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mesmerised
12 Jul 26 11:14
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France 2.4
Spain 3.45
Draw 3.35

France F:16, A:2
Spain F:11, A:1

France for me will win this.

Kind Regards.
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Report elisjohn July 14, 2026 9:33 PM BST
**** off d beckham, everywhere
Report johnnythebull July 14, 2026 9:33 PM BST
On this type of display can't see any way whoever comes thru from the other semi living with them
looking like stone walls
Report Winja July 14, 2026 9:33 PM BST
whoever makes the final in the other semi- whowould you rather meet - Spain **** a hoop but havent put two good performances together in the comp or France making a miracle comeback and full of adrenalin....
Report 1st time poster July 14, 2026 9:34 PM BST
dumbells 73 mins  0/10
Report Des Pond July 14, 2026 9:36 PM BST
there's no coming back from 2-0, not against Spain.
Report Winja July 14, 2026 9:37 PM BST
if france score there arseole may fall out....
Report mesmerised July 14, 2026 9:37 PM BST
Who was that Beckham was talking to, and then they just showed again? don't recognise him
Report mesmerised July 14, 2026 9:39 PM BST
Merino best player on the pitch
Report 1st time poster July 14, 2026 9:39 PM BST
when its not happening you back to doing the imple tuff france for 60 min have been trying worldie pass after worlie pass and none of them have been on,olsie couldnt make an eay slip in down side of cb at nil nil for mbappe
Report johnnythebull July 14, 2026 9:39 PM BST
for a team with such an  allegedly high powered offense zer French just haven't looked like scoring
Paris about to be wrecked
Report ----you-have-to-laugh--- July 14, 2026 9:40 PM BST
Danny olmo must be one of the most under rated players in football.

Such a good all round player
Report mesmerised July 14, 2026 9:40 PM BST
The French have looked absolutely useless all game long, even Olise had to be subbed
Report GLASGOWCALLING July 14, 2026 9:41 PM BST
You mean Denise Coates?

.... Thats her.Happy
Report Des Pond July 14, 2026 9:41 PM BST
it was always hard to recover from losing Saliba soon after giving away a stupid pen
Report the old nanny ;-) July 14, 2026 9:41 PM BST
Deschamps Blood is Boiling , Boiling blood can be very dangerous
Report RioGrande July 14, 2026 9:42 PM BST
full of suprises the wc
Report johnnythebull July 14, 2026 9:42 PM BST
ce soir..immovale object..dix points
irresistable force NUL points
Report penzance July 14, 2026 9:43 PM BST
Terrible effort.
Report Winja July 14, 2026 9:43 PM BST
how has that not be punished....terrible
Report Des Pond July 14, 2026 9:43 PM BST
Mbappe has tried hard, but Olise, Dembele, Barcola and Doue haven't turned up.
Report mesmerised July 14, 2026 9:43 PM BST
You wouldn't catch Raya making that mistake
Report 1st time poster July 14, 2026 9:44 PM BST
spain starved them of the ball and france not working harder enough to get it back so cant sustain attack,easier to defend isolated attacks
Report penzance July 14, 2026 9:44 PM BST
Oscars in the post.
Report Winja July 14, 2026 9:45 PM BST
i said something similar but was censored out..
Report mesmerised July 14, 2026 9:46 PM BST
They're going out with a real whimper here after all the effort of qualifying and 6 matches at the World Cup
Report Winja July 14, 2026 9:46 PM BST
it does look like france may score....
Report RioGrande July 14, 2026 9:47 PM BST
its all gone pete tong. i cant see france coming back. plenty bets right down the pisser
Report Winja July 14, 2026 9:48 PM BST
maybe not...
Report mesmerised July 14, 2026 9:48 PM BST
Spain will bore England or Argentina to death in the final, they are one boring team to watch
Report penzance July 14, 2026 9:48 PM BST
You wouldn't see infants going down like that.
Report tobermory July 14, 2026 9:48 PM BST
Could really do with a France goal but they are nowhere near it
Report barstool July 14, 2026 9:48 PM BST
He's got a pineapple on his head

