>>156556212
they can but wont

lol

Yes. France will have to double team Yamal and Spain will dominate the midfield. They are the worst match-up for France style.

>>156556212
they are the masters of slurping so yeah

>>156556212
We can't but will

France 2 goals. Spain 900 passes completed.

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>>156556212
Aren't you forgetting something?

they might bore us to death

... Can Belgium/België/la Belgique?

>>156556323
this fpbp
unfortunately...

>>156556212
I can imagine them playing exactly like Morocco

>>156556212
no

>>156556212
Yes.
You have to contain France during the first half, and if you are lucky score first.
If you allow France to score first they just start mauling you as they enter a rhythm.

France is going to score no matter what, but if you contain them long enough, and you score first, multiple times, their moral goes down. Dembele has weak mental, Mbappe is the only one who stays being a risk for 90 minutes of the game.

Spain 3-2 France is how you beat them.

>>156556596
I kind of want to see a Frite Derby

>>156556373
This
France would need to low block or they're in for the surprise of their lives. Morocco would've been a nightmare for Spain's style.

Just rewatch the Euro 2024 semi-final it'll give you some idea

>>156556212
they will slurp against belgium

>>156556566
Belgium is washed and only got a fire lit under their asses given the whole Trump Red card scandal/US being utter dogshit

Spain should, in theory, stomp them

>>156556825
France was quite different in the Euros

>>156556661
>Mbappe is the only one who stays being a risk for 90 minutes of the game.
This. Fucker only cares about stats in clubs, so the teams that were retarded enough to sign him in can go eat a big toe, he will get a golden boot, get the highest salary just because of his name, and thats it, hes happy with that. At NT? The monster under your team's bed

>>156556212
>paraguay plays slurpball against france
>loses
>morocco plays slurpball against france
>loses
>spain's specialty is slurpball
I have little hope left. Congrats France for getting a godly generation out of nowhere and winning everything.

>>156556212
Only if we sacrifice Yamal

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>>156556212
>A quarter of their team is injured
>Yamal is crippled
>They're only competent in their defense but they won't do the same shit Paraguay did to retain the ball because they're a bunch of pussies
We should instead be talking how should they arrange their logo with the third star.

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We fucked em in the euro.
We fucked em in the nations.
We fucked em in the olympics.
We'll fuck em in the world cup too.

>>156557107
Anulo mufa

>>156556961
No, not at all. It will play out the exact same. Spain will set the tempo and control possession, France will go wide and counter-attack. The only rhinoplasty that changed is that Jesus Navas doesn't play for Spain anymore.

>>156556979
spain is slurpball but with an actual attack, which is the magic sauce paraguay lacked
they still won't win though because they will not go all-in into murderball like paraguay did so it won't work, gonna be 1-2 (france gets a pen btw)

>>156556979
>out of nowhere
is that what you call africa?

>>156556212
nnnnnooooo..

>>156556212
Only England can stop France

>>156556323
pretty much

>>156556212
They're unironically losing to Belgium, you read it here first

>>156556212
May Yamal do the miracle and I will stop shitting on him

spain looks worse than in 2024 especially offensively, and france look much better especially offensively

with that said, spain's great defense and great midfield is probably the biggest threat to us out of all the teams remaining

>>156557257
Trvke

>>156557170
No, what's changed is they have prime Olise and Dembele isn't shit this year

>>156557368
We have a front four of Barcola/Doué, Olise, Dembélé and Mbappé now instead of fielding shitters like Kolo Muani, and as far as the midfield goes I think Koné has had a great world cup
Spain are unironically losing to Belgium though

>>156557024
>>A quarter of their team is injured
Meh, all of those guys aren't really important. Nico Williams would have been a hit if this was 2024, but not in 2026.
>Yamal is crippled
Meh, he underperforms at the NT anyway.
>>They're only competent in their defense but they won't do the same shit Paraguay did to retain the ball because they're a bunch of pussies
We have people that can murderball while also playing good.

