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England were way overdue a bit of luck in a penalty shoot out but lets face it if Lingard hadn't missed another sitter it wouldn't have got that far

Based on that performance we haven't got a chance against the swedes

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lack of modern legislation is the iceberg sinking the titanic of the transport sector

You can't base the next game on past performance. You need to be more positive. England are ranked 12th in the world and the Swedes are ranked 24th. It is the Swedes who should be concerned, their own performance was exactly brilliant. The shot was going straight at the keeper until it was deflected.

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Grandad,

Here are the world rankings of the teams left in.
group 1
Brazil 2
belguim 3
France 7
Uruguay 14


Group 2
England 12
Croatia 20
Sweden 24
Russia 70

We should have a chance.

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Grandad,

As the commentators on the match stated (if you were listening carefully) fifa world rankings are meaningless at world cups

I was expecting England to beat Columbia easily and they struggled so I have decided to expect the worst and I won't be so downhearted when the inevitable happens

England have always under achieved since 1966

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lack of modern legislation is the iceberg sinking the titanic of the transport sector

I think the Colombians are better than the Swedes, so I don't share your negativity.

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IDFIMH

Columbia are ranked at 16. So very close to the England ranking.

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Grandad,

Sweden are better defensively and good on the break so England's set piece strategy won't work we will have to run the ball through the defence for which we would need Rashford and Loftus Cheek

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lack of modern legislation is the iceberg sinking the titanic of the transport sector

Brazil defo unlucky but Belgium are through so all four semifinalists will be European

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lack of modern legislation is the iceberg sinking the titanic of the transport sector

so the swedes wilted in the heat

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lack of modern legislation is the iceberg sinking the titanic of the transport sector

Oh Yes it will.

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Grandad,

Wrong!

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Grandad,

We could go all the way to the final now. Croatia are ranked 8 places below us in the FIFA rankings and We should be able to control the game against them.

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Grandad,

don't go on the fifa rankings they are meaningless at this stage England are capable of beating Croatia but if they don't produce and Modric plays a blinder

Croatia are in the semifinals on ability not luck

as for the competition well Belguim seem to have all the luck so maybe their name is on the trophy

after the group stages I thought a Belguim - England final might be a realistic possibilty but look at Italia 90 we were a better side than the Germans but that didn't translate into success

I am hopeful BUT NOT expectant it could just as easily be a France-Croatia final

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lack of modern legislation is the iceberg sinking the titanic of the transport sector

They won both knockout games on penalties.

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Grandad,

and THRASHED Argentina 3-0

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lack of modern legislation is the iceberg sinking the titanic of the transport sector