Group C: Slovenia, Denmark, Serbia, England

[Drico]

Slovenia v Serbia will be great, old school Derby in a major tournament. I love those.

Memories of Euro 2000...

 

[MikeH72]

Another tournament wasted with this complete and utter phoney at the helm. Roll on 2026.

 

[Drico]

That's a great result for England.

Nobody will be blowing them up now before the manager gets his chance to do so in the last 16.

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

Meh, it's a friendly. Pretty uninspiring stuff though.

 

[The binman chronicles]

Southgate. Ruining tournament hopes and dreams since 1996.

 

[Kurt.]

Playing Tesco next week

 

[duncs pigeon]

Playing Tesco next week

Struggle to beat them

 

[Kurt.]

Struggle to beat them

Don’t panic… Waitrose are awful

 

[BlueStevie35]

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

 

[Billy Dean]

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

Didn’t see the game but from what I’ve read it sounds like the performance is a bigger concern than the actual result

 

[notrevE5]

why do England have a tendency to freeze against Iceland ?

 

[MikeH72]

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.

 

[Eggs]

….not bothered about England, don’t want the Conservatives closing in the polls with any feel good factor.

 

[MikeH72]

….not bothered about England, don’t want the Conservatives closing in the polls with any feel good factor.

What the hell does that have to do with anything?????

 

[MikeH72]

England are in the quarter finals so I guess we’re all voting Tory now. What on earth am I reading, screaming here