England

I really want Netherlands to win, but can’t see it happening…hope I am wrong!

An amazing set piece second goal for the Netherlands, the referee is rubbish. Can’t control the game, inconsistent and prejudiced.

The Argentina Netherlands game is both horrible and amazing! Who’d’ve thought Netherlands would equalise.

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Callistemon21

Croatia is through 😀

Really pleased for them…🤗

Argentina leading 1-0

Croatia is through 😀

Maybe this is sexist of me, but I don’t really watch men’s football. It’s just not as exciting.

DH has it on so I end up watching it.

Absolutely!
My own team are kicking off an hour early at 2 o’clock to enable the supporters time to get home.

Anyone planning to watch the match tomorrow England v France?

Allsorts

I would love us to win, it means such a lot to so many. My grandchildren would be ecstatic.

I'd love us to win too. It would lift people's spirits.

It’s pronounced In-ger-land.🙂 My DS and diL have both French and British passports, as do their children. Interesting watching for them!

I would love us to win, it means such a lot to so many. My grandchildren would be ecstatic.

Himself says we forget how hot it is there even later in the day. It’s energy sapping. Daft place to play football in the desert really. He thought Spain just looked drained.

It’s a joke btw..

I thought the first 25 minutes were a bit touch and go but then England took control but they won't get away with that against France. My 18 month old bonkers Labrador was glued to it.

Sparklefizz

Yes, come on ENGLAND!! Terrific match last night. England made it look easy but they worked very hard. I'm glad Strictly has been moved to Sunday as I didn't want to have to choose. Gareth Southgate is my secret crush.

And they haven’t had a single yellow card. They’re so disciplined.

Sparklefizz

NanKate Watching tennis is my favourite sport and the boys visited the Rafa Nadal Academy in Majorca at half term in order to buy me a Xmas present from there. I wonder what it is.

It's a lifesize cardboard cut-out of Rafa My daughter used to like Idris Elba and friends gave her a lifesize cut-out for Xmas which she propped up on the landing.

I like Iris too 😉. Hated the old coat he used to wear in the tv cop series

Yes, come on ENGLAND!! Terrific match last night. England made it look easy but they worked very hard. I'm glad Strictly has been moved to Sunday as I didn't want to have to choose. Gareth Southgate is my secret crush.

NanKate Watching tennis is my favourite sport and the boys visited the Rafa Nadal Academy in Majorca at half term in order to buy me a Xmas present from there. I wonder what it is.

It's a lifesize cardboard cut-out of Rafa My daughter used to like Idris Elba and friends gave her a lifesize cut-out for Xmas which she propped up on the landing.

I’m not a sports fan at all but I’ll watch the England France match so I can message my French goddaughter’s husband-with instructions from DH! It amazes me, the few times I’ve looked up from my book, how they don’t seem to understand they’re supposed to be heading towards the goal and “faffing” about in the middle. I watched the woman’s final and they were remarkable IMHO-heads down, off to the goal, jumped up when knocked down-well done our women! Even I found it interesting!

Grandma70
It’s the same if you say ‘my town’ the town doesn’t belong to you but you feel connected to it so I don’t think it’s hard to see why a team you are connected to in whatever way physically
(town or country team) or emotionally as in following their journey becomes ‘your’ team
As for the losing and winning that s obviously the same in all sport, indeed in all competitions in fact everything in life from politics downwards has a winner and a loser doesn’t it ?

I’m such a coward and only watched part of the match. I’m happier watching a game when I don’t care who wins. I can’t believe the England team is the same one that played the most boring game I’ve ever seen two ( I think it was two) games ago. Southgate is spoilt for choice with so man good players to use. In my dreams England will win the World Cup and Rashford will score the winning goal.