Drico
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Memories of Euro 2000...
Group C: Slovenia, Denmark, Serbia, England
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Another tournament wasted with this complete and utter phoney at the helm. Roll on 2026.
Meh, it's a friendly. Pretty uninspiring stuff though.
The binman chronicles
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Southgate. Ruining tournament hopes and dreams since 1996.
Playing Tesco next week
duncs pigeon
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Struggle to beat them
Don’t panic… Waitrose are awfulStruggle to beat them
BlueStevie35
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So for balance this is how England’s last friendly has gone before a major tournament, and how they fared in said tournament, going back to 1966
1966 (World Cup) - beat Poland 2-1 away 6 days before the WC opener vs Uruguay, went on to win the tournament
1968 (European Championships) - lost 1-0 away to West Germany 4 days before losing the semi final to Yugoslavia, won the 3rd place Playoff vs the Soviet Union 3 days later
1970 (World Cup) - beat Ecuador 2-0 away 9 days before WC opener vs Romania, went out in the Quarter Finals as holders
1980 (European Championships) - beat Australia 2-1 away, 12 days before opener vs Belgium, went out in the group stage
1982 (World Cup) - beat Finland 4-1 away 13 days before opener vs France, went out in 2nd group stage
1986 (World Cup) - beat Canada 1-0 away 10 days before opener vs Portugal, went out in Quarter Finals
1988 (European Championships) - beat Switzerland 1-0 away 15 days before opener vs Ireland, went out in group stage
1990 (World Cup) - drew 1-1 with Tunisia away 9 days before opener with Ireland, went out in semi finals then lost 3rd place playoff 3 days later
1992 (European Championships) - beat Finland 2-1 away 8 days before opener vs Denmark, went out in group stage
1996 (European Championships) - beat China 3-0 away 16 days before opener vs Switzerland, went out in semi finals as hosts
1998 (World Cup) - lost on pens to Belgium in a Moroccan tournament final 17 days before opener vs Tunisia, went out in last 16
2000 (European Championships) - beat Malta 2-1 away 9 days before opener vs Portugal, went out in group stage
2002 (World Cup) - drew 2-2 with Cameroon in Japan 7 days before opener vs Sweden, went out in Quarter Finals
2004 (European Championships) - beat Iceland 6-1 at ‘home’ 8 days before opener vs France, went out in Quarter Finals
2006 (World Cup) - beat Jamaica 6-0 at ‘home’ 7 days before opener vs Paraguay, went out in Quarter Finals
2010 (World Cup) - beat Japan 2-1 in Austria, 13 days before opener vs USA, went out in last 16
2012 (European Championships) - beat Belgium 1-0 at home 9 days before opener vs France, went out in Quarter Finals
2014 (World Cup) - drew 0-0 with Honduras in the USA 7 days before opener vs Italy, went out in group stage
2016 (European Championships) - beat Portugal 1-0 at home 9 days before opener vs Russia, went out in last 16
2018 (World Cup) - beat Costa Rica 2-0 at ‘home’ 11 days before opener vs Tunisia, went out in semi finals and lost 3rd place play off 3 days later
2020 (played 2021) (European Championships) - beat Romania 1-0 at ‘home’ 7 days before opener vs Croatia, lost the final as partial hosts
2022 (World Cup) - no pre tournament games as it fell mid season, went out in Quarter Finals
1966 (World Cup) - beat Poland 2-1 away 6 days before the WC opener vs Uruguay, went on to win the tournament
1968 (European Championships) - lost 1-0 away to West Germany 4 days before losing the semi final to Yugoslavia, won the 3rd place Playoff vs the Soviet Union 3 days later
1970 (World Cup) - beat Ecuador 2-0 away 9 days before WC opener vs Romania, went out in the Quarter Finals as holders
1980 (European Championships) - beat Australia 2-1 away, 12 days before opener vs Belgium, went out in the group stage
1982 (World Cup) - beat Finland 4-1 away 13 days before opener vs France, went out in 2nd group stage
1986 (World Cup) - beat Canada 1-0 away 10 days before opener vs Portugal, went out in Quarter Finals
1988 (European Championships) - beat Switzerland 1-0 away 15 days before opener vs Ireland, went out in group stage
1990 (World Cup) - drew 1-1 with Tunisia away 9 days before opener with Ireland, went out in semi finals then lost 3rd place playoff 3 days later
1992 (European Championships) - beat Finland 2-1 away 8 days before opener vs Denmark, went out in group stage
1996 (European Championships) - beat China 3-0 away 16 days before opener vs Switzerland, went out in semi finals as hosts
1998 (World Cup) - lost on pens to Belgium in a Moroccan tournament final 17 days before opener vs Tunisia, went out in last 16
2000 (European Championships) - beat Malta 2-1 away 9 days before opener vs Portugal, went out in group stage
2002 (World Cup) - drew 2-2 with Cameroon in Japan 7 days before opener vs Sweden, went out in Quarter Finals
2004 (European Championships) - beat Iceland 6-1 at ‘home’ 8 days before opener vs France, went out in Quarter Finals
2006 (World Cup) - beat Jamaica 6-0 at ‘home’ 7 days before opener vs Paraguay, went out in Quarter Finals
2010 (World Cup) - beat Japan 2-1 in Austria, 13 days before opener vs USA, went out in last 16
2012 (European Championships) - beat Belgium 1-0 at home 9 days before opener vs France, went out in Quarter Finals
2014 (World Cup) - drew 0-0 with Honduras in the USA 7 days before opener vs Italy, went out in group stage
2016 (European Championships) - beat Portugal 1-0 at home 9 days before opener vs Russia, went out in last 16
2018 (World Cup) - beat Costa Rica 2-0 at ‘home’ 11 days before opener vs Tunisia, went out in semi finals and lost 3rd place play off 3 days later
2020 (played 2021) (European Championships) - beat Romania 1-0 at ‘home’ 7 days before opener vs Croatia, lost the final as partial hosts
2022 (World Cup) - no pre tournament games as it fell mid season, went out in Quarter Finals
Billy Dean
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Didn’t see the game but from what I’ve read it sounds like the performance is a bigger concern than the actual result
Yes. A group of players who looked scared, nervous and like they’d never played together before ever.
….not bothered about England, don’t want the Conservatives closing in the polls with any feel good factor.
England are in the quarter finals so I guess we’re all voting Tory now. What on earth am I reading, screaming here 