Image: England Expects t-shirt, Philosophy Football.
The last time England got to this stage at a World Cup – in 2010 – there was no happy ending, but a 4-1 thrashing at the hands of Germany. Well at least we know that isn’t going to happen, this time. Auf Wiedershen before the postcards, ouch!
Though it might do not to be too cocky. True, England have a decent record in the last sixteen when not up against a top tier football nation, beating Ecuador at World Cup 2006, Denmark in 2002, Belgium in 1990, and Paraguay in 1986. But only in Italia’90 did we make it past the quarters to the semis, by beating Cameroon.
