England World Cup Squad

[Kopparberg]

Senegal will use witch doctors in an attempt to help Bayern Munich forward Sadio Mane, 30, recover from injury in time for the World Cup. (Mail)

 

[fudge27]

7 hours ago, 0wl18 said:

Not sure on the theory behind this. Ultimately we’re talking of advancing from the group. Our group is by far the easiest on paper.

 

No point worrying about the round of 16 if you’re not there, is it?

 

Also factor in you’re playing someone from another group no matter what, the stronger the group, the easier the run to the final, really is a non-starter of an argument.

The rationale being that if you get a strong 2nd seed, such as Spain for example, you have the wiggle room to lose to them and still progress whereas if you get them in the knockouts and lose you're off home at the round of 16.

 

Having a strong group isn't always a bad thing, obviously if you get out of the group 

[Owl_For_a_Lifetime]

On 05/11/2022 at 22:18, WalthamOwl said:

Toney assisting the FA with its enquiries that he gambled on matches. Reckon that will put an end to his World Cup chances. 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63653384

 

Must have had tilted the balance towards Wilson...

 

Saying that, never did Trippier any harm..

[0wl18]

1 hour ago, fudge27 said:

The rationale being that if you get a strong 2nd seed, such as Spain for example, you have the wiggle room to lose to them and still progress whereas if you get them in the knockouts and lose you're off home at the round of 16.

 

Having a strong group isn't always a bad thing, obviously if you get out of the group 

If you get a weak second seed, you’re more likely to qualify as a winner, resulting in a likely easier round of 16 tie.

 

If you finish second in any group, the round of 16 is likely to be against 1 of the following.

 

Netherlands

England

France

Argentina

Spain/Germany

Belgium

Brazil

Portugal/Uruguay/Ghana/South Korea

 

Win it and you’re likely to face one of the following.

 

Senegal/Ecuador/Qatar

USA/Iran/Wales

Saudi/Mexico/Poland

Australia/Denmark

Spain/Germany

Croatia/Morocco

Serbia/Switzerland/Cameroon

Portugal/Uruguay/Ghana/South Korea

 

There isn’t a rationale for having a tough group.