“Your mention of the Snow Clásico took me back. I am sure that faced with the same decision 40 years later, the FFA would make the same flamin’ mistake” – Drew Wagner. The 0-0 result meant Scotland qualified for Mexico, where they picked up one point and finished bottom of the group (roughly what Australia would have achieved). Instead of playing the return leg in Cairns, Townsville or Darwin in the middle of the day in December, it was played in Melbourne at night under lights. In 1986, the Socceroos lost 2-0 at Hampden to Scotland. “I was interested to read in yesterday’s Fiver the USA! USA!! USA!!! coach complain about ‘those countries’ that resorted to using heat and humidity to disadvantage visiting teams. Can we expect this to become de rigueur in the Premier League, and with the penchant for first names and sobriquets in said league, perhaps we will see Mike Dean officiating with ‘Deano’ or ‘Miko’ printed across his shoulders?” – Kevin Worley. “Afcon Not 2021 sees referees with their names emblazoned on their jerseys.
Is this normal? Is there a cure? Is there a helpline?” – Michael Lloyd. I get no sense of victory or satisfaction, nor do I experience disappointment. “Even if I have no understanding of the competition, have no dog in the race, don’t know who the players are or have no financial interest, I still get incredibly nervous at a penalty shootout. Photograph: Gareth Evans/SPP/Rex/Shutterstock FIVER LETTERS “I was apparently dancing around with a mop at midnight” – Kidderminster chairman Richard Lane on their FA Cup third-round upset against Reading and the proper old-school cup fever gripping the town before their last-32 date with West Ham. Join Scott Murray for hot FA Cup fourth round MBM coverage of Manchester United 0-0 Middlesbrough (aet 4-2 on pens) from 8pm GMT. Oh Carlos! Remember your special words! LIVE ON BIG WEBSITE! In effect, it was a declaration of war on officialdom, made when they should have been joyfully celebrating a happy result. Egypt also furiously called on the CAF to push the final back to Monday, on account of their being a bit knackered, and Senegal having one extra day to prepare. Queiroz had barely calmed down by the time of his post-match presser, in which he accused Gassama of “wanting to put on a show” and coming into Egypt’s dressing room before the game “to intimidate our staff”. Gomaa was later shown a yellow card himself, his second of the tournament, which means both Egypt coaches will miss the final, a match their players will contest alone on Sunday thanks to Cameroon not bothering to practise penalties. Fortunately for Queiroz, he was pulled away mid-fume by his assistant Wael Gomaa and dispatched down the tunnel, where the words eff and jeff could be heard pinging off the walls.
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