World Cup

He said he's Breton and not really French.
That's so funny, I've heard it a million times living there! Typically FRENCH response!
Glad the crêpes were nice.

Looking forward to tomorrow's match.

My French friends were sadly disappointed. She went to bed. He said he's Breton and not really French.
We thoroughly enjoyed our crêpes, washed down with wine.
I hung the Breton flag on our Flagpole and picked red white and blue flowers for the table.
Sorry France 😟

Yay España! 🇪🇸

Well done Spain!

Best team won 🇪🇸

Well done Spain ⚽️

Yes, excellent play from Spain.

Well done Spain, well deserved.

Well there’s a turn up. Well done though Spain.

Oh dear. It wasn't to be.
I'll save the champagne and nibbles for tomorrow

More than narky now, worried.

Narky!

Françe are getting nearly.

Spain have definitely upped their game!

1 more hour and a bit, until the start of the game.

I think I have enjoyed this World Cup more than others?

I am wondering if it is because, in part, there were more teams competing?

And some football rules seemed to have changed for the better?

They hope it will be an England- France final fancy that 😂

Sounds yummy.

I presume they think that France will win?

My French helpers are excited about tonight. I have invited some friends round and we will eat crêpes which they will be cooking 😀 some will watch if not too late.
Vive la France!

Also, to pile on the pressure for France, it is le 14 juillet today, their national day commemorating the storming of the Bastille and what that meant to the nation.
A good omen maybe? I expect them to storm their way to the semis tonight!

I'll find a good reason for England to do so tomorrow!

Casdon

The defence needs to up their game, Kane and Bellingham can’t continue to carry them now, brilliant though they have been so far, they need the back up.
I think you’re right though MartavTaurus, France are going to have it in the bag unless either England or Argentina produce something much stronger in the semis.

Midfield is good too.

Yes, defence is sketchy.
Pickford often saves the day.

Harry Kane did very little

He can score goals.
Other than that, I dont rate him much![I need to wash my mouth out].

He is often outrun, often loses tackles when they come his way, and often on the ground a bit hurt.

But he does seem to hold his own with referees, and does seem to hold the team together.
And he scores goals!

You're all welcome. 🥂

I'm choosing a new puppy this week. His name will be either:
Lionel (and probably messy) or
Harry (and a canine of course).
I considered Kylian, but I don't think that would sound too great calling him in the park!
It all depends on the results.

True Sarnia, but Spain haven’t been shining so far, so I think France will beat them convincingly - I could well be wrong though, at the beginning Spain were my guess at who would win the World Cup. We won’t get a better offer than a virtual celebration with MartavTaurus, though, so if it can’t be England, I hope it’s France.

Casdon

The defence needs to up their game, Kane and Bellingham can’t continue to carry them now, brilliant though they have been so far, they need the back up.
I think you’re right though MartavTaurus, France are going to have it in the bag unless either England or Argentina produce something much stronger in the semis.

Ooh! I wouldn't discount Spain in the semi's with France.

MayBee70

MartavTaurus

Did anyone see the interview with Thomas Tuchel at the end?
He was sooo cross with the team it was funny!
Typical German, (and no, I'm not not xenophobic before anyone jumps).

He had a right to be cross. Just spoke to my partner who’s away at the moment but knows more about football than I do and we both agreed that England were lucky and played quite sloppy last night. I do think these breaks are causing a problem though in the way they interrupt the game. And there seems to be some dodgy refereeing. I think a non foreign manager would have been equally disappointed in their performance too, by the way #justsaying

I agree. I watched the match. Harry Kane did very little and I was surprised Tuchel didn't sub him with Ollie Watkins. They will have to play like they did against Mexico to beat Argentina.