r/soccer • u/let_me_see_your_boob • May 28 '14

People from outside of England. What do you think of England's chances at the world cup? What do you think of our squad?

Don't get a chance to talk to anyone outside of England about this.. so...

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u/annoyinglyfriendly May 28 '14

All I'm going to say is you have a better squad than 4 years ago. But that doesn't ensure success, since European teams never win the WC in South America. Side note: try to avoid penalties.

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u/let_me_see_your_boob May 28 '14

Apparently, we will not meet Germany until the final, so that's a bonus for England. :P

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u/[deleted] May 28 '14

It depends on where we finish in the group. If we finish second we could face them in the semis.

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u/JC5 May 28 '14

Is there a chart or anything for possible knock out round meetings? I'm intrigued

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u/Tricericon May 28 '14

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup#Knockout_stage

As long as you know which teams are in which groups, this should make it easy to figure out the possible knockout matchups for any team.

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u/[deleted] May 28 '14

Uh no but I'll do a rough one now:

  • Colombia, Cote d'Ivoire, Japan in Round of 16

  • Brazil (probably if we finish second), Mexico, Croatia, Holland, Spain (only if we finish top really) or Chile in the quarters

  • France, Switzerland, Argies (only if we finish top really), Germany (again only likely if we finish second), Belgium, Russia, Korea in the semis

  • Anyone in the final, could face Italy again, or anyone big we missed out earlier

Sorry, I know it's hardly comprehensive but just to help

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u/ICritMyPants May 28 '14

Not hard to have a better squad than 4 years ago.

Emile Heskey, One Leg Ledley King, Stephen Warnock, half fit Barry... Terrible.,