World Cup Brazil 2014 / Weltmeisterschaft Brasilien

[Sweder]

Ifs, buts and maybes are always part of the England post-mortem. It's easy to point the finger at one incident but the sad fact is that the whole team played less well against Uruguay than against Italy. We had a number of really good chances in both games that should have made a single defensive error irrelevant.

Totally agree. I was simply observing the absurdity of fringe pundit naval-gazing. They're missing the point, that this tournament is becoming a true festival of football. The emerging nations, some of whom peeped above the parapet in Japan and Korea* are out in force. I expect the old order to regain control in the latter stages but I hope beyond all reason that we see a new winner this year.



*I didn't mention South Africa because I can't remember a thing about that tournament.