It would have been absolutely epic to beat Russia in the Semi Final on their own turf. I don’t need to go into the details obviously, but the back story and context of the whole thing would have been unreal.
Not if you were an English fan out there it wouldn’t.
I feel sorry for Harry Kane, he scored in nearly every game for England in recent times and when he missed one or rather the keeper did an amazing save to knock the ball onto the post he's slated by some folk.
Are people serious when they say square it to Sterling and he has a tap in ! Have you watched his last 25 games for England when he's yards from goal. The lad is good at running at defenders BUT his finishing is the worse I have seen in the last 40 years in a England shirt.
I'm so desperate for Sterling to prove me wrong but never replicates his City goal scoring for England. The paradox is the lad is good at getting into goal scoring positions !
I wouldn't have a dig at Kane he was marvelous in the groups and v columbia. But he had no business being on the pitch v Sweden or particularly v Croatia as he was obviously carrying some kind of injury, which really hampered us and our ability to take some pressure off by holding it upfield in the second half, which he had done so well previously.
I'm not having a go at anyone who does watch it, but is anyone watching today? I'm thinking I'll wait until I see the lineups.
Probably have it on in the background whilst I'm doing something else. One of those occasional games where naturally you want to win, but ultimately aren't really fussed.
I'm not having a go at anyone who does watch it, but is anyone watching today? I'm thinking I'll wait until I see the lineups.
If you are winners and not quitters you try to get third as opposed to fourth. I am going to watch it and expect us to try to win it. Best performance since 66 - bank that and try to exceed that next time!
I'm not having a go at anyone who does watch it, but is anyone watching today? I'm thinking I'll wait until I see the lineups.
If you are winners and not quitters you try to get third as opposed to fourth. I am going to watch it and expect us to try to win it. Best performance since 66 - bank that and try to exceed that next time!
Agreed. Let's show the world we are the best losers out there!
Belgium 1-0 or 2-0 I think. Have backed Belgium the second that team was confirmed, surprised they haven't came in further. Midfield they will run circles around us and I sense it means a little more to them than us taking everything into consideration. Just a presumption.
I'm not having a go at anyone who does watch it, but is anyone watching today? I'm thinking I'll wait until I see the lineups.
If you are winners and not quitters you try to get third as opposed to fourth. I am going to watch it and expect us to try to win it. Best performance since 66 - bank that and try to exceed that next time!
It's on itv again remember.... Don't get your hopes up!
I would always usually be rooting for the team playing against whoever knocked us out.
Not this year - no controversy or foul play in the semi. We lost fair and square. Would love to see Croatia become World Champions. It’s the last chance they will get with this golden generation
Croatia are one of those sides who certainly baffle
As they said on the BBC earlier... there is no Grassroots in their country, no version of St George's Park or the French version (forgotten the name), yet they're always up there and as this their second Golden Generation in 20 years you'd expect there to be another soon
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Are people serious when they say square it to Sterling and he has a tap in !
Have you watched his last 25 games for England when he's yards from goal.
The lad is good at running at defenders BUT his finishing is the worse I have seen in the last 40 years in a England shirt.
I'm so desperate for Sterling to prove me wrong but never replicates his City goal scoring for England. The paradox is the lad is good at getting into goal scoring positions !
A midfield of Dier, Delph and Loftus-Cheek isn't going to do much.
Amazed Trippier has made it, he was practically carried off 3 days ago.
Belgium in 1986 | France in 1982 | Uruguay 1970 | Yugoslavia 1962 also lost three games on route to finishing fourth
Draw against Tunisia and lose to Belgium in the group and we potentially go home. We didn't, the rest is history.
Southgate and kids done well. Unified the nation for 3 weeks - thoroughly enjoyed.
Euros 2016 completely the opposite - imo that's what watching England in finals is so so painful .
My expectation at outset is never that we will win the whole competition . Getting to a semi finals is an amazing bonus and especially this year.
Throw stats up however you like for me it was a great World Cup !
Not this year - no controversy or foul play in the semi. We lost fair and square. Would love to see Croatia become World Champions. It’s the last chance they will get with this golden generation
As they said on the BBC earlier... there is no Grassroots in their country, no version of St George's Park or the French version (forgotten the name), yet they're always up there and as this their second Golden Generation in 20 years you'd expect there to be another soon