FAI...June 2024 Friendlies v Hungary and Portugal

[Syferus]

We owe the Yodelling Nazis a beating.

Would be sweet to knock them out.

Err, try to be a little less racist.

We're hardly the ones to throw stones at the Swiss for neutrality in WW2.

Except the Swiss weren't so neutral really.

Neither were we. I'd like to see BennyCake have the balls to say it to a Swiss person, or better yet a German.

[Avondhu star]

Playing Switzerland would also give George and Jimmy the chance to use their "Swiss roll" cliches

[Ball Hopper]

USA out of World Cup.  Lost 2-1 to Trinidad & Tobago, while Honduras beat Mexico 3-2 and Panama beat Costa Rica 2-1.  Honduras now play Australia in a play-off, while Mexico, Costa Rica and Panama go to Russia.

[Ball Hopper]

Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina and Colombia all head to Russia, while Peru play-off with New Zealand.

Chile don't make it - recent losses to Paraguay and Bolivia cost them dearly.

[Asal Mor]

Messi never does it for Argentina except when he scores one of the all-time great hat-tricks in a do or die World Cup qualifier after they've gone a goal down. Well worth a look on YouTube.

[Ball Hopper]

Panama's first goal did not cross the line - although they probably should have had a penalty instead.  Judge for yourself here about 40 seconds in (wait for replay as well): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKdsmwA9IYo

USA will be livid, as a Panama draw would have seen the US progress to the play-off game.

Alexi Lalas will be some fun over the next few days - he went off on the entire team a few weeks ago. 

[gallsman]

Messi never does it for Argentina except when he scores one of the all-time great hat-tricks in a do or die World Cup qualifier after they've gone a goal down. Well worth a look on YouTube.

In a game they desperately needed to win, at altitude in Ecuador where they had something like one win in about the last billion years. The man is a footballing God.

[Declan]

Messi never does it for Argentina except when he scores one of the all-time great hat-tricks in a do or die World Cup qualifier after they've gone a goal down. Well worth a look on YouTube.

In a game they desperately needed to win, at altitude in Ecuador where they had something like one win in about the last billion years. The man is a footballing God.

Unbelievable stuff from Messi - absolute genius

[PW Nally]

Messi never does it for Argentina except when he scores one of the all-time great hat-tricks in a do or die World Cup qualifier after they've gone a goal down. Well worth a look on YouTube.

In a game they desperately needed to win, at altitude in Ecuador where they had something like one win in about the last billion years. The man is a footballing God.

Unbelievable stuff from Messi - absolute genius

Wasn't bad was it!

3rd goal, this man is on a different planet.

Check out @samuelJayC's Tweet: https://twitter.com/samuelJayC/status/918002904119857152?s=09

[The Gs Man]

Playing Switzerland would also give George and Jimmy the chance to use their "Swiss roll" cliches

I don't really like Switzerland, but their flag's a big plus.

[Billys Boots]

Playing Switzerland would also give George and Jimmy the chance to use their "Swiss roll" cliches

Jimmy might find that a bit difficult.   

[AZOffaly]

I presume he means Jim Beglin?

[Dire Ear]

Those players are well capable of playing better football than what O'Neill has them playing.
None of them are superstars but they can all play football.
As Declan says above results is all that matters but this notion that he has turned a bunch of rubbish players into a team on the brink of World Cup qualification is nonsense.
Ireland should have won that group. It's O'Neills fault they didn't.

When have Ireland ever won a qualifying group? What's nonsense is this notion that the team can go out and play attractive football against the "minnows" and then change tact for the better teams. I'm sure with the limited time MON has the players for, the last thing on his mind is playing some champagne football against f**king Moldova just so a few critics back home can have some entertainment. Some people are just never pleased though.

Topped group in euro 88 qualifiers

Mind it well. 2 groups of 4, right? We could have won it with a bit of luck!

All 4 teams will pose a serious threat. I'd probably take the Italians tbh

Yeah I'd like Italy also.

Why would you want the best team, in a knock out situation?

[Declan]

I presume he means Jim Beglin?

I must admit I find him so annoying as co-commentator - makes me want to put my boot though the TV

[oakleaflad]

Those players are well capable of playing better football than what O'Neill has them playing.
None of them are superstars but they can all play football.
As Declan says above results is all that matters but this notion that he has turned a bunch of rubbish players into a team on the brink of World Cup qualification is nonsense.
Ireland should have won that group. It's O'Neills fault they didn't.

When have Ireland ever won a qualifying group? What's nonsense is this notion that the team can go out and play attractive football against the "minnows" and then change tact for the better teams. I'm sure with the limited time MON has the players for, the last thing on his mind is playing some champagne football against f**king Moldova just so a few critics back home can have some entertainment. Some people are just never pleased though.

Topped group in euro 88 qualifiers

Mind it well. 2 groups of 4, right? We could have won it with a bit of luck!

All 4 teams will pose a serious threat. I'd probably take the Italians tbh

Yeah I'd like Italy also.

Why would you want the best team, in a knock out situation?

Denmark are the obvious team you would want. Personally think the Croatians are the team I'd like to draw least, only side I'd genuinely think we'd have virtually no chance of qualifying against.