World Cup Week 5
England went out with a whimper against Argentina in the semi-final. Even beyond the subjective judgements on the tactics when the team retreated into the lowest of low blocks and allowed the opposition to dictate play and also the substitutions, Ezri Konsa for goalscorer Antony Gordon, Dan Burn for Declan Rice, the stats are damning. …
World Cup 2026 Week 4
After that noteworthy 3-2 win over Mexico at Azteca England have reached their eleventh World Cup quarter-final so time to look at the previous nine. Don’t forget to get involved in the daily 7th Heaven World Cup quiz via the app – https://apple.co/3QzDhOo https://bit.ly/3Rs3VZN
World Cup Week 3
So England squeaked past DR Congo with Harry Kane yet again the saviour and in the process stretches his record as England’s leading scorer at World Cup finals with thirteen, three ahead of Gary Lineker. England’s reliance on Kane is clear to see and he has scored 62.5% of our goals in this tournament so…
World Cup Week 2
After the rash of red cards in the opening match when two South Africans and one Mexican was sent off in a frenetic second half, things have calmed down somewhat but there still have been eight in total up to Thursday 25th June which matches the number sent off in the last two World Cups…
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