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I believe we’ll see more of Targett once ASM works his way back into the team.

Jesus that stat was wild. First knock out match in a tournament for Portugal that Ronaldo hasn't started in over 20 years.

Ronaldo benched too?

Ah man I feel bad when they show the little lads crying on TV.

Eddie playing a blinder here to get more transfers in.

Is John Strong pronouncing Paqueta the right way? He says “Pah-Key-Tah” with three syllables. I assumed it was “Paw-Keh-Tuh” as one syllable.

Same.

I had no idea he had only played for two clubs in his whole career. That’s amazing. I wish more modern players were like that instead of chasing trophies. But I guess the game is just different now.

Harsh on Senegal that.

How is that not a yellow?

Never plays bad for England though, remember?

England playing nervous as fuck here.

I really want to get to Iran. Especially after that Bourdain episode about it.

Now that this World Cup is over, super stoked for 2026.

I think we’re getting the WC at the perfect time. We’re the youngest squad here right now. In four years we’ll be the perfect age.

Or strikers.

Sure hope they’re part of the competition.

I’m really curious to see what kind of system Howe comes out of the World Cup break with. Especially that we’ll have some players fit again. It might be a system that fits a Maddison (or a player of his ilk) better than our current one does.

If it expands (which I don’t agree with in principle) it needs to expand to a number where we keep four teams in the group stages. This week has been one of the most thrilling weeks of football I’ve ever watched. And we’re literally just throwing it away next WC already. Madness.

Agree with a lot of that. And also just to double down on hosts being able to grow the game in their own countries, ‘94 was the launch of MLS here in America and look where the American game has gone since then. 30ish years later and we have the single best generation of talent we’ve ever had and they’re young.

That would be dope.

USMNT v Argentina will be a blast.

Agreed. And especially if you’re in say, the PL, and pretty much a mid level to mid level+ player, and you go to MLS around like 27-32. You’re the standout star of a team then, and still making more money than the majority of people.