IN for Wales beating Italy in Cardiff to make the Finals.

So the pots are taking shape for the World Cup Group Stages themselves - albeit one impact of the larger tournament is there are unlikely to be any 'Group of Death' situations, with 12 groups of four. Pot 1 is fixed - being hosts USA, Canada and Mexico, alongside Spain, Argentina, France, England, B...

In Scotland's hands tonight, beat Denmark to get to their first World Cup since 1998. Switzerland and Spain will join that list^ tonight unless they suffer bizarre heavy defeats. Kosovo and Turkey need to beat them each by seven goals to take the automatic spots. Belgium will qualify by beating Liec...

They may turn out to be just as bad but hopefully BBC commentators and the (un?)necessary co-commentators will be better at the World Cup than ITV's Matterface and Dixon-they IMHO are even worse than Tyldesley. Yesterday they kept on and on about our record qualifying stats and Dixon just can't sto...

It annoys me that Liam Scales isn't related to John. Football is the only place I've come across this surname.

December 5th is the draw for the World Cup Group Stage. Albeit there will be some 'open' group spots, for the UEFA and inter-confederation playoffs.

Guess Tuchel’s reign really starts now as following qualifying I presume England will line up some games against teams that can actually play a bit rather than just park a bus. Whilst we haven't faced the toughest opposition, zero goals conceded in eight qualifying games is impressive. Equally impr...

For Messi and Ronaldo, read Haaland and Kane?

Haaland has 32 goals and 3 assists in 20 games this season for club and country.
Kane has 28 goals and 3 assists in 22 games this season for club and country.

Ridiculous players.

Two more goals for Haaland, he now has 53 in 47 caps for Norway, and ten in his last three games. Norway have all but secured their spot at the World Cup. He's also approaching quite an obscure record. He has scored in each of his last ten international matches - if he scores in Italy on Sunday eve...

Minnows Moldova might still make it to the playoff round on the Nations League Group Winner path. Those spots currently held by Romania, Wales, Northern Ireland and Sweden. If one of those teams that isn't Wales* manages to make it into the playoffs as group runners-up, Moldova will go through. If t...

Yeah Norway are there bar a 4 goal defeat. I for one am here for Italy failing to qualify again, a third time in a row. Ekitike got his first goal for France last night, and it's a beauty. https://x.com/UtdXQueku/status/1989239176064065840 Arne Slot take note - wide left is his best position. What'...

Two more goals for Haaland, he now has 53 in 47 caps for Norway, and ten in his last three games. Norway have all but secured their spot at the World Cup. He's also approaching quite an obscure record. He has scored in each of his last ten international matches - if he scores in Italy on Sunday even...

I'd go with something like no opposition player within a yard of the keeper when the kick is taken. Subjective to a point, sure. But what it might mean to some extent is it becomes easier to penalise attacking teams for jostling or hindering a keeper's movement - because they have to move towards hi...

I think if Reading were a PL side and we'd had a goal disallowed for the Robertson incident, we'd be apoplectic - including Rother. And rightly so. Donnarumma had clear sight of the ball. Obviously. Villa turning things around - five wins in six games, and with Leeds, Wolves, West Ham and Brighton i...

Bayern's 16-match winning run (all competitions) to start the season is a new record for a club in Europe's top five leagues, eclipsing the 13 consecutive victories with which Milan started the 1992/93 season. 16 wins the most consecutive victories by a club in Europe's top five leagues at any point...

South Coast Royal BTW Sangers is there anyone else (apart from me) that you either rationally or irrationally dislike or even go as far as to hate?

No hate for you sir, we just have different opinions on a hell of a lot of things.

genome So that Van de Ven strike will take some beating for the Puskas

That's an 'all time' goal that would challenge for the Puskas of all Puskas. Outstanding.

Incredible stuff from Bradley. Won eight duels against Vinicius, who lost possession 19 times. Alexis Mac Allister does the Trent celebration. :D https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G48WO3DWsAAbEv9?format=jpg&name=small And, an excellent approach to being in front of the defensive wall at a free-kick. h...

Everything about Liverpool's recent form - and even how often Morgan Rogers got free for Villa at the weekend - suggests Real are going to tear Liverpool a new one tonight. Which sets us up nicely for a 'classic Anfield European night', and Liverpool winning by 3-2 by a Trent own goal.

Lol @ wonder boy, super manager and future England manager St Eddie who supposedly can do no wrong You do get some odd bees in your bonnet. Presumably this one because Howe called out Arne Slot. Eddie Howe is a fantastic manager - Newcastle play excellent attacking football. He's won their first tr...