u/vivaledemps

A 4-1 defeat + two goals stemming from defensive calamities + star player going off injured + controversial FIFA/Trump decision casting a shadow over the whole game surely merits more of a ‘crash’ out than a ‘limp’ out? I would consider Portugal’s exit (a meek 1-0 defeat) more of a limp.

In lieu of an actual announcement from FIFA on the KO time for Sunday (at time of writing this post), interesting to see how the language is evolving on the BBC article. Surely “locked in talks” should be reserved for transfer dealings?