GROUP F - Germany, Mexico, Sweden, Korea

[GrandOldTeam]

You’ve just called everyone in England Kopites.

The irony is off the scale isn't it.

We're not far off the fishing emoji being used as a get out clause here.

Great Germany out, auf wiedersehen... Happy days!

Careful mate, with that attitude you'll be down as a member of the EDL from a few on here;

Germany have been really poor and don't deserve to fo through, quite funny that the 'free tommy' brigade are treating it with such joy though, I don't really get the hate

I'll go with C, "Because they're all xenophobic tossers who think every German is a Nazi" please Chris

Don't even have to ask the audience

 

[Jamiednm]

@Mikey_Fitzgerald You alleged myself, and other England fans were pleased Germany lost/went out because;



Which is in incredible poor taste.

It's because a well established football rivalry between the two exists.

And as I said;



You dispute the rivalry/insist it doesn't exist because Germany are so far superior, but it's the same ideology kopites use to say Everton aren't a rival. That's not me saying you're a kopite; that's me using an example to illustrate the point.

Yep, it’s totally disingenuous to suggest England and Germany don’t have a rivalry. Even if it is a bit one sided, it’s part of our national Football psyche to ‘fear Germany in the Semi’s on penalties’. It’s a long-running joke.

And, it’s the first big-name exit from this World Cup, which just adds to the drama.

 

[Walken]

Can't see who you're replying to there. But no shock that the one lad on my ignore list somehow turned a discussion about Group F into a vehicle for his edgy views on politics. Lol

You're very wise not to waste energy on his type

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

@Mikey_Fitzgerald You alleged myself, and other England fans were pleased Germany lost/went out because;



Which is in incredible poor taste.

It's because a well established football rivalry between the two exists.

And as I said;



You dispute the rivalry/insist it doesn't exist because Germany are so far superior, but it's the same ideology kopites use to say Everton aren't a rival. That's not me saying you're a kopite; that's me using an example to illustrate the point.

You're wrong Danny, I said that's why the EDL crew are happy they're out

Most England fans will be happy because they have the misguided view there's a rivalry. Nowt wrong with that at all

 

[Walken]

Yep, it’s totally disingenuous to suggest England and Germany don’t have a rivalry. Even if it is a bit one sided, it’s part of our national Football psyche to ‘fear Germany in the Semi’s on penalties’. It’s a long-running joke.

It's happened twice, once in a world cup, to call fear on that doesn't say much for a winning psyche, you beat them in a final once, why not hang your hat on that instead?

 

[Jamiednm]

It's happened twice, once in a world cup, to call fear on that doesn't say much for a winning psyche, you beat them in a final once, why not hang your hat on that instead?

Misses the point.

 

[captainvindaloo]

It's not so much about rivalry for me, but more about getting sick to the back teeth of always seeing them up there in the finals. As bad as they were this time around, I still thought they would scrape through with some last gasp bit of luck (as they have in the past), riding on their usual arrogant, entitled belief. Well, even that was missing this time. They looked ordinary, and uninspiring.
I like this world cup, simply because it is becoming so much more unpredictable.

 

[LostLegend]

Confused. The Croats are playing Denmark next. Then either Spain or Russia. Why would they be worried about Brazil.

Sorry, Serbia...

 

[Jamiednm]

You're wrong Danny, I said that's why the EDL crew are happy they're out

Most England fans will be happy because they have the misguided view there's a rivalry. Nowt wrong with that at all

Weird. EDL are Nazis. Half of them identify with Hitler and wish he won WW2. But you’re claiming they hate Germany because they think they’re all Nazis.

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

Yep, it’s totally disingenuous to suggest England and Germany don’t have a rivalry. Even if it is a bit one sided, it’s part of our national Football psyche to ‘fear Germany in the Semi’s on penalties’. It’s a long-running joke.

And, it’s the first big-name exit from this World Cup, which just adds to the drama.

See that doesn't constitute a rivalry to me

Argentina is a rivalry because they've openly cheated us down the years. There's proper stuff there. Germany are just better than us at football, hence we lose to them a lot

Argentina dislike us and we dislike them. That's a proper rivalry

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

Weird. EDL are Nazis. Half of them identify with Hitler and wish he won WW2. But you’re claiming they hate Germany because they think they’re all Nazis.

You're being deliberately obtuse mate

And to be honest, what I said was in jest anyway. You've taken it very literally

 

[Walken]

Misses the point.

If the point is the rivalry, I don't believe a two way rivalry exists on masse, and that's based on my personal experiences of both countries, id it just a one way rivalry based on football? In some cases sure probably, in others, I don't think so, I mean they don't even play each other often enough for that level of joy expressed at an other's failure, but it made for a genuinely thrilling group, so I'm not complaining

 

[Prevenger17]

The chest thumping patriotism is intensifying in here. Soz lads, but English people are the only country who aren't allowed support their international football team. This is just a fact

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

The chest thumping patriotism is intensifying in here. Soz lads, but English people are the only country who aren't allowed support their international football team. This is just a fact

I do support England

I just don't hate every side other England fans do. That's all

 

[Jamiednm]

You're being deliberately obtuse mate

And to be honest, what I said was in jest anyway. You've taken it very literally

No mate, you’re back tracking.