No Irish, No Yanks, No Clogs - FIFA World Cup 2018

That opening ceremony was positively compelling compared to this Neville-wright-Dixon routine

gotta be bad when you're relieved to see G Neville back onscreen

Lee Dixon with a Freudian “well, what’s fascinating about me is...”

ITV pundits discuss the limits of their own ignorance in surprised tones

ok going Saudis 2-1

gone nil nil

xp Yeah I have a few pence riding on an upset here, gonna see how long I can drag out this fiver

lol Putin bikini

is this a bot translating?

The speech should finish around three and a half hours from now so settle in.

I'm more upset by the official typeface than I am Robbie Williams. And I am very upset by Robbie Williams.

On brand

Ah, "mother Russia" now is it

always nice to start with a crude oil/crude homophobia derby!

I followed @prodnose & I'm ready to go

Fizz it in the mixer, honestly.

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Wow it's just like watching the Champo again

lol VAR

Oh shit, I'm watching this on Fox Sports Go and there's one camera angle (from the end behind KSA's goalie), no replays (so I can't see how that goal played out) and no announcers.

nah it was legit

xp At least you're seeing all the action.

There is an opec meeting next week in Vienna

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Sucks for Dzagoev

Cheryshev is talented but a bit of an underachiever so good chance for him.

and there he is

God they've made hard work of it tho

Who is this hick fuck doing color on Fox sports

Saudis totally physically outmatched, can't deal with being pressed at all. Until the second goal I was gonna say Russia shd've made more of that half

Zobnin’s ability to go from defence to attack quickly has really helped. They’ve looked unusually dangerous breaking forward.

been some poor technique from both sides but i don't see any way this doesn't carry on being one-way traffic

this dyzuba looks like fun

Grant Holt with the goal

iirc every manager who has worked with Dzyuba hates him but he is kind of great at what he does.

probably never got over iraq war

Who is this hick fuck doing color on Fox sports

Tony Melola

grand

Russia dealt with this perfectly well but you've gotta think Egypt and Uruguay will fancy their chances to get thru the group

Boom.

that's quite a finish

Goooooolazzooooooo

4 nice goals in fairness

great hit

5 nice goals in fairness

Would have put money on that going in.

Time for the "he's already dead" vid

Salah & Suarez will make bits of the Arabians although they might go into park the bus mode for the next games

feel like a thumping opening game win for an unfancied host is good for the tournament

Yeah, even at 3-0 it felt like an underwhelming start, but those two crackers at the end have set things crackling nicely

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two despots, one world cup!