It isn't a clear baguette victory
>>156557107
Anulo mufa

>>156557368
>spain looks worse than in 2024 especially offensively
I'm sure they look worse without Morata now yeah

>>156557378
out of spain/yourselves/argentina, you're probably the match up I'd favor the most for us

argentina isn't great but they still have the GOAT and will play murderball, spain is the one opponent that can absolutely counter us with great defense and midfield, and you fucks are very strong on offense but have a shambolic defense

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>>156556212
On paper yes. They're more of a complete team overall compared to France, not just in the midfield.

>>156557368
You have a nigger as a goalkeeper so even if by some miracle you get past Spain you will lose to Argentina because Messi can actually shoot.

>>156556979
>and winning everything.
Just a world cup, haven't won a euro since 2002

>>156556212
They will make them sleep and score at 90

>>156557566
Argentina isn't getting past us retard

>>156557454
williams who had his peak performance in 2024 is nowhere, baena is mediocre, ferran is shit, yamal is still yamal but he's clearly not 100%, and they relied on a 1-0 added time goal by fucking merino to bail them out against portugal
if you think the current spain looks more impressive than they did at the euros, you're blind. the only aspect on which they improved is defensively, but they have only played shitters so far

>>156557442
True for Dembele but Olise was so bad against Paraguay he had to drop deeper than the CBs.

>>156557566
so you already think you're going to lose against argentina? kek
I'll also take maignan 10 out of 10 times over fucking pickford

>>156557611
Yes, they will. Messi will be in Last Dance mode and Argentina is going to be bloodlusted because they hate us.

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Doesnt Spain like always beat France? I checked stats and France has one one(singular) tie against Lsian since like 2008. This is like their worst matchup either. Theres no team in the world that France losses more in its hustory than Spain. Its their kryptonite in a way

>>156557615
>but they have only played shitters so far
Ah yes, the butcher of Senegal and the terminator of Morocco has spoken

>>156557615
The match against Portugal waa pretty tight, you would've struggled too. Baena and Ferran are excellent at delivering godly assists.
>they only played shitters so far
You didn't? That Norway game doesn't count they sabotaged the game on purpose to go to the other bracket

I hope not. This Spain team plays unwatchable haramball

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>>156556566
Lol

We'll need massive refball to beat Spain

>>156556212
With the way they've been playing (which is boring), maybe. Spain has been extremely hard to beat because they don't gift opponents chances. They've kept clean sheets in key moments and play with maturity beyond their young stars. That discipline has already beaten France twice in the last year (Euro 2024 semi and Nations League 2025 semi).

France are more fun to watch, though. Spain's style of play is too boring but also their superpower. Spain isn't just parking the bus, they control the game through possession and positioning which is what enabled them to beat Portugal. In their last matches, Spain limited France's explosive moments by denying space in midfield and forcing them into predictable patterns. France has looked dominant in this tournament, but they've also shown they can get frustrated when teams don't give them easy transitions.

When Spain do break, they're clinical and quick on the break with players like Yamal. France's high line and attacking intent can leave gaps that a smart, organized side like Spain can exploit.

Howevrr, I think one moment of magic from Mbappe or a set-piece can decide the match. But knockout football rewards the team that makes fewer mistakes, and Spain has been the smarter team in their recent clashes. They know how to frustrate France and then punish them. I think Spain will be boring to play against, but Spain doesn't need to be fun like France. Their style is built for these exact high-stakes games where dominance on the ball and defensive structure beats raw explosiveness.

>>156557615
Did you watch the euros? Spain slupred a lot of those matches, especially against germany with that coincidentally Merino goal on extra time too. Spain doesnt win that flashily on general. Even their best campaign ever which was 2012 euros, they beat portugal on pens.

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>>156557550
>Lamine Haram
>7.8

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>>156557712
Italy (four times: 1934, 1994, 2016 & 2020) and France (three times: 1984, 2000 & 2006) are the two NTs who have knocked Spain out of a WC/Euro the most.

