An England \u2018wild card\u2019 has been tipped to win the World Cup for the Three Lions, while Iran could give Donald Trump \u2018karma\u2019.<\/p>\n
Also, there is a response to Ian Wright over his comments about football culture in the United States.<\/p>\n
Send your thoughts to theeditor@football365.com.<\/p>\n
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No clue about the spirit of the game?<\/p>\n
Where does Ian Wright get off stating<\/a> that the whole of the United States has \u201cgot no clue of the spirit of the game\u201d?<\/p>\n The first World Cup I was able to watch on television in the U.S. was Mexico 1986 and they only showed select games in the knock-out rounds. I was 12 then, but by the time 1990 rolled around, one network, TNT, had committed to showing every game of Italia 90, and I watched every game of that World Cup\u2014albeit with commercial breaks during the match, during which several goals were scored.<\/p>\n Laugh if you want, but the country has come a long way since then. Now, even in my medium-sized city in New York State, everyone has World Cup fever. The question isn\u2019t if I can watch the U.S. opener, but where? I have multiple options, from bars, to theaters, to major watch parties on the street. I\u2019ve attached the ads to this email as evidence to the \u201cpassion\u201d that Wrighty refuses to see.<\/p>\n I am not so naive to think the United States has a good shot of winning it all, but I\u2019m hoping for a strong showing but, who knows? With a good run of form and a little luck, I think the USMNT has a chance to beat Mexico and Canada to lift the North American Soccer Tournament trophy. USA VS PARAGUAY REACTION: \u2018Full kit w*nkers\u2019 to \u2018mistaken identity\u2019 \u2013 USA\u2019s World Cup opener lives up to the hype<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n England\u2019s \u2018wild card\u2019 at the World Cup<\/p>\n Some good emails this morning, I particularly liked Ben, DHB CPFC and Matt ITFC\u2019s email. <\/a>I didn\u2019t read the last email by Steve \u2013 I have to pretend to do some work this morning!<\/p>\n I\u2019ve been thinking about this a fair bit the last few days, and Ben says our biggest weakness is lack of a creative midfielder. I don\u2019t know, you know. We\u2019ve played Foden in there and it\u2019s never worked. Obviously our main tactic is \u2013 keep the ball, get it out wide, create a chance or win a set piece. But I think in Kane, we have a better creative midfielder than most creative midfielders out there. His passing is just ridiculous, defenders don\u2019t know what to do with him because he\u2019s supposed to be up top but isn\u2019t, and as long as Bellingham\/Rogers\/the wide men fill his space in the box \u2013 I think he can unlock most defences a couple times a game.<\/p>\n I also think that Madueke is a wild card that the better, more open sides might struggle to deal with, probably off the bench. Yes, he\u2019s liable to balls it up, but he\u2019s also going to cause chaos. Equally he could give the ball away like Sterling against the Germans in 2021, but it\u2019s exciting.<\/p>\n I far from think that we are favourites, but I think we might just go well and maybe even beat one of the big boys along the way.<\/p>\n Cheers, READ MORE: World Cup 2026 Power Rankings: Movement begins as USA enter top ten after huge win<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Do I think I have any interest in International football anymore? Not really, at least I didn\u2019t think so!<\/p>\n As England sinks under far left, supposedly politically correct dictatorship why support my country anymore? Now, as your own beloved John Nicholson used football to express his anger at Trump I\u2019m using it to express my anger at the derranged left wing \u2018dictatorship\u2019 we\u2019re all subject to! Well done John Healey for actually showing some balls when your boss has no interest in anybody but himself!<\/p>\n Now going back to my initial paragraph referring to the fact that I thought I had stopped following international football and consequently was guilty of solely subject to concentrating on my beloved Arsenal and barely taking any interest in other teams and our international team at all I decided to watch the warm up England friendly the other night and found myself pleasantly enthusiastic about analysing the game and spurring our team on.<\/p>\n As I stated I was pleasantly surprised to find my old enthusiasm for supporting the England football team revived again. The support in the stadium and the effort the players were showing on the pitch was good. Okay, we weren\u2019t up against much but I thought Costa Rica made it hard enough. Of course our now own beloved Madueke, shone as\u2026Madueke ! There\u2019s something special wanting to emerge there and maybe Arteta can release it. I\u2019m actually feeling pumped up for the tournament! Why not?<\/p>\n At my age, I\u2019m feeling quite excited about the prospect of being on the sauce at two in the morning and grabbing a doner on the way home and piling chilli on it if my liver can handle that anymore! Come on England! \u00a0<\/p>\n Karma for Trump and Infantino<\/p>\n Dear Karma,<\/p>\n Could you please fix it such that Omar Abdulkadir Artan is allowed into the US in the next week or so, following this I\u2019d like to see Donald Trump and Gianni Infantino desperately clambering over each other looking to gain brownie points for \u2018making this happen\u2019.<\/p>\n Could you then please ensure that Mr Artan is given the D2 v G2 knockout match on Friday July 3rd which ends up being the US versus Iran<\/p>\n Please let the US dominate the game but in the last few minutes I\u2019d like the TV camera to focus on Mr Trump and Mr Infantino sat together in the stands just as VAR sends the ref to the screen to give a contentious decision in Irans favour that leads to them winning the match.<\/p>\n Lastly, After the game, in an interview with Mr Artan, I\u2019d like to hear him use the phrase \u2018maybe it\u2019s good to chill, relax\u2019.<\/p>\n You can make this my combined birthday and Christmas present, thanks in advance.
Trent, New York<\/p>\n
Paul (didn\u2019t think I was excited about the world cup, then found myself listening to South Korea v Czech this morning on 5 Live, although I did fall asleep before any of the goals)<\/p>\n
Chris, Croydon<\/p>\n
Barry, Crayford<\/p>\n