Well, little value in getting excited after one group game, but you can’t really argue with that as our opening gambit. That had the potential to be a horrible, turgid game, and yet we made it pretty entertaining.
Easy to draw comparisons with our demolition of Panama at the last World Cup but...
Cracking first-half in general that. It’s worth noting that Iran are 20th in the world by the way; we’re making an alright team look very, very shít.
For context, the Iceland team that embarrassed us in 2016 were ranked 34th.
The fact that they are self-policed makes the protocols about as effective as a FIFA corruption investigation. There needs to be an independent doctor on point.
Still, you have to feel for the goalkeeper - if you watch closely you can see him explaining to his medical staff that this was the...
Shades of 1998, when I twagged school to watch England beat Tunisia 2-0 in Marseille. Will I be twagging work for a couple of hours today? I am yet to decide.
I don’t think today will be as straightforward for England as it looks on paper, nor the group more broadly.
When the draw was made I...