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| XIII_rocks 06/25/21 5:41:23 AM #141: | XIII_rocks posted... Anyone who has any expectations for the Germany game is a clown. We haven't beaten a team that has previously won a world cup in a knockout game for 55 years. The numbers on this, btw. England's record since beating Germany in the final of the 1966 World Cup: vs. West Germany (1970 World Cup QF): Lost vs. Argentina (1986 World Cup QF): Lost vs. West Germany (1990 World Cup SF): Lost vs. Germany (1996 Euros SF): Lost vs. Argentina (1998 World Cup R2): Lost vs. Brazil (2002 World Cup QF): Lost vs. Germany (2010 World Cup R2): Lost vs. Italy (2012 Euros QF): Lost This does not include the losses to Portugal in 2004 or 2006, as they have never won a World Cup (LOL). But I guess you could include them, since it goes with the basic "England lose in a knockout tie to the first good team they play, or Iceland" theme. England did beat Spain in the 1996 Euros quarter-finals on penalties, but they hadn't won a World Cup at that time. I'm not an expert on how good 1996 Spain (or 1990 Belgium/Cameroon) were, either, so not sure exactly how good that win was. The long and short of this is: England are incredibly likely to lose, and Germany would be breaking a 55-year streak if they allowed it to happen. --- Not to be confused with XIII_stones. https://imgur.com/agodP3r ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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