Other Games - 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup Edition (+ warm-up matches): Villa-watch

[Behind Bluenose Lines]

Matt Law posted:
My colleague @mcgrathmike has checked and double checked, and this is the first time England's back four today have ever played together....

If true, it could be a stroke of genius (but Konsa would still get pelters), or it turns out to disastrous. New back four in a WC SF? Brave.

What could possibly go wrong???

[Nev]

Unimaginative, cliched, and utterly predictable. Not England but the news coverage of England.

[TB]

What could possibly go wrong???

I'll assume that is a rhetorical question...

[PeterWithesShin]

Come on England, treat it like a game of rollerball and smash these to bits!!

[Brazilian Villain]

Is í an Airgintín muid uile, nach ea?

Teastaíonn uainn go léir Messi a fheiceáil ag imirt cluiche amháin eile i gCorn an Domhain Dé Domhnaigh.

[stubbsyandy]

Bayonets and Tommy guns
And our bellies full of Boddingtons

[olaftab]

Graphic shown on BBC. Emi obviously been to a clinic today.

[PeterWithesShin]

Declan Rice scoring the winner would be funny.

[Mellin]

England are winning tonight. This is a fact.

[martin o`who??]

I love our two Emi's and I've got massive respect for Argentinian football and their record just can't be argued with. I will never forgive Maradona for reasons that don't need repeating here but I hope we give them a right good fucking shoeing tonight.
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[Brazilian Villain]

This a tough one to call, as they both looked a little leggy last time out. If I had a free £100 bet, I'd put it on England, but It could all come down to discipline and a couple of individual mistakes/moments of magic.

[TB]

I hadn't expected to hear Grieg's "In the Hall of the Mountain King" when the teams entered!

[martin o`who??]

It would be deliciously ironic if Diego Simeones son got sent off and cost them the game. Oh God please.

[cdbearsfan]

If Nothern Ireland qualify for a World Cup, which giant flag will they use for them?

[Flamingo Lane]

Oh. Just switched on. Surprising team selection. But fair enough, Tuchel has not shied away from decisions. I wonder if Konsa has run his race at the tournament, and just needs rest now.