Football The 2025-26 Football Thread

[Raven]

Fuck that, and fuck VAR.

*In this instance.

 

[Scouse]

 

[Embattle]

Quansah to serve two-game ban at World Cup after red card versus Mexico

England's right-back woes have deepened as Jarell Quansah will serve a two-match ban, beginning with the World Cup 2026 quarter-final against Norway.

www.tntsports.co.uk

 

[Embattle]

Gianni Infantino hints at expansion to 64-team World Cup before 2030 event

Fifa officials will look at the possibility of expanding the World Cup by another 16 teams before the ⁠2030 event, Gianni Infantino said in an interview

www.theguardian.com

 

[Deebs]

 

[caLLous]

Tuchel fucked that with all those defensive changes. It's one thing to sit back and play in a low block but actually taking all the attackers off and replacing them with defenders, we were always going to be screwed if they equalised. We didn't stand a chance of scoring and they were always going to score again.

 

[DaGaffer]

Tuchel fucked that with all those defensive changes. It's one thing to sit back and play in a low block but actually taking all the attackers off and replacing them with defenders, we were always going to be screwed if they equalised. We didn't stand a chance of scoring and they were always going to score again.

England had already fallen apart before the subs, it's like they were mesmerized by Messi.

 

[Embattle]

There luck ran out, they've looked bad all tournament.

 

[caLLous]

England had already fallen apart before the subs, it's like they were mesmerized by Messi.

Sure, but arrest it with positive subs, don't lean into it with negative ones. When they equalised we had 6 defenders on the pitch and it was already over. That kind of thing might work against Mexico but sitting back and waiting to be scored against is suicide against a team of Argentina's quality.

 

[Raven]

WTF was he even thinking?! We were all over them for a period, and unlucky to not score more than one, but then, and I don't even recall when it happened, we just stopped doing anything...for fuck's sake, another semi-final.

 

[Overdriven]

They went full Southgate.

You never go full Southgate.

 

[caLLous]

 

[Embattle]

It is still utterly shocking. Argentina are a tough opponent, but why, oh why, did you go so defensive and leave one of the best players in the world to endlessly cross balls in.

 

[caLLous]

I threw up in my mouth a bit but Michael Owen is right, here:

 

[Deebs]

Sigh if only we played like this the other day but on a plus note, FUCKOFF France

 

[Scouse]

Turned off at half time. Watched the last 15 in bed.

That last Bellingham goal.

Lolz

 

[Deebs]

Right then Spain do the business.

 

[Deebs]

Finally a breakthrough.

 

[Ormorof]

This Argentina team is so unlikeable man they suck

 

[DaGaffer]

This Argentina team is so unlikeable man they suck

A rare thing tonight; 47 million Englishmen cheering Spain all the way. Well done Spain. Deserved.

(I also think that all the neutrals support for Argentina was purely support for Messi; the rest of the Argentina team are demonstrably a bunch of cunts).

 

[Overdriven]

A rare thing tonight; 47 million Englishmen cheering Spain all the way. Well done Spain. Deserved.

(I also think that all the neutrals support for Argentina was purely support for Messi; the rest of the Argentina team are demonstrably a bunch of cunts).

Pretty sure the only people who were for Argentina were the Argentina national fans. Shame their rep is basically tarnishing Messi's last W/C.

Probably the whole globe wanted Spain to win.

The right team won.

Awks that Arg lost to Eng/Spa in the last 24h in two different sports..

 

[Deebs]

Pretty sure the only people who were for Argentina were the Argentina national fans. Shame their rep is basically tarnishing Messi's last W/C.

Probably the whole globe wanted Spain to win.

The right team won.

Awks that Arg lost to Eng/Spa in the last 24h in two different sports..

Messi tarnished himself when he clearly was faking being fouled to try and gain a free kick.

 

[Embattle]

Messi tarnished himself when he clearly was faking being fouled to try and gain a free kick.

I think it was worse when he also tried to get Cucurella sent off for having his hand slightly over his mouth.

 

[Deebs]

I think it was worse when he also tried to get Cucurella sent off for having his hand slightly over his mouth.

Ah yes forgot that bit.

 

[Embattle]

They are just a scummy team.