gingerjon

What a noise when Canada score. Let no one tell you that North America doesn’t care.

Punching people in the head is fine in the World Cup

Canada will score 0 goals in 270 minutes

That’s going to gut those on the main board who think only RL people count empty seats

Thought Sri Lanka were pretty unimpressive, sadly

Fantastic atmosphere from the Canadians

The Germany game has been pretty well promoted. It appeared, unprompted, in my socials feed the day before yesterday.

This is worth noting for those who don't quite appreciate how ingrained soccer is in the UK: ITV’s coverage of the World Cup’s opening game between Mexico and South Africa received their highest viewing figures of the year, peaking at 7.7million. That's a nothing game, not featuring a home nation, and it was dull. And it is straight away ITV's highest ranking programme of the year.

Because they're a content creator.

The little I know about it: gambling in Australia is endemic to a level that makes even our bookies everywhere country look puritan

King Kev next then

Canada v Bosnia in this slot tomorrow In some ways, you have to respect the confidence of a tournament that knows it can do what it wants and doesn’t have to rig the draw or move games to decent slots

If you will it, it is no dream

Feel a bit guilty for not watching the RL but you have to watch the opener. Especially given I boycotted Qatar and hardly watched Russia.

Indeed. He shouldn’t have had the opportunity though.