That World Cup was hilarious

24 teams, so top two in six groups went in to four pools of three.

We went in to a pool with two runners-up... err West Germany and (hosts) Spain.

France as runners up went in with two pool winners... Austria and Northern Ireland!

Italy, Brazil and Argentina were all in one pool... so were Belgium USSR and Poland (the latter got to the semis).

The history of successful teams somehow seems set in advance - but as with 2002, England were a good side in 82, probably one of the best four sides there and we were banjaxed by the draw.

Posted By: norway on June 27th 2018 at 09:13:55

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England are 10/1 to win the World Cup (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jun 27, 07:22:32
- Lump on (n/m) (Other Football) - Charles21, Jun 27, 12:25:05
- fuck all to do with actual likelihood and everything to do with optimistic England fans (n/m) (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 27, 09:30:58
  - And UK bookies not wanting to take an absolute hammering (Other Football) - duke of york, Jun 27, 09:43:30
- Full list of teams we have beaten in knockout games since 1966 (WC and Euros) (Other Football) - norway, Jun 27, 08:44:39
  - Best of those was probably Belgium in 90 - the last time they had a decent team before (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jun 27, 12:23:03
  - Yep (Other Football) - norway, Jun 27, 09:57:45
    - So far we've been so so close to Germany, Argentina and Portugal all getting (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jun 27, 12:25:02
    - That's ridiculous (n/m) (Other Football) - duke of york, Jun 27, 10:33:38
    - Could add to that (Other Football) - Winged Eel Creosote, Jun 27, 10:08:00
      - 1966 wasn't a heroic defeat to be fair. (n/m) (Other Football) - norway, Jun 27, 10:10:06
        
        Tell you what about that game (Other Football) - Winged Eel Creosote, Jun 27, 10:17:54
        
        I remember when I first watched the whole game... about 20 years after it ha.ppened (Other Football) - norway, Jun 27, 10:20:31
    - For Doy... vvvv (n/m) (Other Football) - norway, Jun 27, 10:00:41
  - But oh so many agonising and heroic defeats... (n/m) (Other Football) - duke of york, Jun 27, 09:50:29
  - pretty pathetic frankly (n/m) (Other Football) - paulg, Jun 27, 09:48:46
- We beat France in 82 (Other Football) - mr carra, Jun 27, 08:38:50
  - That World Cup was hilarious (Other Football) - norway, Jun 27, 09:13:55
  - Yeah norway’s list of knockout wins is pretty amazing (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jun 27, 09:00:50
- We beat Argentina on pens if I recall? (n/m) (Other Football) - BINMEN8R, Jun 27, 07:26:33
  - Group game in 2002 with becks penalty (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jun 27, 07:32:21
    - The only time England have won a penalty shoot out - I was there. (Other Football) - norway, Jun 27, 09:35:18
    - Fair enough (n/m) (Other Football) - BINMEN8R, Jun 27, 07:56:45

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