France vs Belgium - (SF) - 19:00 - 10/07/2018

[blairsh]

"Look the Chicken team!" said my small (and incidentally nude apart from his school socks) companion during the French national anthem

Wise beyond his years...

 

[editor]

Ooh, good effort there.

 

[editor]

Hazard is on fire! What skill.

 

[ska invita]

Really odd atmosphere in the ground though. From the BBC coverage it sounds as if most of the crowd are neutrals?

Was thinking that too... It's a bit flat in the crowd. Maybe people get tickets for the semi final well ahead of knowing who will play?

 

[editor]

If England get to the final, they're going to have one hell of a fight on against either of these teams. There's been some really skillful stuff here.

 

[blairsh]

Belgium look the more likely to score atm, for me...

 

[J Ed]

Belgium look the more likely to score atm, for me...

I dunno, amazing that we haven't had a goal either way so far though

 

[blairsh]

I dunno, amazing that we haven't had a goal either way so far though

Also this...

 

[editor]

Belgium look the more likely to score atm, for me...

There's been real chances at both ends.

 

[twentythreedom]

Dirty European perverts, the lot of 'em. It's coming home. Or as close as possible on the near continent

 

[blairsh]

There's been real chances at both ends.

I don't disagree.

 

[J Ed]

Whoever wins, watching this match makes me fancy England chances a lot less if we do get to the final.

 

[agricola]

If England get to the final, they're going to have one hell of a fight on against either of these teams. There's been some really skillful stuff here.

There has been, but they are both beatable.

 

[editor]

Whoever wins, watching this match makes me fancy England chances a lot less if we do get to the final.

I really can't see England beating either of these teams. But there again, my predictions have proved 100% wrong thus far!

 

[JimW]

Whoever wins, watching this match makes me fancy England chances a lot less if we do get to the final.

Bit good, aren't they?

 

[twentythreedom]

I really can't see England beating either of these teams. But there again, my predictions have proved 100% wrong thus far!

#ABW

 

[blairsh]

Whoever wins, watching this match makes me fancy England chances a lot less if we do get to the final.

Different strokes, these are two teams more evenly matched than most...

 

[pocketscience]

Whoever wins, watching this match makes me fancy England chances a lot less if we do get to the final.

French defence is pony. Belgium not much better. If this pace goes on for the full 120mins then my hopes go up infinitely (if we make it to the final).

 

[fakeplasticgirl]

Is it just me or would England lose horribly to either of these teams?

 

[Rebelda]

It's a world cup of goalkeepers

 

[editor]

#ABW

For the record, that's not what I'm saying at all, so you can stuff that stupid hashtag. Thanks.

 

[editor]

Is it just me or would England lose horribly to either of these teams?

You'd think so, but football's a funny old game.

 

[blairsh]

It's a world cup of goalkeepers

If only Dave Seaman was here for it

 

[editor]

Big shiny black goalkeeper's gloves.

 

[Spymaster]

Nothing to particularly worry England fans (assuming England get through tomorrow) from either team in the first half.

 

[blairsh]

Tentative...

 

[heinous seamus]

Enjoyable 0-0 so far

 

[poului]

Nothing to particularly worry England fans (assuming England get through tomorrow) from either team in the first half.

England ought to worry about Croatia first.

 

[pocketscience]

I hope France win. They're a mess.
having said that, I think Belgium are manageable too.

 

[blairsh]

I swear you can Hazard smiling in the slow-mo as he skins those players