Croatia v England, 19:00 BST, ITV

[Letters]

Right. England's success in the Quarter Final was clearly down to me starting the thread so I'll start this one.

COME ON ENGLAND!

#threelions
#itscominghome

[Goonermerree]

I haven't washed my England shirt since I wore it v Tunisia. I won't wash it until it's over. I only wear it during the match though, so it's not too smelly - honest.

[Letters]

Eww :sick:

I wore my (very old) England shirt for Panama (6-1), not for Belgium (1-2), not for Colombia (1-1, scraped through on pens) and I wore it for Sweden (2-0, cruised through).


In brief, will be wearing it tonight. I have washed it :scarf:

[Goonermerree]

I can't wash it now though, can I?

[Letters]

Given that I'll be nowhere near you later, no. No you can't.

[Goonermerree]

Given that I'll be nowhere near you later, no. No you can't.

I'll have you know, I smell of roses at all times. Even when I've run 5 miles in the heat!

[Marc Overmars]

Got a feeling it's all going to end in tears tonight. :rose:

[Letters]

Got a feeling it's all going to end in tears tonight. :rose:

Head says that, heart says IT'S COMING HOME*


*till Sunday, when quite honestly I think France would tear us a new one.

[GP]

I'll have you know, I smell of roses at all times.

Cadburys?

[Letters]

Actually feel slightly giddy and sick. :sick:

Come on England!!!

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Think it's a 50/50 game tbh and could go either way. 60/40 for Croatia if it wasn't for their two grueling 120 minutes games and if they came into this in better form.

They've got a much superior midfield so I expect them to dominate the ball and the passing stats. It's whether we can counter that like how Denmark & the Russians did and then take our chances. One thing's for sure for this game and for the final if we were lucky to get there, we can't have Sterling missing a hatful of chances.

I'm not a hater and I appreciate what he brings but god, he really has to start delivering for England what he just did for City.

[Goonermerree]

Cadburys?

If you like

[McNamara That Ghost...]

ITV's programme starts now.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Genuinely bricking it tbh. :sick:

Really wish it was on the BBC than ITV.

[SMatthews]

This team have a surprising amount of calm to them.

Think we'll make the final but get done by France.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

ITV revert to their stupid 4 pundit setup :doh:

[selassie]

I’m pumped for this! I have a very good feeling too, this young England team has surprised me. Not only that but they appear to have bags of character and a bit about them.

I think we will edge it tonight!

Come on England!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Keane, Neville, Wright and Dixon in the studio.

[selassie]

Think it's a 50/50 game tbh and could go either way. 60/40 for Croatia if it wasn't for their two grueling 120 minutes games and if they came into this in better form.

They've got a much superior midfield so I expect them to dominate the ball and the passing stats. It's whether we can counter that like how Denmark & the Russians did and then take our chances. One thing's for sure for this game and for the final if we were lucky to get there, we can't have Sterling missing a hatful of chances.

I'm not a hater and I appreciate what he brings but god, he really has to start delivering for England what he just did for City.

I think we will outrun them, our forwards can do serious damage to their defence which is very slow IMO.

I also think if we press and smother Modric and Rakitic like the Danes did then we will triumph tonight. Croatia are a decent team but they really struggle with the press, especially in Central Midfield.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I think Croatia have the players to beat the press. There's more of a chance there are spaces in midfield for Modric in this game on the counter attack, which is a bit of a worry.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Jacqui Oakley’s voice is worse than the worst sound in the world.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

How is Ross Kemp? Calm?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Jacqui Oakley’s voice is worse than the worst sound in the world.

Jacqui Oatley's singing voice?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Jimmy McNulty! :haha:

[The Emirates Gallactico]

What the fuck did I do?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Feck off Wazza, they've already done more than you, they don't need your wishes.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Why do ITV have these weird interviews that makes me think I'm playing Oblivion/Fallout 3.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Fuck off Robbie Williams you tax-avoiding Putin Russian oligarch support turd!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Decent turn out in King's Landing by the looks of it.

