Just nobody's mentioned it on bookface, twitter, the bunker, or the telly!

Yes they are just put 25p on the nose at 13/1 to win WC!

Are we in the World Cup?
We won it man. Do keep up.

Uh, what sport were you talking about?

No. Bishop Auckland won it for us in 1066 and we've not felt the need to compete since.

FTR it was West Auckland who won the World Cup twice.

Raheem Sterling.

John Stones? If Lingard and Sterling had any composure we'd be home and dry by half time. Penalty was a strange one, neither player going for the the ball although that's irrelevant if the ref thinks it's intentional however a much worse incident at the other end was overlooked by VAR too.

I've been so accustomed to England being shite I thought it was us playing in white and were 1-0 down. That also shows just how fuck all I know about the players.
Depending on who's fittest I can see England being all over them like a rash. Lindgard's finishing is a bit bollocksm but boy is he getting into positions.

That was a Chris Westwood penner. Divided opinions all round.

That Denis Waterman was a hell of a player!!

I could get into positions and in my head I'd of finished at least one of them chances! The Mrs argues that getting into positions isn't my problems anyway.

Is it just me going nuts at this ref? Two penalty incidents that should have been at least looked at by VAR in Englands favour yet Tunisia getting freekicks for much less. The penalty that was given I can understand there were arguements for and against but the two challenges on Harry Kane can only really be argued were against the rules.

Well we were definitely all over their parked bus like a rachid. Harry Kane joint second top scorer, with Panama still to play.

Well deserved win against a team who had 1 chance and wasted time from the start, should have been more comfortable but we've won where other better teams have screwed up.

Despite a slow second half I've got my England mojo back!

Did i watch the same game as those muppets in the studio? Lineker even described it as an exceptional performance!!!!

Good night for England that in the context of the tournament, the penalty was a joke and the ref was full stop (it’s good job we have VAR eh?) Tunisia didn’t have a serious attack apart from that and one on Kane was four times more of a penalty but they were not a bad team but we kept going and our subs made a difference, Loftus Cheek was excellent. I thought we played pretty well, even if it was 1-1. I would start Loftus Cheek against Panama.

Without being there I'll have to take the commentator's view that it was git hot and humid. The fact Tunisia also struggled tells me they weren't lying, definitely more positives from the game than negative. Absolutely battered them 1st half and if we play like that against Panama I'd fancy us to better Belgium's score against them.

England should have scored five are least some of the finishing was awful, and the tempo did drop second half a bit but it was hot which won’t be a factor at other venues in Russia but I thought we did play pretty well. Tunisia are the highest ranked African nation and they didn’t create a chance in the game.

Oh and Brazil, Germany, Argentina and Spain didn’t achieve what England did tonight.

Bloody midges put our lads out of their stride 2nd half.I'd have been pissed off with the draw.Satisfying end to the game though.Promising ,looking alright..

We looked a good side... for 20 minutes. Shame that matches last for 90. Tunisia were out to slow the game down, niggly little fouls, appealing to the ref for anything and everything, all that jazz, but after half time we just seemed to be very ponderous - the ball being slowly and deliberately passed across the back three, then to Henderson, who generally passed it backwards again. I know you need to probe and change the point of the attack when a side's set up like Tunisia, but we needed to up the tempo to make it work - they had plenty of time to set themselves as you could tell where each defender was going to play the ball next. First half we'd done that a lot better, with Lingard especially looking to get in behind the defence; no surprise that it was only when we got two people with fresh legs and a desire to run at players on the pitch that we started to create a bit more again.

We deserved the win, can see the Panama game being a similar one in a way as they will most likely set up defensively again; ironically, if we face teams more prepared to commit players forward we may have more success - a bit like Mexico.

Sterling though - what happens to him when he puts an England shirt on? He's been brilliant for Man City, and yet he rarely seems to do it for the national side.... I'd prefer Rashford in next game.

Sterling out - headless, not a footballer, one trick pony and that's maybe exaggerating. Buy him some shooting boots - 2 goals in 39 is woeful for a striker (as advertised) - needs advice regarding which leg to stand on.
Ashley Young - clueless, would probably play better without the coathanger.
Where has Deli Ali gone? Little confidence.
Good Captain's performance from Harry - pulled them to press the last 20 and changed the game ... with the help of Rashford
Trippier composed and creative - my MOM
Stones both good and bad as always
The other Harry - distribution erratic and occasionally dangerous
Walker - daft penalty, but otherwise solid
Henderson - still developing in mid, some classy distribution, kept it ticking over.
JP - fantastic dive for a ball that missed by 2000 metres, completed three sudokus and beat his own record for a Rubik cube before half time. Must be exhausted.

Stop it!

We're actually having a really good summer in Russia. Red hot in Moscow most days this last week, though today is a bit overcast. I got sunstroke playing 90 minutes in the heat on Sunday, so it might not be as cool as people might think.

