Chris2K

There are so many teams in this competition who are one striker away from being a contender, Denmark perhaps the best example of it, meanwhile the best striker in the world plays for a country that haven't qualified for a tournament since 2000.

Maybe not.

France put out their B team, which is essentially their C team given the injuries they have, and it still looks like a team which could win the group.

If that's a penalty, the game has approached laughable status. Hooray for common sense. Really embarrassing from the Iranian players at the end.

Nope, a draw puts Iran on 4 points, USA on 3.

I think Iran just appealed for a handball against themselves.

Danny Ward is not having a good night.

Weah just ran the ball off the pitch like me trying to do a skill move on FIFA.

Kinda looked like Maguire was trying to head that towards goal.

Hey, another goal! What a cross from his Harry-ness.

I have a feeling we won't see Bale in a Wales shirt again. Hey, a goal!

I've only been half-watching, but every time I look at the screen he's giving the ball away, includin I've just stopped writing that sentance.

I'm sure Gabbidon's intent is sincere, but no, the players should have absolutely no say in whether they stay on after a head injury.

I'd imagine the Welsh anthem sounds incredible live, not as much when it is in a woeful audio delay. Declan Rice is still quite clearly singing "Queen".

If, like me, you need structure to avoid going into a panic-stricken frenzy of running around aimlessly, this is a guide to what needs to be done, in order of level of opponents. I'm only scrolling down one-by-one to avoid spoilers.

I can only imagine how Bruno is feeling, knowing that his own football federation are actively trying to get his goal given to someone else instead. The pettiness involved speaks of someone who is more interested in their own statistics than their own team, what a wonderful example to be setting.

I'd love to know why the referee was smirking so much before he gave the signal for the penalty. There's part of me that wonders if he didn't agree with the decision himself.

I've got two Eevees, both from Tera raids, one Water, one Electric. And I found my Chansey near Porto Marinada on the west coast, through the desert where the Quaking Earth Titan is.

Good grief. How exactly is that anything other than accidental. He's literally looking the other way and the ball is behind him.

It's amazing how he can find more and more ways to be an utterly repulsive egomaniac. Speaking of repulsive, Suarez is on, and missing clear chances from three yards.

This map is so huge, I seem to find a new area with a load of new Pokémon by accident all the time. I've also got all three starters from mystery trades which is nice (although Quaxly is Japanese), and at some point I might actually advance through any of the paths. So far I have two gym badges and the Klawf titan done. I just spent half an hour looking for a Ditto (to get that Quaxly in English form), only to find out that they disguise themselves as other wild Pokémon and I'm not strong enough to try and find one yet. On the plus side, if you see a Chansey in the wild make sure to battle it (fully, not auto), not only do they give thousands of EXP but they have Heal Pulse, so they will just heal whatever damage they do to you.

Uruguay look completely bereft of attacking ideas, so this could be a very dull match.

Pretty daft really, no reason they couldn't have done it at 6:30. Some nice draws there, both in who Spurs got, and some big teams guaranteed to go out.

Words cannot express how annoyed I am that this game is on today when I can't watch, and I had to sit through Japan/Costa Rica instead yesterday morning.