Last day of the group stage, but what a day!
Sweden 2-0 France, Lucky us for England
Sweden, oh Sweden! They were finally able to hold on to their lead. With a little more focus they could have won the group. If you play inconsistently throughout a game, you will have to pay a high price, eventually. And that is what happened to Sweden.
France, like usually, proved very good, but sterile. Lucky us for England! They will have to improve to beat Spain. That’s a game !
England 1-0 Ukraine, A cry for technology
What a controversy? If you were wondering about the effectiveness of the additional referees, this was your answer. Ukraine scored a valid goal, but it was not validated, as the goal line refs did not see it like that. So much for additional referees! England was already leading 1-0 but Ukraine outplayed them for most of the time. Ukraine was pressing and missed a lot of opportunities. It felt like the goal was in the air. And then they scored, but the action was so fast that the additional referees missed it. No goal – and so Ukraine fell apart. In the end England probably deserved to go on to the next round, as their warrior spirit prevailed. But it was ugly, and it felt somewhat unfair. However, it’s not the first time, and probably not the last, soccer is unfair sometimes. Ask Bayern Munich!
England will face Spain on Saturday in a much tougher game. Don’t miss it! It will have lots of fireworks!
And so, the group stage is over.
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