When you consider England's recent World Cups, it's not really surprising they want to focus on the time we won it instead of the times we won a couple of games then limped out on penalties.
When you consider England's recent World Cups, it's not really surprising they want to focus on the time we won it instead of the times we won a couple of games then limped out on penalties.
Should be focusing more on the future than the past! I wonder if Brazil spend all their television times stuck in the past, thinking about previous victories. I'd be surprised. New Zealand certainly didn't talk about 1987 obsessively every time the Rugby World Cup comes around. We focused more on how good a team we have at the moment and our chances of winning it this time around, etc. etc.
When England are able to similarly look at their current cup/squad rather than the past ones, then they'll probably be doing it because there's that good a chance that this squad will be victorious. 1966 will likely have little to no effect whatsoever on the current team/cup so, well, yeah.
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Curiously in Brazil they seem to have an obsession with their high-profile World Cup defeats, often even more so than their successes. The 1950 World Cup final loss is still seen as their biggest footballing tragedy for instance, possibly as it's the only World Cup they've hosted to date, until 2014 anyway.Originally Posted by Loony BoB
What can I say? In England they can't stop themselves being fixated on their one moment of glory. They'll even overlook how crap the 1990 World Cup was simply because it was the only time since England have come close to repeating the feat! It's all pretty bewildering to the outsider really.
Besides I just brought up 1966 because of North Korea and their victory over Italy then
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NZ = Qualifiiiiiied
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Well done to NZ
At this rate we could be looking at just the one nation making their World Cup debut next summer - Slovakia (unless Bosnia can beat Portugal).
Nigeria and Cameroon both through as well. Egypt grab a 95th minute goal against Algeria to win 2-0 and force a one-off playoff on Wednesday in Sudan. Russia beat Slovenia 2-1 in the first leg of their playoff.
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Every team I wanted to win lost
Also meh at England. "But it's just the reserves!" Yeah well Liverpool have terrible strength in depth and look what's happened to us when Torres, Gerrard and Aquilani have been injured.
Finally this is my prediction what the England squad for the World Cup will be, baring injuries.
1. David James
2. Glen Johnson
3. Ashley Cole
4. Steven Gerrard
5. Rio Ferdinand
6. John Terry
7. Theo Walcott
8. Frank Lampard
9. Emile Heskey
10. Wayne Rooney
11. Gareth Barry
12. Wes Brown
13. Robert Green
14. Joleon Lescott
15. Matthew Upson
16. Michael Carrick
17. David Beckham
18. Joe Cole
19. Aaron Lennon
20. James Milner
21. Peter Crouch
22. Ben Foster
23. Jermain Defoe
Numbers subject to change
Van Persie out for months - blast
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Algeria through, Egypt out!
Greece through, Ukraine out!
Portugal through, Bosnia out!
Slovenia through, Russia out! (on away goals no less)
Ireland 1-0 up in France, so the tie is even steven at the moment. It's just that game and Uruguay v Costa Rica later tonight left.
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I saw the end of the Slovenia game and Guus Hiddink looked drunk and Arshavin looked like he was about to cry. All in all a good result.
Come on Ireland!
Robbie Keane is an awful donkey and he should have buried the French by now. I'll forgive him if he scores again though.
Let's go Ireland!
Arshavin will surely have his revenge when he does a repeat job of last year at Anfield in a few weeks
Oh no, it's the Hand of Henry!
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I don't really think Slovenia will be particularly bothered if Arshavin scores against Liverpool, you know.
also smurf Henry. Twat.Even David N'Gog would be ashamed.
Two words - Stephane Hechoz, were you complaining back in 2001 when he robbed us of a goal with his hand in that final? =P
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God Ireland better score. Please. For all that's good in the world.
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Well I'm sure The Republic of Ireland will take great comfort in something that happened to Arsenal 8 years ago.
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