ENGLAND WIN AS BELLINGHAM & KANE DESTROY CROATIA

18 Jun 2026 · 29 min · 15 chapters

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In short

The episode is a post-match review of England’s World Cup win over Croatia (4-1), plus a Dallas stadium/trip chat. Topic highlights: AT&T/Dallas stadium experience (huge, steep, indoor air-con, hydration-break echo), American crowd observations (many wearing English/neutral shirts, lots of Mexican/Arsenal shirts), and tactical takeaways.

Key claims

Tuchel’s halftime team talk flipped a timid first half into an aggressive, fluid second half; England’s midfield (Rice, Bellingham, Elliot Anderson) is “pound-for-pound” best; Kane’s penalty was well-executed despite a stutter; Bellingham is a character and two-way standout.

Notable examples

Kane’s header goal; Bellingham’s late defensive blocks and attacking chances; Croatia’s second-half goal from a switched-off defensive moment; Rashford as a clinical super-sub; subs and rotation working.

Guests

none—hosts discuss as a group (Will, Lewis Brodin, Tom, Theo, plus “Eddie Anderson” mentioned as Elliot Anderson).

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Chapters

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Stadium Impressions and Fan Culture

0:30 to 4:10

Discussion about the size and experience of the stadium and American fans' reactions.

“I think that's what ruins it though for a football stadium.”

England's Starting Line-up and Player Performances

4:10 to 8:00

Insights on the starting line-up and standout performances, especially from Kane and Bellingham.

“You're skipping ahead there anyways The penalty Can we just talk about Kane?”

Match Analysis: Goals and Tactical Approach

8:00 to 11:00

Analysis of the match's goals, tactical decisions, and England's overall performance.

“You know, people are going to go, oh my God, you're getting ahead of yourselves.”

Midfield Strength and Future Prospects

11:00 to 14:00

Discussion on the strength of England's midfield and their potential in the tournament.

“There's an argument for both The correct answer is do Bellingham What do you mean it's not a correct answer?”

Gordon vs. Rashford: Starting Debate

14:01 to 14:36

The hosts discuss the advantages of starting Gordon over Rashford in matches.

“I actually kind of like Gordon's defensive work.”

Stadium Experience: Food and Drinks

14:37 to 15:38

A humorous recount of the food and drink experience at the stadium, including a disastrous hot dog.

“out of starting Gordon and then working out that left-hand side than you do starting Rashford and then bringing Gordon on.”

Game Day Highlights and Atmosphere

15:39 to 17:48

The hosts share their experiences from the game day, including crowd atmosphere and seating.

“And you know, it comes wrapped so you can't see inside it.”

Night Out in Dallas

17:49 to 18:45

Discussion about a night out in Dallas, highlighting the cultural experience and regrets from the night before.

Confidence in England's Performance

18:46 to 20:31

The hosts express their confidence in England's chances in the tournament based on recent performances.

“No, it wasn't It was 70 ,000 No, yeah Someone get him a mic, man Attendance is 70 ,389.”

Tournament Expectations and Comparisons

20:32 to 21:48

Discussion on other national teams and comparisons to past England performances under different management.

“And then everyone else was kind of hate watching Ronaldo.”
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Ronaldo vs. Messi: Current Debate

21:49 to 23:03

The hosts debate the current status and performance of Ronaldo and Messi in the tournament.

World Cup Predictions and Pressure

23:04 to 25:56

Predictions about Messi's potential and the pressure faced by Argentina, alongside the discussion of favorite teams.

“Terrible miss After Messi got a hat-trick I saw the Jaunevis goal But honestly Is Messi just still the goat?”

Upcoming Matches and England's Outlook

25:57 to 28:00

The hosts discuss England's upcoming matches and their expectations for performance.

“But obviously, people going into that tournament with all the South American contingency, they're going to expect Argentina to have a very good tournament.”

Reflections on England's Performance

28:00 to 28:41

Discussing the team's potential and performance in recent matches.

“Oh, that's exactly what Tommy said to the boys at halftime.”

Post-Game Reactions and Personal Reflections

28:41 to 29:18

Sharing personal experiences and gratitude related to the game.

