No Luck of the Irish, England Only Home Nation In WC 2018
Martin O'Neill used to let a room to the Danish coach when they were teammates. But his counter-part was not in a repaying mood as the Irish are being brushed aside 1-4 with 6 mins to go.
So it means that no other team from the UK and their Irish cousins will partake in WC 2018 bar England.
An incomplete England one may add. Certainly looks better than the 1 that went to Brazil but far from the finished product. An easier qualifying group saved them, had they been paired with Germany or Spain, perhaps no single team from this part of the planet would be there.
Looking back at Brazil 2014, both the eliminated teams from the group have struggled. England ousted by Iceland of all nations in France, while Italy confirmed their decline with an abject performance in Milan and Stockholm. England have progressed, but I don't see them getting beyond the Round of 16, and that too, only if they get 1 of the easier WC groups.
It'll take about 8 - 10 years before the group of youngsters that won World Cups for age groups mature. 2026 or 2030, is where you can expect to see an England side competing for international glory, and that too with the caveat of a Home Tournament ala 1966.
