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

this is prob an opportunity for growth for u lj

Looking at Portugal last night we were kind of staggered and amused that Neves and Jota weren't deemed good enough for that squad, maybe Costa and Cavaleiro too. My one question mark with Ronaldo is that the team is still built around servicing him in a way that is ceasing to be healthy and at some point they'll have to bite the bullet and start to move on.

Kinda love everybody on last night's hate list tho, was arguing with my bruv about Costa's first goal and tbh the "did he jump all over the defender" decision was 50-50 but I love the guy so I don't care

everything about that Costa goal was brilliant

The only way we learn anything about France today is if they fail to batter Aus imo

xp as I said last night it was a supremely Costa-esque goal

I'm just shamelessly Mooy-watching today, and hoping for an upset.

"Griezemann has some dead hair"

- my son

that insignificant 75th min, no impact cameo by Sobhi yesterday for Egypt, was the first time one of our players has turned up in a WC group game since '62, shit stat fans!

Drogba's bald head looks like it's been CGI'd on

well this is gonna be fun

I'm just shamelessly Mooy-watching today, and hoping for an upset.

not happening but at least the conditions allow for maximum glare from the Mooy noggin

he wears it so well!

Oh fuck, Lawrenson

I'm just shamelessly Mooy-watching today, and hoping for an upset.

Is Rogic playing?

Yep.

PUT ARZANI ON
PUT ARZANI ON
PUT ARZANI ON

(I will repeat this to the 80th minute - and get Cahill instead.)

Cahill's still playing!

Oooooooh

nearly!!

Cahill's still playing!

Fresh from the Millwall squad for the Over-75's Five-a-Side Football Championship.

lloris first save since feb

drogba looks magnificent

it's disgusting that australia is allowed in the wc

I dunno are they as bad as ireland 1990 and we had legit talent so

we have no legit talent but

i know but

paul pogba is in danger of becoming a bit of an enigma for mark lawrenson

unpick that one out

mooy mooy mooy
how do you like it

some will say thats good from mooy

i, resident campaigner against risking the opponent, say it was over the ball

whatever you say, Walter !

I, part-time soccer follower from 'straya, say harden the fuck up champ -- and cut out out the diving ya soft bastards

mental disintegration atm - when will one of the french snap

enigmatic pass from Paul there for sure

hatred update: i don't hate any of these players

hernandez seems like he might be a twat

Dislocated shoelace - world cup starts here, vintage lawrenson

I hate Robbie Kruse but respect his hair

aussie cbs looking for big-money moves

Sainsbury will be looking to put himself in the shop window

^^^there it is

like when gary breen had a storming 2002, went to west ham and relegated them

Francia looking a bit limp tbh

so far France appear to be the Man Utd of international football

Good performance from Aus that half. I would like to put it to those of you watching on the BBC that allowing Lawrenson to commentate on a game is an act of shitting on football and its fans that they wouldn't countenance in coverage of other sporting or cultural events.

g'warn 'stralia, fuck off + die Neville!

I'm watching a Sony stream and the commentator is pretty good. don't know who he is

I'd love to watch some 6 Music wanker covering Glastonbury by going "these are shit, these are shit, this song's shit, look at these wankers" but somehow this is only acceptable at football games

You should try listening to Geoffrey Boycott commenting on any England cricket team.

I like Geoffrey :)

The crucial difference is Boycott is right.

Australian commentary is the usual blend of pessimism and bitchiness that you'd expect from the Oz Sokkah Community