This team wouldn't have done any better than any of the previous World Cup 'failures'

Would they have beaten:

2014: Italy/Uruguay - No
2010: Germany - No
2006: Portugal - No
2002 - Brazil - No
1998 - Argentina - No
1994 - Holland (qualifying group) - No

Nothing has really changed, except the team/manager seem more likeable (i.e. not such big stars) and we got a lucky draw.
Except that this bunch are a bit younger and therefore can hopefully learn from the experience and improve going forward. If they do this has indeed been a good tournament, but if they don't it's frankly been just another in a line of demonstrations that we're not good enough.
Time, as always, will tell...

Posted By: mr carra on July 12th 2018 at 13:49:49

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Last time we lost a semi-final, we didn't get through the (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jul 12, 12:56:02
- The teams we beat in 1990 were of poor quality as this world cup (Other Football) - ingi, Jul 12, 13:25:04
  - This team wouldn't have done any better than any of the previous World Cup 'failures' (Other Football) - mr carra, Jul 12, 13:49:49
    - Who knows (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 12, 13:58:57
  - "hmm, where's the brush and dustpan?" (Other Football) - Tombs, Jul 12, 13:31:45
    - And of course you can look at it another way (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jul 12, 13:53:21

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