Mark Dowd

Broadcast journalist. author of Queer and Catholic. (2017). My Tsunami Journey: the Quest for God in a Broken World.(2022). Man United fan. Eurovision addict.

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@JackSoutar04 It's not England's style to lose by being "battered".. more likely to lose by a goal... 2-1 losses to Spain 2024, France 2022, Italy on penalties 2021.

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@AaronWar_ Love your optimism

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@BenDesigned Not sure that's relevant.. endless examples of teams that start badly in the group phase that go on to win... Italy 1982?? Barely crept through the first phase group

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@AnabellaMarvy There's the small matter of Portugal v Columbia to come , silly

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@RYOmoha Argentina could land Spain or Uruguay.. that's not rigged

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@vasanthTHFC Portugal is by no means likely.. all to play for in that group. Could easily be DR Congo

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@tomhfh Staring out the X Window, waiting to post the next complaint about modern life.. isn't it exhausting being a Curtain Tweeter?

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@RBairner Ecuador struggle to score goals.. haven't managed one so far. Can't assume they'll beat Germany..

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@Fitzy__07 "If Haïti beat Morocco".. stopped reading after that..

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@GregScottTV Reasonable question from Gabby. Dumb response from male pundit.

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@chummythechap @NickyAACampbell Cynicism: attribution of the basest possible motive to a personal action. You reveal a lot with this comment. You could have said: "great of you to support police and NHS in these difficult times. Hope your daughter is ok and recovering."

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@redgrose7 @al_henny 10% chance I'd say ..

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@redgrose7 @al_henny Elliot Anderson is England’s spirit animal – and is now indispensable | England | The Guardian https://t.co/soi4ff417L

Exactly!!!

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@OverEHill USA have played nobody so far...

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@itvfootball "New England" is not a "state" of the USA. Please note.. for future reference.

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@zatzi Some posts tell you nothing about the intended object and reveal an awful lot about the person posting... Very self revelatory.

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@Scott_Pert We're away to Hull first game. Not Home. Basic error.

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@RyanTaylorSport Mexico as Group A winners could easily land Japan or Senegal in last 32..nothing should be assumed.

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@RodinSimi Prize for the most dumb tweet of the day goes to...