't no World Cup star, is he!
Derek Thomas
15 Posted 23/06/2026 at 02:52:40
Day 12; a couple of dozen games in and instead of the seemingly constant VAR involvement we seem to get in the so-called best league in the world Premier League, it's been almost conspicuous by its absence

And isn't it a lot better?

Why the lack of involvement?
Could it be that -- up to now -- Fifa, who 'run' the Referees and by extension VAR have no 'axe to grind' with regards to any result?

Unlike -- as some might alledge --the Premier League who 'fund' PGMOL.

ps: That looks like it for Senegal.
Mike Gaynes
16 Posted 23/06/2026 at 03:51:05
Ndiaye left on the bench again even when Senegal desperately needed goals.

Think Moyes got to the Senegal manager to get Ili to sign his contract? ;-))
Eric Myles
17 Posted 23/06/2026 at 07:42:15
It's 'cos he's knackered, Mike.
John Charles
18 Posted 23/06/2026 at 08:15:00
It's because he is an okay player with an over-egged opinion of his own talent.
Michael Kenrick
19 Posted 23/06/2026 at 09:33:06
Word is Idrissa Gana Gueye had another good game for Senegal...

Despite the dismal result for them. Null points.
Andrew Merrick
20 Posted 23/06/2026 at 10:50:58
OK, Illy has not raised his asking price, but he is still one of our better players, and Gana coped quite well huh?
Brian Harrison
21 Posted 23/06/2026 at 11:20:33
I wonder what is going on with Ndiaye?

Although he was a regular starter in the Afcon, he didn't play any part last night and only got 17 minutes in Senegal's first game.

I didn't see the game but, judging by all reports, Gana Gueye played well and played the whole game.
Dale Self
22 Posted 23/06/2026 at 16:24:40
I think Eric has it right. So, that interview did not age well at all.

Yeah, uh, welcome back Illi.
John Collins
24 Posted 23/06/2026 at 17:05:41
I'm looking forward to watching Uzbekistan, one of the markets we could shop in.
Value to be had there and the likes of Georgia. Good, strong players.
Dale Self
25 Posted 23/06/2026 at 17:26:04
You can remain or leave Darren.

Sorry, had to do it.
Mike Gaynes
26 Posted 23/06/2026 at 17:56:47
Michael and Brian, I did see the game, and Gana was excellent, particularly getting into the attack and distributing the ball. I believe he played every minute. Senegal lost through horrendous errors by their defensive stalwarts Koulibaly and Mendy.
Liam Mogan
27 Posted 23/06/2026 at 18:25:18
Brian Glover...er I mean Ronaldo...showing his humility once again.

Its Uzbekistan, Kes
Tony Abrahams
28 Posted 23/06/2026 at 19:04:53
Still scoring goals at 41 years of age in football’s most prestigious tournament. He was never my favourite but for sheer bloody mindedness, I don’t think you can look past Ronaldo, simply because he his a man who has got every last drop out of himself, whilst trying to make himself as good as humanly possible👏👏
Liam Mogan
29 Posted 23/06/2026 at 19:13:48
Given up watching it. Too much fawning.
Si Cooper
30 Posted 23/06/2026 at 20:40:11
One thing Senegal certainly got wrong was relying on Sadio Mane who is now obviously nowhere near the player he once was.

If Ndiaye isn’t injured in some way then his form for country is presumably in as much of a rut as his domestic form was for last couple of months, and the cause is up for debate.
Paul Griffiths
31 Posted 23/06/2026 at 21:11:32
And he was shocking in those 17 minutes Brian (21).

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