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Croatia v England - semi final


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1 minute ago, GAD said:

Yep.  They've gone out to the first good team they've played, as everyone said they would. They've not really proven much, apart from the fact they bottled it big time when it was there for the taking.

And this after struggling through against Colombia on penalties

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England were completely in command at half time but Croatia produced a great turnaround, Modric taking command and the full backs stepping up in wide areas.

Both goals were poor defensively, the first one Walker and Maguire poor and the second Trippier getting caught under the ball and Stones being caught out. England also were poor going forward - a single shot on target in the whole game is indicative of that. They couldn’t change anything either, just throw on Rashford to chase long balls.

Croatia though, what a performance from them. I’d love for them to win the final, but doubt they will.

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Doesn't look like it's coming home lads.

I'll tell you what is coming home around now, your teenage daughter from Benidorm, walking like John Wayne and pissing broken glass after a night with Wayne from Croydon.

GIRFUY

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Quite simply, if the foul had been given for the first Croatia goal then England win that game. They've been robbed here.


Get it all the way fucking round you, you utter Bell piece. All the way round you.
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5 minutes ago, Sooky said:

Double joy for me! England lose and got Croatia in the sweepstake.

Snap - got Croatia in the work sweepstake and sorely tempted to do the Vince McMahon walk into work tomorrow.

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2 minutes ago, s_dog said:

Think Croatia easily deserved to win in the end. Yet another goal from a set piece for England, and it was their only shot on target in the whole game. They did well getting to the semis, but apart from their lashing of Panama, and comfortable win over Sweden, they did so without ever playing that well.

Phew, at least we can sit back and enjoy the final now. Allez les blues!

I think once the dust settles and the hype dies away this will be seen for what it was; a limited team who made the best of a very favourable situation. Right down to Rodriguez being injured for Colombia, pretty much everything that could have gone their way went their way.

This game tonight showed that they're not at the right level. They should have finished it in the first half. Missed their chance. Credit to Croatia for showing the composure to stick in there. They understood that it's a long game. Better players combined with being savvy.

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That couldn't have gone any better if it had been scripted.  An early goal to get English hopes and then a slow, gradual erosion of their hopes, with a sickening realisation gradually creeping in. And then that last minute set piece.  That came to SFA.

Carling, like England, don't do World Cup semi-finals but, if they did...

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