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

[Chip Butty 111]

Why is Robbie Williams dressed like Jimmy Savile?

...Infantino is going to fix it for them...

[Bent Neilsens Screamer]

Is it usual to have the host nation’s national anthem sung before the final ?

Yes, we had Amhrán na bhFiann before the hurling final earlier.

That’s a relief, I thought the USA were making up their own protocol!

[Clampy]

Scientologist alert.

Is he the only famous one left?

[Brazilian Villain]

An extra day's rest should benefit Spain, and I expect them to win.

I don't remember the numbers, but there's some stat about how the winner of the first semi-final nearly always wins an international tournament.

I can understand why it's a thing, but it feels like even more of a factor today, given the teams involved and the fact that it'll be 28°C.

[ChicagoLion]

Tom Cruise us a bit of a cult.

[Small Rodent]

The US have the national anthem before every domestic game in mist supports. Insecure children.

[olaftab]

Tonight Ladies and Gents I am with the world’s number 1. COM’N EMI and the Argentina

[AlexAlexCropley]

Cut the fucking dirge

[TopDeck113]

BBC or ITV or RTE?

RTE for me (flicking back to BBC or ITV during the adverts).

BBC

[Brazilian Villain]

Tonight Ladies and Gents I am with the world’s number 1. COM’N EMI and the Argentina

Welcome on board, Aftab. Pull up a chair, and I'll pour you a nice glass of Malbec.

[PeterWithesShin]

Fuck Messi and Emi. Come on Spain, smash them, smash them to tears!

[olaftab]

Tom Cruise us a bit of a cult.

Fucker got paid a million $ by Infantino for that dire-tripe.

[Pete3206]

Come on España!

[olaftab]

Tonight Ladies and Gents I am with the world’s number 1. COM’N EMI and the Argentina

Welcome on board, Aftab. Pull up a chair, and I'll pour you a nice glass of Malbec.

Lovely, make sure it’s Argentinian

[Nev]

Despite ITV being better through the tournament it's BBC for me.

Rooney and Richards is a desperate level of punditry mind. Is that really the best they can do? Hart is impressive though.