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Waiting for the parody sites reporting:
"After telling everyone that England were definitely going to lose every game and Gareth Southgate couldn't manage a Sunday League side, man stumbles out of pub yelling at everyone that England are definitely going to win the World Cup"
VAR is a farce.
The quality of the Asian football teams is not high. I don't know why that is.
Many have great individuals. Why the teams aren't great I'm not sure.
If Bellingham is not player of the match, then there is no justice.
Callum Wilson just had the chance to score a World Cup goal and he does the right thing for the team.
Brilliant.
What is so impressive from this #eng performance is the movement of the players. All the time.
4 goalscorers already from 1 game
Bellingham
Saka 2
Sterling
Rashford
That's how to ease yourself into a tournament.
Thanks for not overdoing the hype lads.
FIFA have real questions to answer about head injuries and concussion protocols.
This has been a farce from the player protection point of view.
That Iran goal was very very good.
Don't think it will make a difference but got to give credit where it's due.
I can imagine Iran players facing significant sanctions if they go home for their actions in not singing the anthem and why.
This is just a football match.
It's not important in reality.
England should have had a penalty. No question. Cannot believe the VAR decision.
And why are the TV replaying the very nasty head clash over and over? If he doesn't have a concussion I would be amazed. Great save in reality. Really unlucky.
Qatar are the worst host nation ever by some margin. That's from the opening 15 minutes. #FIFAWorldCup
How are Belgium at 20/1 to win the World Cup? England at 21/2? Brazil are the favourites 7/2 which given their group is... ambitious. Very odd.
I'm genuinely trying to get the motivation to look up the times of the games I might want to watch.
I just... am not interested.
I will get into it I'm sure. I know I will. I'll get sucked in.
But this tournament is creaking under the weight of farce.
This feels like the last time the World Cup gets to be apolitical which... is probably a good thing.
I'm just really really struggling to get any motivation to watch.
England aren't going to get anywhere. Wales I hope get out of the group. Funny if they beat us.
The whole thing feels like a farce. It's only going to get interesting once the group stages are over... which is when the "real tournament" starts.
And given that there has been almost no talk of football in the build up... and Infantino want on an infantile rant...
I've not even looked up who is in the group's. I love football. I love watching World Cups. I'm sure I'll get into this one.
But the first game is Qatar v Ecuador... I think?
And the only thing I know is that Qatar lost to Linfield without scoring during Linfield's preseason.
I don't feel like there is a Football World Cup about to start. The Women's Rugby World Cup had more excitement. The T20 World Cup definitely did. The Rugby League World Cup - a sport I cannot watch because... it has no charisma - had more excitement.
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England don't know what their best team is. They were awful. And then they were brilliant. #ENGvNZ
If England draw this, it'll still have been a terrible performance #ENGvNZ