I've been saying this s**t for days
There may also be another quartet with Portugal, Denmark, Chile and Paraguay.
If you're going to win the World Cup, you need some luck in the draw. World Cup winners play some duffers in the knockouts - simple as that.
Italy played Australia in R2 and Ukraine in the QFs. Then, once you get to the semis - anything can happen.
England got to the semis in 90 because we played Belgium then Cameroon. Yet in 98 (with arguably a better team) we came second in our group and our path to the final would have been Argentina, Holland, Brazil. Too much to do.
This time it looks like Germany, Argentina, Spain. We'll be out before the semis- simple as that. But if we'd finished top of our group, with confidence growing, beating Ghana, then Uruguay - who knows what could have happened.
We'll never know though.
Posted By: The Judge on June 23rd 2010 at 22:41:46
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- Holy shit, we really really missed out not topping that group (Other Football) - Charles21, Jun 23, 21:42:53
- I've been saying this shit for days (Other Football) - The Judge, Jun 23, 22:41:46
- a 92nd minute Donovan goal (Other Football) - Charles21, Jun 23, 22:59:53
- they deserved to go through (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jun 23, 23:03:38
- Yeah, but we were that close to a nice draw to the semis (Other Football) - Charles21, Jun 23, 23:05:26
- they deserved to go through (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jun 23, 23:03:38
- a 92nd minute Donovan goal (Other Football) - Charles21, Jun 23, 22:59:53
- You gotta beat em to win it (n/m) (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Jun 23, 21:43:45
- but it helps if you don't have to (n/m) (Other Football) - Charles21, Jun 23, 21:45:28
- If you don't beat other teams you don't progress... (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Jun 23, 21:46:30
- but you don't need to beat the best teams in the tournament to win it (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jun 23, 21:49:45
- As already irrefutably stated... (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Jun 23, 21:52:46
- that's true, but some teams have fewer good days than others (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jun 23, 22:13:00
- As already irrefutably stated... (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Jun 23, 21:52:46
- It does (n/m) (Other Football) - Charles21, Jun 23, 21:47:53
- Excellent (n/m) (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Jun 23, 21:48:54
- but you don't need to beat the best teams in the tournament to win it (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jun 23, 21:49:45
- If you don't beat other teams you don't progress... (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Jun 23, 21:46:30
- but it helps if you don't have to (n/m) (Other Football) - Charles21, Jun 23, 21:45:28
- Uruguay (n/m) (Other Football) - duke of york, Jun 23, 21:43:18
- I've been saying this shit for days (Other Football) - The Judge, Jun 23, 22:41:46
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