“We're going to be coming at you live and direct after every single England game for the initial reaction.”
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0:28All right, ready? the names of the stadium wait but that's actually what it's called though it's the at &t stadium up for the world cup it's called oh sorry apologies to the at &t stadium it's currently called the dallas stadium we're off the back of going there and watching england absolutely rifle croatia fall to it should have been about 16. i will say it walking to the through the doors there it was one of the most mind-boggling things i've ever seen i've been to many stadiums at this point but you walk in and it's the immediate stadium you see it's it's so huge and it's so steep Genuine question Genuine question We're fans of obviously A lot of Places in the UK In terms of like Football stadiums I think there's A lot of stadiums In the UK That are brilliant Football stadiums Is that the best Stadium you've ever been to By far and away That is the best I don't think it's the best Football stadium It's a great It's a fantastic stadium And it converts into Nah mate Come on If you can't see the pitch You can see the full Yeah I don't know I genuinely Don't know how to express it That screen is about 150 meters wide.

1:28I think that's what ruins it though for a football stadium. I don't express it. For me, it's an unbelievable stadium. But it's like, if I'd rather go to any stadium in England. The nightcap capacity and you could see everything. No, but I don't know what it is. But there's less. There's less. I don't know. It's great. Lewis Brodin. Lewis Brodin hating for no reason. No, I think it's just too big. You know what? Obviously when you guys were, I was there like three hours before kickoff when I walked in it was Empty not a soul in the stadium. Oh, it's the most weird On to the pitch is very different from walking in the stadium and seeing I didn't know it's gonna be indoors until I saw it Well, it's too hot otherwise Way too hot otherwise hydration breaks bros cold in the stadium They a seed the stadium.

2:17That's why

2:20Degrees like they played at the O2 Yeah, yeah, so if you're watching this if you watch a game of home boys, basically as soon as the hydration break happens, there's an echo and a massive amount of booze around the stadium, which I love. It's because it is just bullshit. Like there's no need for hydration station in a fucking air con. To the bar at that point. There's no need for a hydration station when you have air con, is there? It's fucking cooler than when they play at all. Right, to this World Cup, there's been a lot of stick about Americans and their fans and their stadiums. How did you boys find the American fans in stadium in general i will say i will say surprisingly a majority of that crowd right are americans with english football tops yeah it was the weirdest it's so strange will and i and obviously lewis as well wanted to do uh short form which will be out on the channel at some point with english fans outside the ground beforehand we're rocking up to people going do you want to be on pitch side can we do a short form with you their response is like oh i'm not sure man and like What?

3:21You're in the Beckham top What's going on here? They're all Americans They're all in English Yeah literally I don't understand it I'm pretty sure This entire tournament They're all just neutral friends They have no idea About the World Cup Yeah They have no idea They just need to support Whoever's playing Yeah they're like Yo this World Cup's Completely rowdy guys And a crazy amount Of Mexican shirts In that stadium And Arsenal shirts Yeah Yeah yeah yeah There was actually An Arsenal shirt On a kid in front of us That Will decided to Topple over Yeah that was the whole thing But the game itself boys What do we think about the starting line-up?

3:54He started with Gordon Almost identical to what we thought would happen Yeah? Yeah It's a shame Tom's not here Why? I told you Jude would make a name for himself He's already done that mate He's very much hungry He's literally been England's number 10 for the last 8 years You're skipping ahead there You're skipping ahead there anyways The penalty Can we just talk about Kane? Why the fuck When you're Can I just say this one thing? No Kane, Harry, I know you're watching Why when you're one of the best penalty takers in the world football are you also did like trying to add in some sort of Ronaldo-esque stutter penalty fuck off smack it top binge your prick but then uh he actually did score the penalty yeah yeah he did stutter at that one though did he keeper was very far off his line from the first goal he did get a bit of a gift because the the original penalty is what that was so bad i've never seen him do a stutter penalty why is he trying it though when he's already so good at penalties.

