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Exactly what I was going to say. Best game, by a mile! It could've ended 8-8. I was surprised by how technically good the Ukrainians were. When they went 2-0 down I still saw them coming back. The end score was probably the correct one.

I remember France 98 like it was yesterday. It's amazing how sport (football) has a way of making you regress, as how I feel now is as I did back then. My stomach will be like a tumble-dryer prior to the match. Least it's not Brazil this time. My advice to everyone (especially tournament virgins) is to savour every second of it, as it might be another couple of decades till the next opportunity crops up.

Boo! Negativity! I think a unanimous opinion around here, that Gilmour should be in the first XI. He does. Rice also made a number of important interceptions.

I'm going to shut up about us beating England now. 😛

Yeah. The data and statistics are purely based on the previous year's collective performances by players. Collected by Opta. If you added in variables like home advantage, injuries, etc, the table might look a wee bit different.

In terms of BBC vs ITV. The BBC have Richards, Ferdinand and Shearer. ITV have Souness, Keane and Gary Neville. A definite win by ITV.

England didn't play magnificent football, they didn't need to. They deserved the 3 points. The way that they pressed high and strangled the Croatia midfield has me slightly concerned.

Former Kille keeper playing like a current Killie keeper.

A great assist. Tierney could very well be our David Alaba, if he isn't already.

An early contender for most comical goal of Euro 2020. 37 years old and still class.

We most probably will not do it tomorrow. Friday, though? Expect Flower of Scotland to be drowned out with boos.

What a player David Alaba is. A week or so ago he was playing inside forward against England. Today, he's in the middle of a back three.

Yep. Our freaky "summer" weather is our 12th man. Sun, rain, cloud, gales and maybe snow over the vastness of 90 minutes. We might as well count the W.

Fair point. Find a stadium with a roof and air conditioning.

And why the hell aren't we playing today? England are getting one day extra of rest. Hardly fair.

Hopefully the players didn't watch this match. Show them it after tomorrow's match. It'll just be a distraction.

Yeah. Saw that again last night. Shearer couldn't stop smirking.

And yet, Jenas is a hate figure in Englsnd. No idea why, he's no worse than Shearer, Wright, Keown, etc.

That incident with a minute or so ago featuring Modric. People say that football is a contact sport. It isn't. It isnt a contact sport anymore.

That's actually a great point. If we had a young Don Hutchison it would have been a great addition. Too bad he was a bit of a hellraiser in his formative years. As for Colin Hendry. As a person, I don't know. As a footballer, growing up he was one my heroes. In my opinion, he was the equal of Tony Adams, and that's a massive compliment. Adams is the best England centerback I've seen since Butcher.

Bloody hell... As I said a while ago, they are the biggest self publicists on Earth.

Exactly. Potentially punch drunk. Croatia are playing their way into the match.

True. It's the same with the other side of the board, with multiple political threads, but none in the politics section.

Yeah. Not a great matchup for them. Leeds United and West Ham vs Chelsea, Inter Milan and Real Madrid.

Since we're comparing, might as well look at England, since we're in their group. 1998/2020: England: Seaman Adams Stones Campbell Neville Le Saux Ince Beckham Scholes Owen Shearer 98: 10 players 2020: 1 player Shows you how much they've regressed.