[Mac76]

Hi all

Here we go then...

Glad i missed most of the itv build up, looks awful

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Croatia: Subasic; Vrsaljko, Lovren, Vida, Strinic; Brozovic, Modric, Rakitic; Perisic, Rebic, Mandzukic.
Subs: Livakovic, Corluka, Kovacic, Kramaric, Kalinic, Jedvaj, Bradaric, Caleta-Car, Badelj, Pjaca, Pivaric.

England: Pickford; Walker, Stones, Maguire; Trippier, Henderson, Alli, Young; Lingard, Sterling; Kane.
Subs: Rose, Dier, Vardy, Butland, Welbeck, Cahill, Jones, Delph, Rashford, Loftus-Cheek, Alexander-Arnold, Pope.

[Mac76]

Tyldesley going over the top in the first 30 seconds

[Goonermerree]

Time for Sterling to deliver and Kane to get a Brace! Come on England!!!!!!!!!!!!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Mandzukic is a bit intense. :blink:

[Mac76]

I'm not sure i buy all this 'croatia will be knackered' stuff, they've had three and a half days to take a rest, so we shouldn't bank on it

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What will happen to the beer in Newcastle?

:rose:

[Goonermerree]

Sounds like we have a lot of fans in the stadium.

[SMatthews]

What will happen to the beer in Newcastle?

:rose:

If it lands on the skin, it’s still going on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

ITV being sure they still include the women's team in any fact.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And it begins. :popcorn:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I don't think Matic is playing, Hoddle.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I'm sure Croatia's manager is Mr. B.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Dive fom Dele Alli.

[Mac76]

Modric foul :haha:

[SMatthews]

Wow!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Croatia 0-1 England, TRIPPIER!!!!!

[Mac76]

Gooooooaaaaaal

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Burnley legend. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Modric boots it out of play.

[Goonermerree]

GET IN!!!!! Stay calm, long way to go.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

OH MY GOD!

COME ON LADS!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Youngy sees it out but not convincingly.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Rakitic now boots it out.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Lovren. :haha:

I forgot how reckless he is.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Maguire clears it.

[SMatthews]

Did Hoddle just call that the love train? Jesus.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Will Hoodle stop calling it the love train. :doh:

[SMatthews]

Bossing it

[GP]

"Harry Maguire's legendary forehead"

They need to calm down.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Maguire heads it wide.

Greece. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Did Hoddle just call that the love train? Jesus.

I hope he was referring to the set-piece.

[Mac76]

Will Hoodle stop calling it the love train. :doh:

Why? it's funny :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tyldesley saying Vida is a Targaryen.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Rakitic boots it out of play again.

[Mac76]

Rakitic :haha:

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Why? it's funny :lol:

It makes it sound like they're having an orgy. :sick:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Perisic's strike clearly came off Walker.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Rebic shot charged down.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Lovren barges Kane. :lol:

[Mac76]

Perisic's strike clearly came off Walker.

Don't understand why they don't xheck those on var, it wouldn't take a moment and there's a stoppage anyway

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kane offside and misses anyway.

Subasic. :haha:

[Goonermerree]

Surely that should have been a yellow for that foul on Kane.

[Mac76]

Shinguard :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Rebic does brilliantly to get it back but gives it away tamely.

[Letters]

How fast is Sterling?! :blink:

[Mac76]

Sterling really causing them problems

[Goonermerree]

Pickford worries me a bit when he sort of lingers on the ball and dribbles it.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Pickford worries me a bit when he sort of lingers on the ball and dribbles it.

It's more because we're not use to it.

[SMatthews]

Kane telegraphed that a mile off

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kane just dropped the Ashes, picked it up and then dropped it again!

[The Emirates Gallactico]

FFS!

[GP]

Kane telegraphed that a mile off

He's no Henry.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Rebic hits it but straight at Pickford.

