Reply to: England v Portugal predictions

[sasguru]

Have to admit Dang, it was my heart not my head wot said that.

[dang65]

1. England to take the lead within the first 7 minutes with a blinding show of individual skill from Rooney.

2. 80 minutes later, Portugal equalise after getting away with a blatant offside. The ball is clearly knocked into the net by the Portugese player's hand, but the referee doesn't notice. The England goalkeeper is red carded although he was actually fouled himself and was completely blameless. Sven replaces Rooney with the spare goalkeeper.

3. The game goes to extra time. England resist 30 minutes of constant assault, barely able to take possession of the ball for more than a few seconds but foiling Portugal at every turn.

4. Penalty shoot-out.

5. Rubbish tips across the country groan under the weight of dumped England flags. Any remaining British hopes for Wimbledon are knocked out. It starts raining.

Does no one read history books round here?

History is about to be re-written.

I must admit, it hasn't started raining yet.

[BobTheCrate]

The poll after 25 votes @ 10:43 Jun 29, predicts :-

England 2 Portugal 1


An Argentinian ref. Blimey that doesn't seem a very clever choice by FIFA.

Very amusing someone here hinted about half the Portugese team red carded but England only scrape through 1-0

[sasguru]

1. England to take the lead within the first 7 minutes with a blinding show of individual skill from Rooney.

2. 80 minutes later, Portugal equalise after getting away with a blatant offside. The ball is clearly knocked into the net by the Portugese player's hand, but the referee doesn't notice. The England goalkeeper is red carded although he was actually fouled himself and was completely blameless. Sven replaces Rooney with the spare goalkeeper.

3. The game goes to extra time. England resist 30 minutes of constant assault, barely able to take possession of the ball for more than a few seconds but foiling Portugal at every turn.

4. Penalty shoot-out.

5. Rubbish tips across the country groan under the weight of dumped England flags. Any remaining British hopes for Wimbledon are knocked out. It starts raining.

Does no one read history books round here?

History is about to be re-written.
England will win on a canter ...

[Mordac]

Argie ref? Hardly a neutral then is he?

[Pinto]

2 - 1 to Portugal

[Dundeegeorge]

Oh oh

The referee for the game is Argentinian, so SB could be right........

[shaunbhoy]

1-0 to Portugal.

[dang65]

1. England to take the lead within the first 7 minutes with a blinding show of individual skill from Rooney.

2. 80 minutes later, Portugal equalise after getting away with a blatant offside. The ball is clearly knocked into the net by the Portugese player's hand, but the referee doesn't notice. The England goalkeeper is red carded although he was actually fouled himself and was completely blameless. Sven replaces Rooney with the spare goalkeeper.

3. The game goes to extra time. England resist 30 minutes of constant assault, barely able to take possession of the ball for more than a few seconds but foiling Portugal at every turn.

4. Penalty shoot-out.

5. Rubbish tips across the country groan under the weight of dumped England flags. Any remaining British hopes for Wimbledon are knocked out. It starts raining.

Does no one read history books round here?

[wendigo100]

It was the toughest game Brazil played in that tournament and it was pretty close. That was the game where Banks made that unbelievable save from the Pele header, wasn't it?

Right on all counts. Jeff Astle missed a sitter late on.

Banks was on the near post when Jairzinho crossed to the far, where Pele headed down toward the corner. How Banks got across and then down to the foot of the post was amazing.

[OrangeHopper]

Gordon Banks - now there was a great goalie

I don't think it was a header

Pele had feet in the oddest of places.

[hattra]

Gordon Banks - now there was a great goalie

I don't think it was a header

[Dundeegeorge]

Although to be fair to them

"We'll beat these" (Alan Ball, just before Brazil 1 England 0 in 1970)

England 1-0.

It was the toughest game Brazil played in that tournament and it was pretty close. That was the game where Banks made that unbelievable save from the Pele header, wasn't it?

[chunkymonkey]

1-0 to england after half the portugese get red carded - I will guese that at least one england player gets sent off because of some trivial fracase with them though - hopefully that thug rooney

[wendigo100]

"We'll beat these" (Alan Ball, just before Brazil 1 England 0 in 1970)

England 1-0.