Topic: The Push Square Football (Soccer) Thread

@Thrillho I feel that, our board is hysterically averse to spending money so we have players that we don’t even know if they’re staying or not. Technically our only signing so far is an extension on Oxlade-Chamberlain but apparently we’re getting Duran from Qarabag who tore up the Champions League last season. Would be nice to see Iheanacho tied down before we go to Portugal for the Sporting friendly.

@nessisonett You will probably be able to get Garnacho in a couple of seasons the way its going.

Can't wait for the corrupt quarter finals to start.... France are about to be playing against 14

@JohnnyShoulder As much as I love Joe Hart, I’m not sure I’m that convinced by the recent move towards washed up PL stars instead of the talent flowing the other way. Like we had Van Dijk, Wanyama, Ajer and the like before they ever went to the PL. I could see Engels going for big money though, as much as Raskin’s been the one from our league making the Belgium squad, I think Engels will be their De Bruyne replacement in the future.

Terrbile taken pen by Mbappe

Edit: Wow Morocco just didn't show up at all...

@JohnnyShoulder Nah, with his current progression (price wise anyway) Garnacho will be the world’s first £1bn player.

Or that’s what Chelsea will be telling everyone anyway.

Fairly dull game last night. I'm disappointed that Morocco didn't go for it a bit more. I reckon they are regretting the tactics they went with.

interesting game this. doubt either will have enough to deal with France, but this game on a knife edge

Feel for Lammens. Never easy to come in mid-game as a goalkeeper and that’s just a cruel spill of the ball. Think a few of the goalkeepers have struggled to get a handle of that ball to be fair.

@nessisonett Me too buddy, he has been excellent for us last season a real upgrade (not that that's hard) so it is a shame when he gets the chance on the world stage he has a sh*tter! He'll bounce back. Can't see that Spain side beating France but should be a good game!

@Mostik He’s been solid from what I’ve seen, hope his confidence isn’t knocked. Better keepers have had calamities at a World Cup, it can happen to anyone.

Hmmm some more VAR tomfoolery during tbe Norway/England game. Tell me what is the point of VAR seems to me to be more of a problem then anything else.

Where was Spence meant to put his leg 🤔

If Norway lose then expect there to be discussion in every country except the UK about the camera cable interfering with the ball that led to the goal. No idea how they can disallow Croatia’s goal based on snickometer but somehow not catch that the ball hit the camera cable. Just FIFA being idiots as per.

C'mon England!

And so we got Argentina vs England and France vs Spain. I still stand by my initial prediction Argentina vs France for the final.

I'm sorry but Infantino wants the next world cup to have 64 TEAMS?!? This one already felt bloated enough...

@Oram77 It does buddy (disgusting) but the more teams he can get to qualify the more votes he gets and thus stay in power, an absolute cancer on the sport and to think we tough Blatter was the bad guy!!!! (he was also a kn*b to be fair)

Spain finally hitting full power against France, they look fantastic. They’ve been impressive defensively all tournament but this is cracking stuff offensively too. Even if France pull this back, Spain have attacked this game exactly the way they had to.

Wow France did not come.to play today. They did so well in tbe previous games but this game they just weren't ready for Spain.