England vs Panama (Group G) - 13:00 - 24/06/2018

[not-bono-ever]

I have been out.fucking bastards.

 

[Steel Icarus]

Nice to see England not labouring to a win against a far weaker team. Lots of confidence will come from this. Why not be excited?

 

[Mr.Bishie]

When we come up against a decent team it’ll end in tears, you mark my words!

 

[Mr.Bishie]

Nice to see England not labouring to a win against a far weaker team. Lots of confidence will come from this. Why not be excited?

Can’t argue with that mind

 

[Steel Icarus]

When we come up against a decent team it’ll end in tears, you mark my words!

Given our next opponents have been among the standouts so far we won't have long to wait.

Then again Belgium have yet to meet a good team either.

 

[Lord Camomile]

Nice to see England not labouring to a win against a far weaker team. Lots of confidence will come from this. Why not be excited?

Excited, fine. "Nothing to fear" is delerium.

 

[Steel Icarus]

Lingard on the bench doing more keepy uppies with a pair of socks than I've ever done with a football

 

[binka]

Given our next opponents have been among the standouts so far we won't have long to wait.

Then again Belgium have yet to meet a good team either.

Belgium are well shit defensively they won't be able to cope with our excellent set pieces

 

[tommers]

1-1 in the second half.

England's shame.

 

[JimW]

1-1 in the second half.

Scraped a draw #disgrace

 

[Dr. Furface]

England's shame.

0-1 after Kane went off. One-man team.

 

[belboid]

Last game for Sterling, surely

 

[dessiato]

Right, I'm digging out my Belgium shirt. Every time I wore it four years ago Belgium lost.

 

[Steel Icarus]

Since the WC began I've been telling the kids at school not to get carried away cos it's the first one that means anything for most of them and they're all sure we're going to win it.

Going to be harder tomorrow to persuade them not to get carried away

 

[Voley]

That was great. I know we weren't up against much opposition but that was a fantastic performance. Really satisfied with that.

I thought Stones was going to get a hat-trick at one point. STONES ffs.

 

[J Ed]

Since the WC began I've been telling the kids at school not to get carried away cos it's the first one that means anything for most of them and they're all sure we're going to win it.

Going to be harder tomorrow to persuade them not to get carried away

Don't remember actually having any hope for England in a major tournament since Euro 96.

 

[Lord Camomile]

I almost feel a little sorry for Kane; scoring a hattrick at a World Cup should be the stuff of dreams, but the way it came about he didn't really get to enjoy it as he should.

I mean, he'll obviously be happy, but he didn't get that moment of sheer excitement and joy.

 

[SpookyFrank]

Last game for Sterling, surely

Rashford was great in the first game, deserves a start.

 

[Lord Camomile]

Does Dele get back into the team against Belgium?

 

[marty21]

I almost feel a little sorry for Kane; scoring a hattrick at a World Cup should be the stuff of dreams, but the way it came about he didn't really get to enjoy it as he should.

I mean, he'll obviously be happy, but he didn't get that moment of sheer excitement and joy.

He didn't seem unhappy at the post match interview

 

[T & P]

As a foreign observer, this WC and the build-up to it has so far had so much more positive vibes for England than any other in the 24 years I've lived here. The low expectations and lack of baggage/pressure on the players' shoulders have really been god-sent for the squad.

 

[Badgers]

Last game for Sterling, surely

It is looking that way. For a long time he has been given time to 'find his form' or 'confidence' and yet still not happening

 

[alcopop]

They've got some skill, Panama.

?

 

[Lord Camomile]

Have Shearer, Ferdinand and Lampard all played with Southgate?

Shearer played in '96, but did the latter two's careers overlap with Southgate? '98 or 2000?

 

[oryx]

As a foreign observer, this WC and the build-up to it has so far had so much more positive vibes for England than any other in the 24 years I've lived here. The low expectations and lack of baggage/pressure on the players' shoulders have really been god-sent for the squad.

That, and Southgate seems to be the most popular manager I can remember.

 

[Badgers]

Southgate seems to be the most popular manager I can remember.

For now

 

[JimW]

Always read the Chinese commetns after a match; most have England down as the China of europe, i.e. the team that's going to disappoint, so laughed at one comment that said this is a weird world cup where belgium and england are the only sides who aren't letting you down.

 

[colacubes]

It was so overwhelming I fell asleep for the last 10 minutes

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

The lack of egos from the players and the manager is refreshing, every single player singing the national anthem with gusto too, you know Southgate has told them to, be fucking proud to wear those lions and they all seem to be. Long may it continue!

 

[Lord Camomile]

every single player singing the national anthem with gusto too

Always something to be disappointed about.