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So how are we gonna do then? High expectations for England, or an early trip home? No prizes, just a bit of fun!
r4h4al said:I think Quarter Finals like we usually do in tournaments. But that would actually be a success considering how poor we are compared to the great generation of 04-10.
Plus that and we haven't got to a Quarter Final since 2012.[/quote
We don't usually make the quarter finals any more. Haven't done for a long time (2006). We didn't get out of the group in 2012.
monkeywrench":1tztvs7o said:r4h4al":1tztvs7o said:I think Quarter Finals like we usually do in tournaments. But that would actually be a success considering how poor we are compared to the great generation of 04-10.
Plus that and we haven't got to a Quarter Final since 2012.[/quote
We don't usually make the quarter finals any more. Haven't done for a long time (2006). We didn't get out of the group in 2012.
Clarke_B":uff6vvxa said:monkeywrench":uff6vvxa said:r4h4al":uff6vvxa said:I think Quarter Finals like we usually do in tournaments. But that would actually be a success considering how poor we are compared to the great generation of 04-10.
Plus that and we haven't got to a Quarter Final since 2012.[/quote
We don't usually make the quarter finals any more. Haven't done for a long time (2006). We didn't get out of the group in 2012.
Monkeywrench, England did get out of the group in 2012...we drew with France and beat Sweden and the hosts Ukraine. We lost to Italy on penalties in the knockout.
We always start too fast in my opinion - we should save our better performances for later.
Brussels Bureaucrat":1cm7awjn said:I think we've got enough to get past whoever gets out of Group H (Poland, Colombia, Senegal and Japan), although we are also perfectly capable of losing to each of them. The problem is that if we get past that stage we're likely to have to play either Germany or Brazil in the quarter-final, which wouldn't be pretty.
We've not won a knock out match since 2006. A pretty terrible record in recent years.
kevin,you have a PM mate.Lousy_Pint":2oizff4z said:I'm not making a prediction, because I really don't know.
Tis a funny thing, the World Cup. Every 4 years I spend 99% of the time thinking England have no chance and then, about a month or so before it starts, my heart says "you know, we could win this!" Inevitably however, it ends in disappointment.
You need a bit of luck in any competition and, if we get that, who knows? I really don't think we will win it (sorry heart), but we could go a long way... or we could go out in the group stage.
I would like to see Kane and Vardy start (particularly if we get out of the group). I would be delighted with three 1-0 wins in the group stage. We always start too fast in my opinion - we should save our better performances for later.
Enough of my ramblings, I'm going to enjoy winding up my Italian friends while we are still in it!!