England Portugal rematch from 1966 will highlight World Cup!
The last and only time that England won the FIFA World Cup was in 1966 and of the obstacles they removed from their path on that journey was Portugal, whom they defeated in the semi finals. With the Brits victory over Ecuador and the Portuguese rugged win over the Netherlands, these two will get at it this Saturday.
While a win is a win the play of England was uninspired and it took a free-kick by overrated David Beckham to allow the lads a chance at redemption this Saturday. I say this because most analysts will suggest that Sven-Goran Eriksson’s men in Gelsenkirchen, will need to be a whole lot sharper if they plan on reaching the semis!
The midfield of Beckham, Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard and Joe Cole is one of the strongest in the tournament, yet for all their individual talent, is seems that as a unit they are not functioning as strongly as they would hope for.
The performances of the England defence, who kept their third clean sheet in four matches is also reason for optimism. Full-backs Owen Hargreaves and Ashley Cole combined effective runs down the flanks with timely...
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