He's got a pineapple on his head
Report 1st time poster July 14, 2026 9:48 PM BST
HTF has DUMBELLS stayed on this pitch for 86 mins absolutely horrendous from 1st min to 86th min
Report Winja July 14, 2026 9:49 PM BST
spains keeper is a right nelly....joke really the ref stands for it....same as diving in my book...
Report tobermory July 14, 2026 9:49 PM BST
Mbappe at least should have a jumpers for goalposts type match to get the golden boot.
Report barstool July 14, 2026 9:50 PM BST
Who was the Notts Forrest player who had that sung to him?

Any good memories out there?
Report mesmerised July 14, 2026 9:50 PM BST
The 3rd/4th place play off match also counts for the Golden boot
Report SirNorbertClarke July 14, 2026 9:51 PM BST
Ce n'est pas avec un fracas, mais avec un gémissement.
Report tobermory July 14, 2026 9:51 PM BST
Jason Lee
Report Des Pond July 14, 2026 9:51 PM BST
risky challenge
Report Winja July 14, 2026 9:51 PM BST
Jason Lee...
Report Winja July 14, 2026 9:52 PM BST
that was a great ball...should have done better...
Report tobermory July 14, 2026 9:53 PM BST

Jul 14, 2026 -- 9:50PM, mesmerised wrote:


The 3rd/4th place play off match also counts for the Golden boot


Betfair didn't know that in 2010, and settled Forlan and Luis Suarez as lovers after the semi final

Report tobermory July 14, 2026 9:53 PM BST
*lovers, lol
Report mesmerised July 14, 2026 9:53 PM BST
loversGrin
Report barstool July 14, 2026 9:53 PM BST
Cheers tobemory and Winja,

Not the sort of fact you can look up.
Report tobermory July 14, 2026 9:57 PM BST
France had zero belief 2nd half
Report tobermory July 14, 2026 9:58 PM BST
Don't think this Spain is on the same level as 2008-2012
Report Des Pond July 14, 2026 9:58 PM BST
Spain comfortable winners, well done to them.
Report barstool July 14, 2026 9:58 PM BST
Deserved win this, toyed with France most of the game.
Report Winja July 14, 2026 9:58 PM BST
theres plenty of weakness in the spanish side....not tonight when they are on fire but during the comp there have been plenty of weaknesses.....these commentators talk some rubbish...
Report Distant Relative July 14, 2026 9:58 PM BST
Almost looks  like they weren’t meant to score let alone win
Report SirNorbertClarke July 14, 2026 9:59 PM BST
Louis XIV, Joe le taxi, Eric Cantona, Charles de Gaulle,.Jean Paul Gaultier, Napoleon Bonaparte, Victor Hugo, Christine and the Queens, René Descartes, Joan of Arc, Claude Monet, Coco Chanel, Édith Piaf, Marcel Marceau, Daft Punk… votre garçons took a hell of a beating!
Report tobermory July 14, 2026 9:59 PM BST
1.73 outright is too short
Report ----you-have-to-laugh--- July 14, 2026 9:59 PM BST
Good team, spain

Snuffed out France, and scored 2

Will be tough to beat in final.
Report penzance July 14, 2026 9:59 PM BST
Bye Bye.They were giving these the trophy after 5 Mins of the tournament starting.
Report Winja July 14, 2026 9:59 PM BST
there not going home yet....another match on saturday...
Report DixieDean60 July 14, 2026 10:02 PM BST
Still no roadrunner with his legendary bet update Laugh

I kept telling him to cash out his France bet, hope he finally took note.
Report the old nanny ;-) July 14, 2026 10:03 PM BST
Not seen a Team play worse than France the whole Tourney , Useless
Report Angela Rebecchi July 14, 2026 10:03 PM BST

Jul 14, 2026 -- 8:54PM, Angela Rebecchi wrote:


1.82 Spain is outrageous. Anyone know how/why VAR intervened to overturn that dangerous French free kick? Never seen that before


