So a lot of the the press were calling the team heroes,what a load of crap,a easy group stage,the lottery of a penalty shoot out and half a game with the Croats,big deal.They will rue the chance missed for another few decades,it was there's to lose and surely did.Finally its been said at the start of the world cup would you take a semi-final place and of course the answer was yes,yes because it made fans feel better,but the truth is it was a self inflicted defeat.