Wow I don’t know what it is about Sterling but he really does get some nonsense talked about him, he’s a haters dream.

I almost stopped reading at ‘headless chicken’ and the even more absurd ‘not a footballer’

He does need a goal in an England shirt that’s true but he’s only actually played in this advanced role for England since we changed to the back three. His form for Manchester City suggests he’s not a headless chicken and the fact one the best managers in the World rates him so highly suggests that he probably is a footballer. England created more in one half than they did in the entire last World Cup but it’s still pure negativity from some. Imagine if he gets a goal in the next game and his confidence gets a boost? We showed a lot of promise, if it all clicks in a game and we take our chances we could beat anyone on the day.

Agree entirely Mr Ray it was terrible and i cant be arsed to explain!

Why? It's the best I've seen England play in a tournament, fast, direct, great movement, loads of chances even before we scored in the 4th minute. Should of had two blatant penalties. Yeah we slowed down in the 2nd half but we can't play that tempo for a full 80-90 nobody can, we kept going until the end and got a deserved winner

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As a Scotland supporter, I feel I can give a balanced unbiased view.

The first 25 mins England were outstanding. Could and should have been at least 3 goals up. A dodgy pen against and 2 obvious penalty shouts (VAR proving itself completely useless) meant England could easily have went in 5-1 up. 2nd half Tunisia slowed the game down and England were effectively playing with 10 men until they finally subbed Alli.

It was a frustrating 2nd half yet England grabbed a very deserved win.

If England can find a way to turn that 25 minute spell into 50 minutes+ Then I think you lot might be in for a decent run to the Quarters.

[quote="misterb2001"]As a Scotland supporter, I feel I can give a balanced unbiased view.

Sorry but i thought that was against the rules of physics.........Shame Stephen Hawking still isnt around as he could decide.

There seems to to two schools of thought here ......perhaps the use of alcohol and recreational drugs has something to do with it.
Still cant be arsed.

You must of had a lot of them or you were watching the Saudi Arabia highlights

Ahh..... guilty on both counts

He ‘can’t be arsed to explain’ so I suppose that covers it.

The way they bottled the last four overs and the opportunity to get 500 is a concern just a year away from a World Cup.

I blame Raheem Sterling.

I thought Henderson was shit 12 months ago, just didn’t get him as a player I think he’s been brilliant in the second half of the season and was quality for England last night.

Now thats how to dispatch a team like Tunisia!

I found out today that I'm distantly related to Rashford. Obvious now where he gets his talent from.

Panama are awful but England making easy work of it and taking chances. Loving this!

FIFA need a rethink, scores like this shouldn't happen at the highest level tournament.

Are my eyes seeing this. Unbelievable. TBF the opposition are poor.

TBF didn't Brazil concede 6 or 7 in the last World Cup? Panama did well to qualify and deserve their chance, although they are poor.

A Semi Final in the last one finished 7-1!

Costa Rica are on the a similar level and rivals of Panama they got through England’s group at the last World Cup and Brazil only beat them in injury time the other day.

Let’s just enjoy it, it’s rare the lesser teams get put to the sword like this so England deserve a lot of credit. It’s esecially satisfying when they are so cheating and dirty as well.

Bluestreak still thinks it’s been terrible though he can’t be arsed to explain why. I’ll tell him why he was wrong though, we could and maybe should have scored four or five first half against Tunisia.

Fair point, Brazil shouldn't have been allowed to qualify too

Does allowing teams like Panama be part of it help them in the long term? Is it good for football letting them turn up and kick players, dive all over the pitch and be as unsporting a team as you'll see these days?

I'm not convinced Panamanian kids will watch this and be inspired...

If they had a genuine go at it like Iceland have done then I'd be singing their praises.

Ah well, will never see an England game/score like this again at a World Cup.

That's very harsh on Costa Rica. Several of their players have played in the Premier League, could you honestly name a Panamanian player before kick off?

Darwinio

Frog

I thought England were excellent today and obviously my comments regarding the Tunisia game gave them the motivational spur to crush Panama.

Well done England i salute you.

I was busting for another goal late on either way I was looking through the match betting this morning and fancied England to score a few today after the first half against Tunisia and put in 6-1 on William Hill and it came up 70/1 so I thought that’s worth a daft fiver so went to put the bet on, I haven’t put a bet on in ages (probably since the the footy season finished) and had forgot the CVV number on the back of our UK bank card I had a couple guesses at what I thought it was but both were wrong. I could have phoned the missus who was out with it in her purse but didn’t bother as we were not going to win 6-1 anyway....

£355 off a fiver

Trust you to moan about a 6-1 win

Even at 6-0 I wasn’t concerned about the non bet as I thought we’d score again and they won’t in a million years, what correct scoreline shall I not quite put a bet on for the Belgium game?