Originally Posted By: Gordon Scott
Originally Posted By: Bass Thumper
Personally I thought England was the better team but France found a way to win. The missed penalty shot by Kane didn't help England and France played with less discipline on the field. No shame to England, this was a good game.

... and the missed free kick from Stirling. Fine margins of error that could so easily have given the reverse outcome.

C’est la vie ... as we say in both countries.

Yeah, Stirling's free kick caught net. Unfortunately for England, it was the top of the net. So close. And the Thumper is right, too. Way too many yellow cards.

I remember a match between the U.S. and Germany in 2002 (?; age related brain fart possible on the date) in an elimination game. I was working in Bonn that month with Die Telekom (Deutsche Telekom (T-Mobile)). The VP leading the team I was consulting to had an office bigger than my living room here in France. Sofa. Easy chairs. Coffee table. The works. He had staff set up a TV and run a cable connection into his office so we could watch the match. Germany won 2-1, but all 6 Germans in the room admitted that the U.S. was the better team that day and that Germany was really lucky to win.

I can say the same thing about the French win. I think England played a really solid match, and were unlucky not to come away with the victory.

Last edited by TheMaartian; 12/11/22 04:08 AM.
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