The Official World Cup 2018 Megathread

[Jack Regan]

Not sure what Giroud was trying to do there? Difficult game to call so far.

 

[Jack Regan]

Glorious chance for Pavard.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Excellent by Courtois but he should have dinked it over the keeper really. I think if it were boxing France would be slightly ahead on points.

 

[Tredman]

Awful by umtiti at the end.

 

[t3ch]

belgium the better side the first 20, france looking better the rest. lukaku and de bruyne don't seem to be on the same page. france was making the better runs, even though nothing clicked just yet.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Well that makes things nice and interesting.

 

[Jack Regan]

Poor from Alderweireld, completely lost Umtiti.

 

[t3ch]

nice header by umtiti but... dammit

 

[YoungWolf]

The skill by Mbappe! Genius

 

[Dublin Drummer Wolf]

Amazing skill in the area there

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Belgium are beginning to defend badly now. Strange that.

 

[Nando]

Mbappe is ridiculous!

 

[Tredman]

Real should be offering PSG anything they want for Mbappé.

 

[YoungWolf]

Mertens on. Seems crazy really that a player of his quality is on the bench!

 

[Jack Regan]

Decent chance there for Fellaini, the introduction of Mertens has lifted Belgium a little.

 

[Tredman]

Come on Belgium, let's have an equaliser, reds for Mbappé and hazard and then penalties.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

The more I watch, the more I feel a late Belgian comeback is essential. France are quality.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Belgium have been poor since half time. No real pattern of play at all.

 

[nimrod]

france are inviting pressure on though. they were having plenty of the ball at 0-0. i'm never sure about the sitting back tactics and I think they're a better team than that.

 

[Tredman]

Watching this with a coach load of Belgian OAPs. They are either very unimpressed or dead.