That was the best World Cup song ever. Better even than the excellent World in Motion. It deserves a Youtube link at least. Watch this, it's brilliant:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uO844xT7ivE

I want one of them jerseys

I watched England in major tournaments in 1982, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010 and 2012 (twice if you include the Olympics) and each and every time the media has hyped up England's chances and I've had friends who entirely expect England to win the whole thing. 2014...

This World Cup is going to be absolutely brilliant. Nobody expects England to win so hopefully we'll see less of that related nonsense and just enjoy watching how far they can go, whilst enjoying all the other teams in the tournament.

Royalclapper Portugal keeper Rui Patricio had an absolute 'mare with this one against Israel last night. Russia look set to win Group F with Portugal in the play offs.

http://youtu.be/RqT8x74S9_Q

and people give Rob Green and Joe Hart a hard time

First leg of the African play offs this weekend Burkina Faso Vs Algeria (4:00pm) Ivory Coast Vs Senegal (5:00pm) Ethiopia Vs Nigeria (1:00pm tomorrow) Tunisia Vs Cameroon (5:00pm tomorrow) Ghana Vs Egypt (Tuesday) 2nd legs next month Always good to see first-timers appear at the World Cup, so it'd ...

Panama just equalized in the 81st minute against Mexico. Honduras already won. Mexico in deep, deep trouble now.

World Cup Qualification, 2014

Goals Scored

Netherlands 32
Germany 31
England 29

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Portugal 19
Italy 17
Sweden 16
France 12
USA 12
Spain 12

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Luxembourg 7
Scotland 6
Mexico 5

Well at least if it stays that way we're guaranteed at least a play-off spot against Iceland or whoever. Ukraine effectively have 21 points now, so still need to beat Poland to win the group.

And win this, obviously.

I love everything about this short clip of a classic Blackpool goal, and could never possibly get bored watching it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnKBwYHAbE4

and this one, Justin Fashanu:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuMPeoRkog8

Do-or-die for Mexico tonight against Panama!

Who wouldn't want to see Iceland get a stab at the play-offs, and beating Cyprus at home today is surely on the cards there?

And surely most of us would like to see Ecuador beat Uruguay in South America's crunch match.

All happening tonight!

The Guardian's Barney Ronay has posited that Montenegro are possibly the best team in the World, relative to their population, which is about 600,000.

Could that be true?

Glenn Hoddle's take: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24477751 ...it is about the experience that the likes of the Barkleys, the Wilsheres can get under their belt so that we can have a real onslaught at the Euros... ... We will always create exciting players, like your Ferdinands, your Owens a...

I did not watch a single game of Euro 2008 and I cannot remember off-hand who won the tournament

This should be a win for England as should next Tuesday's game against the Poles - let's face it, if England don't get through with having two home games then we don't deserve to go and will end up a massive laughing stock. I can see the Montenegro game being a draw, and I'm not much more optimisti...

If Qatar don't get the world cup then Fifa need to compensate them for all the post-bid costs, bribe or no bribe. If Qatar do get the cup, but not in Summer 2022 then the process should either reopen or the other bidding countries should be compensated. They've made a complete pig's ear of it. At a...

I played at Preston North End's old ground at Deepdale, when they had a plastic pitch. They used to rent it out to school groups when they had away games. I also kicked a ball around once at Loakes Park, the former home of Wycombe Wanderers. Also, I'm heartened to see I'm not the only one here who e...

Surely it's time for FIFA to use this 'slave labour' controversy as a convenient way out, and call the whole Qatar thing off and re-open the English and Australian bids for 2022 (and, OK, anyone else who wants to have a go). There is precedent for this isn't there? Wasn't the 1986 World Cup original...

11.30 from paddington Players celebrating a goal by jumping in with the fans.

I used to like it when there were massive fences behind the goals and some players used to jump on and cling to them when celebrating a goal.

But then fences were never a good thing, so mixed feelings about that one really.

The early rounds of European Cup competitions. You might get some unheard of Welsh team getting a trip over to somewhere nice like Portugal or Austria, for instance. And you just feel pleased for them. Or a big club like Celtic getting sent to the arse end of Kazakhstan. Always causes a chuckle. Th...

No Fixed Abode Sterile out of town grounds.

Didn't you already call them 'Soul-less out of town grounds' already on this thread?