11 things we loved on day 15: Batshuayi, Valderrama, VAR & more
England played out an excellent tactical defeat against Belgium, while Chelsea, Liverpool and Tottenham players caught our eye on day 15 in Russia.
Gareth Southgate’s Three Lions made eight changes for their final group match, surely a sign that this was all part of his master plan to lift the World Cup next month. Have you ever been more convinced it’s coming home?
Meanwhile, Chelsea’s Michy Batshuayi celebrated in an unorthodox fashion, while we got a brilliant picture of two Colombian icons.
Michy Batshuayi
From ecstasy to agony. Literally. We’ve tried, but it’s actually impossible to get tired of watching this.
Still funny…#ENGBEL #worldcup #bbcworldcup pic.twitter.com/ckc4iwD94K
— Match of the Day (@BBCMOTD) June 29, 2018
Axel Witsel
At least his team-mate kept us up to date.
Guys it's all good between them 🙏🏽 pic.twitter.com/1fLdTTc1eE
— Axel Witsel (@axelwitsel28) June 28, 2018
Michy Batshuayi
To be fair, Batshuayi took it well.
Ahahha I knew I would be f*cked the minute I come to my mentions 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 why am I so stupid bro 🤦🏾♂️ shit hurts
— Michy Batshuayi (@mbatshuayi) June 28, 2018
The second just before I knew I f*cked up #InternetUndefeated 😂 pic.twitter.com/wAf5Wt6QvK
— Michy Batshuayi (@mbatshuayi) June 28, 2018
Roberto Martinez
It wasn’t as good as Batshuayi’s celebration, obviously, but we enjoyed this.
And when you’ve stopped enjoying Martinez’s reaction, look at Thierry Henry in the background. It’s layered.
Roberto Martinez #BEL
pic.twitter.com/bRVhawrFxP— Abdullah🇧🇷🇧🇪 (@Abduing) June 28, 2018
Senegal
There has to be a first time for everything, but this is pretty harsh on the Senegal lads. We’ll miss their fans.
Senegal are OUT
The first team in World Cup history to exit the competition because of yellow cards#SEN #SENCOL #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/J5TzEbl4sx
— ITV Football (@itvfootball) June 28, 2018
Sadio Mane
Oh, Sadio.
Gareth Southgate
A couple of very old tweets from Southgate’s now inactive Twitter account are beginning to surface, and we’re enjoying it.
Apologies think I left Harry Kane of that starting XI
— Gareth Southgate (@GarethSouthgate) September 1, 2011
Wahbi Khazri
Taking time out from ridiculous ‘f*ck it’ moments, Khazri managed to grab a goal and an assist against Panama, becoming the only player to register two of each during the group stage.
2 – Wahbi Khazri is the first player with both 2 goals and 2 assists at the 2018 #WorldCup. Versatile. pic.twitter.com/mQDvVzAOAs
— OptaJohan (@OptaJohan) June 28, 2018
Goals
There had been a lot of complaints when the World Cup announced it would expand to 32 teams, but this year’s tournament has been incredibly competitive.
⚽️ Panama’s goal against Tunisia means that every team at the 2018 #WorldCup has scored atleast twice…
😳 …for the first time in history. pic.twitter.com/BK2LVuazLx
— SPORF (@Sporf) June 28, 2018
Davinson Sanchez (and VAR)
What a tackle this was. And fair play to VAR for getting it right.
Nostalgia
It’s always brilliant seeing legends in the current day, and we really hope these two heroes are the best of friends. They are in our minds, anyway.
😍Really hope Colombia go through just so we can carry on seeing this bromance…#SENCOL#COL#WorldCup pic.twitter.com/ml4KrvTcD3
— The Sportsman (@TheSportsman) June 28, 2018
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