I know there are 6 games in Toronto @karen68 are you enthused by Canada’s progress?

@catsnbirds I’m surprised at your lack of World Cup input given most of it is happening in your great country.Any games in Michigan?

I predict England will thrash Panama 1-0

As for Scotland has there ever been a team that have managed to shoot themselves in the foot so often?

Senegal 5-0 Iraq

Was the Iraqi goalkeeper Basil faulty?

That was a cast-iron penalty that England should have conceded against Ghana. And a red card. If only there was some kind of back-up system that could check these kind of things.

I didn’t hear any reports of his death but poor old Dick Advocaat looks like he was exhumed before being appointed coach of Curacao.His boys did him proud against Ecuador though.Liqueurs all round!

Hang on there’s a seance taking place…what’s that Dick?

He says he’ll have an eggnog.

Oops!That didn’t take long.

Have to say I was impressed with the female ref in the Colombia game.You’d hardly know she was there,unfussy,no unneccessary chat.Not like any other woman I know.

C’mon u Jocks!

So why are there hydration breaks in stadia that are enclosed with aircon or where temperatures are cooler?For the sake of ‘sporting integrity’ say FIFA it must occur in all games.Nothing to do with advertising then?

Now that FIFA has smelt this particular buck we’ll have them in all WC’s from now on even if they hold one in Antarctica.

I hate Ronaldo with a vengeance. But as he is dragging Portugal down with his selfishness (way way past his sell by date and they are scared to drop him) I hope he continues playing.

On that note Ronaldo winking as he got Wayne Rooney sent off in a WC game(I think at that time they were club team mates at Man Utd)will stay long in the memory.But we all know he’s a bit of a winker.

You missed out the sly look at the ref to see if he’s getting his/her card out.

There is a universal playbook for simulation. Open mouth, shocked look and arms flung crazily forward. Then obligatory writhing. Often followed by a miraculous recovery. Real injuries NEVER look like that.

Back to FIFA and fair play to them for trying to stop time wasting(one of the two big blights on the game along with simulation/mincing around exaggerating any contact(see above comments about Brazil))Although to be fair I saw Columbian Luis Diaz get tackled on the touchline then do five roly polies(?)(fact)and end up outside the…[Read more]