World Cup group games. Rd 1 match threads

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Re: MEXICO v SOUTH AFRICA - THURSDAY 11 JUNE, 8.00PM

Games gone.

[PontBlue]

Re: MEXICO v SOUTH AFRICA - THURSDAY 11 JUNE, 8.00PM

Harsh red card

[B. Oddie]

Re: MEXICO v SOUTH AFRICA - THURSDAY 11 JUNE, 8.00PM

Has anybody else picked up on the lead commentator being a bit of a dick towards Ally McCoist?

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Re: MEXICO v SOUTH AFRICA - THURSDAY 11 JUNE, 8.00PM

South africa with 11 were bloody hopeless. Three passes and then lump it down the line to no one.

Looking through the nations they probably won't be the worst either.

[KingOfSiamIAm]

Re: MEXICO v SOUTH AFRICA - THURSDAY 11 JUNE, 8.00PM

Second red card was it for me. Telly was turned off straight away and I wonÂ’t be tuning in again for this sanitised VAR crap.

[Taffy Blue in Berkshire]

Re: MEXICO v SOUTH AFRICA - THURSDAY 11 JUNE, 8.00PM

South africa with 11 were bloody hopeless. Three passes and then lump it down the line to no one.

Looking through the nations they probably won't be the worst either.

a joke or rather not a joke that they're there and Wales aren't.

[Taunton Blue Genie]

Re: MEXICO v SOUTH AFRICA - THURSDAY 11 JUNE, 8.00PM

a joke or rather not a joke that they're there and Wales aren't.

Wales didn't exactly perform at the last World Cup.

[NYCBlue]

Re: MEXICO v SOUTH AFRICA - THURSDAY 11 JUNE, 8.00PM

Did you have adverts during the water breaks. We did. Of course.

[Canton Kev]

Re: MEXICO v SOUTH AFRICA - THURSDAY 11 JUNE, 8.00PM

Less confident about my “Mexico will make the Ro16/QF prediction”

They looked average against a shockingly bad South Africa. I reckon Wales could’ve beaten both those teams.

[City123]

Re: MEXICO v SOUTH AFRICA - THURSDAY 11 JUNE, 8.00PM

Did you have adverts during the water breaks. We did. Of course.

ITV not quite figured out how to do that yet

I think they're doing it in the 6 Nations though so only a matter of time

[blue matt]

Re: MEXICO v SOUTH AFRICA - THURSDAY 11 JUNE, 8.00PM

Has anybody else picked up on the lead commentator being a bit of a dick towards Ally McCoist?

I feel Ally might be a awkward character at times

Did you have adverts during the water breaks. We did. Of course.

nope, it was on ITV aswell, the drinks break thing seems awfully fortunate for the US market

the 3rd Red looked close, my 1st thoughts were thats a yellow, never a DOSGO as it was a little wide , then you think, last defender, next touch heading to goal and a shot, yea it could be a DOGSO, argument with youngest daughter ( who is also a ref ) now I am on my last warning of watching WC with family, you can go and watch it in your mancave its the 1st game, im doomed

[blue matt]

Re: KOREA REPUBLIC v CZECHIA - FRIDAY 12 JUNE, 3.00AM

while the game doesnt sound that appealing, the 3am KO might just swing it for some

[NYCBlue]

Re: MEXICO v SOUTH AFRICA - THURSDAY 11 JUNE, 8.00PM

I feel Ally might be a awkward character at times



nope, it was on ITV aswell, the drinks break thing seems awfully fortunate for the US market


the 3rd Red looked close, my 1st thoughts were thats a yellow, never a DOSGO as it was a little wide , then you think, last defender, next touch heading to goal and a shot, yea it could be a DOGSO, argument with youngest daughter ( who is also a ref ) now I am on my last warning of watching WC with family, you can go and watch it in your mancave its the 1st game, im doomed

It does, doesn't it? No longer at the referee's discretion, and now timed at 3 minutes. (roughly the time of 6 adverts - convenient) I wonder how much went into Infantino's back pocket for that?

[LA Bluebird]

Re: KOREA REPUBLIC v CZECHIA - FRIDAY 12 JUNE, 3.00AM

This is a far more enjoyable game than the one earlier. For starters, it’s being played at the pace of an actual high level football game and the referee isn’t making it all about him

[Don Corleone]

Re: CANADA v BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA - FRIDAY 12 JUNE, 8.00PM

Bit like the old Bullseye show - oh let’s see what you could have won …