FIFA World Cup 2026 - USA/Canada/Mexico (Part 4)

This is one of the lovely things about international football. If there are nations you don’t like very much and they get knocked out, there’s joy to be had in that, even if your own team isn’t all that.

This is an international community on here, and I am made up that we are all good reds and have Liverpool in common.

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Kane plays in the Bundesliga though. it´s not a good league anymore.

He´s still a very good player but I don´t think he´s as good as he was. Lost some mobility for sure, which is why he keeps dropping so deep.

Other than that I wouldn´t say it´s a side of very good players. I think James and O reilly are very good full backs and Bellingham is a very good goalscorer, but nobody else in that side I´ll be looking back on in 20 years and saying wow he was good except maybe Stones who is fading. Decently good players like Rice and Saka and then forgetable solid players like Guehi and Gordon.

And on Tuchel, possibly. I think he went for athleticism and more solid players rather than footballers. Didn’t work, unsurprisingly.

https://x.com/paddypower/status/2077499237592391725

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One player carried us!

Heard a stat that between England scoring and Argentina equalising the possession was 88 - 12 %.
Bravo Thomas

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I blew all my cash on Cucurella.

Exactly, this baffled me as well. So many tall and athletic players, and yet they defend their box that badly. As well as allowing as many crosses as they did.

And also the space the Argentina midfielders got in front of the defence at times. Like for the 1-1 goal; Anderson probably does the right thing(?) coming over to double Messi. But then Enzo is left in acres of space, literally seconds after he forced a save from Pickford. And everyone knows he can hit them from outside the box.

That’s just one example. I’m not the smartest when it comes to spotting these things, but looking back at some highlights..so many bad things from an England perspective.

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At least we got to the semis, two Euro finals before that.

Remind me, where exactly are you? Can’t even tie your own laces

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Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, speaking to BBC Sport: "It was crazy. I thought we played really well in the first half. We dominated them. We know how strong they are in set-pieces and how physical they are. I’ve played there for 16 years and I know them really well.

"We moved the ball well. They went in front with one cross into the box with only one in the box and they scored. We had the experience of coming back form losing positions. They started defending a little bit deeper and that gave us a bit of an advantage through the lines.

“Getting [Lionel] Messi on the wing was the key for us.”

On whether he felt the momentum swing after England’s opener: "We felt it. We felt them going backwards and backwards rather than going forward. Sometimes when you are winning, you have to go forward anyway. You can’t change the gameplan. I think they did it and they put extra defenders."

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I doubt football was even played in that first half…. So played well :thinking:

When England scored they played England off the park then and deserved to win on that.

Changes worked for them.

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Had they selected Trent he would have scored the two free kick England had and he would have made some pin point crossing.

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I will give Argentina this, their crossing was excellent pace and bend, especially De Paul

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My home nation are utter garbage at football.
But between 1967 and the present day they are level with England on trophies won

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Konsa shouldn’t be in a position on the pitch that crosses the ball!

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Need cheering up who are we buying?

https://x.com/TheRedmenTV/status/2077505576754389062

They will hate us indeed

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Never takes Paddy Power long :rofl:

How many Rous cups ya got?

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I’ll take any signing now, it feels like years since Munoz.

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He’ll be 33 by the time we play again or so seems

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