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« Reply #125 on: July 03, 2021, 04:15:32 PM »
Quote from: Alcibiades on July 03, 2021, 04:09:57 PM
Quote from: parochial boy on July 03, 2021, 04:07:52 PM
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Shoot me, but I think England are going to do it.

At least, I hope they do, they are by far the most sympathetic of the teams still in.

Denmark, surely?

In "support the underdogs" yeah, I'd love to see them do it obviously. But I feel pretty positively inclined towards this England team in particular (far more so than Spain or Italy, especially after their outing against Belgium), and there's a romantic side of me that would love to see England finally do it.

I was referring in particular to the trauma that befell Denmark in their opening match, and the team’s magnificent response to it. They seem to be everyone’s second team this tournament.

I agree that this England side is fairly likeable; the core fans are as awful as ever, though.

Oh yeah, you're right - and the Russia game was one of the games I enjoyed watching the most so far.

But I wouldn't hold the worst side of England's support against them, and I can't think of a country for who winning would be more meaningful than it would be for England.

Basically either of the two and I'll be happy Tongue
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« Reply #126 on: July 03, 2021, 04:30:11 PM »
Wow, I was blown away by our performance against what was, in honest, a Ukraine side that looked knackered.

Denmark is going to be an incredibly tough game. They already beat us at Wembley just over a year ago.
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« Reply #127 on: July 04, 2021, 03:36:51 AM »
My Euro Semifinal picks:

Spain defeats Italy (on Penalty Kicks)

England defeats Denmark


Euro Finals Pick:

England defeats Spain (In Extra Time)
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« Reply #128 on: July 04, 2021, 03:41:59 AM »
My Copa America Semifinals Predictions:

Brazil defeats Peru

Argentina defeats Colombia

Copa America Finals Prediction:

Argentina defeats Brazil (On Penalty Kicks)
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« Reply #129 on: July 04, 2021, 03:37:15 PM »
My Semi Final predictions:
Italy defeats Spain
England defeats Denmark

Final prediction:
England defeats Italy
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« Reply #130 on: July 04, 2021, 09:40:25 PM »
I can't belive England is going to win, I only support the team ironically so I have an excuse to stop following the tournament early when they get eleminated. Now that they're going to win i'm actualy going to have to chant "It's Coming Home". I want my money back frankly.
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« Reply #131 on: July 04, 2021, 09:45:35 PM »
England might be the weakest team remaining in the tournament even if Spain looked worse this week. Just relax.
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« Reply #132 on: July 05, 2021, 04:26:33 AM »
Quote from: Sprouts Farmers Market ✘ on July 04, 2021, 09:45:35 PM
England might be the weakest team remaining in the tournament even if Spain looked worse this week. Just relax.
It's coming home
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« Reply #133 on: July 05, 2021, 08:44:15 AM »
Quote from: Liberal Hack on July 05, 2021, 04:26:33 AM
Quote from: Sprouts Farmers Market ✘ on July 04, 2021, 09:45:35 PM
England might be the weakest team remaining in the tournament even if Spain looked worse this week. Just relax.
It's coming home
The team is coming home, yes. The trophy on the other hand...
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« Reply #134 on: July 05, 2021, 09:15:34 AM »
« Edited: July 05, 2021, 02:10:56 PM by Alcibiades »
Quote from: Liberal Hack on July 05, 2021, 04:26:33 AM
Quote from: Sprouts Farmers Market ✘ on July 04, 2021, 09:45:35 PM
England might be the weakest team remaining in the tournament even if Spain looked worse this week. Just relax.
It's coming home

The home:
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« Reply #135 on: July 06, 2021, 11:59:26 AM »
2-1 Italy/Spain
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« Reply #136 on: July 06, 2021, 04:06:30 PM »
Both of these are going all the way to Penalties, I think.
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« Reply #137 on: July 06, 2021, 04:45:59 PM »
« Edited: July 06, 2021, 07:44:46 PM by Sprouts Farmers Market ✘ »
The absolute and complete luck needed to escape in these evenly matched games is extraordinary. - no separation at all between the semifinalists. Even without getting a shot on net for 40-something minutes and having 35% possession, it felt evenly matched in the first 90 minutes. Spain probably slightly more deserving based on extra time, but the most deserving can't always win the big ones.

Thought the subs were premature leading to Spain's score but not totally unreasonable. We can argue about that on a day we don't go forward.
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« Reply #138 on: July 06, 2021, 04:47:19 PM »
Harsh on Spain, were probably the better side over the 120 minutes. They really grew into the tournament as it progressed. Congrats to Italy though, have been the best side over the whole course of the competition.
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« Reply #139 on: July 06, 2021, 06:46:57 PM »
What an extraordinarily dreadful match.
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« Reply #140 on: July 06, 2021, 06:54:03 PM »
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What an extraordinarily dreadful match.

What makes you say that? I thought it was one of the best of the knockout stages so far. Very open.
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« Reply #141 on: July 06, 2021, 11:37:10 PM »
3-2 UK/Denmark
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« Reply #142 on: July 07, 2021, 04:17:58 PM »
Sterling is a disgraceful diver and Kane is sh**t.
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« Reply #143 on: July 07, 2021, 04:24:37 PM »
gfdi

VIVA l'ITALIA I guess.
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« Reply #144 on: July 07, 2021, 04:33:55 PM »
Somehow an even worse match than yesterday. And an even less deserving team will be in the final. Yawn.
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« Reply #145 on: July 07, 2021, 04:41:58 PM »
Sobering loss for Denmark, I think England wins it all....
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« Reply #146 on: July 07, 2021, 04:55:02 PM »
England were the better team on the day, but the circumstances in which they have gone through are so disgraceful. When even all the English pundit hacks are saying the penalty was soft, you know it’s a blatant dive.
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« Reply #147 on: July 07, 2021, 05:00:50 PM »
What's the point of VAR if it does not overturn awful decisions from the ref on the pitch?
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« Reply #148 on: July 07, 2021, 05:02:47 PM »
Oh my f-cking God, there were two balls on the pitch when Sterling took his tumble for the pen. Scandalous officiating.
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« Reply #149 on: July 07, 2021, 05:08:08 PM »
How ******* blind does the referee have to be to not notice that there are two footballs on the pitch?
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