Football. . .

[louisxiv]

Tremendous display from the Croats in the second half and from a country with a population of only 4 million (England 53 million). Our neighbours did OK to get to the semi - final but lacked a top class playmaker in midfield like Modric who was brilliant.

This, exactly. But England came up against the first quality team they faced and fell short of the mark. Not good enough. Won’t pretend I didn’t take some pleasure in their demise but that was largely down to the pundits and the easy ride they had to the semi. Ferdinand (who I find a decent guy) predicted them winning 2 or 3 nil ffs. Wasn’t just Modric, who was superb, others in the Croation side were just a cut above anything England had to offer. And as you say JR what an achievement for a country with a 4 million population! I’d love to see them win it.