Marcus Speller

Before that, you got Brazil.

Again, it was in their winter.

Still warm, especially in, was it Manaus or wherever it was in the jungle when England played Italy.

But other than that, it wasn't too bad.

Before that, you've got South Africa.

Again, in their winter, it wasn't too bad.

Germany.

You have to probably go back to Japan and South Korea.

And even then, the weather wasn't such a big deal.

France, you're going back probably to USA 94.

Why are we still having the World Cup in this continent, Jim?

So I think that's why people are making a big deal about the weather.

We love talking about the weather in this country.

We've been starved of that chat for many World Cups.

Let us have it, Luke.

But the situation is, yes, it is essentially a glorified training match.

But at least it's happening where the tournament is.

actually happened England playing a Hong Kong 11 in Hong Kong weeks before Euro 96 kicked off in an unofficial match they even dubbed it an unofficial match what's that about it's a piss up I told you it's team bonding you're gonna get jet lag ahead of the tournament

Like, just think about how mad that situation was, okay?

You are channeling the spirit of Mark Lawrenson right now.