Crazy crazy market. Never even a moments doubt

Report differentdrum July 14, 2026 10:04 PM BST
France were poor for long periods against Paraguay, and then against a Morocco who didn't turn up. They were very poor again tonight against a better side, and were well beaten. On the evidence of the last three games they were massively overrated.
Report DBLyourmoney July 14, 2026 10:04 PM BST
The slick Spaniards do it again. Cool 37 matches now unbeaten, and just equalled Italy's international record of 31 consecutive competitive matches unbeaten (set between 2018 and 2021) You can have a moan about the overall style of the Spanish, but you simply can't deny their effectiveness at besting their opps. To sum up the state of play, the ever confident, near arrogant, Patrick Viera at HT: Spain are too good for France.
Report SirNorbertClarke July 14, 2026 10:04 PM BST
Apologies to Sacha Distel
Report the old nanny ;-) July 14, 2026 10:04 PM BST
That was a Good Performance by Spain, But they have hardly set the world Alight up to tonight
Report penzance July 14, 2026 10:05 PM BST
Hope England perform better than that tomorrow.
Report GLASGOWCALLING July 14, 2026 10:05 PM BST
Ello Ello I would not like to be a Gendarme this evening.
Report Des Pond July 14, 2026 10:05 PM BST
Not sure if Spain were great, or France were appallingly bad, bit of both.
Report differentdrum July 14, 2026 10:06 PM BST
I couldn't see why that wasn't a penalty towards the end that would have likely have made it an even easier win. Defender just shoved Yamal over.
Report the old nanny ;-) July 14, 2026 10:07 PM BST
They cant be any worse Pen , France hardly took part , took Dembele 90 Mins to wake up
Report penzance July 14, 2026 10:09 PM BST
Some teams are alright when it's all going their way.
They were gutless tonight.
Report ----you-have-to-laugh--- July 14, 2026 10:10 PM BST
People forget there's another team stopping you playing.
Report Kriskin July 14, 2026 10:11 PM BST

Jul 14, 2026 -- 10:05PM, Des Pond wrote:


Not sure if Spain were great, or France were appallingly bad, bit of both.


Spain were superb - tonight's masterclass was the best in the tournament by a country mile

Report GLASGOWCALLING July 14, 2026 10:13 PM BST
.... Yes Kriskin, but from what we have seen so far are they odds on to do it again. ??
Report john42 July 14, 2026 10:13 PM BST
Loved football all my life, but im fed up with it now, the idea is supposed to be to score goals, 5 shots on target the whole game, the 2 from spain were the penalty and the goal, 3 from france all after the 60th min,dull as ditchwater.
Report mesmerised July 14, 2026 10:14 PM BST
Spain must be hoping Argentina win, must be sweating at the thought of having to face Madueke instead
Report DixieDean60 July 14, 2026 10:14 PM BST
All of these people seemingly underwhelmed by Spain in this tournament should consider the scores on the doors - Spain 13 Opponents 1.

That is why they are in the final.
Report lurka July 14, 2026 10:16 PM BST
I wouldn't call it a masterclass, it didn't need to be. France were woeful, deserved to lose 5-0 they were that bad (not that Spain deserved 5-0). None of their famed front 4 turned up.
Report Kriskin July 14, 2026 10:16 PM BST
The Spanish have been very consistent over the last few years.  Current European champions as well. On that performance tonight they have to be hard to beat whoever plays against them in the final
Report SirNorbertClarke July 14, 2026 10:16 PM BST

People forget there's another team stopping you playing.


Report Kriskin July 14, 2026 10:17 PM BST

Jul 14, 2026 -- 10:16PM, lurka wrote:


I wouldn't call it a masterclass, it didn't need to be. France were woeful, deserved to lose 5-0 they were that bad (not that Spain deserved 5-0). None of their famed front 4 turned up.


