Semifinals: Croatia vs England

[Walken]

They beat Sweden Tunisia and Panama, let's get real here you don't win world cups with a cm like Henderson, fair play to Southgate for trying to find ways to negate that, but they will have to find that cm

 

[trueblue84]

Well done England. Great tournament and will get better. Now everyone wins cos all the haters can beat one off in their Kleenex as well. Enjoy!

Disagree. I'll always support England, but that was awful. Completely bottled it when it mattered. Some players can hold their heads high, but they've cocked up the easiest route to a final there's ever been.

 

[Cork Evertonian]

Hard luck England.Although i do think they would have lost the final anyway.Still though, they did well to get this far all the same.

 

[ilikecheese]

Getting sent home by Croatia. An utter embarrassment.

That's crazy talk. They have some amazing players. No shame at all in losing to Croatia.

 

[anton66]

Yep, "I don't want it, give it back to Pickford"

He put the lad needlessly under pressure so many times when England were in a good attacking position.

 

[StreetEndBlue]

Can't argue that the better side edged it.

England should have took more advantage when we were well on top in the 20-25 minutes after we scored first. That miss after being clean in on goal with live with Harry Kane for a long time.

Disappointed. But it certainly doesn't hurt as much as any Blues defeat.

Now roll on August and the new Premier League season.

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

I would say that was the second qualty sude they met, Lou.

And they were zero and two

I forgot about playing Belgium's third team Khal.

 

[zzebra]

Devastated but not embarrassed.

Well done England on a great tournament.

One sliver of consolation is that the RS fans have had a doubly disappointing summer!

 

[navidson]

Yes Croatian Friend, I love your beautiful sexy team. From the marvellous Zvonimir Boban, the king of kings to the glorious Modric

A true nation of football greats, and ye birds are top bang fit as well

Just don't mention the Ustashe

 

[Goat]

Ah well, the better team won, no complaints ere.

Back to Everton it is.

 

[marsh]

Absolutely gutted

 

[Chegsy]

Croatia’s midfield bossed it from the start of the second half and deserved to win in the end but to be fair to England they should have been out of sight at half time. I know Kane is a goalscorer but he has to square that ball to Sterling.

 

[dannyboy]

Better team won in the end. We got luck with the draw and took advantage of it throughout the tournament but tonight was just a step too far.

Going forward there has to be a real number 10 put in that team; Lingard, Alli and Sterling just doesn't have enough balance. I liked the balance of the three at the back, especially Walker who was fantastic for me.

 

[navidson]

They beat Sweden Tunisia and Panama, let's get real here you don't win world cups with a cm like Henderson, fair play to Southgate for trying to find ways to negate that, but they will have to find that cm

You seem to have missed Columbia from that list

 

[Minimeister]

Ah well. We knew we had a decent keeper and we knew Stones can't defend.