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Ukraine 2-0 up against North Macedonia after 35 minutes.

Italy ran out 3-0 winners and progress to knockout phase.

Italians 1-0 up against Switzerland and playing some great football again.

Wales win 2-0. That is them almost guaranteed qualification.

Bale misses a penalty for Wales. Dreadful miss.

Wales 1-0 up at half time but really should have had the game won already. Missed a number of decent chances.

Second in their league currently so suspect they might be similar standard to Almaty side that put us out a few years back.

Russia beating Finland 1-0 in first game today with neither side looking particularly good. Wales v Turkey up next.

Aye think the Kazakhstan team would have been only one that was a worse option.

One of Finnish squad in Euros plays for them. David Preece who coaches out there comments on them are below.

BK Hacken with first round at home.

It’s a set formula based on players length of time at the club, international caps and first team games from memory. Did have a link to explanation of how it’s calculated but cannot find it at the moment. Suspect £200k is about right given Ethan’s age and length of time at the club.

Everyone of the potential opponents plays summer football so not the greatest list of opponents. Sligo and Tobol are currently 2nd in their respective leagues so would really like to avoid them. Any travel to Belarus is painful in normal times but as you say just now it would be a logistical nightmare so that would be one to avoid as well.

Stupidly bought a ticket for the Croatia game so you can guarantee we will be as good as out by then.

Potential opponents in second round draw tomorrow:

Finished 1-0 to France. As you said Al disappointed with the game. Expected it to be better.

France 1-0 up on Germany. O.G. from Hummels.

Argentina v Chile was decent but Brazil game was a procession which was understandable given the number of players Venezuela had out. Not manage either of the late games as they start 1am U.K. time. The late games finished 1-0 to Colombia over Ecuador and 3-1 Paraguay over 10 man Bolivia.

Dykes starting was always a strange one for me. Both Nisbet and Adams had scored in the friendlies games before the tournament while Dykes had missed a number of chances. Why start with the striker who is not in from. Could understand if Dykes had started with Adams or Nisbet as a front two but on his own meant he was always going to struggle to make an impact.

Proper South American game with some agricultural tackling from both teams. Finished 1-1 with Chile equalising from the rebound after Argentine keeper saved Vidal’s penalty.

1-0 Argentina with another great Messi free kick. That’s him now Argentina’s top all time scorer in competitive games.

Argentina v Chile on BBC iPlayer now in Copa.

Spain should have won by 3 or 4 tonight but some how managed to miss a bucket load of chances to draw 0-0 with Sweden.

Highlights if anyone is feeling masochistic enough.