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July 19, 20260Comments

GOM World Cup Diary #39 Third Place? Who Cares?

GOM World Cup Diary #39 Third Place? Who Cares? Whatever Happened To Being Pointless? Well... That's told me. After spending yesterday wondering why on earth the World Cup still bothers with a Third Place

July 18, 20260Comments

GOM World Cup Diary #37 Third Place… First Loser?

GOM World Cup Diary #37 Third Place... First Loser? Whatever Happened To Knowing When It's Over? I've never really understood the Third Place Play-off. Perhaps it's just me. After all, I'm a grumpy old

July 16, 20260Comments

GOM World Cup Diary #35 Au Revoir Les Bleus!

GOM World Cup Diary #35 Au Revoir Les Bleus! Whatever Happened To Reading The Script? One of the things I've learnt over the years is never to assume you know what's going

July 14, 20260Comments

GOM World Cup Diary #33 – Argentina March On… Again

GOM World Cup Diary #33 - Argentina March On... Again Whatever Happened To Accepting The Decision? There are some things in football you can set your watch by. Supporters celebrating when their team

July 14, 20260Comments

GOM World Cup Diary #32 England Reach The Semi-Finals!

GOM World Cup Diary #32 England Reach The Semi-Finals! I Still Don't Know... England are in the World Cup semi-finals. There. I've said it. A few weeks ago, if someone had suggested England would

July 13, 20260Comments

GOM World Cup Diary #31 – Shock! Horror! Spain Concede A Goal!

GOM World Cup Diary #31 – Shock! Horror! Spain Concede A Goal! Whatever Happened To Perfection? There was only one real shock in last night's quarter-final. Spain conceded a goal. I almost had to

July 10, 20260Comments

GOM World Cup Diary #30 – Whatever Happened To Leaving It Too Late?

GOM World Cup Diary #30 – Whatever Happened To Leaving It Too Late? Last night's quarter-final between France and Morocco wasn't quite the classic many of us had hoped for. On paper

July 10, 20260Comments

GOM World Cup Diary #29 – Whatever Happened To Taking Stock?

GOM World Cup Diary #29 – Whatever Happened To Taking Stock? Last night was unusual. For the first time since the World Cup began, there wasn't a match to watch. No team sheets

July 10, 20260Comments

GOM World Cup Diary #28 – Whatever Happened To Seeing It Through?

GOM World Cup Diary #28 – Whatever Happened To Seeing It Through? There are few more dangerous words in football than, "It's all over." Egypt probably thought exactly that with ten minutes

July 6, 20260Comments

GOM World Cup Diary #26: Is It? Is It Really?

GOM World Cup Diary #26: Is It? Is It Really? England made history last night. A 3-2 victory over Mexico at the mighty Azteca, a stadium where very few visiting teams have

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