World Cup 2018

[SeaHorseRacing]

You know what’s a shame. Likely we’re have another b team vs b team again Saturday.

Pretty sure the like of Poch and Guardiola will be sending Gareth a text tomorrow.

[Dallas]

We get another go at Belgium

Personally, even thought this before the tournament. What’s the point in 3rd place.

Go home get some rest ready for their domestic leagues.

50/50 agree on this, however, think terrier!!

I'm not really a fan of the 3rd/4th match normally but think this one against Belgium could be important for two reasons
1) To prove we can beat them
2) To come home finishing with a win and on a high (3rd place may just feel better than the runner-up will on Sun)

Of course, that's assuming we beat them which I think we can and will - given a few days to get over tonight I think England will really be up for it
and 3rd Place will be a remarkable achievement for the youngest side in the tournament

[gutuami]

the stats from the match

[ShaunWhite]

Real mixed feelings, done so well but missed golden opportunity.

[BetScalper]

Let's face it, they played 2 good teams and lost them both. If you take all the foreign players out of the premier league then would it be ranked high in the world, probably not.

England always has a Plan A but unlike the top teams never has a Plan B.

How many English players are good enough to play for top foreign clubs every week ? Not many. You could probably count them on both hands.

[Jukebox]

We really need a dislike button on this forum

[Greco]

France look big at evens for the title

They're nowhere near evens for the title

[Jukebox]

They weren't at evens even when there were three teams left - I suspect he meant match odds (90mins)

[Dallas]

For the first match, this tournament Sterling didn't come bottom of the player ratings

[Euler]

France look big at evens for the title

They're nowhere near evens for the title

For the match is what I meant, I'm pretty sure they have enough in them to win it in 90

[Jukebox]

France's odds came in as the semi-final played out - as if to say neither of these teams is looking good enough to beat them.

[SeaHorseRacing]

Tough day today. Think Sunday may be tougher.
I know we probably wouldn’t have won and I was expecting England to make the final. That’s all. Such a shame. Would of honestly been happy as runners up.

[spreadbetting]

I'm not really a fan of the 3rd/4th match normally but think this one against Belgium could be important for two reasons
1) To prove we can beat them
2) To come home finishing with a win and on a high (3rd place may just feel better than the runner-up will on Sun)

Of course, that's assuming we beat them which I think we can and will - given a few days to get over tonight I think England will really be up for it
and 3rd Place will be a remarkable achievement for the youngest side in the tournament

Always hard to know how they'll treat what's basically a pointless game for fans but Kane's still in the running for the golden boot so I'm sure he'll be playing to at least score. Plus the fact they got a lot further than anyone predicted may spur them on to try and get 3rd place and that bronze medal for their trophy cabinet, can't be many footballers with a bronze WC medal and not as if olympians chuck their bronzes away.

Not sure we'll beat Belgium though, we had an easy run to the semi's and can't seem to score from open play, always dangerous from set pieces but they seem to waste any chances in play taking too long to line up a shot. I know we're the youngest team in the tournament but most are over 24 and have played at a decent level for a long time the simple fact is England just aren't as good a team as we'd love them to be. Can't see them getting a better chance of a place in a WC final in my lifetime now

Bet the Belgians are kicking themselves at beating us in the group stages though

[Euler]

Here is an excellent analysis on last nights match: -

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/foo ... 43526.html

[Euler]

France now into 1.94