Quarterfinals: Russia vs Croatia

[davek]

They need to recover well. And then up their game massively. Been proper gash twice in a row against average opponents.

A technically superior team to England.

Russia would have been easy meat. Not Croatia. Different proposition entirely.

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

Really? I expected both France and Belgium to make deep runs.

i thought it'd be France and Brazil on one bracket with Spain and Germany on the other

 

[mmmmsnouts]

Time for the Russians to accuse Croatia of doping

 

[ilikecheese]

Will we be classed as underdogs ? Might suit us

I wouldn't say that. England will be favored...but not by a lot.

 

[davek]

Will we be classed as underdogs ? Might suit us

Well they are underdogs in reality...the English media however....

 

[dandydan]

There goes England's World Cup.

Croatia are beatable, France or Belgium will pull our pants down and spank us silly.

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

A technically superior team to England.

Russia would have been easy meat. Not Croatia. Different proposition entirely.

playing the home nation with rabid support would not have been easy

 

[Goat]

England vs France final then.

 

[ToffeeTim]

A technically superior team to England.

Russia would have been easy meat. Not Croatia. Different proposition entirely.

England got more firepower. But yes Modric could be the game changer. It's a 50 50 game. Croatia will definitely lose if they play as poorly as they did tonight tho.

 

[marsh]

Still can't believe that first pen

 

[summerisle]

There goes England's World Cup.

I thought it was France's world cup anyway ?

 

[ilikecheese]

i thought it'd be France and Brazil on one bracket with Spain and Germany on the other

Yeah...sorry just reread your post. Agreed.

 

[davek]

Took guts to see off that confident Russian team in their own stadium. Croatia have a lot of spirit. Three days to prepare for the England game. It's all or nothing. Should be a great game. The first match England will have played a class team and had to win.

 

[sageyefc]

Beautiful footballer that modric

 

[davek]

I thought it was France's world cup anyway ?

...and that contradicts that forecast in what way?