The English u21 team is legit impressive. Haven't concede a single goal and playing tiki taka every game. Angel gomes in particular looks a real gem

England take the lead through a deflection after being outclassed completely the entire half.

And now a fight broke out as Palmer celebrated in front of the Spanish bench

Spain are technically a level above but only 1 shot on target

What an ending. A bogus penalty given after 6mins of stoppage time after dude was lying on the floor for 3 minutes while the game was going on. Keeper saved the penalty and the rebound. Then Spain get a red following that. Gibby White also sent off lol. 11 mins and counting but looks like England has won it..

    What an ending! Spain could play for another 90 mins and not score.

    Big Willie

    guess Man City weren't selling some random goalkeeper for up to 19m pounds to Burnley then 😆

      Big Willie penalty call was correct. Save was incredible. Didn't think Spain were that much better than England, if England had any sort of striker they'd have scored a couple more. Spanish kept the ball well and their long passes connected a lot more often than Englands but they'd no guile in the final 3rd. England carved them open a few times but just lacked a finisher.

      The lack of a good CF could be a real issue for England in a couple of years as Kane ages out.

          Qwiss because Carsley didn't even play a striker. They have one pretty decent one in Archer but was always used as a super sub

              Happy for ESR, he needed some football.

              Having said that, I've never managed to be interested in the u21 tournaments because the best eligible players have moved on to the main national team (Saka and Bellingham for England - Gavi, Fati, Pino, Balde, Pedri and Nico Williams for Spain).

              We never get to find out which country actually has the best u21 players.

              Clrnc I've never seen Archer so I don't know how good he is but Carsley not playing a striker is part of my point, they missed one. He obviously didn't feel he had one of the required standard.

                Turner is absolutely awesome at pens. Have to sub him in the next time we have a shootout

                6 days later

                Women's World Cup starts tonight in NZ/Aus. Who is interested?

                In a good advert for NZ there's been a shooting in Auckland this morning on the day of the first game in the same city. The kind of thing (obviously other than the mass Mosque shooting) that just doesn't happen here.

                Bit gutted England ended up in a group playing in Australia and all their potential knockout games will be too. Was really hoping to be able to see them as been following them for the last few tournaments and also follow the Arsenal women so know all the players etc. But still going to a couple of Wellington games - USA vs Netherlands next week which could be a good one (repeat of 2019 final) and a quarter final which on paper could potentially be USA vs Norway. Any of you Aussies going to some games?

                Yeah mate I'm keen for the tourney and will be going to the England v Haiti game on Saturday and Aus v Nigeria on Thursday in Brisbane. My daughter has flown over from NZ for it and is going to a bunch of other games including the opener in Sydney tonight. Should be a good few weeks of football to enjoy.

                Kinda excited about this. NZ will struggle but hope they get out of Group stages at least. Fancy aus and ger to get to the semis at least

                We’re just living in Messi’s simulation

                Clrnc Feel like he's gonna be putting these in the top corner in ten years somewhere, it's still so effortless for him.