England World Cup Squad

[nw6pie]

I'm all for taking the World Cup to new and exciting places, but Qatar is beyond the pale. I'm sure I'll watch the evening games and England/Wales games that are on at strange hours, because I've watched every World Cup since I was a kid (my earliest football memory is the 74 World Cup in West Germany and the greatest team to never win the tournament - Holland), and still find something special about these tournaments - despite FIFA's best efforts to destroy them.

If I had a spare month's holiday, though, I'd opt for the Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand next summer.

[KintoreMagpie]

I'm all for taking the World Cup to new and exciting places, but Qatar is beyond the pale. I'm sure I'll watch the evening games and England/Wales games that are on at strange hours, because I've watched every World Cup since I was a kid (my earliest football memory is the 74 World Cup in West Germany and the greatest team to never win the tournament - Holland), and still find something special about these tournaments - despite FIFA's best efforts to destroy them.

If I had a spare month's holiday, though, I'd opt for the Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand next summer.

Like most folk who have commented so far I have little excitement for this World Cup. I suspect once it gets underway my enthusiasm will ignite especially if the football proves to be of a better quality than I anticipate or one of the unfancied nations brings the event to life with some daring displays. For me, aged 9, the World Cup of 1970 was superb. Carlos Alberto’s goal and Brazil’s 4th in the final sent my salted peanuts and dandelion and burdock everywhere as my joy knew no bounds.