France were made to look ordinary due to Spain to being different class.  That is the simple answer

Report Kriskin July 14, 2026 10:19 PM BST
If Spain play like that again on Sunday Argentina or England will struggle like the French tonight.  Spain now 1.72 on the outright market
Report lurka July 14, 2026 10:19 PM BST
Nope. Look at Olise in particular playing balls straight to Spain players all game. That is not down to Spain, they are hard to play against but not that hard. Belgium and Portugal gave them a better game.
Report mesmerised July 14, 2026 10:20 PM BST
Spain are nightmare opposition for England, even moreso than playing against low blocks, at least against low blocks we can have the ball and eventually break them down, with this tedious obsession with possession based team it'll frustrate the life out of England.
Report lurka July 14, 2026 10:21 PM BST
England can sit in a low block and look to hit one the counter against Spain's high line. That might suit England.
Report mesmerised July 14, 2026 10:21 PM BST
We are not close to Spain in terms of retention of the ball or passing and moving, making space for teamates to pass, we needed to play a side like France that would have given up a lot more space
Report SirNorbertClarke July 14, 2026 10:23 PM BST
England do not have the defenders to play a low block.
Report lurka July 14, 2026 10:23 PM BST
Portugal and Belgium sat in and it took Spain 90 mins to get the winner.
Report roadrunner46 July 14, 2026 10:26 PM BST
Have you ever seen a match where a team controls possession and the other team they never find their rhythm, France never got going tonight , the managers changes to the starting line up completely failed

Just about saved £1900 cashing out on France in the 75th minute
Report NFL_Man July 14, 2026 10:31 PM BST

Jul 14, 2026 -- 10:13PM, john42 wrote:


Loved football all my life, but im fed up with it now, the idea is supposed to be to score goals, 5 shots on target the whole game, the 2 from spain were the penalty and the goal, 3 from france all after the 60th min,dull as ditchwater.


I couldn't look away this evening, thought it was a great match.

Report NFL_Man July 14, 2026 10:33 PM BST
Plenty of more boring games in the tournament – this one felt quite full of energy and speed etc. And anyway we've seen many teams play a close down style of play – Jose and his Chelsea teams at times, 1-0 to the Arsenal, heck even the Barcelona team of the late 2000s early 2010s with their ridiculous possession and passing around.

Anyway each to their own but it's unlikely a WC semi-final is going to be too high scoring.
Report lurka July 14, 2026 10:33 PM BST
France played like they all had food-poisoning. Wasn't a good contest. A big let down for such a big game and what was expected of it.
Report mesmerised July 14, 2026 10:35 PM BST
France finished the game with zero big chances creaated, less than 0.4xG and Mbappe, Dembele, Olise all went missing, how was that a great game? it was completely one sided, and the team who were in control were boring to watch.
Report the old nanny ;-) July 14, 2026 10:44 PM BST
this one felt quite full of energy and speed etcLaugh feck me i was bored stupid at half time. Spain looked decent 2nd half , France were pish

well contained by a Better team
Report the old nanny ;-) July 14, 2026 10:45 PM BST
I couldn't look away this evening, thought it was a great match.


LaughLaugh
Report the old nanny ;-) July 14, 2026 10:45 PM BST
Worse game I have watched whole tourney
Report the old nanny ;-) July 14, 2026 10:46 PM BST
The Tourney Crashed into the Buffers
Report the old nanny ;-) July 14, 2026 10:47 PM BST
been a great WC best I have ever watched
Report the old nanny ;-) July 14, 2026 10:51 PM BST
I shall be leaving this god forsaken place Sunday Midnight , Not to return for 2 years ,The euros

I will leave the Soccerball experts to it , been a Laugh the last few weeks , Middle of the Night NFL

Not far away Sad
Report KeynesKeynes July 14, 2026 11:05 PM BST
The frogs were likely food poisoned. Hence the massive drift b4 off. THEY knew. They always do
Report roadrunner46 July 14, 2026 11:20 PM BST
That result knocked £10k off my potential winnings, another £1k lost on the match and £1100 lost on next seasons accumulators, might be a blessing in disguise if Spain go on to win the World Cup, £1850 cash out on France has been reinvested in next season’s trebles, thought it was strange bet635 increased the cash out offer on Spain an hour before kick off, that’s why I mentioned it
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