Good work from Stones before that.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

FFS how much are we going to regret that missed Kane chance.

[Mac76]

The ref's our twelth man atm

[Mac76]

FFS how much are we going to regret that missed Kane chance.

Beginning to think he's lost it ... shhh...

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Beginning to think he's lost it ... shhh...

He can lose it after the world cup is over!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Shinguard. :haha:

[SMatthews]

A fantastic half but need to get that second

[GP]

Lingard is shit.

[SMatthews]

It’s unreal what Southgate has done with this team. Finally they’re playing up to the talent they have.

[Mac76]

Sterling was greedy then

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Henderson whacks it out of play.

[Mac76]

Henderson's been shit so far, our weakest player

[Mac76]

Russian crowd on croatia's back, this is surreal

[SMatthews]

Should’ve been a yellow

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Henderson. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

The Salco. :haha:

[Mac76]

Lovren's up for a scrap, they should wind him up a bit

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Poor from Pickford, too tentative from Rakitic.

Hit it!

[Mac76]

If Rakitic had shot then...

[SMatthews]

45 minutes away from the World Cup final.

WTF is going on?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Croatia 0-1 England, HT. :popcorn:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

The beer at Hyde Park. :haha:

[Mac76]

Hyde park :haha:

[Mac76]

45 minutes away from the World Cup final.

WTF is going on?

No idea, this is totally nuts...

[The Emirates Gallactico]

This feels so surreal.

Someone pinch me I'm dreaming.

[selassie]

This feels so surreal.

Someone pinch me I'm dreaming.

Yeah it’s mental! I cannot believe how well we are playing! We are dominating them!

[Letters]

The beer at Hyde Park. :haha:
That’s why I’m not there.

Relatively comfortable so far. Strangely so.
Need a second though

[Mac76]

Dixon on Trippier - 'he never fails to disappoint' :haha:

[Letters]

45 minutes away from the World Cup final.

WTF is going on?

I feel a bit sick :sick:

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Yeah it’s mental! I cannot believe how well we are playing! We are dominating them!

Made them look average so far.

Those missed chances though.

I'm expecting a response in the second half though from them so please get an early second and kill the game England!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Rebic booked.

Walker goes down clutching his head somehow.

[SMatthews]

Lucky boy, that should’ve been his second yellow

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Rebic booked.

Walker goes down clutching his head somehow.

England shithousery :bow:

[Globalgunner]

Hate to say it but thre whole England team have perfected the dive into an art form. See Walker just now

[Mac76]

Strinix :haha:

[Mac76]

Hate to say it but thre whole England team have perfected the dive into an art form. See Walker just now

Yeah it's the spuds influence...

[Goonermerree]

Kane not having a very god game. Needs to step it up and score. He looks a bit laboured to me.

[Goonermerree]

Linguard needs to sharpen up as well.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Kane not having a very god game. Needs to step it up and score. He looks a bit laboured to me.

Agree. Hopefully he pops up with a goal.

[Goonermerree]

Walker is having a good game.

[Mac76]

Kane not having a very god game. Needs to step it up and score. He looks a bit laboured to me.

Definitely, we've seen with spuds that when he loses form, he really loses it, will be a problem if we get to play Franve and Deschamps has spotted it

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Kane not getting any decisions here!

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Stupid yellow for Walker.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Shinguard at it again, out for a corner.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What a ball from Trippier. :blink:

[SMatthews]

Croatia controlling midfield now

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Croatia controlling midfield now

Inviting pressure. Alli needs to step up ... been a passenger so far.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Rakitic. :haha:

[Mac76]

Rakitic :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Inviting pressure. Alli needs to step up ... been a passenger so far.

Time for Welbz.

[SMatthews]

Modric has about 30 minutes before he’s locked up.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

FFS Sterling shoot!

[Letters]

Oh Sterling. Do SOMETHING with it!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Perisic hammers it, blocked by...someone.

