Why...

[JackBuddy]

We are English, it's what we do best.

Could say the same for Spain.

[StefanWolves]

England have as good a chance of any body. The only two teams that are better than us are Italy and Spain IMO.

Not too impressed with Argentina or Brazil TBH.

[CHA!NGANG]

England have as good a chance of any body. The only two teams that are better than us are Italy and Spain IMO.

Not too impressed with Argentina or Brazil TBH.

Italy are quite poor nowadays. Although they turn it on during the WC but they have a similar team to the last WC, only 4 years older. They also lost to Mexico earlier and were poor.

The Netherlands will get very far. You heard it here first

[Geraint]

The Netherlands are big time bottlers. They'll always perform then fail at the end. The Spanish used to be the same but with their Euro 2008 they'll have confidence. Germans and Italians should never be written off. They'll look poor and struggle but they'll get there in the end. They always seem to do.

[CHA!NGANG]

I think this Italy team is a bit too old now. Germany will be strong I think. I agree about the Netherlands, but with Robben and Sneijder, two of the most confident and inform players in the world atm, and RvP who will be extreamly fresh and has scored 3 goals in his last 2 games for Holland, I think they'll go far. Brazil again can't be written off. England have a chance don't get me wrong and they could win this summer, but I just don't think it will happen with this generation of players.

[Geraint]

When has an Italian team been young though. That's why they do so well. They're so experienced to these occasions.

[CHA!NGANG]

When has an Italian team been young though. That's why they do so well. They're so experienced to these occasions.

Hmm.. 4 years ago there team was in there prime really. Now it's quite old.

Buffon, Zambrotta, Cannavaro, Pirlo, Gattuso, Cameronesi, Di Natale all over 30 I think and I think most of them start. Most of them played 4 years ago when they were in there prime. Mexico dominated them today really, and that was a full strength Italy team. I know it's just a friendly but I don't see them going too far myself.

[StefanWolves]

Hmm.. 4 years ago there team was in there prime really. Now it's quite old.

Buffon, Zambrotta, Cannavaro, Pirlo, Gattuso, Cameronesi, Di Natale all over 30 I think and I think most of them start. Most of them played 4 years ago when they were in there prime. Mexico dominated them today really, and that was a full strength Italy team. I know it's just a friendly but I don't see them going too far myself.

was this game live? where have i been lol

[JackBuddy]

The Netherlands are big time bottlers. They'll always perform then fail at the end. The Spanish used to be the same but with their Euro 2008 they'll have confidence. Germans and Italians should never be written off. They'll look poor and struggle but they'll get there in the end. They always seem to do.

Holland's defenders aren't anything special either.

John Heitinga (Everton), Gregory Van Der Wiel, Vurnon Anita (Ajax), Khalid Boulahrouz (Stuttgart), Edson Braafheid (Bayern Munich), Ron Vlaar, Giovanni Van Bronckhurst (Feyenoord), Joris Mathijsen (Hamburg), Andre Ooijer (PSV), David Mendes Da Silva (AZ).

[immense]

they'll just score more than anyone else though

playing blackpool style