Reply To: The Sports Thread
10 goals, wow. Congratulations to England with your first medal since 1966!
Shows how entertaining games can be when there’s little or no pressure. We’ve now finished first, third and fourth in various world cups, which doesn’t sound too bad until you look at the records of most of the other major European football powers. France, Spain, Germany and Italy have all won it at least twice.
The Netherlands have finished second three times, and should probably have won it twice on quality.
Mind you, our record in the Euros is worse, having lost in two finals in a tournament that Czechoslovakia (as was), Greece and Denmark have all won.