World Cup

Scotland are playing Morocco at 11 tonight. I’ll watch the start at least.

JoeyJo

I record every game so I can miss out all the pundit chat - I don't care, watch the fouls- don't like taking a dive and take a bathroom break when necessary. Loving wall to wall footie and watching players from my favourite team play in their national teams. So far they have done well. Sick of left hand legs, right hand pitches and water breaks in normal temperatures. And Messi was terrific. Loving life.

The World Cup is being uplifting so far, I would say.

We record too.
I start watching pundits, then mentally switch off.

As others have said, drawback to this World Cup are the timings.
I would have watched a match last night but it started at 11pm. No thanks!

www.gransnet.com/forums/chat/1358870-Anyone-else-not-watching-the-World-Cup

monami

There should be a dedicated channel, I hate football, why should I miss my favourite programmes

There is a thread which was started before this one] called "anyone not watching the football[something like that].
Some echo your sentiments.

I record every game so I can miss out all the pundit chat - I don't care, watch the fouls- don't like taking a dive and take a bathroom break when necessary. Loving wall to wall footie and watching players from my favourite team play in their national teams. So far they have done well. Sick of left hand legs, right hand pitches and water breaks in normal temperatures. And Messi was terrific. Loving life.

There should be a dedicated channel, I hate football, why should I miss my favourite programmes

They say sport joins nations together.
I think it does.
Well it can do.

Being an ex-Pat living in the States, I was dreading how the American coverage might be. Well, it has been absolutely superb. DH and I haven’t missed a match, and this particular World Cup tournament has been simply wonderful so far. All the fans of the world united and at peace together. Pity it couldn’t be like this all the time. And those 4 goals for England against Croatia. Wow! Just wow!

4allweknow

Never have liked football even moreso nowadays with all the money involved. Older brother was a professional, played for his country as a youth and an adult.

Wow.

Are the rest of the family into football?

Silvergirl

My husband and I are getting up at 2 am on Monday morning to watch Scotland v Haiti. We will have a wee dram too. Can't wait.

I have Germany. I had a football cookie the other day.

REKA

Silvergirl

My husband and I are getting up at 2 am on Monday morning to watch Scotland v Haiti. We will have a wee dram too. Can't wait.

You'll miss it! It's on Sunday at 2am I think 🤔

Scotland Morocco 11pm tomorrow.

Sarnia

Rosie51

Sarnia are you aware that Emma Hayes is British and umm had a fair bit of success as Chelsea women's manager? That's why the USA women's team 'poached' her away to coach their national team.

I confess that I was not aware of her achievements. However, my 2 sons, 1 of my daughters and a grandson, all Chelsea supporters have let me know in no uncertain terms. I am suitably chastened.

You're forgiven! I too am a lifelong Chelsea supporter unlike my husband, sons and grandsons who support a different London club 🙄

Yes it was and they were.
I was very pleased to see.

Usedtobeblonde

Speaking of women’s participation the game I have just watched had a woman referee and very determined she was too.

Was that the South Africa game?

I think all the officials apart from the VAR were female 👍🏻

Never have liked football even moreso nowadays with all the money involved. Older brother was a professional, played for his country as a youth and an adult.

Speaking of women’s participation the game I have just watched had a woman referee and very determined she was too.

Forget England. Best team to watch. Irrespective of the time they play. Argentina by a country mile.

Lionel Messi scored 3 magical goals in their match against Algeria. He is now 38 and this is his six world cup.

A genius and a real football God.

I will be watching the England matches and the French ones as I currently live in France BUT I think I will only be able to watch those matches broadcast by the BBC.
ITVX is an absolute rubbish transmitter with buffering , freezing and failing so you simply cannot bear to carry on watching. I started watching England Croatia last night and ITV buffered and cut out at the Harry Kane penalties.
Absolutely infuriating.Goalkeeper foul... Captain to retake..... no bother...... captain's penalty.... and I didn't see any of it..... aaargh......

I don’t watch football normally, but am an avid World Cup watcher when the best of the best are all gathered together.won’t watch all the matches in the early stages, Almost impossible to do, but have so far thoroughly enjoyed all I’ve seen. Not a dull match between them. Obviously supporting England, Scotland ( and Japan as my eldest and family live there) , but likely watching most of the later matches as they thin out. After all the ‘empty stadium’ warnings I was surprised at how packed the ones I’ve watched were.

Rosie51

Sarnia are you aware that Emma Hayes is British and umm had a fair bit of success as Chelsea women's manager? That's why the USA women's team 'poached' her away to coach their national team.

I confess that I was not aware of her achievements. However, my 2 sons, 1 of my daughters and a grandson, all Chelsea supporters have let me know in no uncertain terms. I am suitably chastened.

Sar53

A wonderful goalkeeper, a great draw for Cape Verde.

He was determined that ball was not hitting the back of his net. I always like to see the underdogs upsetting the apple cart. The Democratic Republic of Congo gave Portugal a run for their money too.

Sarnia are you aware that Emma Hayes is British and umm had a fair bit of success as Chelsea women's manager? That's why the USA women's team 'poached' her away to coach their national team.

Well what a brilliant match well done England and Croatia played well too. Thoroughly enjoyable, did anyone else stay awake to hear the fans sing Wonderwall to the team it was moving if you can say that about an Oasis song 😂 Bring it on!!

Well done England ⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️

Fingers crossed Harry Kane is ok 🤞🏻

seasider

I found the tactics woman really annoying . She looked like she was stood in her kitchen !

As a football fan I am a member of my team's forum. The kitchen set up she is standing in has resulted in lots of remarks from the dinosaurs who consider it to be a men only game.