[Letters]

Shit!

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Not liking this at all. Croatia having too much control.

Think I'm going to be sick. :sick:

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Shit!

Don't say that!

[Mac76]

Classic spuds dive from kane

[SMatthews]

Right in the nuts

[Globalgunner]

Kane bumps Modric, doesnt go down. Someone bumps him a second later and he`s on the floor.

[Letters]

Don't say that!

Sorry. I feel sick :sick:
Just score a second goal you twats!

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Sorry. I feel sick :sick:
Just score a second goal you twats!

I'm watching on the stream so I'm like a minute behind. Thought they'd equalised!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Croatia 1-1 England, PERISIC!!!!

What a cross and flick.

[SMatthews]

That was coming.

[Mac76]

Uh-oh... great cross though tbf

[Letters]

I'm watching on the stream so I'm like a minute behind. Thought they'd equalised!

And now they have
1-1

Fuckit

[SMatthews]

No attempt to close him down

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Walker going for the diving header clearance.

Tyldesley whining.

[Mac76]

Kane needs subbing - time for Welbz... :haha:

[Letters]

Not over, this. Come on boys.

[Goonermerree]

That goal was coming, they've had to much space down our left side. Our players are not stepping up. Kane Sterling, great in first half, where is he now? Linguard, offering nothing. Played too negatively in the first half, passing back taking their superiority for granted.
We now see what they are made of.

[SMatthews]

Jesus

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Stones. :haha:

Perisic hits the post, Rebic can't do anything with the rebound!

[Goonermerree]

We're all over the place. Settle down boys and keep it on the floor, we're just pinging it over and losing possession.

[Mac76]

Pixkford came out then and neraly gave a goal away

[Letters]

Oh dear God :sick:

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Sort it out lads!

[Goonermerree]

No way we win this if we don't calm it down. We're like headless chucks.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Brozovic sends it sky high!

[Mac76]

Rashford for sterling

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sterling hauled off, Rashford on.

Where's Welbz?!

[Goonermerree]

Rashford coming on Sterling off, he gave too much in the first half, nothing in the second.

[Goonermerree]

Time to make a name for yourself Rashord.

[Mac76]

Why didn't walli get up for that cross??

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Those fucking missed chances in the first half. :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

All so last ditch in England's area.

[Goonermerree]

Got to keep hold of the ball when we're in possession, needless balls going into touch or wayward for a goal kick.

[Goonermerree]

Kane is missing completely this half.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Jesus Christ, we're hanging on.

[Mac76]

Young's abandoned his position and letting them in

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Lingard. :haha:

Goes out for a throw in.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Henderson. :lol:

[Mac76]

F*ck henderson is so bad

[Mac76]

Oh here's the nashnull anfum, that'll do it... :rolleyes:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England panicking.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

I feel sick. :sick:

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Anyone who thinks Rashford is an improvement on Sterling is an idiot.

[Goonermerree]

We're not winning this guys. We're all over the place and Croatia have stepped it up and look organised.

[Goonermerree]

Anyone who thinks Rashford is an improvement on Sterling is an idiot.

I fell out with Rashford when he didn't make that one on one with goalie in the Belgium match.

[Thierrymon]

England cracking under the pressure.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pickford parries from Mandzukic's smasher.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pickford looking to chuck it in, Perisic puts it over with an open goal!

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Got to get Kane into this game!

[Goonermerree]

Got to get Kane into this game!

He doesn't seem to want to be in it.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

I'll take Penalties at this rate. We've been hopeless in the second half.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Oh Strinic. :haha:

[Letters]

Hanging on. Just :sick:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Got to get Kane into this game!

Captain Shit.

[Mac76]

Gor to get henderson odf, complete liability

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Shinguard thinks he's Bergkamp.

He isn't.

[Goonermerree]

On the whole, Henderson has had a shocker. He gives the ball away so many times. First half though, I thought, if we get through we could give France a game, we look like a different team now. We need a big push. Lingard doing nothing - again.