>>156557712
It’s because the french team is ngubu, Spain historically knows how to kick them out, and the few white French players play and grew up in Spain football because France only wants ngubus

>>156556212
I’m supporting Spain. Unlike France, Spain isn’t a left wing hellhole full of immigrants who can’t assimilate. Spain is full of Sudacas are who indistinguishable from Spanish people

It is our worst match up

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>>156557925
Interesting. I guess its more recent history? But historically it says Spain has 20+ wins over France while France has 12 over Spain. Its a pretty bad matchup overall it seems

>>156557990
Please ignore the obvious bait don't reply to him

>>156557925
We fumble against Italy like retards, it's no coincidence that our best years of football are on par with their decay

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there's a 0% chance. france is just unbeatable.

>>156557615
>but they have only played shitters so far
The monkey has spoken

>>156557997
In what? Plumberball friendlies from the 40s are irrelevant

>>156557615
This is facts, but their defense really carries them. They’re like knights who won’t let the bloodthirsty niggas pass ni de coña. I don’t think you’re scoring against them desu.

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>>156558030
kek even the mighty spanish empire has to kneel to the superior latinx

>>156556212
They might be the only ones to do it. Because they are Europeans.

>>156557644
Paraguay was a meme match and Doué is the bigger factor IMO

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Spain just countered France in the last 4 years for some reason. 5-1 before 70m even with Olise.

>>156558151
Why are the French so obsessed with Italians almost like with niggers? You guys are so cucked, I cringe so hard when the French imitate the Italians just be yourself bro. I’m literally a quarter French, I fucking cringe seeing French guys try to be Italian. I like Italy but come on

Slurping is a meme until that's the only thing you hear for 90+ minutes on an intensity that makes Penaldo cry.

We won the first WC while tuned to the sound of the Vuvuzela and dominating the erratic jabulani.

We're Ngubus kryptonite.

>>156556212
Yeah.
Play tiki caca for 89 minutes, score at 90' and park the bus.

if we make it past belgium it'll be a really uphill battle with less rest and poor form, also france seems to keep peaking with every game

>>156558100
They beat them like 5 times to one of frances since 2008 bro

I dont see it happening

>>156556212
No, they'll be raped by Mbappe

Yamal the last Moroccan warrior will rape them

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>>156556212

Spain haven't lost to France in the last 3 years to be honest. They just tiki taka 1000 passes frogs to death.

>>156558322
What do you mean if bro, we shouldnt even be there. Of course you're going through

>>156556212
Possibly, but it would be way funnier if Belgium somehow beat them

>>156556212
I hope we can

You beat France by out playing them which only Spain and Argentina can do. Their pace merchants are too fast so you have to control the game and score by talent. Which they both can. I don't see anyone else who can though.

>>156558044
the worst Paraguay in the history of world cups easily dominated them, they're not even scary like peak brazil

>>156558267
>>156558267
Try to be italian? I don't see it but I do like and respect most* of their culture

>>156558306
>We won the first WC while tuned to the sound of the Vuvuzela and dominating the erratic jabulani.
Refball also helped

>>156556212
Absolutely
Arguably the only ones able
>>156556566
Belgium constantly shuts the be

Spain can't even beat us.

>>156558521
I’ve seen a lot of youth not shut the fuck up about Italy this, Italy that, try to copy all the Italian swag and go to Italy every single holiday. This was in Bretagne even. Made me sick to my stomach mate. Fuck everyone vive le gaulois

>>156558585
France can't even beat Paraguay.

>>156558267
>>>/his/
>>156558151
The Spanish Empire controlled half of italy too, not Rome, but we shacked it in 1527.

>>156558402
i'm just surprised that we keep advancing even with all the problems the players have had over the season it feels like we are in a for a rude awakening, it might be against belgium. i guess we do good against uefa teams, it's probably out best card against this meat grinder france. that and upamecano giving us a hand

>>156557925
Spanish football only exists since 2008 and you have beaten them most of the times since then

>>156558585
no, if you dont reach the semis we cant

Yeah, our midfield and defense are still better. We can slurp our way to the win.

