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Pubs open til 5am, children encouraged to miss school by the England manager.

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canthavetoomanylights · 02/07/2026 21:35

Surely this is going too far. I wouldn’t agree with it if it was the final.

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downloadtoad · 06/07/2026 07:59

lovecotswoldsliving · 06/07/2026 07:49

And all the VAR officials were from
South America 😬

I don’t think the ref was too bad this game, apart from that soft penalty I think he was pretty fair.

Bjorkdidit · 06/07/2026 08:18

What was the weather like in the end? I saw the 'shelter in place' storm warning last night but wasn't even going to attempt to stay up to watch.

YourAmplePlumPoster · 06/07/2026 08:22

lovecotswoldsliving · 06/07/2026 07:49

And all the VAR officials were from
South America 😬

Yep.

CellophaneFlower · 06/07/2026 08:53

downloadtoad · 06/07/2026 07:46

Come on England ! What altitude?!?!

The altitude definitely seemed to have affected Harry's voice after! The look of surprise on his face when he released those squeaks was worth staying up for alone 🤣

Keepoffmyartichokes · 06/07/2026 09:34

Hildegard25 · 05/07/2026 21:59

I maybe believe the first half, unless your Son is very deviously sly, but come on,
"and neither are his friends", that statement is pure conjecture, you cannot possibly know that even if their parents have told you which I would very much doubt a conversation like that would ensue.

Yes we have had those conversations we all use similar apps that lock their devices at certain times. My son's phone and XBOX lock at 9.15 on a night and my friends all similar or the phones are removed at bedtime. Do you honestly believe there are parents everywhere that have no idea their kids are out of bed and gaming? None of my son's friends have their gaming devices in their bedrooms for a start so they can't be sly. It's not difficult to ensure they can't game or go on their phones slyly. I don't why you find it so hard to believe

YourAmplePlumPoster · 06/07/2026 10:02

I feel so innocent. I used to read books under the cover of my bed with a torch.

Thechaseison71 · 06/07/2026 10:08

lovecotswoldsliving · 06/07/2026 07:49

And all the VAR officials were from
South America 😬

What's that got to do with anything. Neither England nor Mexico are south American

LuckyHazelFox · 06/07/2026 10:36

Woke up after watching the match thinking how great it is to be English. English and proud. No apologies here.

Beamsss · 06/07/2026 10:47

I stayed up. I live opposite a school and I'd say kids were allpwed to go in late. It was noisy, with over hyped Dad's I'd guess hadn't been to bed, at 7:15am when the breakfast club opens, again with the normal school start time at 8:45am, and another smaller number of excited kids at 10am.

TheGreatDownandOut · 06/07/2026 11:22

LuckyHazelFox · 06/07/2026 10:36

Woke up after watching the match thinking how great it is to be English. English and proud. No apologies here.

It’s great to hear people saying this 😊

Feetballislife · 06/07/2026 11:23

canthavetoomanylights · 02/07/2026 21:35

Surely this is going too far. I wouldn’t agree with it if it was the final.

I’m sure parents are more than capable of making their own decisions about their children!

Gratitupe · 06/07/2026 11:40

It was a great education for kids in how to conduct a ten-man rearguard action. Some of the best defending I’ve seen a long while. Stones and Dan Burn (yes, Dan Burn) were colossal.

Live your dreams kids.

downloadtoad · 06/07/2026 12:15

LuckyHazelFox · 06/07/2026 10:36

Woke up after watching the match thinking how great it is to be English. English and proud. No apologies here.

