It doesn’t need to be though. We can get to the final without playing any of the favoured teams and then over 90 minutes it’s anybodies game.

This is insane, concvinced we are winning this World Cup, it Brazil were still there I’d be nervous but I think this is ours

We’ll take that!

Cagey start by both teams, we need to take control

Amazing we can win this while never having to play Brazil, Germany, Spain or Argentina. I thought Brazil were the best team left and they are gone!

Neymar just put one on a plate for Coutinho but a shocking finish. Whoever you face out of these two their flaws have been exposed here.

Blatant penalty; shocking decision that one.

Bolton have confirmed the game is off in a two sentence statement

Nobody to fear in this tournament!

Have I missed something linking us with Armstrong? Mowbray seemed quite dismissive of him before

I’m never overly invested through the qualifying stages admittedly then get fully on board at tournament time. Although I have to admit that it’s so much easier now we don’t have the likes of Rooney, Terry and Gerrard in there. It doesn’t help that qualifiers disrupt the flow of the normal football season. Absolutely loving all the ‘it’s coming home’ memes

I can’t imagine supporting a club where unmitigated success is just the expectation, how can you truly appreciate it then?

I still think we will at least get to the final, may be the usual getting carried on a wave feeling but this time it’s different there isn’t a Brazil or Germany to get past in a quarter final! We’ve had our chunk of good fortune with the way it’s panned out now it’s down to us to make the most of it, feels a once in a lifetime chance.

My mate Bryan Dabo seemed to push on after playing a few games with our reserves. Not setting the world on fire but currently at Fiorentina

No doubt we are interested in Chapman to be fair, he’s back from Austria with Boro I think now so if he hasn’t impressed Pulis too much now may be a good time

When he says ‘our’ players I think he’s talking about new contracts, if he was speaking a few days ago then Lenihan could have been one along with hopefully Dacky!

Probably just a first refusal clause in there in case he sets the world on fire

A journo that covers Fulham had it confirmed that there was no sell on clause for Cairney

Indeed, we found ourselves in a situation where we would have normally gone out and we’ve come through it.

Never in doubt.

Can’t watch the shootout - nerves won’t hack it

Let’s be honest it’s going to be hilarious when a Colombian scuffs one in the shootout from the damaged spot

3 minutes stoppage before penalty was even taken, then 1 minute for the goal, 4 subs, I expected 6 or more minutes

Still massive favourites to win this one, keep calm. If the Dingle on the post did his job that was game over though

What a save from Pickford Then we let that in WTF