>>156558676
Sounds very anecdotical desu I am from Bretagne and that is not common behaviour at all

>>156558713
And Rome controlled all of Iberia once making them the superior latinx

>>156556661
>3-2 For Spain against France
Can't happen. The only way for spain to contain France is to tactically contain them and break their momentum, especially Mbappé and their right wing. And win maybe by 1-0.
If France get its first goal on the first half. Spain is screwed.

>>156556661
So it seems, so it seems

>>156558585
correct, you would have to reach semifinals first

>>156556212
if spain win the world cup they'll also break the record for most unbeaten games ever, at 38. current record is italy with 37.

meaning this mid, boring, forgettable spain side will unironically become one of the greatest international teams of all time.

>>156558541
It's okay Joao, you had your Eurocup with Penaldo.

Try playing with 11 players under 40 next time.

How did Spain devolved into slurball from the likes of Xavi and Iniesta

>>156557473
>out of spain/yourselves/argentina, you're probably the match up I'd favor the most for us
argentina man, they suck at this world cup, cabo verde and egypt score 4 gols agaisnt them

>>156559281
stop it, you've just made vitinha pass the ball to the side again

>>156559297
they won 1-0 all the way in 2010

>>156559281
What does that have to do with Spain refballing the 2010 WC?

>>156556979
>Spain plays slurpball
Wtf are you talking about. They migth play slow but they don´t haramball

>>156556212
If we lose, Norway reaching the final would be the only think keeping me interested in the Cup

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>>156556212
No, but Belgium will beat them so it doesn't matter.

france will sit back and allow spain to pass around the french half
then they will catch them on the break and score

>>156556212
Yes, initiate BORE BALL

>>156558977
It was in Quimper. I must’ve mistakenly walked into the Italian larper club then, kek.

>>156556212
>Cero goals conceded
>One of the top teams on goals
>One of the top teams on xG
>Has not lost a game out of 35
>Most teams can only haramball against them
Spain is at worst second or third favourite of the remaining teams. It can perfectly win against France. Many speak of Spain as if it was second rate when it is one of the best performing teams

I truly think Spain is the only team able to this tournament.

>Lelgium is washed, only did well because the Balogun robbery made them upset
>England is well, england
>Norway is Haaland and 10 pechofrio shitters
>Argentina has Messi, Paredes, and 8 pechofrios especially dogshit Fribu. Proven to be a one hit wonder with the 2022 WC

Mbappe is a psychopath and the one to worry about. Same with Olise. Dumbells will get demoralized quickly, and I doubt Barcola is strongminded.

I think a forward of Oyarzabal, Pino, and Yamal with strong midfield and same defense as before. I'm still debating if Rodri can keep up with everything. He either plays well a single match, or just doesn't.

Yamal is fucking shit this WC, and Pedri hasn't been performing. Might need carnicero Gavi to take a yellow and foul someone.

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>>156556323
watch as Mbappe enacts martial law on the Churro shitters

>>156559533
I'd say they're better than England but worse than France
Poodri and Latrine are frauds

>>156559533
But Belgium won't play haramball. They will attack hard and Spain are not used to experiencing that in this WC

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>>156559396
We won despite De Jong getting a yellow after this atrocious kick.

Cry me a river Penaldo.

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>>156559625
Belgium will get absolutly raped if they try to go toe to toe with Spain. They will haramball, you read it here first.

>>156559533
If we win against Belgium and we play against France everybody is expecting a Cabo Verde alike match but they can score now, so we are fucked on paper.

>>156558541
Yeah I'm sure De Jong kunfu kicking Xabi Alonso and only getting a yellow was totally refball.

