GWT: World Cup - Round of 16 - France v. Poland

[cgf]

It usually is this way.

In the entire history of tournament football, England have never, not one single time, ever beaten a true top team in the knockouts, outside of tournaments held on home soil. Not once. Ever.

I guess I'm not surprised, but not even back in the long, long ago? In the before-times?

What's their best win outside of england?

 

[Finds7102]

Any good stream? Please and thanks

 

[Evilo]

So you're saying that he's just as successful of a coach as Jogi Löw?


...I disagreed with that poster too, just teasing since Jogi accomplished that too, despite being s***...

Low has had club success? When, where?

 

[cgf]

Low has had club success? When, where?

No, I was just trying to joke about their accomplishments in international management.

 

[koyvoo]

I guess I'm not surprised, but not even back in the long, long ago? In the before-times?

What's their best win outside of england?

Maybe Colombia 2018. Or maybe Belguim 1990. Neither a true powerhouse at the time.

 

[Karterthadon]

England or France?

England will lose on penalties naturally

 

[Power Man]

Poland just keeps turning the ball over

 

[Evilo]

That's not a foul and thus should be a wonder goal.

 

[koyvoo]

Except that everyone else stopped playing

 

[King 88]

Lol what should be 2-0

 

[cgf]

Maybe Colombia 2018. Or maybe Belguim 1990. Neither a true powerhouse at the time.

Damn, I'd have thought that somewhere along the line he had a win against a true tier 1 or 2 team.

I do think this team has the talent to beat a top team at some point, so even if Southgate's never good enough for them to win a trophy, he could help them break that negative-run.

 

[koyvoo]

Dembele should’ve sent that one across the goalmouth rather than pull it back for Mbappe.

 

[Savant]

That's not a foul and thus should be a wonder goal.

What a shame

 

[koyvoo]

Damn, I'd have thought that somewhere along the line he had a win against a true tier 1 or 2 team.

I do think this team has the talent to beat a top team at some point, so even if Southgate's never good enough for them to win a trophy, he could help them break that negative-run.

It is surprising, mostly for the perception that national team holds. And, in my opinion, they’ve only just started to produce skilled players on the level of top tier nations very recently. For the majority of the games history, they’ve been mostly clumsy and awkward, rather than technically proficient.

Even still, the stat I mentioned does surprise many people. To the point that some go off and google for six minutes, only to come back and say “holy shit”. They’ve never been top tier themselves.

 

[luiginb]

Have the rules changed, it looks like Kounde is wearing gold chain on his neck?

Amateur hour.

 

[Karterthadon]

I guess I'm not surprised, but not even back in the long, long ago? In the before-times?

What's their best win outside of england?

They beat Argentina at the 2002 WC

 

[Evilo]

Except that everyone else stopped playing

Which is not Giroud's problem. A polish player hurt their goalie? Big deal.

 

[koyvoo]

They beat Argentina at the 2002 WC

No they didn’t. They beat Denmark in the R16, lost to Brazil in quarterfinals.

 

[Evilo]

That bad ref decision about Tchouameni 's card results in him being subbed early.

 

[Karterthadon]

Which is not Giroud's problem. A polish player hurt their goalie? Big deal.

The foul was on Varane who bad both his hands on the Polish defender's back

No they didn’t. They beat Denmark in the R16, lost to Brazil in quarterfinals.

Beat Argentina in the group stages, 1-0.

 

[koyvoo]

Which is not Giroud's problem. A polish player hurt their goalie? Big deal.

I understand. Im just saying, had all the players continued playing, I don’t see that shot even taking place, nevermind going into the net.

 

[Evilo]

The foul was on Varane who bad both his hands on the Polish defender's back

Beat Argentina in the group stages, 1-0.

Yeah on Varane and yet not a foul.

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

Stupid foul o Lewa who was going no where

 

[koyvoo]

The foul was on Varane who bad both his hands on the Polish defender's back

Beat Argentina in the group stages, 1-0.

Reread my original post on the subject.

Actually, I’ll type it out again, because it’s fun to do so.

England have never once beaten a top tier team in a knockout game in any tournament held outside of England.

I never mentioned anything about group stage matches.

 

[Evilo]

Mbappe is so quick that apparently you're allowed to pull his shirt without being called for it.