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FOOT LIKE A TRACTION ENGINE.

Decent finish.

Vibhanshu Bisht says: “Going with today’s theme of looking at everything from the perspective of England’s interest, the results today also mean that England are surely through to the next round, as there are two third-placed teams with 3 points now (Ukraine and Finland)”

IT’S COMING HOME!

It is a shame Finland could not hold on for a draw but Belgium at walking pace were the superior team.

90+1 mins: A pitch invader gets onto the playing area but is quickly detained.

90 mins: Three minutes added on.

89 mins: Belgium’s reward for winning this will be to go from St Petersburg to Sevilla for a game on Sunday. Not ideal, I would say.

87 mins: A couple more minutes of going through the motions it is.

85 mins: If Finland manage to score twice here, you can all come round to mine for cans.

83 mins: Finland certainly did their best but their tournament is almost certainly over. Lukaku is heading off.

Denmark are 4-1 up.

The striker gets his goal bu spinning the box and thwacking the ball into the bottom corner from 12 yards. Finland look very tired now.

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81 mins: Antti Böök says: “I suppose this isn’t the right place to tell anyone that the last time we lost to Belgium was in 1987. Our last 7 games against them have yielded 4 wins and 3 draws. But I suppose it’s futile to try to change people’s misconceptions about our national football team. The comments have often been quite tedious tbh. But we’re not a country who gives up easily. Those boys will go down fighting.”

Christensen has just whacked one in from miles out for Denmark. Jonathan Pierce has gone full Partridge.

79 mins: Pukki has some space in the box to run into but instead cuts back and pings a shot straight at a defender. Pukki is not firing.

The Norwich striker does better to set up Lod but his shot from 20 yards rises over the top.

77 mins: What a shame for Hradecky who has kept Finland in this game with some stunning saves.

Belgium and Denmark the two teams currently going through.

Vermaelen climbs highest to head a corner down onto the post, before bouncing back off the goalkeeper and into the net.

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72 mins: Finland are well organised but they need to put in a hell of a shift here to keep Belgium out.

70 mins: Finland make a couple of subs, bringing on Alho and Kauko to add some fresh legs and an extra man in midfield.

Russia pull one back against Denmark.

68 mins: That took an age ... the naked eye lies.

65 mins: NO GOAL! De Bruyne slides the ball into Lukaku’s feet, allowing the striker to turn the defender with ease on the edge of the box and slot into the corner. After an eternity it is disallowed for offside. It did not look off to me.

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63 mins: Finland force their way into the Belgian box, where Pukki lays the ball off to Kamara who scuffs at shot in the direction of Courtois. It is a shot on target at least.

Down the other end ... Hradecky pulls offer another fine save to prevent Hazard opening the scoring.

Thomas Hopkins has a BIG QUESTION to ask: “While there’s nothing much going on on the pitch, can I ask any of your Finnish readers whether Karaoke Restroom is still an integral part of Helsinki nightlife?”

Keown has just made a crap joke about Finland’s manager previously being a maths teacher.

61 mins: Schüller came on for Sparv, if you’re interested.

Denmark are now winning 2-0 ... the goal was hilarious, too.

59 mins: A corner is played cutely into the box by Belgium but the onrushing Hazard makes a poor connection and sends it straight at the ‘keeper.

The bad news is Tim Sparv is off, as he is very tired.

Les Brown says: “Of course, if Tim Sparv’s full name is Timothy Sparv, you can mangle it into “Tory TV mishap”

“(Must get back to the match...)“

57 mins: Chadli passes a shot through the crowd in the area from 18 yards but Hradecky gobbles it up.

“My favourite,” says Gregory Phillips of anagrams, “mostly because it conjures images of an ‘80s American sports commentator, is Marv Spit.”

55 mins: I hope Finland have some very fit subs, as they will need them. Admittedly, Belgium are helping the current players by building their attacks at walking pace.

It’s tenuous but I will take it.

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53 mins: We all love Tim Sparv but even we can admit he is not as quick as Doku.

Chadli gets involved by chipping in a cross from the byline but it goes over Lukaku. Belgium do win a corner, however, which Hazard sends in but it is headed away.

This could be a long second half for Finland.

51 mins: Denayer pings a shot from 25 yards. It does not go near the goal.

Mary Waltz says: “English ex-footballer pundits obsessing over the English squad to the exclusion of everything else. I am sooooo shocked!!!!!” I think she’s being sarcastic.