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>>156559689
You must not have watched Belgium come from behind to beat Senegal from 2 goals down. Belgium are /strongmind/. Forget the US game. Belgium did what Argentina did, essentially, but the difference is Belgium have creative players and a few attacking players. They have more depth than Spain. They're going to expose Spain. The clean sheet Espanol is hiding a truth you don't want to face

>>156559665
>>156559724
What does that have to do with the offside goal awarded to David Villa?

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>>156559665
2014 vintage meme

>>156559758
>Belgium are /strongmind/
I see. Like how they won the WC and EC with their golden generation.

>>156559851
They didn't perform then. They didn't perform in group stages in this WC, but they're now getting better with every game. Expectations are low now so they're just going for it. They are somewhat similar to England in that respect but not as good.

I mean they have Kekaku on the fucking bench. Ok he's a bit past his sell-by date but he's effective when you wheel him out with 20 mins to go

>>156559808

You live in 8os de final 2010 rent free, Joao.

You self sabotaged since 2021 fielding Ronaldo again and again. He should have been your Pepe Reina at most.

Stop blaming the refs or the other teams for your incompetency. Kick Martínez, and play a fucking recognizable style next time.

First they need to defeat bootleg France in the quarter finals

>>156559816
That Spain-Netherlands game was hilarious lol

>>156560102
Ok, but Spain still reballed the 2010 WC.

France hasn't faced a single good team

>>156560181
There are no good teams. Only Spain and France are decent

>>156558977
lil bro you are latinx too, heck you are the biggest latinx as you guys came up with the term in the first place

>>156560181

Spain's #2 FIFA ranking:
>Belgium: 8
>Portugal: 5
>Austria: 23
>Uruguay: 17
>Saudis: 58

France's #1 FIFA Ranking:
>Marrocco: 7
>Paraguay: 40
>Senegal: 18
>Sweden: 38
>Norway (B team): 20

Sounds about right

I'm not a football specialist, I only watch during major competitions. Can someone explain to me why Spain is the second big favourite and is seen as the only country capable of toppling France? I've found their play boring so far, and I didn't think they looked flamboyant against the teams they've faced (Cape Verde, and Portugal, which I watched closely since I'm Franco-Portuguese). Am I missing something? I don't know much about the technical side of football.

>>156560494
>their play boring so far
Yeah but you are rarely going to see the ball playing against them. Boring ball is their strength

>>156557615
ça ne change rien au fait que leur milieu et leur pressing est très supérieur au notre. Tu veux qu'on fasse quoi si ils nous confiques le ballon ? ils peuvent nous faire toutener en bourique pendant 90 Minutes.

>>156560494
Thats exactly how they play.
They score 1 goal then lock the game and its the most boring shit ever.
Spain only scores more than 1 goal if its a free game like Saudi and Austria

>>156560494
Spain playing style is the antithesis of France.
Spain is all about dominating ball and sharp defense & mid center tactics whereas the French is all about attacking i.e.: grab the ball and chimp out and score a goal.
Spain can neutralize Frances game.
Tldr Spain plays High IQ soccer tactical and chess like
France plays low iq soccer, grab the ball and run like crazy.
Which philosophy will at the end we don’t know, so far in the last 5 years the Spanish have raped the French. But this Spanish team is out of condition unfortunately.

>>156560494
>>156559533
They move the ball around really well, every player has great positioning (makes them hard to counter attack), have players like Rodrigo or Pedri who even at their worst are very hard to steal the ball from and a decent enough attack, altought that´s probably their weakest part.
Overall they have a very coordinated team which knows very well how to play what the coach proposes.