4:48And also, surely his percentage of going open foot like away from the keeper is like... He goes across him a lot of the time. Yeah, he did. Most of the time top left. 90 % is always across himself, isn't it? Touching on Harry Kane throughout the game, obviously his header was exceptional. Great goal. Fantastic goal. Thoughts on him playing centre-back for the whole tournament? What the fuck? I don't... What are you doing? Mate, mate, what is going on? I don't mind giving him a free roll. I'm actually a big fan of saying you are the best person in our team go wherever you want get on the ball and make things happen as long as we have these wingers and other players who are willing to push up and take that space for them but you us commenting on Harry being like really deep playing centre back he did it against Costa Rica in the friendly before we started the World Cup Thomas Tuchel's letting him do that it's not like a case of oh my god why is he doing that the manager of the English football team is going you can do that mate because this is what you'll get it it's the right thing to do he's the best person on the ball there was a ping that he made at like the 70th minute mark and I was like fucking hell he's actually so good at football he makes shit happen man and by the way he's not the only top class finisher we have on the team so it's not like we're basically we can afford for him to make stuff happen play that ball through speaking of top class finishes Jude Bellingham Thomas Garrett Thomas Garrett where are you where are you right here Jude Bellingham he's so good looking and very good at football I will say Tom has already profusely apologised in the chat and he probably will do personally to you, Bellingham.

6:20But the aftermath... What are you doing again? Just keep going. The aftermath of everyone in the stadium singing Hey Jude after the game and him having a quivering lip, I was like, do you know what? It means a lot to him. I fucking love this guy. I love him. He's one of the characters that I truly believe that could take us to winning the World Cup. Look, there's Harry Kane, there's Declan Rice, there's Bellingham. These are three people Who I picture as like The proper mavericks On the team Who have some fucking balls And seize it Proper superstar World class talent Those three will be The first names On the team team They should be I think Jude's Played himself Into playing every game For the rest of the tournament I wasn't I wasn't just impressed By his attacking output today The amount of chances He created But defensively He was so Yeah but he does that anyway We know he does Both sides of the ball He made some really Last ditch blocks as well Harry Kane blocked a goal With a penis ball Big penis block.

7:13Bellingham dropped into the eight and still did the job. Yeah. Bryce got taken. By the way, speaking of an eight, I know he's not technically an eight for this team, but Eddie Anderson. He's phenomenal. He's actually a classic. I love him. Hey, Jolly Maradona. Jolly Maradona. Everyone had a good game. Everyone had a good game. I thought Consul was going to be I will see him. Do you think on a real, like, I know people all say, oh, Portugal, we saw them today. They were okay. Congo gave them a game and whatnot. Do you think other than maybe Portugal we have the best pound for pound midfield in the tournament yes because I do I actually do I think if you break it down Declan Rice Drew Bellingham and Elliot Anderson will play every single other midfield off the park in that I will say though because we can't be like look who's offering better than that I agree yeah but I'm not I'm only posing the question I think we are I think we've got the best midfielder I will say we're benefiting now talking about the game like from that start of the second half was unbelievable The first half though I wasn't a big fan And it came from The second goal actually For them Where it's like We literally had six met A line of six Like I'm saying You come on to us Like what are we doing there Why are we inviting That pass behind It was literally a minute Before half We just wanted to sit in No but you can't You can't allow them To have that pass In the defence In the defence of them Yes they switched off A little bit Because they thought It was half time They thought the half They're seeing out It's done But Croatia really Worked that goal There you go Do you know what It was a great goal.

8:40Brilliant goal. Brilliant goal. You know, people are going to go, oh my God, you're getting ahead of yourselves. You think England are so good, they're not even that good. Take no credit away from Croatia. They were brilliant. Really good, actually. And that gives me even more hope that we can go deeper in the tournament because they're actually still a good team and England were great alongside them. I take confidence that we actually scored four goals and we actually were forward. We were pressing forward. We were actually being attacking. The difference between this England team and Southgate's England team, obviously two very different approaches in their football and tactics and one of them is arguably England's second most successful manager.

9:15Yeah. Pretty much, yeah. But the took away is so much better to watch. We're so much more fluid. We create chances. We're more attacking. Do you kind of think he's just gone, boys, I actually know all of you are brilliant at football. Go and do what you can't do it then. Just like, honestly, I'll give you a couple of tactics, but for the main part, you know how to play football and a majority of you are better than everybody else in this tournament just go and play you know like back in the Euros and the last World Cup like even though we won we'd still be talking a little bit negative about how we played whereas now it's just I know it's been one game it's such a good one we've all wanted to see such a good one I know I'm an England fan and I'm very biased and I've seen us score four goals today but that is one of the better games of the tournament from the competition that we've seen and I recall like from previous times where it was like so frustrating.

