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Wow was sure that was offside in real time. Actually a really good save I think, although he could have buried it.

They were always my Dad’s favourite team for precisely this reason.

Also, Son and Bentancur back at Spurs will be fun.

Not enough matches involve Uruguay.

How are they like this all the time for decades?

Acting like cunts at the end too. Never change, Uruguay,

Where do I pay what?

Love Germany going out. Wish there was a word to describe that feeling.

I’m very fond of Jonathan Pearce, but his whole career is just multiple seizures of various kinds, one after the other.

Australia. I am a citizen of Australia, the US, and the UK.

Have to say, I didn't expect all my national teams to qualify

As if there’s anything in between.

1. This is stupid timing. 2. Football Pet Hates - knowing the numbers before they draw.

Canada looking great

Good little game now.

It hasn’t given them any more scope, it’s just brought it out into the open a bit. Those shitty decisions today were absolutely typical and predictable. The one thing it has done I guess is add in other refs to help make the corrupt or inept decisions. Allowing the underdog to do whatever they want at corners then taking the opportunity to give them a consolation was entirely consistent with how refs have operated for eons.

I agree but the feeling I get isn’t horrible. I truly didn’t know how it would feel when it started, but I’ve barely been engaged at all. More factors than just FIFA + Qatar. Personal stuff like my Dad not being around and so much going on in my life, other stuff like England being desperately uninspiring and being in the US, but I cannot escape the feeling that a November World Cup just doesn’t do it. As a sometime Australian, I actually quite like the idea of a “winter” World Cup in principle, but there’s been much nonsense and bullshit around from day one.

Presuming there’s going to be a point when I start giving a fuck about this one because the difference between my typical excitement level and my actual excitement level at this point is staggering. And I’m usually a solid England fan (not a club-focused sceptic).

It was an interesting experience being a middle-aged English man doing a nursing degree in the US. I was actually a one-man diversity quota.

Cancelo. Urgh.

Shirt out, socks down because of Glenn Hoddle.

No worries! Nice to hear there’s a mate of yours in the area. Note that the Missing Falls will definitely open early for the Spurs game at 10. Chances are they’d be able to put the Newcastle game on a TV, I just wouldn’t guarantee it.

Get your friend to check with Ray’s Pub in Akron too, that’s a possibility but they also only officially open at noon on Saturday.

Also looks like that Winking Lizard only opens at 11 on Saturday. I’ll ask around.

Looks like a couple of places in Cleveland.