You’ve probably put it better than I did. I’m not saying we are going to win the WC, but I have faith that we can see something different in the performances and the transition from under 21 and through to senior.
We won a shoot out in Euro 96, against Spain. I took that as a sign that "30 years of hurt" were coming to an end. Then came England vs Germany in the semis, 1-1 after extra time...
With the upsets, Pot 3 is pretty weak. Not a bad year for it to switch to strict seeding rather than the geographic system if you're a higher seed looking to advance. Made a little simulator and ended up with: Russia, England, Egypt, Saudi Arabia Germany, Colombia, Costa Rica, Nigeria Argentina, Spain, Sweden, Australia Belgium, Croatia, Senegal, Panama France, Mexico, Iceland, Japan Poland, Urugary, Tunisia, South Korea Portugal, Switzerland, Iran, Serbia Imagine most here would take that.
Haha, I very hypocrically will! Panama and Iceland are my two teams to follow now! Girlfriend is half German so I suppose I don't mind them doing too well.