10:07I remember the screams of, please put fucking sub on Jack Grealish. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I remember. I remember in Euro 2020 when Jack Grealish was on the sideline warming up and the entire pub that you were in would go, for the love God put Jack Grealish. But now we're actually getting, by the way, we were only one goal up. We were only one goal up. And he made some actual offensive. The Germany game. offensive decisions today the subs were great well it's just been announced here as a post match interview will has got breaking news for us Harry Kane just told ITV credit to the manager at half time he gave us a speech and said if we lose we lose in our way I think we saw that in the way we came out in the second half we went full gas and they couldn't live with it credit to everyone for the first game of the tournament can I say I will say to give credit to Lewis Bowden we were 5-10 minutes into the obviously like Jude scored straight off the rip but we were 5-10 minutes into the second half and Lewis was like the speech he gave at half time must have been brilliant mate honestly but it was because it was a different team it was nice and day it actually was we were fucking on them there was no because at the start of the game we were so scared it was timid we couldn't pass the game and the second half all of a sudden we were on them and it was it was this case where Tuchel must have said he nailed it directly I will say credit to you because you're an observant guy I remember seven guys And he said it Off the rip But by the way Credit to Tuchel Thank you Obviously you're not the one Doing the Fucking team talk Can we say Tuchel Thank you for not being A little bitch And actually having some balls Because Tell me Thank you Because that kind of talk That can lead you down A way where you get Too aggressive and you lose But I Fucking respect that Lords where it's like We're going to go for it Because that's what we need to do Absolutely Can't be pussies And then of course The game was put to bed By Ralkus Mashford So Great finish Brilliant finish He could have had another one as well Who was your superior player of the match?

12:08Superior player of the match It's hard to say It's hard to say when you were in the stand Because I was so blind drunk a lot of it I wasn't I think I think Bellingham It's Bellingham He was the best Bellingham What do you mean it's Bellingham? There's an argument for both The correct answer is do Bellingham What do you mean it's not a correct answer? No Harry what are you talking about he scored two goals in the opener they were both brilliant but you could there's an argument for both Harry Kane actually did get the superior player of the match wrong wrong wrong just FYI Harry Kane got Gibbon man of the match everything you've just said about Harry Kane in the fact that he's dropping deep he's allowing to do what he's allowed to do don't care about Bellingham it was Bellingham it wasn't Bellingham there's an argument for both there's about four players from the England team that you could said were which are the other two then bitch I thought Nico O 'Reilly had a brilliant game and I also thought I can't remember and I also thought Elliot Anderson had a brilliant game this is the hard thing when you watch your boys we're so busy singing songs and getting drunk it's hard to watch it in person and actually register who's playing well I thought the brilliant goal was man away didn't he I will say there's a lot of players and I know it sounds very basic and really really obviously like just normal punditry to be like a lot of those players in the england squad do the absolute basics remarkably well like they're just brilliant footballers at a really normal level so we briefly touched on it just now lou yeah obviously we saw a lot of rotation in the second half a good use of his substitute yeah what is the next starting lineup does he stay same again i get until panama is same again look i'll freak you get six points on the board and then you change.

13:59No, what I would say here, I actually kind of like Gordon's defensive work. If anything, we've actually just proven, by the way, in that game, I think it would be a big mistake saying Rashford scored, let's start him. No, like we said, Gordon can run them down, run them down, they'll get tired, if Rashford comes on the score, that's what we like. And it worked. So let's not go crazy and start Rashford. So you would start the same team? Yeah, Gordon is so aggressive with his running, but he's less of a clinical finish than Rashford. Let him wear them down, let him do the defensive work early on, and Rashford can come out and do what he did.

14:29Rashford is a much, much better super sub than Gordon is. He's such a clinical finisher. Rather than the other way around. Exactly, yeah. Like you get so much more out of starting Gordon and then working out that left-hand side than you do starting Rashford and then bringing Gordon on. I agree. Yeah. What did you think of the food and the beers in the stadium? Well, I... Apart from how expensive they were. Other than how expensive they were, I really enjoyed it but I had a couple of my drinks knocked over by He Heel Should Not Be Named. So it's... I got... What do you mean who? You! I got... It's an empty drink.

15:05Just spilled a drink. Can I just say... It was an empty bottle. Can I just say this infuriate me? I ordered a fucking chilli dog, right, boys? And I was like, right, a hot dog with chilli, that sounds fucking class. The picture looked good, nice and easy. Mate, I get it. It's just basically a hot dog if you dumped 5 ,000 pounds of liquid on the top of it. I'm like, and by the way, no more napkins left. So I'm like, how am I even supposed to eat this? Why don't you get a napkin? That's impractical, mate. Why don't they give you a napkin? It's all a load of shit. I have to use someone behind me's pre-owned napkins that they used because my hands was covered in chilli and cheese.