49 mins: O’Shaughnessy sends in a long throw but it is headed away by Vermaelen before any danger can be caused.

Belgium break down the other end through Lukaku, who slips in De Bruyne to lay it off to Trossard but his cross is turned behind.

47 mins: Finland start on the front foot and have a couple of half-chances inside the box but both are blocked.

In hindsight, someone with a slightly longer name might have been better.

Here we go again!

Peter Oh is here to say: “I’m pulling for the Finns to get a famous win off the number one-ranked (huh?) Belgians. Is it that unlikely? Ok, less likely than Helsinki freezing over, but still.”

ANAGRAM ALERT!

“What about VARmpits?” asks Alex Partenopei. “The way in which the modern game disallows a perfectly good goal because a player’s armpit was in wrong place at wrong time.”

Lineker et al are talking about England. I know this game is not great but this is tedious.

“I think a few of us can speak football over here,” says Peter Pearson. “They don’t like it up ‘em when you pump it over the top to the big man and get it in the mixer on a cold rainy night in Stoke!” See? Fluent. I once even saw a copy of Inverting the Pyramid over here. Anyway, thanks for having us, your MBMs are always highly entertaining even when the football isn’t (especially when the football isn’t).

Neil Way got a little distracted: “Disappointingly for Mike Mackenzie, the website (in the UK, at least) of the relevant well-known sportswear manufacturer seems to be entirely unaware of the Finnish kit, or of Finland at all. This despite being stocked with the wares of non-qualifiers Greece and Slovenia, and other heavyweights like Saudi Arabia and China. Seems like a missed opportunity.

“Also a missed opportunity: the slightly less well-known sportswear manufacturer responsible for Denmark should surely keep a remade version of the 1986 shirt permanently in stock. Again, not according to their website.

“I did get a bit bored during the game, yes, sorry.”

Anna Riijärvi is here to grow the Tim Sparv love-in: “Finnish reader here, overjoyed at the love shown to our captain Tim Sparv! His mother tongue is Swedish (like ~5% of Finns), his name means sparrow and my Swedish teacher mother is overjoyed to be able to use him as an example next school year! OI SUOMI ON️”

Let’s all learn about Swedish sparrows.

“How about vim sprat?” Richard Hirst offers an anagram of Tim Sparv. As did someone on Twitter who confused the hell out of me.

“Instead of trying to score,” says Michael Gibson. “Eden Hazard tried what is known as (by me anyway) the Harry Kane penalty. He basically gets in front of the defender then slams the brakes on completely illogically. Defender naturally runs into him and down goes Kane, clutching his back/ankle/arse etc. Describes it as ‘using his body’. Shameful from Hazard, he had a shooting chance as well.”

Rahul Vanamali says: “Chadli’s been a bit poor for me today. Heavy touches, some failed flicks, and a bit of ball turnover - hoping Thorgan Hazard makes it back for the knockouts. That being said, seeing Doku play on the left for the last few minutes has been pretty exciting, he’s really come alive!”

I forgot Chadli was playing.

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Finland are defending extremely well against a Belgium team using this as a training game.

45 mins: Hazard goes down in the box following a tangle of legs with O’Shaughnessy. The referee gives nothing and is right to do so.

One minutes added on.

44 mins: Finland holding on a bit here as Belgium toy with them.

42 mins: Doku once again drives down the left, on this occasion he cuts in and whacks a shot towards the bottom corner but Hradecky dives with his left arm outstretched to save.

Denmark are winning 1-0 ...

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40 mins: Doku drives down the left flank and pings a cross back to Lukaku but his first time finish is blocked.

John Little is a little bored: “This needs to lively up a bit. Failing that is there a prize for best anagram from Tim Sparv in your readers’ native language?”

I am doing my best, John.

38 mins: De Bruyne lifts a ball to Lukaku in the box, allowing the strike to flick a header towards goal but it is straight at Hradecky.

36 mins: Arajuuri is down after being whacked in the chest by a Doku shot. That is a winder.

34 mins: Trossard is the latest to let off a shot from 20 yards but he also sends it a couple of yards over the bar.

Mike Mackenzie further points out the North American influence of this MBM: “In Canada our Euros broadcaster (TSN) is showing only the Finland vs Belgium match on 4 of its 5 channels. Those come free with most cable subscriptions. If you want to watch Denmark vs Russia. it’s on their pay channel!”