FIFA World Cup 2026 discussion and watchalong thread part 6

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Previous thread here. https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/world-cup-2026/5551650-fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-and-watchalong-thread-part-5

Daily Mail again? They wrote that Bellingham should be left at home before the WC started.

Must have had a drink

I saw Tuchel's interview and Bellingham's after live and both seemed measured and honest and I didn't pick up on any potential controversy.

Daily Mail can so fuck off to the far side of fuck. Wouldn't wipe my arse on it.

I was entirely unsurprised that we didn't play as well against Norway after that amazing performance against Mexico. Sometimes you win not playing well. Oh well. We have to be on our A game with Argentina. But not necessarily in footballing terms, in mentality. Because they are spawny, decisions will go against us, they can play a good deal of twatball, and FIFA want Messi in another final.

they can play a good deal of twatball,

"twatball"!😄

A South American speciality. The Argentinians are just more talented than most.

No , it wasn’t the DM, but the itv presenter was stirring it up last night and the manager wasn’t happy.
I think it was unusual as usually they are less likely to say anything negative after a win, so everyone was surprised I suppose.

Great England game last night but I’m feeling very tired this morning!! Im normally tucked up in bed by 10.30pm. Thank God it didn't go to penalties!

My two boys (12 and 8) managed to stay awake for the duration of the game so I was hoping they’d sleep in this morning and I’d be treated to a lie-in. Silly me 🙄

I thought I'd check what Burnham has tweeted. Nothing yet

He's got a clip of world in motion though which is a much better song than bloody Wonder wall let alone the cursed Three Lions

https://nitter.net/andyburnham

Tried and failed to watch much of ArgvSwiss game

not sure I can cope with a semi-final!

I feel the same. Obviously delighted we are there but with it being Argentina...

Wonder Wall is an awful dirge. Not sure why it ever became an 'anthem'. I quite like Three Lions despite the obvious annoyance factor.

World In Motion is a great song. John Barnes and the rest of the lads arsing around in the background. They don't make them like that anymore.

Didn’t see anything in Argentina last night that we couldn’t beat

That's good mate. I fell asleep. Will watch highlights x

I just rewatched the Tuchel Bellingham interviews because we saw them live and didn’t really see what the fuss is

Still don’t

I thought Norway were very pulling of shirts and at least 2 shots on goal stopped and that Tuchel and Bellingham keep their composure whilst the corrupt head of fifa was sitting with the king of Norway - it didn’t bode well I am sure what they both wanted to say was exactly the same!

Bellingham is a cocky 23 year old football god who had just scored for a place in semi finals he didn’t sound too phased and Tuchel was trying to keep it professional until the interviewer mentioned mentality - which he rightfully wasn’t having

There is no reason why can't win again on Wednesday but just got to be careful not to make stupid mistakes because there was a few of those yesterday which could've easily led to a Norway goal.

After that..reckon have a better chance against Spain then France but again anything can happen! Sometimes you need that bit of luck to get you through and we got that yesterday in parts...two games from the trophy..

And even if we dont we have got this far! There just seems to be that more togetherness this time.

Do like Tuchel and still want to know why Chelsea sacked him cause bit silly

I'm bloody knackered, thank God all the remaining games are at a reasonable time! Argentina needed ET to beat 10 men. Maybe not invincible?

TT was annoyed by the presenter and not that positve so he ran off to ‘tell ‘on him to Jude Bellingham. It was like the school playground.

We are probably going to have to rely on France to do Argentina in the final for justice to be done

I’m never hopeful for semi finals. Especially as big as this one will be on for the team.

I really thought England were poor, they won courtesy of the post and a stupid foul by Haaland, play like that against Argentina and they will be coming home, but not with the cup. To be honest, Mexico game aside, I don’t think they’ve been convincing despite winning, be a different game against opponents who are ranked higher in the world ratings than they are

It was a bit sloppy. We had possession for much of the first half but couldn’t create chances until the end of it. The argies will walk all over us if we don’t up our game, I agree with Tuchel.

I don’t disagree with TT either. He is being honest and I think the presenter was a bit taken aback tbh. They usually sugar coat it a bit more don’t they.

Where's that team that played against Mexico?

I wonder if Tuchel knows what he's doing here - firing up his players by making them want to prove something to him.

Beckham et family last night

https://nitter.net/dave43law/status/2076219743191568658#m

Mick jagger was there too