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Arsenal3 - 0Man City
Shame it wasn’t possible for both teams to lose. I would say City are about to have their Man United 13/14 type season but at least David Moyes is somewhat likeable. I look forward to hatewatching both sides this season
ArsenalChelsea3 - 1Real Sociedad
FUTSAUL REVIEW: Great performance, really feel like Xabi Alonso’s plan for the team is coming together nicely at this early stage. We’ve historically been successful as a back 3 club so it’s about time we went back to what works. In terms of individual performances, Caicedo and James were their usual brilliant selves but I’ve been really impressed with Neto and Palestra as our wingbacks this pre-season, and again today they were key. Palestra plays like he’s wavering from a hunger strike, always hungry, always looking for the proverbial dinner (or in this case, the ball). Pass and move, that’s the philosophy. Neto as well looks revitalised as a wingback. He didn’t convince me last season and his output is probably not good enough for an out and out winger, but he’s always done his defensive duties diligently so this switch seems quite natural, if a bit unexpected. Created the opener with a cross more delicate than my grandmother’s arthritis riddled knees. Nice to see Rogers on the scoresheet on his debut. Thought him and Palmer played well, although people will see Palmer didn’t get a goal contribution and use it against him. Still not at the heights of 23/24 but clearly getting back confidence which is good to see. Unfortunately, I missed Pedro’s first as I was still queueing for water since the start of half time. Line had more people than an Irish family in a sauna and was sweatier than… also an Irish family in a sauna. At least I got to pay nearly £4 for a lukewarm SmartWater! Joao my man of the match of course. Topped it off with a brilliantly taken second goal, that I have to say, was brilliantly assisted by one of my least favourite Chelsea players in Gusto. But credit where it’s due, it was a sublime through ball. So as I finish my dinner of scampi, chips and mushy peas in the nearby Spoons, I sign off. Farewell my Bookd friends 👋 PS - If you booed Enzo, you’re a silly billy. I do not like silly billys.
Chelsea1 - 2Tottenham
Missed the match because of visiting sister gimmick
France4 - 6England
How England and France were moving for a bronze medal nobody cares about
EnglandEngland1 - 2Argentina
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ArgentinaFrance0 - 2Spain
What a performance by Spain. Controlled. Organised. Disciplined. They were everything France weren’t tonight and deserved to win. I’m very surprised by that French display. They didn’t look like a team hoping to reach their 3rd consecutive World Cup final tonight. They looked messy and lethargic, like they didn’t have a clue. Credit to Spain, they completely nullified them. Now, onto tomorrow. VIVA ARGENTINA 🇦🇷
SpainArgentina3 - 1Switzerland
Argentina I hate you for making me stay up until 5am. But please for the love of God beat England. Also, obligatory shitpost - Embozo:
Argentina
Norway1 - 2EnglandTá fearg orm. Bhuail an liathróid an ceamara. Is náire é, ach gach duine gurb í FIFA a roghnaíonn an buaiteoir. Caithfidh mé a rá go bhfuil Bellingham go maith ach d’imir Kane agus Haaland cosúil le…
EnglandSpain2 - 1Belgium
Sources tell me Lakaka is stable. Please God
SpainFrance2 - 0Morocco
France won! Hip hip hooray!
France
Sirius4 - 4Mjallby AIF
Sirius Black nuair a bhí gach duine ag féachaint ar an gcluiche leadránach de Corn an Domhain
Australia1 - 1Egypt
Tim Krul gimmick for Matt Ryan
Egypt
Portugal2 - 1Croatia
Wait a minute… was the faint touch VAR seen actually off Dias’ arm?
Portugal2 - 1CroatiaGreat game but that decision at the end… Croatia ROBBED
Spain3 - 0Austria
Simple win for Spain. They’re winning comfortably without having to get out of 2nd gear which is scary. Still haven’t conceded yet and Oyarzabal’s form means they don’t have to be overly reliant on Yamal
SpainBelgium3 - 2Senegal
Never seen a capitulation quite like that. 4 minutes plus stoppage. That’s all Senegal needed to hold out for. 2 goals ahead. Remarkable. They got way too complacent. Simple as. From after the 2nd hydration break™️, they lacked so much energy, they were so flat, so uninterested in doing anything to solidify their position. It’s as if they were trying to conserve energy for the next round. You cannot treat a World Cup knockout game that way, and they were deservedly punished. They continued this approach into extra time. It’s hard to blame them for playing for penalties in extra time, it’s what most teams do, but they should’ve never been in that position in the first place. The late penalty is a cruel way to lose it but they only have themselves to blame. Credit to Belgium. They didn’t need to do anything spectacular to come back, but come back they did. It’s still an impressive feat but this win is more down to Senegal’s unbelievable bottlejob. Probably the craziest game of the World Cup so far. Certainly the knockout stages at least. The ref was like the rest of us, he didn’t want it to end. I was fully expecting that free kick to go in given how crazy the game was. Senegal have a hater for life for ruining my bet builder. Luckily the Japanese goons got so invested in the game that they forgot why they were there. I’ll get them the €2.38 I owe them one day.
