Trying to understand your response.

They spanked Mexico while a man down, on a bogus call.

but the call was valid, England's player slid with studs exposed, foot high (it went over the ball) and struck the Mexican player near the knee. Could be used as an example of Serious Foul Play.

I was surprised the Mexican goalkeeper taking down the English player in the 18-yard box was not at least a yellow and reviewed for a possible red.

awful fucking chant, eh?
It’s now 430 and the madness from the pubs across the marina has ended so I can finally sleep. I was torn, though I live in England, my partner is Scottish and will not support English football. I spent much of my career in Mexico, but can’t deal with the chant and their obnoxious fans.
Go Norway?

Off the field.

I will also be rooting for Norway.

😊

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7398989/2026/06/27/scotland-world-cup-exit-underachievers/

https://archive.ph/JboMR



Scotland’s early elimination from World Cup 2026 and Steve Clarke’s departure as coach isn’t surprising to those who watched their qualification matches, where they struggled to play cohesive football but sealed their place thanks to a thrilling, almost unbelievable, 4-2 victory over Denmark courtesy of some impossible-to-repeat goals. But it’s even less surprising considering Scotland’s tournament history. Scotland have come to be regarded as serial failures, inevitable disappointments, to the point where this has become the nation’s footballing identity. Qualification is met with a “Maybe… this time?” vibe, eternally referencing past disappointments.

This is a great pity, because Scotland are genuinely among the most significant nations in football history. Scotland figured out how to play football sooner than anyone, including England; the passing game we take for granted was perfected north of the border in the late 19th century when English sides were still committed to dribbling. Scotland have also produced — in one sense — as many top-class players as any other nation. The Ballon d’Or, awarded to the best player in the world, has been officially awarded since 1960, and for a long time, it applied only to European players. But had the award been in operation since the formation of association football in the 1860s and always global, it would be a three-way race between Scotland, Brazil and Argentina for the most wins over the years.

The likes of Nick Ross and Alex James mean little to modern supporters, but these were among the best players in world football in the late 19th or early 20th century. This is a country which has produced a disproportionate number of leading managers. 13 managers have won the English Football League three times or more, and five of them were Scots: George Ramsey, Matt Busby, Bill Shankly, Sir Kenny Dalglish and Sir Alex Ferguson. And this is also a nation that has produced one of the most famous European Cup-winning sides: in 1967, Celtic’s Lisbon Lions were crowned the best side in Europe, with a starting XI comprising 11 players all born within 30 miles of Glasgow.



At the club level, Scotland could conquer Europe. They got the strategy right. They produced players. They produced managers. But among all this, Scotland has consistently failed to produce an international side capable of challenging the best. This is Scotland’s identity. And it stems from a combination of two factors: their overwhelming obsession with England, and ignorance of the Scottish Football Association. This has consistently put the nation on the back foot and resulted in a default approach that is a mixture of negativity and isolationism.

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At the English team.

They also stalked the team all night at their hotel, as a mob. Throwing fireworks and screaming all night to harass them and keep them from sleeping.

Scumbags!!!!!

Karma to me.

TY! GO Enland!

All fans have a major unreasoning idiot streak in them. But some are more obnoxious than others.

But mobs chanting homophobic chants and throwing fireworks is a whole other level!

many other nations.

I won’t root for any team whose fans engage in that kind of mob behavior.
(Not isolated acts of idiocy)

Wait, it was different: Quansah was actually making a play on the ball and got the ball first.

No intent.
No initial foul called.
VAR alerted ref to the problem at the next stoppage (ironically, a ref called foul against Mexico!).
Ref viewed the play in slow motion.

Indeed, more grist for these similarities:

- New York Times



Here's a clue: Both Quansah and Balogun received deserved red cards. Neither was a "bullshit call." In fact, Balogun's was arguably worse, since it was a spikes up tackle from behind that got nowhere near the ball.

I'm guessing the Prime Minister of Great Briain (whoever that is now) will not be calling that skunk Infantino on the phone demanding a reprieve. Quansah will sit his suspension like a giocatore. Forza Belgio! Put them to the fucking sword.