I think being short of oxygen makes you do everything a bit worse, yes

I'm not saying it explained everything about SA or that Mexico were or are good. Just that it will have tilted things towards them last night by making SA look worse than they are, and would do so to us if we played them there.

Posted By: Tricky Hawes on June 12th 2026 at 10:05:53

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wanted South Africa to be good (Other Football) - big member, Jun 12, 08:21:51
- Imagine how well some of the Championship teams would do in the UEFA Conference League (n/m) (Other Football) - Lentil Weaver, Jun 12, 13:50:39
- They were a throwback to the really rubbish sides…for those old enough…Zaire!! (n/m) (Other Football) - BINMEN8R, Jun 12, 11:19:34
- has anybody considered that .... (Other Football) - ghostof barry butler, Jun 12, 10:11:00
  - Feels like Jim's "every team is shit" philosophy is beginning to propagate on the wrath (n/m) (Other Football) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jun 12, 10:21:41
    - They were pretty bad though. Ive seen league one wingers with better (Other Football) - Lentil Weaver, Jun 12, 14:31:06
    - EveryTHING is shit (Other Football) - APB, Jun 12, 11:32:11
    - ha, yes (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 12, 10:27:29
- Yeah really really poor (Other Football) - JoeyDeacon, Jun 12, 09:26:42
  - Knackered after singing all day.... (n/m) (Other Football) - BSE Canary, Jun 12, 09:35:05
  - I don't have too many fears now about playing Mexico in the Azteca (Other Football) - jamesward, Jun 12, 09:29:53
    - well, except we don't know how much playing at 2,200m made SA look so bad (n/m) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 12, 09:36:03
      - South Africa play their home games at Altitude. Not quite the 2200 m but 1800 m when (Other Football) - Pixelman, Jun 12, 10:41:58
      - But Mexico were poor too and it's their manor. (n/m) (Other Football) - norwaay, Jun 12, 09:45:14
      - Maybe. Does it make you completely unable to pass to a team mate? (Other Football) - jamesward, Jun 12, 09:38:50
        
        I think being short of oxygen makes you do everything a bit worse, yes (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 12, 10:05:53
        
        But even then Mexico hardly battered them (Other Football) - jamesward, Jun 12, 11:03:35
    - Agree - no scary players at all. Not one. (n/m) (Other Football) - norwaay, Jun 12, 09:32:20
- 9 (Other Football) - Basil Wrathbone, Jun 12, 09:22:32
- Hoping this is the 1st + last 48 team WC. (n/m) (Other Football) - derbyshire canary, Jun 12, 08:42:44
  - It may well be but it would get bigger not smaller (n/m) (Other Football) - Legacy Fan, Jun 12, 11:48:14
  - they'll never go back down in numbers (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 12, 08:50:47
  - Probably be 64 soon (Other Football) - jamesward, Jun 12, 08:44:50
    - It'll break 100 if they find life on other planets (n/m) (Other Football) - MonkeyPuzzle, Jun 12, 09:31:27
- At least half (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jun 12, 08:24:32

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