And England failed to beat us again!
And by 'us' I mean Sverige! I have to admit, in the earlier group games I wanted England to do well. You cant help but be affected by ALL the media hype you are subjected to before any major tournament by the British media. particularly if you follow and support an English football club! And Chelsea has supplied the highest number of players to the English squad right?
But this 'good feeling' was dependent on the fact that my home country of the last one year was also doing well. Since we needed at least a draw to progress to the knockout stages, i found myself actively (mind, body and soul) supporting Sweden! I still gave private applause to John Terry, Frank Lampard and the new star in the World Cup firmament Joe Cole. His wonder of a goal will be played for the next one year over and over and over again on British screens! Twas truly a marvelous goal.
I have doubts about Englands progression in this competition (although i am not counting on Sweden's either) Yes England play Ecuador in the round of 16 but they have to work on a LOT of things, set pieces among them. We play Germany and the headlines this morning screamed "ACHTUNG GERMANY!" which means "Watch out Germany" This is the world cup and anything can happen afterall.
I watched the game in a nice bar with members of the local Stockholm Uni AIESEC chapter and it was a great atmosphere! I am glad i chose to go to the bar rather than mope at home with my computer which was my first choice!
Anyway, the pic here is of Marcus Allback's header going into the net for Sweden's first equaliser! Better luck next time England!!! But well done of course to my Chelsea trio in the team!
PS
Poor poor Michael Owen. Twisted his knee in the first minute. Really sad.
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