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

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

I'd probably mind less if England got the same treatment, too. Nah, it's horrible, they shouldn't be allowed to show football tbh

Boycs may be a violent wanker but he's almost always otm and he's entertaining

Certainly one of the best performances from Ronaldo in recent years, but pundits are insufferable when it comes to making sense of what actually happened. Here on danish television the claim that he's the best free kick taker in the world was put forward several times. It was perfectly hit, but still the first one he puts away in fucking ages.

Also, the second goal was held to high acclaim for how he "provoked a mistake" from De Gea. Praising an attacker for putting it absolutely straight at the keeper? Come one.

Regarding the Spanish team, their issues are the same recurring theme from 2014 and 2016. They probably play prettier and more fluid than any club in the world, but still haven't come to the realization that football games are won and lost in singular moments. Watching them play those little triangles, overloading one area and then swiftly shifting the board and creating spaces and behind back of the portuguese was a thing of beauty. But then as soon as the momentum builds, the foot is taken slightly off the gas when it should be punched to the floor.

now I've realised I have a choice of sports to watch Australia lose at in the twenty minutes before I have to go out and play some cricket of my own

Boycott otm, Ronaldo nothing special ur having a good morning imago

watch u don't knock over ur own stumps

ronaldo is obviously amazing and an all-time legend but he is a massive twat ffs

boycott always makes good calls about cricket itself

pax pax pax, have a good game

i'm just thankful Russia have scheduled a game i can watch before I go out, kiu Russia

Boycott is a genius pundit.

Obviously the football could be better but 11am on a Saturday really is a perfect WC kick-off time

I reckon scheduling a game in prime time for Australia is some sort of worrying scheme that I'm not aware of

That's a pen

VAR otm

otm

shut up lawro u vunt learn a rule

Tripped him on the way thru

Can't they just strap an iPad to the ref's back or something?

never a pen

Agreed. Ban VAR.

I'll put me hand up and say that wasn't too disruptive and it got the decision right

Pretty sure tripping somebody in the box = pen but maybe there's a new interpretation