Hursty Just seen the French team, wow, they should definitely be right up there
Goalkeepers: Alphonse Areola (West Ham), Hugo Lloris (Tottenham), Steve Mandanda (Rennes).

Defenders: Lucas Hernardez (Bayern Munich), Theo Hernandez (AC Milan), Ibrahima Konate (Liverpool), Jules Kounde (Barcelona), Benjamin Pavard (Bayern Munich), William Saliba (Arsenal), Dayot Upamencano (Bayern Munich), Raphael Varane (Manchester United), Axel Disasi (Monaco).

Midfielders: Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid), Youssouf Fofana (Monaco), Matteo Guendouzi (Marseille), Adrien Rabiot (Juventus), Aurelien Tchouameni (Real Madrid), Jordan Veretout (Marseille).

Forwards: Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), Kingsley Coman (Bayern Munich), Ousmane Dembele (Barcelona), Olivier Giroud (AC Milan), Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid), Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain), Randal Kolo Muani (Eintracht Frankfurt), Marcus Thuram (Borussia Monchengladbach).

France’s problems are internal. Pogba (who isn’t going) tried to have someone cast a spell on Mbappe 😆 Everyone apparently hates Benzema. Rabiot is supposedly a massive bellend.

They have by some distance the best squad but this is France, who are known to implode. They went into 2002 with the strongest squad too, having won the previous World Cup and Euros, and got dumped out in the group stage without even a win, as I recall.

      ScottBailey you know it!

      I’ve only gone and drawn Qatar in the work sweepstake 🤦🏼‍♂️

      Maybe they’ll buy it…

      Our work sweepstake is really decent. The equivalent of a tenner in, each, but the prizes are for overall winner, the team who ends 17th (i.e. doesn’t get out of the group but is the best 3rd place team) and the wooden spoon. Therefore, not shit if you draw a crap team. I’ve got Japan so could grab that 17th spot prize. Keeps it very interesting.

          Winner gets 160 quid, the other two prizes are 80 quid.

          bosstrabs just as long as this trend doesn’t permeate the end of year board awards I’m all for it

              Just drawn Argentina in our sweep, could be worse

              Millsy just as long as this trend doesn’t permeate the end of year board awards I’m all for it

              Most mediocre poster = SM001 or Nasser.

                  Rumours circulating that match tv broadcasts are going to be delayed by three mins so they can edit out anything they don’t like.

                  Harry Kane to be edited out completely because of his rainbow laces protest so the England score will just magically change with all the players teleporting to new positions and play kicking off again.

                    Wally Harry Kane is pretty good at disappearing for England even without TV editing, so no change there then

                      Loving all the ‘apparently’ rumours of late from Twitter whoppers.

                      GET IT FUCKING PEER REVIEWED

                        And where else would you get top notch rumours from?

                        Mastodon? Lol, please… 😆

                        In the words of Infantino’ I feel gay, I feel disabled’.
                        Sorry that was actually Edwand.

                        It’s ok though because the migrants earn 10 times more than anywhere else.

                        What a fucking inconsolable fucking twat. Again Infantino but could easily be Ed.