World Cup 2022 - Team and Match Discussion

France seem happy to sit back on this lead. England certainly look like scoring here.

Outside the bloody box!

ITV

"Ref and linesman conspire to award the GK"

Terrible language, but not unexpected

Walker stole about 15 yards on that throw in

He sounded like a petulant child when peter Waldon said there was no foul before the France goal.

boys against men, the only worry is a Hereford type scenario, but at this point Gareth looks like a pleasant Mike Bassett, Engurlund manager

How is that not a foul, and they said VAR would have looked at it.

A refereeing performance from the school of Mario Yamasaki tonight. Anything goes.

French passing and ball control is sublime at times, but still see England getting a goal here at some stage.

It has been explained above. VAR did look at it. It was a foul outside the box. The ref would only bring the play back if it was a penalty.

Stupid movement by English players for that corner, then Foden kicks it over all of them.

Hernandez doing his theatrics

I thought France were playing within themselves controlling it. I think it is likely France score on the counter as England have to push forwards.

Commentary on ITV sounds very downbeat at HT after the initial opening bluster talk.

So much happened after the Saka foul, it's a non-starter as an argument. Poor from England, and frankly, a keeper with longer arms would make a better fist of the strike.