World Cup Draw

[stek]

Who have Scotland drawn?

They've got repeats of Hamish McBeth instead of World Cup Match of the Day...

Can't wait!!

We're better than the Costa Rican's, we're better than the Costa Rican's...

[Doggy Styles]

England won't get out the group.

(what I have been saying for a year)

What would you know about getting out of a group? Scotland have never done it.

[russell]

England will go through, they have to fulfil their manifest destiny to go out or pens to Portugal after Rooney is sent off for biting Ronaldo's ballsack.

[darmstadt]

C'mon, where's your patriotism? England are going to win, and win with ease...Who invented the bloody game in the first place? If it wasn't for us then johnny foreigner would still be doing Trotting, Petanque (I actually enjoy that), Bandy, Korfball, etc.

[Doggy Styles]

England will never win a tournament while the players are owned by the premier league, instead of owned by England.

[minestrone]

England will never win a tournament because they don't have good players.

Sadly this is now realised, the 'we might just do it this time' followed by the car crash when it went wrong was always the most entertaining thing about the competitions.

[sasguru]

England will never win a tournament because they don't have good players.
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Disagree. England have some good players up front, the back's a bit iffy.
And people underestimate the element of luck in poof-ball.
It will be interesting psychologically to have to play 2 hard games to start with, a bit of luck in the first one and some momentum may be generated.
Especially if they feel they have nothing to lose, which, as you note, is true for change.

[stek]

Disagree. England have some good players up front, the back's a bit iffy.
And people underestimate the element of luck in poof-ball.
It will be interesting psychologically to have to play 2 hard games to start with, a bit of luck in the first one and some momentum may be generated.
Especially if they feel they have nothing to lose, which, as you note, is true for change.

Agree. How many times have England been drawn in an 'easy group' only to struggle with 0-0 draws against Tunisia or whoever first game and the doubts set in.

Even a 0-0 vs Italy would set the ball rolling, Uruguay aren't that good and the players are used to Suarez, the cheating twunt. Costa Rica will do us tho!

[sasguru]

Heat and humidity will play a part in the 1st game. The younger and fitter team will prevail, not necessarily the better skilled one.

[Archangel]

The game has been brought forward to 11pm bst