A commentator on the BBC said Spain are clearly the best team by far so he hopes we win tonight and get Italy in the next round; I would have thought Germany look best by far but what do I know?

Ur right JK.

Uber efficient Der Angel's Deutschland, lost the war, won the peace, about to save the world economy, and on the way won FIVE major international cups with multiple 2nd-places & semis.

Tho, as a born-Brit at our ONE wonder Wembley-'66 and all that against the Hun, we woulda won in normal time if goal-grabber Greaves (44 from 57=0.77 per game) had played.

Plus, in sunny Mehico'70 ageing-Alf against Der Kaiser Beckenbauer's boys shoulda kept balding-Bob on instead of sadly failed sub-Bell, with Brit s*it-SUN then blaming backstop Bonetti - Plus Ce Change.

I found this article on the science of home advantage quite interesting -
www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18496396

(and I didn't know that about Chelsea's away team dressing room ! Quite cunning LOL)

PS - As someone who doesn't know much about football (fortunately) can you answer this ?

If the little fat one (with the wig) loses his rag tonight - which he will - will he then be banned for the remainder of the tournament ?

JK2006 wrote:
I would have thought Germany look best by far but what do I know?

Quite alot.
9 points and three wins out of three.
Better than Spain or Italy.

NOT In-The-Know might like this lil inside dressing-room tale.

1960s thru '80s Clown-Prince-of-Ballplay cocky Cockney Rodney Marsh lost his 1970s England place when humour-bypass manager ageing-Alf Ramsey told him to, "Give it all you've got and at half-time I'm gonna pull U off."

Rod replied, "That'll be nice Alf, I usually only get a cup o' tea and an orange !"

The match was painful to watch - I gave up at half time.

Let's see what happens when they meet a real team.