World Cup 2026 - Official Thread

I wonder how bad we would be if we didn't have the best goalscorer in the world playing up front.

Well when he put Rice at RB, I'd succumb to Russ' theory that Tuchel's just in this for the shits n' giggles.

He had to get the useless fucker out of midfield to be fair

Gordon has the look of someone's nan about him.

Heck of a strike, that

That is a Captain's goal. Absolutely brilliant from the best striker in the world.

Congo have looked completely out of gas the last 20 minutes.

That is surely the end of the Harry Kane debate, if that hadn't already happened. If we had 10 other players as good as him we'd be better than France.

Got to absolutely give Kane credit for scoring proper goals, and not ones he's gamed

If only Kane could prove himself at a higher level that the world cup, champions league and at the top ranked club in Europe in UEFA rankings.

It's true managerial genious to be able to coach a team that is both worse than the sum of It's parts and worse than the individual parts of the team.

Despite Tuchel's best efforts the DFB operation has failed spectacularly, with England accidentally going further than Germany.

A small but necessary balance for the trauma of watching England.

Totally. A good goal and a world-class finish. But they mask a pretty rubbish performance. It’s what he’s there for, but you can’t expect him to have that time and space against better defenders.
I can’t help but wonder if England would have made such a meal of it with a mobile centre forward who could move the defenders around (and a creative midfielder who could find those runs).
At least the finisher has stopped dropping deep and crowding the midfield to play Hollywood balls. (Most of the time). I can only presume it’s because he’s too knackered.

That Belgium kit is atrocious