Sweden v England, 7th July, 3pm, Samara Arena, Samara, BBC |
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Jul 5 2018, 08:56 AM
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It's still will be the return of the Mack 4eva
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It is a repeat of their 2006 group stage fixture between Sweden v England in this quarter-final. The third match of the quarter-final.
After our first penalty shoot-out win in a World Cup, first in 22 years. First that I can remember as I was only 2 when we won against Spain. It was probably the first time since 2006 that we've celebrated at a major tournament. The game is live on BBC1. Please use this thread for speculation, pre and post match chat on the England game. How do you see this going for England? |
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Jul 5 2018, 09:54 AM
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It's still will be the return of the Mack 4eva
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Head 2 Head (The last 10 meetings of Sweden vs England)
QUOTE 08 Jun 1995 England v Sweden D 3-3 Umbro Cup
05 Sep 1998 Sweden v England L 2-1 UEFA European Championship 05 Jun 1999 England v Sweden D 0-0 UEFA European Championship 10 Nov 2001 England v Sweden D 1-1 International Friendly 02 Jun 2002 England v Sweden D 1-1 FIFA World Cup 31 Mar 2004 Sweden v England L 1-0 International Friendly 20 Jun 2006 Sweden v England D 2-2 FIFA World Cup 15 Nov 2011 England v Sweden W 1-0 International Friendly 15 Jun 2012 Sweden v England W 2-3 UEFA European Championship 14 Nov 2012 Sweden v England L 4-2 International Friendly |
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Jul 5 2018, 10:07 AM
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BuzzJack Legend
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We really do have a lousy record against the Swedes, even that victory in Euro 2012 was fortuitous as we had to come from behind. That said I hope the penalty win will spur the players on to play much better in regulation time & not get complacent at the end!
But this is England so I sense another slugfest, might nick it in ET but I won't hold my breath. |
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Jul 5 2018, 10:17 AM
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Say that hiss with your chest, and...
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England will probably be able to have most of the possession, like Switzerland did against the rather negative Swedes.
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Jul 5 2018, 10:48 AM
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Here to play, here to stay
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Can I just share this iconic song in preparation for our games against the Swedes!
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Jul 5 2018, 10:53 AM
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Buffy/Charmed
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8-2 to Sweden
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Jul 5 2018, 11:13 AM
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Mansonette
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I find it amusing that I’m getting Ikea adverts on this page.
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Jul 5 2018, 12:55 PM
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I think this will be a close match but England will win. Quite gutted that I wont be able to watch this live but I'll catch the highlights later on.
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Jul 5 2018, 11:06 PM
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WINTER IS COMING
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England have far more quality that Sweden, it's just whether we can convert that quality in to a win. Can see a tight game.. probably decided by a set piece again.
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Jul 6 2018, 05:07 PM
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Buffy/Charmed
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If England do the 500-1 impossible and win, in 2022 would the eorld cup only be in England? As without a United Kingdom team, they cannot use Scottish and Welsh stadiums etc. Hardly any England stadiums have the infrastructure for a world cup!
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Jul 6 2018, 05:13 PM
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Na the venue has already been decided for 2022 - a country rich of football history no less, Qatar!
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Jul 6 2018, 10:15 PM
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Infamy Infamy they all got it in for me
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Na the venue has already been decided for 2022 - a country rich of football history no less, Qatar! Not forgetting the next World Cup 2022 will commence in the middle of November instead of June/July. Can't wait to see how the other league / European games in that year, will be panned out |
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Jul 6 2018, 10:18 PM
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Infamy Infamy they all got it in for me
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On a different note, I think England could win 2-1 in 90 minutes, plus Sweden struggled in their last match, and it was such a chore to watch, I can't see this be any different for Sweden.
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Jul 6 2018, 10:21 PM
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Buzzjack's Finest Alcoholic.
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If England do the 500-1 impossible and win, in 2022 would the eorld cup only be in England? As without a United Kingdom team, they cannot use Scottish and Welsh stadiums etc. Hardly any England stadiums have the infrastructure for a world cup! If Russia can host with their stadiums then we should definitely be able to? |
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Jul 6 2018, 10:50 PM
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If England do the 500-1 impossible and win, in 2022 would the eorld cup only be in England? As without a United Kingdom team, they cannot use Scottish and Welsh stadiums etc. Hardly any England stadiums have the infrastructure for a world cup! Leaving aside the fact that the hosts for the next two World Cups have already been decided, England is one of the few countries that could hold the tournament with almost no notice. |
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Jul 6 2018, 10:58 PM
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Not forgetting the next World Cup 2022 will commence in the middle of November instead of June/July. Can't wait to see how the other league / European games in that year, will be panned out I'd guess that the club football season will finish in June 2023 instead of May like it usually does. There will probably be a month long break from all of the leagues around the World. |
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Jul 6 2018, 11:37 PM
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WINTER IS COMING
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I'd guess that the club football season will finish in June 2023 instead of May like it usually does. There will probably be a month long break from all of the leagues around the World. Going to be a strange one - you'd imagine they would scrap the international break in September.. not quite sure how it's going to work at all. Going to be totally bizzare.. still can't actually believe it's happening. |
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Jul 7 2018, 11:16 AM
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England JUST scraped past Colombia and they were missing their best player!!
Engoand is comin home ... tomorra on an Easyjet flight, maybe ryanair if the donors are all in a mood |
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Jul 7 2018, 11:32 AM
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Infamy Infamy they all got it in for me
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Going to be a strange one - you'd imagine they would scrap the international break in September.. not quite sure how it's going to work at all. Going to be totally bizzare.. still can't actually believe it's happening. It will be quite a bit of a reshuffle, you also got the Champions and Europa League, mind you they usually take a break around Dec/Jan. And the UEFA Nations League starting up later this year (I don't know if this is happening every year or every 3 years or something its new to me), and bearing in mind the UEFA qualifications (Euros: 2024) is usually running around that time of the year, my guess they will be running more frequently later the following year. Its going to be crazy. |
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Jul 7 2018, 11:43 AM
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Mansonette
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If England do the 500-1 impossible and win, in 2022 would the eorld cup only be in England? As without a United Kingdom team, they cannot use Scottish and Welsh stadiums etc. Hardly any England stadiums have the infrastructure for a world cup! Stadia wise we have more than most countries, Wembley, Etihad, Anfield, Emirates, Stadium of Light, St James' Park, Olympic Stadium, all have a capacity over 40,000 and then there would be probable expansions to lower capacity stadia like Elland Road, Villa Park, Hillsborough. England would have no trouble hosting it, that's why they keep bidding for it. Additionally Euro 96 was in England and was well received. The stadiums are even bigger now than then. As for today's game - a tight, cagey one with a low scoreline again. I can see Sweden happy to let us play the ball around midfield all day, with a stubborn back line. Probably mosr threats will be from set pieces for both sides. If England can actually use their creative players well it might be more interesting. England have the better players but Sweden just might be the better team. We'll see |
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