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

[imposs1904]

Give Mbappe a second yellow for the lulz.

 

[8ball]

...and so we conclude that it is not, after all, "coming home".

 

[Badgers]

...and so we conclude that it is not, after all, "coming home".

#brexitfinal

 

[planetgeli]

...and so we conclude that it is not, after all, "coming home".

This is a great result for England (if they can beat Croatia etc).

Far more chance against France.

 

[blairsh]

Yepyepyep

 

[Lord Camomile]

Oof.

Never quite caught fire, disappointed for Belgium, but can't really say France didn't deserve it.

 

[agricola]

Deserved win that - all of France's big players turned up, only one of Belgium's did.

 

[imposs1904]

Fuck.

 

[editor]

...and so we conclude that it is not, after all, "coming home".

"Coming close to home" then.

 

[TruXta]

Deschamps won that with his tactical setup. Sadly not the classic I hoped for.

 

[ska invita]

Meh... Whatever... Bring on the Croats

 

[8ball]

This is a great result for England (if they can beat Croatia etc).

Far more chance against France.

Really? I hope everyone agrees. Should lengthen the odds for a punt on the final.

 

[passenger]

So who playes France a very good side in the final

 

[spitfire]

Allez les bleues!

#ABTH

(anyone but Thierry Henry, COYBIG).

 

[blairsh]

I'm excited.

 

[ska invita]

 

[mx wcfc]

Not sure how I feel. Was expecting Belgium to win. Would rather lose to Belgium. The French are clearly very good. Their tougher route to the final will stand them in good stead against us. But they are more beatable than Belgium. I think.

 

[8ball]

Not sure how I feel. Was expecting Belgium to win. Would rather lose to Belgium. The French are clearly very good. Their tougher route to the final will stand them in good stead against us. But they are more beatable than Belgium. I think.

But they did beat Belgium...

 

[tommers]

France were so amazing that they managed to score a total of one goal from a set piece against the spurs defence.

#magnifique

 

[JimW]

Agent Henri has completed his mission.

 

[JimW]

You can imagine the tabloid tedium if we get through to play them.

 

[fakeplasticgirl]

Not sure how I feel. Was expecting Belgium to win. Would rather lose to Belgium. The French are clearly very good. Their tougher route to the final will stand them in good stead against us. But they are more beatable than Belgium. I think.

England v Belgium 2 should be fun

 

[LiamO]

Deserved win that - all of France's big players turned up, only one of Belgium's did.

Who? Fellaini? Or Courtois?

 

[Spymaster]

Who? Fellaini? Or Courtois?

Hazard

 

[Grump]

If we get past Croatia I can't say I saw much about France that would worry me. I would rather play them than a Belgium side firing on all cylinders.

 

[Mr.Bishie]

If we get past Croatia I can't say I saw much about France that would worry me. I would rather play them than a Belgium side firing on all cylinders.

Belgium 22 games unbeaten since 2016 until tonight. You’d better be worried!

 

[agricola]

Who? Fellaini? Or Courtois?

Hazard. KDB was terrible, Lukaku just had one of those days and Fellaini was about 1/3 of the player he was against Brazil.

 

[LiamO]

Proof if proof be needed, that Fellaini, is shit.

So shit that France detailed the (one time) most expensive footballer, Pogba, to nullify his obvious and very real threat?

Dunno if BBC/ITV picked up on it but Liam Brady and Eamonn Dunpphy have just praised Pogba's new-found discipline after RTÉ ran a montaimge of h frustrating Fellaini/just getting to the ball ahead of him, time after time

 

[LiamO]

Hazard. KDB was terrible, Lukaku just had one of those days and Fellaini was about 1/3 of the player he was against Brazil.

Yep. Cos Pogba sacrificed his own game to wrap up Pogba.

Lukaku got no service and then lost his mojo. God knows why they left Chadli on corners.

 

[blairsh]

So shit that France detailed the (one time) most expensive footballer, Pogba, to nullify his obvious and very real threat?

Dunno if BBC/ITV picked up on it but Liam Brady and Eamonn Dunpphy have just praised Pogba's new-found discipline after RTÉ ran a montaimge of h frustrating Fellaini/just getting to the ball ahead of him, time after time

Never rated him, since watching when he started at Everton and was amazed Man Utd paid so much for him.

Being able to play football well is a skill, being tall (and having shit hair) isn't