England get Tunisia too

England have Belgium, Tunisia, Panama 

 

not  too bad of a group really

Edited December 1, 20178 yr by Jezq8

Well, England should at least finish runner up in that group.......but it's England, so you never know, it's just as likely that they will cock up and finish 3rd or 4th.

1 minute ago, Scott Harris said:

Well, England should at least finish runner up in that group.......but it's England, so you never know, it's just as likely that they will cock up and finish 3rd or 4th.

You would think so.

but it would be unlike England to cock up.

hoping for a draw against Belgium and a win against panama and Tunisia 

Stones v KDB

Cahill v Hazard

Vertonghen v Ali

Kane v Alderweireld

Kompany v Sterling

Walker v Kompany

Lukaku v Jones

Stones v Kompany

Tibo v Tammy??

Oh no... I'm at that stage where I'm starting to imagine what it would feel like if England won the world cup.

30 minutes ago, Scott Harris said:

Well, England should at least finish runner up in that group.......but it's England, so you never know, it's just as likely that they will cock up and finish 3rd or 4th.

Belgium can also enjoy a good cock up and with martinez at the helm .............................

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup/schedule/group-stage

Edited December 1, 20178 yr by Boyne

France with their legendary luck ... utterly dross teams, safe for Danemark. But they'll get a very hard round of 16 as they'll face either argentina or croatia... and even if they draw iceland or nigeria, they'll sh*t their pants a bit! but for a team of that quality, this is piss poor easy! England getting some lucky draw as well too! But Belgium will top the group. Not that important insofar as england will get a pretty fair round of 16 with either colombia or poland. QF is a possibility then. Argentina got shafted tbf. Morocco unfortunately got shafted big time with spain and portugal. But the portuguese can bottle big time in the WC...

Germany are already qualified for the QF. Brazil too.

Although Southgate has achieved very little in senior management I am cautiously optimistic that bringing through these youngsters will reap benefits. I think part of our problem has been the players that can't be benched that has ruined our progress in previous tournaments. 

It´s time for Belgium to make some noise, hoping to catch a game or two in St. Petersburg as it´s not more than 400km from my hometown, also hoping not to get stabbed. The plan is to wear all beige, not to give away any clues about being a football fan or any allegiances. We´ll see what happens.

Belgiums golden generation is following Englands lead by being wasted under crap managers.

On 4-12-2017 at 20:05, Soulo said:

It´s time for Belgium to make some noise, hoping to catch a game or two in St. Petersburg as it´s not more than 400km from my hometown, also hoping not to get stabbed. The plan is to wear all beige, not to give away any clues about being a football fan or any allegiances. We´ll see what happens.

What will you sing, Soulo?

On 1-12-2017 at 17:08, coco said:

Stones v KDB

Cahill v Hazard

Vertonghen v Ali

Kane v Alderweireld

Kompany v Sterling

Walker v Kompany

Lukaku v Jones

Stones v Kompany

Tibo v Tammy??

Batshuayi will score the first one.

Fellaini the second.

11 hours ago, Krc-fan said:

What will you sing, Soulo?

Beg pardon?

Probably the most open World Cup ever. Not one team you could say is the favourite. Heard a lot of folk are going Brazil but defensively they worry me. Maybe Belgium could make a final. Got a feeling Lionel will have the tournament of his life and carry Argentina all the way to the promise land. If anyone deserves it, he does. The greatest ever bowing at international level on the greatest stage in all of sports. 

Agree and it is nice in a way no pre-tournament favourites stick out though expect Germany to be in the mix.

No Italy, no Holland and no Chile... Takes away some of the shine.

Lots of easy uninteresting groups. 

What is it with Nigeria and Argentina? 

Always seem to be in the same group.

 

I think, looking at how well the English clubs are doing this season in Europe and with a lot of the English players doing well, there's going to be big expectations again. 

Edited December 31, 20178 yr by Sun zhi

1 hour ago, Sun zhi said:

What is it with Nigeria and Argentina? 

Always seem to be in the same group.

A bit like how CFC kept drawing Barca in the champions league for a while and oh yes recently too.

Semi’s would be a great achievement imo.

germany will certainly win it again. argentina out after QF. England to lose on pens on QF too. France will stop in QF methinks. Portugal may reach the final. Brazil in the semis with Uruguay/Spain.

Belgium on paper should go very deep in the tournament. Maybe reaching the final is the minimum expectation for them. Should be a cracking final no matter what. Those Germans will find their way to the final. German efficiency. 

Problem is Martinez is the one in control of the paper.

 

If he finds the right formula they could quiet easily make a final. He's got some talented players all over the park.