ExiledAjax

Hot take. ET should be a single 20 minute period.

Great run around the back of two defenders by Maeda to get into the position to sweep it home.

Fun opening 2 or 3 minutes there. Japan nearly taking an early lead and then a slide tackle on the Croatia keeper. Lovely.

They've done well and I'd like an Asian country to advance (and think Japan more likely than S. Korea).

Yep. Would love them to advance.

City mention and photo on BBC sport just now. Ashely Williams played against Bellingham when with us and Lineker has brought that up. City at the World Cup. We're massive.

White flags?

I should have known, as France haven't replaced Benzema. Ah fair.

Do we get to fly subs out to Qatar? Ben White went home earlier, Sterling yesterday. I know Sterling has said he intends to return to Qatar once his situation is sorted, but England are now running a squad of just 21 outfield players. I've no problem with players leaving for good reason, but can we summon reserves?

52/48

Uh oh. Squeaky bum time now.

Start resting people. Kane, Bellingham, Foden can all have a break. Give Wilson, Jackie and Rashford a run at Mendy.

Euro 2028, in England (hopefully). A 25 year old Bellingham lifts the trophy as England beat Haaland's Norway in the final.

That's a classy finish by Kane as well tbf. Not as easy as he makes it look. Beautifully rifled home.

With Jude assisting her? No way.

Liz Truss had better include Bellingham in her resignation peerage list.

Never concerned

For me its the scarcity that makes it special. It's only every 4 years. Most of us will watch only 15 or 20 world cups in our lifetime. Therefore every knock out game is important, as if we lose them that's one more of those relatively few chances you have to see your team win. There's no club competition like it.

As a colourblind fan. Honestly, the only way I can really see the Senegalese in the long camera shots is because of their dark skin. This green kit is awful.

He scored 1 goal every 3 games, with a shot to goal conversion rate of 15%, consistently across 3.5 seasons of the Championship. Not many strikers manage a record like that, especially in a team like ours. He's carried that ratio on in Turkey as well, so he's clearly got something about him. As to the "true character" being revealed. Even if that is true, it doesn't erase that previous 3.5 years of excellent service. Anyway, to each their own opinion. In mine he's fully deserving of his place on our top scorers board. Now, were he to score a goal that knocks England out tonight, I may reassess.

He does 606 with Savage doesn't he? I bloody hope he's playing a character. Grumpiest person I ever hear on radio.

Such as whoever is on co-comms on 5live and was completely baffled at the notion that someone could calculate how fast Mbappe had ran.

He's also scored 51 goals for our club over the prior 3.5 seasons. For me that's more important than 6 months at the end of his contract.

Memento mori. If Pele wishes to live on then I hope he does so, if he wishes to die with dignity then I hope he does so. A man who found his talent and transformed it into greatness.

And again and again and again. And it still won't be enough.