The World Cup 2018

[McDermotX]

Nice goal there for Belgium within 4mins. Meunier

[Kenneth]

Lol

[baitman]

4th

all these hero's, brave england lads being ****e and getting praised for it.

[McDermotX]

That defending is absolute bollocks.

[Tee]

4th

all these hero's, brave england lads being ****e and getting praised for it.

Sums up the England team, overhyped and lucky to have had such an easy run

[Venton]

Sums up the England team, overhyped and lucky to have had such an easy run

I'm not sure how England were over-hyped in this tournament. No-one expected them to get this far at all.

[Tee]

I'm not sure how England were over-hyped in this tournament. No-one expected them to get this far at all.

That all changed after the first knockout stage game....it’s coming home and all that ****e, like **** it is

[Venton]

That all changed after the first knockout stage game....it’s coming home and all that ****e, like **** it is

I never met a single person who thought we were likely to win it at that stage. You can't blame people for just being happy that we were massively overachieving. For the first time in years I thought we had exactly the right level of hype coming into a tournament.

[Phoenix07]

I'm not sure how England were over-hyped in this tournament. No-one expected them to get this far at all.

This is the problem - context.

Look at the teams you faced. If you hadn't reached the semi-finals having faced those teams, there would've been something seriously wrong.

It's like when people say before the start of a season, 'oh I want us to get 4th and a cup'. What happens if we draw Man City away in FA Cup, Man Utd away in the Carabao Cup and get Real Madrid, Dortmund and Inter in the Champions League Group Stages, and get knocked out in all of them at the first attempt?

Even Greece had to face top players and teams to win Euro 2004.

I find it difficult to even judge how good this England team is, because of the quality they've faced, and that they've lost against the only two decent teams they've faced.

[Venton]

This is the problem - context.

Look at the teams you faced. If you hadn't reached the semi-finals having faced those teams, there would've been something seriously wrong.

It's like when people say before the start of a season, 'oh I want us to get 4th and a cup'. What happens if we draw Man City away in FA Cup, Man Utd away in the Carabao Cup and get Real Madrid, Dortmund and Inter in the Champions League Group Stages, and get knocked out in all of them at the first attempt?

Even Greece had to face top players and teams to win Euro 2004.

I find it difficult to even judge how good this England team is, because of the quality they've faced, and that they've lost against the only two decent teams they've faced.

Which is exactly what we usually do and what most people would have expected

[Kenneth]

Danny Rose is dog dirt. Daft that he can get a place in this game but Trent can't.

[Tatterdemalion]

Not that we need many reasons to support Croatia tomorrow, but here is another one.

Luka Modric's story.

Interesting that there is no mention of the fact that many Croatians dislike him and that he might end up doing time for perjury.

[Tatterdemalion]

This is the problem - context.

Look at the teams you faced. If you hadn't reached the semi-finals having faced those teams, there would've been something seriously wrong.

It's like when people say before the start of a season, 'oh I want us to get 4th and a cup'. What happens if we draw Man City away in FA Cup, Man Utd away in the Carabao Cup and get Real Madrid, Dortmund and Inter in the Champions League Group Stages, and get knocked out in all of them at the first attempt?

Even Greece had to face top players and teams to win Euro 2004.

I find it difficult to even judge how good this England team is, because of the quality they've faced, and that they've lost against the only two decent teams they've faced.

Not very good is the answer, but previous England teams would have struggled against Sweden and possibly have lost to Colombia. They're young and they're learning though - there's a lot more potential in the English game than there has ever been before. The future is probably not that dim for England. Except for the majority of our fans.

[Red_Polo]

Interesting that there is no mention of the fact that many Croatians dislike him and that he might end up doing time for perjury.

What's the status with Dejan's case?

[labourRed]

Not very good is the answer, but previous England teams would have struggled against Sweden and possibly have lost to Colombia. They're young and they're learning though - there's a lot more potential in the English game than there has ever been before. The future is probably not that dim for England. Except for the majority of our fans.

England won't get out of the group stages next time around as the confidence will be at a new high and that'll do for them.