France vs Nigeria. 30th June. 5pm. BBC1

[Syn]

Pogba, Matuidi, Cabaye is such a rock solid midfield on paper but Nigeria aren't troubled by that because they're going out wide all the time. Add that to having two strikers and there isn't much cover for France. Could get battered as soon as they face a good team.

[Niall_Quinn]

How many good teams are there in this though?

[Niall_Quinn]

Is Evra playing today or has he got an on-pitch concession with free popcorn and drinks?

[Syn]

How many good teams are there in this though?

Germans, Argies, Dutch, Brazil I suppose. I'm just saying that France seem really well balanced from defence to attack, but not across the width of the pitch. Evra, Debuchy, Valbeuna and Benzema as the wide players...not great.

Pogba is just brilliant though.

[Niall_Quinn]

Should be a pen to Nigeria. Evra is just shite.

[Niall_Quinn]

Wrong choice by Valbuena. Pure beach ride with free feeding carrot by Debuchy.

[Marc Overmars]

Nigeria with their half time on the pitch huddle.

[Niall_Quinn]

HT 0-0

Not bad. Both teams trying to play.

Don't want to tempt fate but the ref has so far been the best I've seen in the tournament. No fuss, actually applies the rules, hasn't tried to make himself centre of attention. Makes a huge difference to how a game flows.

[Niall_Quinn]

Keown 100% wrong about Giroud. He is doing it, holding up the ball well, laying it off well. He hasn't scored, that's true, but there's more to the striker's role than that.

Keown also 100% wrong about the back two. They've done nothing wrong and there has been no evidence of a lack of leadership. Anyway, what do they expect Sakho to add, have they actually watched them play?

Lineker 100% wrong on Pogba. Not just one or two things right and everything else rubbish.

They're talking as if the French have been murdered and yet the score is 0-0.

Only plus point is they've managed to mention Rooney. Thank fuck for that. I was getting withdrawal symptoms.

What a bunch of cunts that whole studio is. Not a mention of how crap Evra has been, it's all Giroud's fault.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Keown 100% wrong about Giroud. He is doing it, holding up the ball well, laying it off well. He hasn't scored, that's true, but there's more to the striker's role than that.

Keown also 100% wrong about the back two. They've done nothing wrong and there has been no evidence of a lack of leadership. Anyway, what do they expect Sakho to add, have they actually watched them play?

Lineker 100% wrong on Pogba. Not just one or two things right and everything else rubbish.

They're talking as if the French have been murdered and yet the score is 0-0.

Only plus point is they've managed to mention Rooney. Thank fuck for that. I was getting withdrawal symptoms.

What a bunch of cunts that whole studio is. Not a mention of how crap Evra has been, it's all Giroud's fault.

Twats the lot of them.