[Goonermerree]

Who could replace Henderson?

[The Emirates Gallactico]

On the whole, Henderson has had a shocker. He gives the ball away so many times. First half though, I thought, if we get through we could give France a game, we look like a different team now. We need a big push. Lingard doing nothing - again.

Reminding me of the Colombia game. We were hanging on at points after they scored.

Hopefully there's the same result. :pray:

[Mac76]

On the whole, Henderson has had a shocker. He gives the ball away so many times. First half though, I thought, if we get through we could give France a game, we look like a different team now. We need a big push. Lingard doing nothing - again.

Yeah, can go with it when they're winning, but lacking character when it goes against them

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Rebic overhitting, slightly.

[Goonermerree]

Reminding me of the Colombia game. We were hanging on at points after they scored.

Hopefully there's the same result. :pray:
:pray: Without the penalties.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Lovren. :haha:

Why?

[Mac76]

Lucky for england croatia making mistakes roo

[Mac76]

Freekick :popcorn:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kane. :haha:

[Mac76]

Why does kane wear mascara anyway?

[The Emirates Gallactico]

FFS Kane. Just bury one of these chances you tool!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-1 FT.

On to ET!

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Don't think my heart can take this.

[SMatthews]

Rests on Southgate to either reshuffle or gee up this group to go again for another 30.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Told you about ITV! They're bad luck!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Welbeck's time to be a hero. :bow:

[Mac76]

Welbeck's time to be a hero. :bow:

We're all doomed i tell ye...

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Neville saying fatigue.

Croatia have been to pelanties, twice.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Welbeck's time to be a hero. :bow:

I'll personally convince Unai to give him a new contract if he scores the winner tonight!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Danny coming on but Rose not Welbeck.

Youngy hauled off.

[Mac76]

Young odf

[Mac76]

Already a spuds dive from rose, i swear those c**ts practice it as muxh as any other type of play...

[Globalgunner]

To think that if England get to the final or even lift it no one from govt or FA will be there to receive it.

Time to call Elton John to represent

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Strinic off injured, Pivaric on.

[Goonermerree]

If Croatia are fatigued, at all, it will manifest itself now. Trouble is, we look tired too.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Rebic booked.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Dier is coming on.

Negative fuck.

[Mac76]

Thank f*ck, henderson off

[Goonermerree]

dire for dier

[Goonermerree]

Thank f*ck, henderson off

Agreed

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Thank f*ck, henderson off

Dier is pure filth though. Think this is a bad thing.

[SMatthews]

Rose has looked good since coming on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Stones header, cleared off the line to deny Greece!

[SMatthews]

Off the line!

[Letters]

Buggerit!

[Mac76]

Woah, well cleared off the line

[Goonermerree]

I thought that was going in from Stones.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hoddle, resident physicist.

[SMatthews]

Never a free kick

[Mac76]

Harsh decision against rashford

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Rebic off, Kramaric on.

[Letters]

Rashford :lol:

Striker’s challenge

[Globalgunner]

Vrsjalko pathetic!

[Goonermerree]

Ball was out, but they were allowed to play on, and that was not a foul by Rashford.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Modric. :haha:

Still Spursy.

[Mac76]

Modric :haha:

[SMatthews]

France would take out both of these teams I think.

[Goonermerree]

Where is VAR with all these cheating dives from the Croatians?

[The Emirates Gallactico]

France would take out both of these teams I think.

On today's performance yes.

[Goonermerree]

Kane and Alli have done nothing up front.

[Master Splinter]

Dier was an extra in that Elijah Wood hooligan film.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Kane's been fucking appalling.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pickford comes out early to deny Mandzukic!

[Letters]

Pickford :bow:

[Globalgunner]

Modric bringing out all the classics today

[Master Splinter]

When is Hoddle going in to a nursing home?

[SMatthews]

Could be good news for Croatia. Mandzukic potentially injured