I’ve been arguing with Americans sll morning on Reddit, we are the colonisers and should be ashamed of ourselves, we are annoying people, have bad food, bad teeth etc 🤣🤣

LuckyHazelFox · 06/07/2026 12:16

downloadtoad · 06/07/2026 12:15

I’ve been arguing with Americans sll morning on Reddit, we are the colonisers and should be ashamed of ourselves, we are annoying people, have bad food, bad teeth etc 🤣🤣

What the fuck have we done to upset the yanks 😆 🤣

DontBuyAnotherBook · 06/07/2026 12:23

downloadtoad · 06/07/2026 12:15

I’ve been arguing with Americans sll morning on Reddit, we are the colonisers and should be ashamed of ourselves, we are annoying people, have bad food, bad teeth etc 🤣🤣

Funny. The first thing they did once they were independent was to try and grab Canada. You can't argue with stupid.

AmazingSummer · 06/07/2026 12:23

Ds went to bed late and woke up earlier to watch the replay she went in an hour late. With my full blessing it was an historic game!
Something that will be referenced for our life time

AmazingSummer · 06/07/2026 12:25

Gratitupe · 06/07/2026 11:40

It was a great education for kids in how to conduct a ten-man rearguard action. Some of the best defending I’ve seen a long while. Stones and Dan Burn (yes, Dan Burn) were colossal.

Live your dreams kids.

And never to give up or give in! Persevere

downloadtoad · 06/07/2026 13:59

LuckyHazelFox · 06/07/2026 12:16

What the fuck have we done to upset the yanks 😆 🤣

Won the game it seems ! Pathetic isn’t it lol

downloadtoad · 06/07/2026 14:00

DontBuyAnotherBook · 06/07/2026 12:23

Funny. The first thing they did once they were independent was to try and grab Canada. You can't argue with stupid.

I tried to argue what I knew, and i think I’m correct, correct me if I’m wrong, that at the time America was split up between Britain, France and Spain. But that don’t matter, the British are the enemy

DemelzaandRoss · 06/07/2026 14:36

Hopefully our DC will live to be an average of 85 years old.
In the big picture staying up to watch a few England games is not going to ruin their lives forever.
The opposite actually, they will remember the 2026 World Cup & reminisce with their children & grandchildren the same way myself & DH are about the 1966 World Cup.
Sometimes it’s good to break rules & routines.

HelenaWilson · 06/07/2026 15:02

I tried to argue what I knew, and i think I’m correct, correct me if I’m wrong, that at the time America was split up between Britain, France and Spain.

We'd already taken a lot of it away from the French - although there were still the French speaking parts of what would become Canada.

Then there was the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, when President Jefferson bought most of the mid-west from France - the French regime needed the gold.

Trump said if not for the US, all of Europe would be speaking German. At the state dinner on his recent visit, the King said if not for Britain, Americans would all be speaking French.

And the King's speech to Congress was full of little swipes which probably went over the heads of most of them.

downloadtoad · 06/07/2026 17:01

HelenaWilson · 06/07/2026 15:02

I tried to argue what I knew, and i think I’m correct, correct me if I’m wrong, that at the time America was split up between Britain, France and Spain.

We'd already taken a lot of it away from the French - although there were still the French speaking parts of what would become Canada.

Then there was the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, when President Jefferson bought most of the mid-west from France - the French regime needed the gold.

Trump said if not for the US, all of Europe would be speaking German. At the state dinner on his recent visit, the King said if not for Britain, Americans would all be speaking French.

And the King's speech to Congress was full of little swipes which probably went over the heads of most of them.

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Thanks, that’s interesting. I do hate bow we are the only ones who seemed to be hated for our part in colonialism, I can agree it was shitty but we can’t take all the blame.

I Love that King Charles said that !

lovecotswoldsliving · 06/07/2026 18:09

Thechaseison71 · 06/07/2026 10:08

What's that got to do with anything. Neither England nor Mexico are south American

But Latin American, more affiliated with the Southern Americans

Thechaseison71 · 06/07/2026 21:08

lovecotswoldsliving · 06/07/2026 18:09

But Latin American, more affiliated with the Southern Americans

Really??

JenniferBooth · 06/07/2026 21:20

Does anyone know what time the match is on Saturday. I need to book a taxi to visit DM and want to avoid the busiest times

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