2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers ** Spoilers ** [5th - 10th October 2017]

[Psycho Ned]

Dimitri and the boys will be celebrating hard tonight, they’ve trained 4 years for this and got some nice practice in France.

Home office should stop the fans from travelling to be honest. They'll get the snot kicked out of them by the Russian 'fans', the Russian police or probably both at the same time!

 

[Sui]

Missing lallana imo, much better when he plays.

 

[McBain]

"We were brilliant"

Joe Hart.

"Our crap performance was all because they're good at the back" <-- words may have been changed slightly.

Gareth Southgate

 

[McPhee]

I'm surprised people haven't learnt yet. The story of the past few months; if England and Scotland are playing at the same time, watch the Scotland game. It'll be a lot more entertaining, tense, and lacking in the frustration of watching England play.

It's much more enjoyable watching underdogs try, than watching skilled players fail.

 

[jsmoke]

How do the second place quals work, top 8 teams from all groups, if it were just most points then some groups have more than other hence advantage, what are the rules?

 

[mmj_uk]

Scotland might not be as good as team as us but I would rather watch them play any day of the week, I don't know what it is about England but we are just so ponderous.

 

[omnomnom]

Scotland might not be as good as team as us but I would rather watch them play any day of the week, I don't know what it is about England but we are just so ponderous.

Well perhaps its because they are garbage and teams don't sit 11 behind the ball ?

Its not really hard to understand...England are a top 15 side in the world...teams sit back and it makes for a boring game. When you have Leigh Griffiths up front its a little easier for the opposing team.

 

[omnomnom]

I'm surprised people haven't learnt yet. The story of the past few months; if England and Scotland are playing at the same time, watch the Scotland game. It'll be a lot more entertaining, tense, and lacking in the frustration of watching England play.

It's much more enjoyable watching underdogs try, than watching skilled players fail.

When you say skilled players fail you mean qualify for the world cup at the same time as the current world champions, at a canter and with a game to spare?

 

[NZXT30]

I don't know what will it take for you lot to realise what the rest of the world already knows. England aren't good at football.

 

[Aneskimo]

So we all watching again tonight?

 

[Jokester]

Looking forward to our glorious failure to qualify tonight, been set up perfectly for it!

 

[MadMossy]

If England can't beat Lithuania tonight, it's time to give up completely.

Lithuania have yet to win a single game.

 

[planty]

Actually an interesting team selection for once:

Butland; Keane, Stones, Maguire; Walker, Henderson, Winks, Cresswell; Alli, Rashford, Kane

 

[mburn_83]

Here's hoping Scotland can get a result and then a decent draw in the playoffs!

 

[Andybtsn]

I love it how they call it 3 at the back with two fullbacks in midfield. Disguised 5 and will be another defensive display.

 

[Jokester]

Is this one of the bigger stadiums in Lithuania? Looks like they're playing down the local play park.

 

[Merlin5]

I was thinking the same thing. Looks as impressive as holding an F1 race in an Asda car park.

 

[MadMossy]

As long as England don't play like they are at the local park again.

 

[explicit4u]

Wiki says it's the largest one in the capital with a capacity of around 5k. The biggest stadium in the country only has a 9k capacity.

 

[Derek W]

Cagey first half. Scotland inviting Slovenia on themselves a bit too much. Decent goal from Griffiths though