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Originally Posted by Ark2
Do you even think before responding? When has England ever looked good in an international tournament? I can't recall the last time they advanced past the quarterfinals.
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I sure do.
Using words like 'suck' and 'every' are bold assertions that surely must be backed up by empirical data. Unfortunately in this case your analysis fails the litmus test because not only have England won the World Cup, but made the semi-finals in 1990 and the semi-finals in the 1996 European Championships. While it is not a great pedigree, it is much better than the majority of football-playing nations. Hence my earlier comment about broad based generalizations.
And judging by the betting shops here, England's odds to win the World Cup were 9/1, behind Spain, Brazil and the Argies, which by my calculations would mean they were fourth favourites to win. But as my good friend rubecube pointed out yesterday, my math skills are poor at best.