Unbelievable

Average is quite a statement, same way Oscar had a bad second part of the season Paulinho failed to get a chance for Sherwood despite being one of the few who played well for them initially. Decent first half, we're too slow to move the ball from backline forward though, takes too long. Paulinho and Oscar's first touch have been horrible but they're fighting a bit. I don't like Dani Alves and Fred is once again below par. Looks like a game for Bernard to open some spaces move Oscar back right where he did well against Croatia and Bernard left. Mexico look poor and despite having a decent shot on goal they've just sat back for most parts without us being able to create much. Dat Ochoa though Two nice saves. You get your wish

Dear oh dear

Bit s*** full stop how they're playing second round games before everyone has played. Aye. Has this ever happened before?

Fuck off Dani Alves

Shit Colo getting away with a mistake

Good header, good save

Fred is absolutely useless

How can the ref not spot the deflection?

Mexiclose

WTF Mexico

Gustavo

Getting his chance alright..

Booking surely? Edit: nah

Oscar

Both Spain and Netherlands wore their 2nd kits in their game, which I thought was nonsensical. Spain were officially the home team. Weren't they (you) contractually obliged to do so after winning the last World Cup or something?

Where's Xavi off to? Just googled. Al-Arabi? Fuck off

Howay! Hoping for a good match..

106 points in the end. Taking off Higuain for Lukaku was a mistake in hindsight.

They're just struggling full stop

Mertens

2-1!!!

Mertens complaining

They only barely qualified (on away goals, I think) with a dodgy win over Burkina Faso. Hey, it's accurate. Algeria will still do nowt. Gifted a penalty, nothing more. Gifted? Needless foul. What? Are you watching a different game? I must be. In the Belgium v Algeria match I am watching Vertonghen pulled back from behind a forward in the penalty area, who would otherwise have got a one on one chance with the goalkeeper. What game are you watching? In the game I'm watching the cross into the box was garbage and the ball was bouncing over the forward's head. Cool. Which game is this? I might watch a stream on my laptop. The ref obviously agrees with me, hence only a yellow card. The striker was never getting on the end of it. Debatable but I'm of the same belief as you. Stupid foul by Vertonghen nonetheless. Even if he gets to the ball the chance he'll score is even smaller. I don't understand how it is gifted though? I think we can all agree a penalty was the correct decision. Vertonghen was caught out by the Algerian's movement and felt he had to hit the hand break. Whether the forward would have actually got to the ball or scored is irrelevant. If that was a "gifted" goal every penalty is, or indeed every goal, because without people making mistakes there wouldn't be (m)any goals. Fair enough. I describe it as "gifted" because if he'd paid attention to the flight of the ball and just let it run instead of making the foul there would have been no goal. Fouling cost his team the goal. He actively caused his team to go behind. If he'd done nothing they'd still be level. To me, that's gifting Algeria a pen/goal. I still don't think it's 100% certain the forward wouldn't have got to that cross though. Can't be proven either way.