Our top tipster fancies Englant to progress and predicts they”l take on Norway in the last-16, plus he sees wins for other co-hosts USA and Canada
They think it’s all nighter… it is now! And for once fans can thank Keir Starmer, or to give him his full name, “Keir Starmer’s a wan**r”, for something.
The outgoing PM made sure that pubs can stay open until 5am for England’s 1am clash v Mexico. But it’s a bit late now trying to win some plaudits Sir Keir.
Had he tried that from the start instead of axing winter fuel cash for the elderly, he may not be about to check out of Downing Street.
Though you won’t see me in a pub at that time of the morning these days. Unless of course it’s an airport boozer before a flight. It has been years since I last stayed up all night drinking. I became a bit delirious and was obsessed with where the sun would rise from. Then it dawned on me.
There are fears the nation will be full of sleep deprived, still half-drunk zombies on Monday. And just in time for another heatwave. What could go wrong? But people won’t be able to tell the difference with me, as that’s how I’ve felt almost every day for the past six years since having twins.
It will be our version of Mexico’s Day of The Dead. Day of the Living Dead.
The bigger question is will staying up be worth the bother? England have not looked like world beaters so far and if it wasn’t for the top class Harry Kane they, instead of football, would be coming home.
They’ve also got the extra barrier of playing at altitude.
Even Diego Maradonna once moaned about feeling so sick there because he was so high.
Though he didn’t specify if that was down to the altitude or the cocaine.
Anyway, I think England will repay the fans staying up late by getting through. And if they can start well I think it will be a comfortable victory.
ENGLAND to beat Mexico – (betway) – 11/8
DOOR-to-door salesman knocks on a house which is answered by a 12-year-old holding a glass of cognac and smoking a cigar. The salesman asks, “Are your parents home?” The kid replies, “What do you think?” Think big with a gamble on USA to beat Belgium – (10bet) – 8/5
YOU know when you’re in middle age. You now take pictures of instructions so you can enlarge them. Grow your bank balance with a bet on SPAIN to beat Portugal – (10bet) – 9/10
I HIRED a kid to paint my porch. When he came back to get paid, he said, “By the way, that was a BMW, not a Porsche.” Paint the town red with a flutter on NORWAY to beat Brazil – ( 10bet) – 57/20
I’M an optimistic pessimist. I’m positive things will go wrong. Though I think it will all go right for CANADA to beat Morocco – (betway) – 4/1