England Forum - FIFA World Cup 2026: Other Teams Thread

Diabolical defending leaving Van Dijk unmarked.

 

This game needed a goal.

 

1-1

 

That didn't take long to respond

 

Come out of the bushes, mate.

 

For their plethora of hyped defenders (and keepers as well) the Dutch do concede quite a lot, don't they? Is it how they are set up?

 

You have to be disappointed from a Dutch point of view for that goal. Not sure how he squeezed it though. Should have been blocked.

 

Htf have Japan become this good

 

Japan are so shit defensively

 

Good finish that to be fair

 

The duality of man

 

The duality of roverman

 

I'm not taking away they're a good side but defensively they're shit

 

So they're the Asian Germany?

 

I think that's taking away something

 

During half time ITV showed thousands of Brazil supporters marching across the bridge behind their New York studio. Who marches across a bridge during one of the most anticipated group games? Especially when there is a good chance they will be playing one of these sides.

 

"And the first Dutch player to do it since Denzel Dumfries at the 2022 World Cup."

So the first Dutch player to do it in a World Cup since the match two before this one? And this is newsworthy?

 

Holland were asking to get scored on by sitting back despite the quality they have to hold the ball.

 

Serves the Dutch right that.