>>156560494
Spains technical play is a big game killer for most insane flashy teams

you're disrespecting belgium, I assume we'll winn but whatever
spain beat france a few times in the past 2 years but they're stronger than ever and we have injuried players so we'll see, don't forget that the game we were winning 5-1 by min 70, france managed to score 3 goals in 20 mins, if we face them I think it's a coin toss between barely winning or getting raped

>>156557107
You are just like the thirdies acting smug for beating a first world country in a schoolboy’s game. Even if we beat France, it doesn’t change the fact we are a glorified beach resort for drunk tourists while France is the indisputable European powerhouse which is superior to us in every relevant metric.
We are the only country in Europe which suffered a NATIONWIDE blackout (Portugal doesn’t count because they had a partial blackout). Do you know how much of a shithole you must be to experience that? I’m talking failed states like Cuba or bumfuck Mazuku in Africa. A World Cup wouldn’t change anything. In fact when we host the next one, everyone in the world will realize this country should belong in Africa instead of Europe.

>>156563103
Sports?

>>156556212
We could only hope

>>156557762
It's supposed to be alliterative

>>156563141
Do you want to talk sports? France is better at sports than Spain too lol
Spaniards only have football, indoor football and tennis to look forwards to. We had basketball but not anymore.
Meanwhile France has not only football where they are better than us (France reached three consecutive semifinals while we haven’t reach the quarters since 2010) but also rugby, cycling, handball and volleyball. They are also gonna overtake us in basketball soon too.

Spain - France will be the real final. Either team will dismantle England (who are going to blow out Argentina)

>>156556212
Yes

>>156556576

>us

What part of Africa are you from?

>>156563479
>Spaniards only have football, indoor football and tennis to look forwards to. We had basketball but not anymore.
Spain is elite on Motorsports, Palou and márquez are stamping every driver on their championships.

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>>156557946
>>156557566
>>156559207
>>156556661
These anons basically summed it up. The issue with nigs is that they are not good under pressssure (look how they perform at penalties) and they performed base on momentum, the minute they dont have it they start crumbling. This is why outside of sports despite their raw masculinity and athleticism they have never obtained real power and have always been a slave race, they are very feminine in the wy they cant handle stress. Spain represents the opposite, stoic, focused but boring. The nig starts to slowly fall apart when his opponent is quiet and tactical, they want a slug fest and Spain is not going to give it to them. It's basically Tarzan vs a professional trained soldier.

Early El Classico
Mboop and frens vs Barcelona

>>156556212
Tune in and find out!

>>156563985
also this>>156560647
Like I said, its like tactical professionally trained soldier going against the hardest nigga in the hood.

>>156563985
>focused but boring
When every game
looks like a a training game
maybe the opponent is to blame.

>>156557023
>yamal against digne
>sacrifice
Ma nigga you have 0 football iq

>>156560647
>Spanish team is out of condition unfortunately.

How has spain changed compared to those games

>>156563938
IndyCar is just F1 League 2. Generously. The drivers in F2 and maybe even F3 are probably better.

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>>156563479
>Spaniards only have football, indoor football and tennis to look forwards to. We had basketball but not anymore.

Rink Hockey: 18 World Championships (the most successful nation historically, leading the all-time world championship medal counts).

Waterpolo: 4 World Championships (the most successful again, tied with Italy and Hungary)

Handball: 2 World Championships.

Basketball: 2 World Championships.

And the motorcycles, of course...

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>>156560153
>That Spain-Netherlands game was hilarious lol

>>156559816
2014 was 22 years ago

>>156564136
And Only Alonso ran the Indy 500, why doesn't other drivers do it?
Amx should make a work field on Indianapolis.

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Can't wait for this sausage fest to end so we can see ARE Team USA qts dunk on the rest of the world.

>>156564617
Indy 500 is more prestigious than the rest of the series put together. Alonso is a great driver who would have many championships if the whole Renault controversy and getting stuck in bad cars hadn't happened.

>>156558541
not to mention the doping

>>156564650
And still didn't quality for the big day on Indy 500 2019.
Most Indy 500 winnrers are Indycar's regular drivers on the season. Modern day, an outsider can't make it far.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeU1krr0sxA

>>156556212
i dont know but i will tell you something: i hate cucurella and i hope someone beat the shit out of that motherfucker

yeah just stick merino upfront and shithouse it

remind me of our last matches vs france