Result

Copa America 2024

Final

Argentina 1 Colombia 0 AET

Congratulations to Argentina for another adding another trophy to their growing list of honours. Lautoro Martinez's finishing better than anything Colombia had. Enjoyable match.

Best wishes,
Steve

Result...

Euro 2024

Final

Spain 2 England 1

A deserved win for Spain who were undoubtedly the best team in this match and the whole tournament. Que Viva España!

The pressure is very much on Southgate now. Despite getting to the final, England have been disappointing throughout the tournament ...

Result..

Copa America 2024

3rd and 4th Place match

Canada 2 Uruguay 2, Uruguay win 4-3 on penalties.

Canada took them all the way. They will be delighted with their performance in this tournament.

Best wishes,
Steve

Results...

Euro 2024

Semi-Final

Netherlands 1 England 2

England will play Spain in the final

Copa America 2024

Semi-Final

Colombia 1 Uruguay 0

Colombia will play Argentina in the final.

The fruitiest game was Colombia vs Uruguay. Uruguay had their chances but missed them all. Colombia had ...

Euro 2024

Semi-Final

Netherlands vs England

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How about some balls in behind the defence; skilful, progressive triangles; quick movement of the ball; taking defenders on; actually crossing accurately into the box? - all the things England simply haven't been bothered to trouble ...

Coming up...

Euro 2024

Semi-Final

Netherlands vs England

Winners play Spain in the final.

Copa America 2024

Semi-Final

Colombia vs Uruguay

Winners play Argentina in the final.

Best wishes,
Steve

Result...

Copa America 2024

Semi-Final

Argentina 2 Canada 0

O Canada! The Canadians had a very good game but their lack of clinical finishing did them. The reigning World Champions were made to work for it but with a goal in each half and superior finishing, the Argentinians proceed in an ...

Euro 2024

Result

Spain 2 France 1

Thank God the Spanish are through to the final. Doesn't matter who they play but at least it will be entertaining. It would appear that sacrificing a Chicken Kiev over the sacred keyboard works! Que Viva España!

The French struggled to score goals in this ...

So, the first of the Semi-Finals are upon us...

Euro 2024

Semi-Final

Spain vs France

Copa America 2024

Argentina vs Canada

Best wishes,
Steve

Results...

Copa America Quarter-Final

Uruguay 0 Brazil 0 and 4-2 on pens

Coming Up...

Euro 2024

Semi-Finals

Spain vs France
England vs Netherlands

On a personal level, I am praying to what ever Dark Gods are listening that we don't get a France vs England final. Chicken Kievs will be ...

Results...

Euro 2024

England 1 Switzerland 1 AET 5-3 on pen
Netherlands 2 Turkey 1

So the Semi-Finals will be....

Spain vs France
England vs Netherlands

The big questions are...

1. Will the misfiring French get their act together?
2. How much are the Spanish willing to gamble to pierce a tough ...

Results...

Copa America

Quarter-Final

Venezuela 1 Canada 1 and Canada win 3-4 on penalties...

Canada in the Semi-Finals. Magnificent achievement for the Canada.

Best wishes,
Steve

Results...

Euro 2024

Quarter-Finals

Spain 2 Germany 1 AET
France 0 Portugal 0 AET 5-3 on Penalties.

The misfiring French are still misfiring. A fairly dour game with woeful finishing from both teams, the funniest moment of the game was the Ronaldo shot 4 yards from directly in front of the goal ...

Euro 2024

Quarter-Final

Spain 2 Germany 1 AET

A 50/50 and very watchable game, Spain book their place in the Semi-Finals.

Best wishes,
Steve

Results....

Copa America 2024

Quarter-Final

Argentina 1 Ecuador 1 FT no ET but 4-2 on penalties.

Ecuador pushed them all the way to penalties. Well done Ecuador.

Coming up...

Euro 2024

Quarter-Finals

Spain vs Germany
Portugal vs France

Best wishes,
Steve

Coming up...

Copa America 2024

Quarter-Final

Argentina vs Ecuador

Argentina are the overwhelming favourites for this game. An upset is unlikely but stranger things have happened.

Best wishes,
Steve

Results...

Copa America 2024

Costa Rica 2 Paraguay 1
Brazil 1 Colombia 1

So, all the quarter-final pairings in both competitions are now known...

Euro 2024

Spain vs Germany
Portugal vs France
Netherlands vs Turkey
England vs Switzerland

Copa America 2024

Argentina vs Ecuador
Colombia vs ...

Full time

Austria 1-2 Turkey

Rats - I really thought Austria stood a chance of the final - over to you Switzerland, the route to the final is now clear for you……


Many people pegged Austria as dark horses. A hugely enjoyable game to watch very happy for Turkish fans. Big party in Berlin ...

warspite1

Erm, who seriously believes such rubbish?



He has been consistently trying to inject politics into the discussion about football.


To clarify, whit "politics" I meant internal frictions in the Italian soccer scene. The current President, Gabriele Gravina, is flatly incompetent ...

Now that normal service has been resumed...

Results...

Euro 2024

France 1 Belgium 0
Portugal 0 Slovenia 0 AET 3-0 Pen

Copa America 2024

USA 0 Uruguay 1
Bolivia 1 Panama 3

France and Belgium produced a bore fest on an Epic scale. The misfiring French continue to misfire. The Portugal-Slovenia ...