BelgiumEngland2 - 1Congo DR
Shit match
Congo DRFrance3 - 0Sweden
Mbappe is gonna retire with 30+ World Cup goals at this rate. Hot take but I think France might be favourites
France
Ivory Coast1 - 2NorwayTurning my phone upside down and pretending Ireland got knocked out early
Norway
Netherlands1 - 1MoroccoMorocco deserved the win, they were the only team trying to win the game. Odd tactical approach from Koeman, after scoring 10 goals in the group stages he decided to completely abandon all notion of attacking in favour of haramball. It’s as if they felt inferior to Morocco and were always playing for penalties. It’s a testament to how far African football has come in recent years but Netherlands cowardly approach was their downfall. Some of the worst penalties I’ve ever seen from both sides too. Now, time for bed. It’s 5am, the sun is literally rising and the birds are sinning. Got so tired I started speaking Irish in the chat. Michael Collins would be proud
Morocco
Germany1 - 1Paraguay
THIS IS WHY WE LOVE THE WORLD CUP
Paraguay
Brazil2 - 1Japan
2 knockout games, 2 late winners. Still not convinced by Brazil but they found a way to win and that’s all you need to do at the end of the day
Brazil
South Africa0 - 1Canada
Very poor game, neither side looked convincing at all. Good goal to win it in the end, Canada probably had the slight edge but they won’t go any further playing like that. Still a great moment for the country, but the real winners are us for not having to sit through extra time
Canada
Jordan1 - 3ArgentinaAt this rate, Messi will play in another 6 World Cups
Argentina
Colombia0 - 0PortugalPOORtugal struggling versus a decent team and only drew cos of a toenail offside but Ronald got his daily steps in. The team are not living up to their potential. It’s as if hiring the manager who wasted Belgium’s golden generation was a bad idea. Follow for more ideas
Portugal
Panama0 - 2EnglandEngland look like they’re going to be in trouble as soon as they play a semi decent side
England
New Zealand1 - 5BelgiumLakaka scoring within seconds of coming on. Goal of the tournament. Ballon d’Or
Belgium
Cape Verde Islands0 - 0Saudi Arabia
Boring match but I get to see an Irishman in a World Cup knockout stage for the first time in my lifetime 🥹
Cape Verde Islands
Uruguay0 - 1SpainSpain didn’t have to do anything special tonight to win. Muslera single handedly dumping Uruguay out, 3 terrible performances. Bielsa at fault too, dropped him way too late and protested US imperialism by refusing to play, not realising he was in Mexico
SpainSenegal5 - 0Iraq
How I felt celebrating Senegal’s goals
SenegalNorway1 - 4FranceThere’s Norway they expected to win with that lineup
France
Tunisia1 - 3NetherlandsFell asleep before half time
Netherlands
Curaçao0 - 2Ivory CoastTurning my phone upside down and pretending like Ireland qualified
Ivory Coast
Ecuador2 - 1GermanyEcuador dropped out of the Türkiye University of Dark Horsing Around
EcuadorSouth Africa1 - 0South Korea
Bafana Bafana 2nd after that hilarious opener
South Africa
Czechia0 - 3Mexico
This could’ve been Ireland if Ryan Manning didn’t sell pictures of his toes to nuns under the false premise that they were prayer booklets to fund his crack addiction
Mexico
Scotland0 - 3BrazilCURRENT STANDINGS: Brazil 0 Morocco 0 Scotland 0 Haiti 0 Aliens 0 All players are currently sitting down in the changing room
BrazilMorocco4 - 2Haiti
How these two were genuinely moving with absolutely nothing on the line. In the end, one team had more occo than the other
Morocco
Bosnia & Herzegovina3 - 1Qatar
People wanted “Italy” spaghetti and meatball over this
Bosnia & Herzegovina