15:37Apparently the cheesesteak was all right. I ordered a normal hot dog, Lou. And you know, it comes wrapped so you can't see inside it. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, I got to my seat. I can't wait. I wonder what's in it. What's in it? What's in it? A bit of onion, everything on it. It was a dildo. It was a bread and sausage. That's what a hot dog is. Where's the ketchup and stuff? It's just a guest gone. I've ordered it was that is the worst bit of commentary I remember I ordered a hot dog I ordered a hot dog I went to my seat I put my fucking there was none lads they're not going to wrap it up with sauce because the sauce is all over the wrap there but then that would that would predetermine that every hot dog has to have ketchup you're a you know what you're a you know what that's the craziest thing I've ever heard it's actually really nice yeah it was good yeah it was lovely sausage I had one of the most the food was banging I know chicken and chips yeah all he did is eat it Yeah I almost joked On a bit of chicken For the second goal We didn't even have chicken How do you get chicken He's in the fancy bit Oh Theo's in the In the prawn sandwiches No chicken Yeah they're from the From the bar Yeah we didn't have that Yeah there was No we had nachos And hot dogs Yeah there was You were in the rich bit What you didn't have The sushi bar Nope We didn't have Leather seats I will say though The crowd was actually Really good Admittedly we had A couple free seats Left and right of us We didn't even really Sit on the seats We paid for We were Will came and joined us like One hydration break in We were a bit Right We were right at the top boys And we were with like Kids slash other fans So there was less chanted In our area Which was a bit of a shame But didn't stop me Singing some fucking songs No We had a great Oh Jesus We had a great time And I will say I will say How steep it is And how far away you are The view was still brilliant Was the screens in the way?

17:21No no no So the screens So effectively you're looking down right effectively you're looking down the screen's here if you want to look at it but it's essentially co-op camera angle for FIFA if you don't want to look at the screen which means you can get a good view of how everyone's playing which is why Harry Kane was superior player of the match it was I don't mean lads it's a 10 out of 10 experience that's what it's absolutely that's my that's not yours but it's our first ever England World Cup game I'm going to briefly touch on a whole Dallas experience it's fucking amazing 48 hours in Dallas well I'm about I'm not going to lie lads as soon as this finishes I've gone straight out with Dallas I'm getting pissed this is by far and away the most American experience I've had in what I view as like actual America because New York is quite London-y right New York is quite London-y it's not too dissimilar to where we live already but this where we are now is the most American place I've ever been we also had a big night out last night yep with the entirety of UK YouTube that's over here Everyone okay?

18:25Yeah Don't need to panic guys We can just carry on the pod I got so drunk last night Yeah I actually By the way guys Big regret I went for a run this morning And these two weren't even up By the time I got home Can I just say what I've Lesson learnt by the way Never again will I go out Night before an England game What? Why? Because I want to save it For the England game Yeah You are going to drink today No matter what Don't you start that Don't you start that It's actually embarrassing Because Theo said today oh I didn't feel that well so I'm not going to drink but no pressure to drink by the way because he's on his own with all the people that were looking after him I felt the most yeah but you you just didn't want to drink that's very different I felt the most shit I've felt the entire holiday slash work trip like today I've had this nonstop headache and I've drank fucking tons of it because I've taught England I'm doing it for my fucking country I've drank nothing right I've drank nothing right and I've been pissed for the last four days why aye I'll say shout out to Darth for taking me and hopefully Yeah, yeah, yeah Shout out, Dove Future shout out I did miss you boys We did too A little bit It would have been good If you were there with us I kept looking in the stand Trying to zoom in On everyone to find you Well, there's About 80 ,000 people To choose from So you'd have been there For a little while Was it 94?

