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fancythat Fri 12-Jun-26 14:41:40

A thread for those who are watching it.

Not sure how interested in it I will be.
Like I said on the not watching thread, it may depend how far some Countires I am interested in, get to, in the competition.

MG55 Mon 06-Jul-26 04:09:25

What a fabulous match. Well worth staying up for 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

MissAdventure Mon 06-Jul-26 04:23:14

Yes, it was. smile

Sweetpeasue Mon 06-Jul-26 04:24:37

Really was. Wow - difficult to wind down now.

MissAdventure Mon 06-Jul-26 04:24:52

Right, bed for me.
Never mind bags, i think I've got suitcases under my eyes!!!

Thsnk you all for the company

Sweetpeasue Mon 06-Jul-26 04:25:31

Great to see you back .Miss A .😊

MissAdventure Mon 06-Jul-26 04:26:30

Oh, thank you! blush

LauraNorderr Mon 06-Jul-26 04:31:45

Woohoo!

Oreo Mon 06-Jul-26 04:32:30

Am at work but we’re all buzzing at the score👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
We’re all surprised as the altitude didn’t favour our side.Am having a celebratory cuppa and chocolate digestive or two.

MartavTaurus Mon 06-Jul-26 06:52:07

MissAdventure

Right, bed for me.
Never mind bags, i think I've got suitcases under my eyes!!!

Thsnk you all for the company

Yours too, Misadventure. That was some rollercoaster. I've grabbed a couple of hours sleep and am off to do the school run at 8 am - if the children are up.

I bet Harry Kane's children are on a high!

Usedtobeblonde Mon 06-Jul-26 06:55:45

I couldn’t stay awake and in a way I am pleased as the tension would have been too much but also sorry that I missed it.
First thing on waking was to check and I am delighted for the players and the fans.
Norway now.

Ladyleftfieldlover Mon 06-Jul-26 07:01:19

I didn’t watch it but checked the score when I went to the loo around 4 am. Will the King ring the Head of FIFA and beg for our player to be allowed to play…

Grammaretto Mon 06-Jul-26 07:16:55

I have to eat my words. What an amazing match. I watched this morning, knowing the result.

Mollygo Mon 06-Jul-26 07:30:16

Checked the score around 4 am.
Fantastic result!

granfromafar Mon 06-Jul-26 07:41:48

Well, I looked up the result on waking, thinking 'I wonder how many goals England lost by', only to see the amazing result. What a thriller! Well done to those who managed to stay awake to watch it. Whatever happens in the quarter finals and beyond, England will always be remembered for this game!,

Magenta8 Mon 06-Jul-26 07:41:51

The latest of a very long line of Trump's inability to keep his nose out of things that should not concern him, is the re-instatement of Falorin Balogun, a striker in the US soccer team.

Balogun was issued with a red card, which would normally mean he would not be allowed to play in the next game but Trump has intervened.

Eleven other players, from various nations, have been issued with red cards during the World Cup and none of them has been re-instated.

fancythat Mon 06-Jul-26 08:08:04

MartavTaurus

Hang in there fancythat.

Thanks. But I did go to bed.
And managed to sleep until now. So dont feel too bad.

Glad I did go to bed really.
Result is exactly the same as I left it!

I couldnt hack yet another referee decision.
After osme previous ones.
After was it a yellow card for Kane?
After a penalty to Mexico that they one, after 2 out of the 3 commentators thought should not have been given.
After a red card given to an England player.
I had had enough!

And guessed correctly by the sound of things, there was more drama to come.

As MG55 says, glad I stayed up for what I saw.

I will watch the rest of the match in my own time and knowing everything will be fine!

fancythat Mon 06-Jul-26 08:09:31

I assume no injuries?
I will wait and see.

I dont know if red and yellow cards go with players into the next game?

And there is the very minor point of playing Norway next.
But for now, whoo hoo and well done England.

MayBee70 Mon 06-Jul-26 08:09:46

Maybe as winner of the FIFA peace prize he is allowed to pardon people when he chooses to do so? Methinks they’re as corrupt as he is sad.

Wyllow3 Mon 06-Jul-26 08:36:47

For the weak willed like me re staying up, or those who want to just relive the highlights, here is the 10 min version
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FVVKb0UNFo

just wow!

nanna8 Mon 06-Jul-26 08:53:14

Well done England! Well deserved. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

MG55 Mon 06-Jul-26 08:58:25

Thanks for the company last night everyone!
Most of my family could not stay up to watch it because of school and/or work so it was good to share it with you.
Two of them are going to watch the full no-spoiler re-run match later after work. They know the score but none of the various ups and downs.
fancythat glad that you got to see what you did.
The last 11 minutes of extra time were scary. I could not have coped with penalties 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

fancythat Mon 06-Jul-26 09:04:18

I was glad of the company too.

MartavTaurus Mon 06-Jul-26 09:05:18

The red card player can't play in the next match.
Harry didn't get a yellow card, but a penalty was awarded to Mexico because his foot scuffed the sole of the player's boot.
Norway shouldn't be too bad a threat. Of course they have Haarland but English players are well used to him because he is at Man City.

Millie22 Mon 06-Jul-26 09:13:24

Just checked the score and we won 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Fantastic 🎉

nanaK54 Mon 06-Jul-26 09:19:23

I watched on BBC 2 this morning (having avoided all news) - whoop!!!