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Famous last words, but I wouldn't be particularly scared of any of the teams in the Germans' group, to be honest. Even with us not in top form.

Meanwhile, a match at Wimbledon is at 25-24 in the final set.

Might get sent off from the bench yet

He fell into the man.

I think it's one of the conditions of them flogging the TV rights for silly money that they don't.

I'll steal Ritchie's word - cringeworthy. There'll be letters from Daily Mail readers about this.

Not to mention a terrible liar. I quite like him.

I was going to say, 20/1 on PaddyPower, very tempting. He'd have to actually move his lardy arse first though.

The whole thing reeks of France. By which I don't mean garlic.

Probably for the other three countries to withdraw due to illness They need Ghana to beat Germany, basically. (Or Germany to stuff Ghana by a cricket score.)

That fella in the States who chose death by firing squad recently should totally have requested "death by Creosote".

Aye. And that was just the singers.

Scottish & Newcastle don't make footwear, but if they did...

Went to the CMA Music Fest in Nashville t'other week and half of the acts were Blokes In Hats. All pretty interchangeable music-wise, too, though I do like a good twang. Off to see one of them (Brad Paisley) in Shepherd's Bush tomorrow night actually. Ever had an urge to sleep with your siblings, or excessively praise God? I'm an only child who grew up listening to Cannibal Corpse. Frankly, I'm conflicted. The god (and blind patriotism/pro-military) stuff is quite amusing to see up close, if only as a form of social observation. Country also seems to attract an awful lot of fat people among its fanbase, even by American standards, so that's good for a giggle too.

I can understand it before/after the game, but when they cut to a five-minute report on England at half-time in another game it's taking the piss a bit.

Being anti-Greek is plain common sense though. It's just a shame it's the Argies who benefit.

Just missed a golden chance to win it for them.

Went to the CMA Music Fest in Nashville t'other week and half of the acts were Blokes In Hats. All pretty interchangeable music-wise, too, though I do like a good twang. Off to see one of them (Brad Paisley) in Shepherd's Bush tomorrow night actually.

Want some corn chips to go with your Africa amigo? We all clearly misheard the poor fella, he actually said he'd eat a Frikadelle. Mind, that's not much better.

"He died like a true Geordie - with pastry crumbs down his shirt."

France for the build-up, the teamsheet, the anthems and the first 5-10 minutes to see what their attitude's like. Then over to Mexico-Uruguay if it's as shite as expected.

He said the only reason he got his job was because he had a good idea in what he was doing but I wouldn't really have a clue tbh. So it'd be best for me to go to uni. This time next year i'll be getting ready for uni, facking hell.. Just be cautious with where the "don't have a clue" approach lands you. My fella didn't have any better ideas and thought he was interested in Eastern Europe, so he ended up on a four-year Serbian, Croatian and Eastern European Studies course, year abroad slumming it in Belgrade and all - only to end up working in the (paid) charity sector afterwards. Mind you, if you're genuinely interested in the subject and you're up for the financial commitment and all, then obviously why not - you learn far more than just academic stuff as a smelly stoodent, after all.

A steady diet of Tom Waits interspersed with whatever else takes my fancy on Spotify. Mostly country stuff. Nashville has that effect on you.

I've already done better on the first day of Wimbledon than I have on the entire World Cup. Time for a change of tack I think.