Torres.

Looking good for next season if Torres stays with the Chavs.

Iniesta was a treat to watch.

Poor poor Fernando....

Now to don Green and drink Guiness, unlike Matty the miserable, I wish them every luck and admire their spirit

Media whore

That made me laugh out loud...in a room on my own...felt strange having no kids or wife around suddenly. Next game please....

Just enough time to grab the next 4 pack out of the fridge.

Karen has decided we need to pop over to her parents 😞

So, next up it's Robbie 'I was a boyhood fan of Wolverhampton Wanderers, Coventry, Inter Milan, Leeds United, Spurs, Liverpool, Celtic, West Ham, LA Galaxy and Aston Villa' Keane.

So Torres lived up to his Premiership name

Croatia up 1-0 after 3 mins. Unless the Irish come back I would expect Modric to tear them a new one from here on in.

Come back they have

St Ledger after 19 minutes

Croatia 2-1 up now. Time for the Irish to start the bus and get it off the pitch.

Modric coming more and more into the game. I cannot believe the space they're giving him.

Well Croatia seem to have woken up

3-1 to them now

57 minutes gone

According to John Murray on 5 Live just now:

Yep, I can see the comparison.

So, bring on tomorrow. With a green card pub pass I may well not be on here to dicuss the merits/failings of our national team. Looking forward to some intelligent (and Matty) input into the game though from you all. 

If I was predicting I'd say 2-0 or 2-1 win for France. Much as I couldn't give a toss about the England team, the French are far more repugnant, so I hope England win.

"They are great in the final third. The main thing is to nullify the threat they create around our penalty area."

France manager Laurent Blanc was pleased with the availability of all his players.

"Our objective is to pick the best team possible," he said.

"For Yann M'Vila, Blaise Matuidi and Steve Mandanda, the news is pretty reassuring. The medical staff have done remarkably well to get them back as quickly as possible."

England are expected to pair Ashley Young and Danny Welbeck in attack against France on Monday, with James Milner and Stewart Downing on the wing.

Manchester City's Joleon Lescott is favourite to partner John Terry in central defence for Roy Hodgson's side.

France midfielder Yann M'Vila is fit after an ankle knock but is unlikely to start, with Alou Diarra likely to play. Blaise Matuidi is also available.

Striker Karim Benzema should feature despite suffering recent back pain.

Best game of the tournament so far between Spain & Italy. Italy much better than most expected, but Balotelli gave us the comedy moment.

Ireland outplayed, but so unlucky on a couple of occassions. Croatia's second goal was a mile offside, and Ireland denied a stonewall penalty when it was 2-1.