Group E - Ecuador v France // Honduras v Switzerland - 2100 BST

[JD nawrat]

Ecuador starting XI: Dominguez, Guagua, Erazo, Paredes, Noboa, Montero, W Ayovi, E Valencia, Minda, Arroyo ©, A Valencia.

France starting XI: Lloris ©, Sakho, Benzema, Griezmann, Matuidi, Sagna, Digne, Sissoko, Pogba, Koscielny, Schneiderlin

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Honduras starting XI: Valladares ©, Figueroa, Bernardez, J Garcia, W Palacios, Bengtson, Costly, B Garcia, Espinoza, Claros, Beckeles.

Switzerland starting XI: Benaglio, Lichtsteiner, Inler ©, Xhaka, Behrami, Rodriguez, Mehmedi, Drmic, Djourou, Schaer, Shaqiri

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What They Need:

France: Need a draw to secure their last-16 place and qualify as group winners.

Ecuador: Certain of qualification if they match or better a Switzerland win or draw (barring a two-goal swing).

Switzerland: Through if they better Ecuador's result.

Honduras: Must beat Switzerland and hope Ecuador lose, coupled with a four-goal swing, to advance

[Pukey]

Are teams listed by number order? Proper annoys me when they're ordered like that for some reason

[SRL88]

I wonder which game I will watch....

[JD nawrat]

Are teams listed by number order? Proper annoys me when they're ordered like that for some reason

I think so.

Not going to lie, it was a quick C+P job from the BBC Thought there'd be a thread before now so I just threw something quickly together.

Schneiderlin starting though Chance for him to impress and make it another Southampton starlet leaving this summer

[JD nawrat]

Danny Murphy is a sound pundit but he looks like a total fud with that jumper tied round his shoulders

[Methos]

shaqiri to score! bring it on!

[JD nawrat]

As long as France top the group (almost guaranteed) I'll be happy Don't want Honduras to get through either... not arsed whether Ecuador or Switzerland get through tbh. Not fond of either, but don't dislike either.

[Pukey]

Hope Valbuena gets on at some point, impressed me in the other two games.

[football_master_94]

France still putting out a strong side despite the changes, reckon it'll be a high scoring affair with France coming out on top. Hoping that Honduras beat the Swiss, too.

[JD nawrat]

France made a few changes, still got a great side out

Valbuena's been France's best player so far imo. Pogba will hopefully run it today Just need to make sure he doesn't get booked.

[Astafjevs]

Another big win for France to add to the hype, before they lose to a proper side

[skybluedave]

'It could be Ecuador vs Australia' No Guy, you mean Argentina

[Pukey]

French national anthem

[Anti Spiral]

Benzema not singing the national anthem, Robbie Savage will be outraged.

[georginho_juventusygr]

France made a few changes, still got a great side out

Valbuena's been France's best player so far imo. Pogba will hopefully run it today Just need to make sure he doesn't get booked.

So, JDownie concedes that Griezmann sucks. georginho have been proven right, yet again.

[georginho_juventusygr]

SCHNEIDERLIN plays! Matthew Le God will lose his mind! Someone check him!

[JD nawrat]

So, JDownie concedes that Griezmann sucks. georginho have been proven right, yet again.

Where did I do such a thing? :confused:

Griezmann's a very good player, he's done quite well in his performance and a half for France. Valbuena's been fantastic, though.

[georginho_juventusygr]

Where did I do such a thing? :confused:

Griezmann's a very good player, he's done quite well in his performance and a half for France. Valbuena's been fantastic, though.

Implicitly. You know it very well.

[darren1983]

Where did I do such a thing? :confused:

Griezmann's a very good player, he's done quite well in his performance and a half for France. Valbuena's been fantastic, though.

Georginho sees things in posts that no one else does.

[JD nawrat]

Georginho sees things in posts that no one else does.

Is he like the kid from the Sixth Sense?

[ringwoodrob]

Come on ECU!

[Noob21]

Sissoko's fall from FM darling to playing on the wing in a useless match is sad

[JD nawrat]

Hey now I get to say we have a Frenchmen at the World Cup afterall - I forgot Sagna played for us now!

[georginho_juventusygr]

No idea whom I want to progress beside France. Any of those three will be good, I guess.

[georginho_juventusygr]

Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooal!

[Noob21]

shaqiri to score! bring it on!

Finally, after so many long shots

Inconsistent player

[Orzelek]

1-0 Switzerland \0/

What a goal by Shaqiri

[georginho_juventusygr]

Great shot by Shaqiri.

[DJ]

BOOOM, not bad

[JD nawrat]

Switzerland lead!

What a finish

[sean_oc16]

What a goal that is by Shaqiri, top strike.

[Noob21]

Hey now I get to say we have a Frenchmen at the World Cup afterall - I forgot Sagna played for us now!

Deschamps clearly hates money hungry players

Sakho got a bit handsy there

[JD nawrat]

It's cool that BBC show the other game live on the screen - ITV should do that rather than just announce a goal has happened. I like that.

[Pangaea]

Sakho getting away with one there... could have been red-carded had the ref seen it.

[georginho_juventusygr]

Should be a red for Sakho. Violent elbow.

[DJ]

Sahko should be off, big fat miss by the ref.

[craigcwwe]

Great strike from Shaqiri there.

[skybluedave]

It's cool that BBC show the other game live on the screen - ITV should do that rather than just announce a goal has happened. I like that.

That's because BBC's coverage this year has generally been really good IMO.

I mean they even briefly address Suarez at the start and then focus on the game for 28 mins of the build up.

[georginho_juventusygr]

I think Hitzfeld in the second round would be good.

[JD nawrat]

That's because BBC's coverage this year has generally been really good IMO.

I mean they even briefly address Suarez at the start and then focus on the game for 28 mins of the build up.

I agree. The BBC have done themselves justice. Good commentary bar Pearce's stupidity (he's usually good, though) surrounding Benzema's goal (well, OG). Phil Neville was a bit boring too I guess but it's not as bad as made out. Plus Heny and Seedorf have been the best pundits by a mile and Gary Lineker is the best presenter around, too.

[Zvonimir Boban]

That flying kick from Figueroa was beautiful

[Pukey]

That's because BBC's coverage this year has generally been really good IMO.

I mean they even briefly address Suarez at the start and then focus on the game for 28 mins of the build up.

ITV managed to talk about England for 10 minutes

[Darren Moores Mum]

What the hell is that?

[DJ]

Lovely hat ^^ Nasty headclash tough.

[georginho_juventusygr]

Ouch, Noboa clashes his head. Some blood.

[Orzelek]

2-0 Shaqiri again

[DJ]

2-0 for the other cheeseheads, that tie is over.

[georginho_juventusygr]

Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooal! Shaqiri again!

[craigcwwe]

Cool finish there from Shaqiri.

2-0 to the Swiss.

Honduras going out.

[georginho_juventusygr]

Ouch, Matuidi.