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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.

fancythat Mon 15-Jun-26 19:23:16

Population Cape Verde, 1/2 million.

REKA Mon 15-Jun-26 19:19:51

GrannyGravy13

Rather shocked that Cape Verde held Spain to a draw 🙀

Brilliant goalkeeper 👏

GrannyGravy13 Mon 15-Jun-26 19:18:14

Rather shocked that Cape Verde held Spain to a draw 🙀

Jaxjacky Mon 15-Jun-26 19:11:05

Cape Verde wow!!

Jaxjacky Mon 15-Jun-26 11:59:32

It is Sarnia MrJ is a Leeds fan, a few of their players around too, old and current.

Sarnia Mon 15-Jun-26 11:50:29

Jaxjacky

My team too Sarnia 👍
Well done Scotland ⚽️

Hello fellow fan!
I enjoy watching the big competitions and playing Spot the Saint. It's surprising how many past and present players pop up.

MayBee70 Mon 15-Jun-26 00:46:29

Did anyone else find that the Netherlands red kit was so bright it made their eyes blur? Or was it just my telly…

Grandmabatty Sun 14-Jun-26 14:17:32

I deliberately didn't watch the Scotland game, although I was awake having a cuppa. My reasoning is, every time I watch something where I have a preference, my preference loses! Wimbledon, Olympics, golf etc you name it. So now I wait until it's over

pably15 Sun 14-Jun-26 14:16:51

Fancythat, yes I slept till 11.30...and had to waken O H at midday..

dotpocka Sun 14-Jun-26 14:15:06

trump cant get money from this and he wants his b.d party

ego. wonder if the fifa gold made him more stupid and every laugh at him boohoo

pably15 Sun 14-Jun-26 14:15:05

Fallingstar

We won’t be watching it this time which I find rather sad, because my DH due to suffering a massive stroke resulting in cognitive impairment no longer has any interest in football, though he loved the game before. Myself and the family have tried to reignite his interest but he will not engage with it anymore. 😕

Sorry to hear that F S ,my O H didn't watch it either, he has lost interest in football since Alzheimers ,but I sat up to watch it..

fancythat Sun 14-Jun-26 14:11:35

Did you sleep afterwards?

pably15 Sun 14-Jun-26 14:10:00

I sat up to watch the Scotland game Sunday morning, I don't usually watch football, broad daylight when it finished at 4 am

fancythat Sun 14-Jun-26 14:00:26

She also said, that everyone in the Group has 1 point so far.
She wondered, like I do, what happens if everyone in a Group gets equal points?

I know I could look up the answer myself.

fancythat Sun 14-Jun-26 13:59:10

Sarnia

MayBee70

CocoPops

I am British but live in Canada so I am supporting England and Canada.
The score today was 1:1 when Canada played Bosnia in Toronto.

I only saw the last few minutes. My partner said Canada didn’t deserve to lose so I glad they equalised.

And I was glad to see Cyle Larin from my team, Southampton, score the equaliser.

A Canadian I know, today said it is the first time that Canada has scored a point in the World Cup!

Well done Canada!

And well done Scotland!

Jaxjacky Sun 14-Jun-26 13:39:40

My team too Sarnia 👍
Well done Scotland ⚽️

Marydoll Sun 14-Jun-26 08:39:51

Many of my family stayed up to watch Scotland play. DH taped it, then watched it this morning, everyone was sworn to secrecy, until he had done so.

I am not a football fan, but my family are, it's going to be a long haul. DH would watch flies playing football, if nothing else was available.

Well done Scotland! At least DH will be in a good mood! 😊

dogsmother Sun 14-Jun-26 08:32:49

Definitely a football fan here, thrilled that Scotland took 3 points last night!

Sarnia Sun 14-Jun-26 07:34:31

MayBee70

CocoPops

I am British but live in Canada so I am supporting England and Canada.
The score today was 1:1 when Canada played Bosnia in Toronto.

I only saw the last few minutes. My partner said Canada didn’t deserve to lose so I glad they equalised.

And I was glad to see Cyle Larin from my team, Southampton, score the equaliser.

fancythat Sat 13-Jun-26 13:39:30

England v Croatia 9pm BST Weds 17th June.

rafichagran Sat 13-Jun-26 13:22:13

I am so looking forward to the football. My partner has the list if all the fixtures from the paper too.
I am sad about the Somalian referee though. The vile Trump said he is not coming, the country stinks and they have taken out the trash.
For those of us who want to watch it let's look forward to some good football. Come on England.

Silvergirl Fri 12-Jun-26 22:33:05

Thank you Reka for the reminder. I was indeed on the wrong day.

Sorry to hear about your husband Fallingstar. You never know how many more world cups you will enjoy together.

MayBee70 Fri 12-Jun-26 22:19:53

CocoPops

I am British but live in Canada so I am supporting England and Canada.
The score today was 1:1 when Canada played Bosnia in Toronto.

I only saw the last few minutes. My partner said Canada didn’t deserve to lose so I glad they equalised.

MayBee70 Fri 12-Jun-26 22:18:06

Jaxjacky

Linekar is on Netflix Maybee70, I won’t be watching him.

Thanks. My partner thought he was going to be on ITV so that’s a disappointment. Has he taken Alan Shearer with him I wonder? I missed a good game tonight as I was working in the garden.

CocoPops Fri 12-Jun-26 22:13:22

I am British but live in Canada so I am supporting England and Canada.
The score today was 1:1 when Canada played Bosnia in Toronto.