Seems the pressure of the occasion and their inexperience played a part. Not getting that 2nd goal whilst dominating was always going to come back to haunt them. I think this is the first time I've wanted England to win and felt a bit gutted for them when they didn't.
The English media, pundits etc can get it right fucking up em though.
I knew Croatia would be stubborn and play hard until the end. Hopefully they do well against France.
Re: World Cup 2018
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 2:28 pm
by rafmax
I was supporting England too... hopefully they do well against Belgium
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