19:39No, it wasn't It was 70 ,000 No, yeah

19:48Someone get him a mic, man Attendance is 70 ,389. No, it holds 94. No, capacity is 108 ,000. This is so derailed. Oh, God. In other news, boys, other than, obviously, Dallas, went to the barbecue, had a great time out here. Yeah. Can I ask a question, boys? Okay. From someone that's watched England in the flesh, right? Yeah. You saw him today. That was me. You saw him today. Is it coming home? It's coming home. Yes is the answer to that Do you actually think We're going to win it I actually can't Based on how we play today And I'll tell you another reason why Not the scoreline Yeah but the performance And how England Actually went out And played that game I'll tell you why I think we can beat Every team in this tournament You know before the tournament A couple of other teams We sort of pointed to Maybe that have a chance Of winning Are Portugal and Spain Yep Spain drew New England Underwhelming Portugal just drew To DR Congo Yep Vista scored Yep Did you know that Vista scored We celebrated it And then realised That he hates him And then just stopped celebrating No no no I genuinely hate watching Ronaldo.

20:50Yeah, yeah, yeah. No, I didn't stop celebrating. Chip loved watching Ronaldo. And then everyone else was kind of hate watching Ronaldo. And then Visser scored. And Lewis was like, yes. And then realised he hated him. That is not true. I love Visser. That is not true. And then I went, oh. That's not true. I love Visser and Chancel and Bembe. Chancel and Bembe. By the way, it's on camera. It's on camera. You're lying. You were so fucked at this point, by the way. I'm surprised you even remember the goal. It's not because I said to you at the time, like oh are you still a fan of him now because he's yeah yeah yeah but originally i was a i will say can i say on that question on the question from reeve i'll say on the question from reeve um i look i've never been more confident because in the old tournaments with southgate it was a case of it always felt like we were trying to scratch our way through not not to make it seem like a knobhead but it was like the way you's won the league with arsenal where it was a bit it was like we were we were willing to it's how I imagined Steve Bruce would have managed an England squad you know what I mean like let's get a 1-0 but now under Tuchel it's like actually recognising how good we are so despite we conceded two goals we still went out at half time at level and we actually went out so that's why I'm more confident because I'm like this team's not pussies we're in pussies now it's testament to the half time team talk yeah it's testament to being like if we're going to lose boys we might as well lose playing real football but we used to be pussies didn't we we used to be like Let's dry edge it When we go to a final And also And also as fans We were criminal to being like Hey I fucking love being a pussy So long as we win 1-0 But we don't Yeah but we don't win the big one Yeah yeah yeah Before we end the show I need to briefly sort of touch End the show We've got fucking Are we not enjoying this What's going on I can say we've got yesterday's to talk about France 3-1 Mbappe twice Yep Harland scored twice as well Harland scored twice Kane scored twice Mate it's a good And Lionel Messi getting a hat trick Lionel I love Messi getting a hat-trick And Ronaldo having a stinker Technically he scored four times By the way You see Ronaldo's Absolute stinker of a miss Where he couldn't kick a ball Honestly You think I care about Ronaldo You care more about Ronaldo Than everyone else If anything He loves Ronaldo You hate Ronaldo I don't think you care about Ronaldo I was discussing You saw Absolutely well-winned Terrible miss After Messi got a hat-trick I saw the Jaunevis goal But honestly Is Messi just still the goat?

23:10Yes By the way Messi is still somehow one of the best players on the world no no no but that's not a difficult thing to do because international football because of the speed and the pace of play Messi's still obviously better than everybody on the pitch he doesn't need to do the running mate this is why it's so yeah this is why he's so different from Ronaldo it's just like he still can impact without doing all that it's amazing it is actually amazing he's got the biggest football brain on the planet it's not hard for him that's what you're going to see Kane do later yeah probably but like Rooney did it as well he's still one of the best in the world if anything if anything that third goal is his best I know the first goal you're going to say oh yeah it's a really good goal but I feel like the keeper should have done better right the third goal is the most messy looking goal of all time yeah it literally comes to him on the edge of the box he's got his foot open passes it straight back into the bottom corner where it came from it is such a messy goal it's actually a joke I love Messi and now he's what he's tied closer he's got the closer record I'm all for the Messi agenda because it's always been like Ronaldo's this all Ronaldo's this all but now Messi's getting to the age of when people were using those age excuses for Ronaldo and he's still performing at a top level.

