Disappointed
Oh well. The World Cup is over for England. Again. At least it wasn’t as painful as 1986 (Maradona cheated), 1990 (Penalty Shoot-out Hell) or 1998 (Golden Goal disallowed and Penalty Shootout Hell). At least we qualified for the finals, unlike 1994 (cheers Holland). I am disappointed, but I feel ultimately that the better team won. England just weren’t good enough over 90 minutes. Maybe if Brazil were a football ‘enemy’ in the same way that Germany, Scotland and Argentina are, we may have raised our game accordingly.
Poor David Seaman. Considering he probably won’t appear in another World Cup, it’s harsh. It’s sad for him that his England career started so late, thanks to the longevity of Peter Shilton and Chris Woods, and also that England weren’t at USA ‘94. Still, some great times at Euro ‘96 and since then — what a player!