24:16Look, Ronaldo's a little bit of a choice aside. Ronaldo's class. Of course he is. Of course he is. But anyone that watches real football, Messi's obviously always better than Ronaldo. Obviously, we've all said it's coming home. Do you think if it doesn't come home, Argentina can win it? No, it's coming home. Okay, second question. Do you think Messi will, by the end of this tournament, be the all-time World Cup goal scorer or will it be Mbappe? oh great question thank you that's a great question thank you oh I don't know it's a good question isn't it if Messi does that then it's absolutely insane this may be one for the comments as well because Messi's currently on 17 Mbappe's on what 15 16 at a push yeah end of the tournament who's the all time World Cup goal scorer oh we'll find out Harry Kane no no no there's fence sitting shit it's Harry Kane it's Harry Kane so he's going to score 11 goals I think it'll be Mbappe I think it'll be Mbappe I think it's Harry Kane I think we go to the He's got two today Remember Like come on All time goalscorer All time ever Oh I thought about this one No not the golden boot Not the golden boot All time ever Messi's on 17 Messi Mbappe's on 15 You think Yeah You think they get far enough I think France are just better They might There's zero pressure on Argentina Of course it'll be Mbappe You have to remember Zero pressure on Argentina this year They've literally won it They've done it No Zero pressure They're one of the favourites That win the tournament They won the last one They're reigning champs Of course there's zero pressure.

25:41There was always the question of, will Messi ever get a World Cup? They've done it. They've done it. They have reigning champs. No one's going to be shouting at them for not winning it back to back. That is such a crazy feat. Okay, yeah. There's no pressure on them. I agree with that. I agree with that. There's no pressure on them to win it back to back and no one's going to be like, Oh, you have expectation. That's different. But obviously, people going into that tournament with all the South American contingency, they're going to expect Argentina to have a very good tournament. I think there's way less pressure on Brazil because people expect less of Brazil than there is on Argentina.

26:13Yeah, maybe. No, no, no, but I'm saying like, there's more pressure on France because people expect France to do well this time. There's more pressure on France because they are the best team. Yeah, absolutely. They should be doing it. Spain have just cooked themselves as well. Well, boys, England, we've won. We've essentially progressed. That's the hardest game of our group. England versus Ghana. Will Semenu put up a test against us? Do you want an update? On what? Snow-no. Still in another game? Ghana-Panama. How do you think we fare against Ghana then? It should be good It should be a 4-0 win No disrespect to Ghana Because I think they're a great nation And they do a lot of amazing things But I actually think we pump the hell out of that team Genuinely I'm going to go out and say this on a limb Or whatever the perfect phrase is I think we beat Ghana by more Than we beat Panama Because we rotate for Panama And what we'll see on that as well I think we beat Ghana 4-0 And then Panama 3-0 I'm really intrigued to see what the final score is I think that team talk from Tommy T is going to give us a lot of confidence because we were bad.

27:17We weren't bad, but it wasn't great that first half. And every one of those players saw the difference in that second half. So I think they're going to realise, let's just fucking do that. We don't have to be scared. And then we're going to take that into Ghana. And that's where we do get that big result. I feel like that's a little bit harsh. I feel like there's obviously a lot of pressure. But there was a lot of pressure on England going into the first game. and we ended up going up 1-0 in like eight minutes or so and then obviously a lack of concentration for 2-2 but we still came out of it like we should have won by four or five goals but yeah but that's due to the second half mainly that first half was a bit and like you have to remember it's like there's always there's so much pressure on England and the England job is also the hardest managerial job ever of course it is because we create the sport we create the sport it is by far the most it's true it's true why are we laughing about that it's all fucking smart yeah we should be we should be the best at it it's annoying it's all sport we're not the best at it it's fucking shit we've we literally we created a sport outsourced it to the world and we're no longer the best at it we should be the best I just think I think that team talk will give them a little bit of realisation like look look how much better we were in that second half when we played free and hopefully hopefully we play free and confident from then on I don't mind losing a game if we don't lose it like fucking bitches.

28:35Oh, that's exactly what Tommy said to the boys at halftime. And on that note, guys, that was the end of the England review. We're going to be coming at you live and direct after every single England game for the initial reaction. Also, if you haven't already watched the vlog from the game, go and watch it. Yeah, and we've got BTS coming out this week as well. I will say, guys, from a personal standpoint, this is the best experience of my entire life. So thank you so much for watching the channel because it is the most remarkable trip we've ever had as a group. Yeah, I'd like to thank these two for buying my tickets and the whole trip, but also get onto them, because even though they spent all this money on me, getting me out of here, they didn't get me business class, so like, what the fuck?

29:16I know, that's fair. Alright, bye everyone.

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