England defeats Italy, 1-2

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A well deserved win for the South Americans. England put up a good fight but Uruguay got the luckier breaks. Brits are still not entirely out of the picture as they need (I believe) 2 games or a combination of a win and a loss by Italy. Next few days will be very telling ...
 

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A well deserved win for the South Americans. England put up a good fight but Uruguay got the luckier breaks. Brits are still not entirely out of the picture as they need (I believe) 2 games or a combination of a win and a loss by Italy. Next few days will be very telling ...

They only have 1 game left. They would be 1-2 and would a 2 or 3 team tie for second at a 1-2 record. They would then need to win the tiebreakers which are goals for/against if I am not mistaken.
 

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Ah, ok. It's kinda difficult to follow all these round robin formats. So much easier when it's one-and-out.

And one other thing: I heard that Jozy Altidore is out of the next game due to that leg injury - darn bad luck for the USA!
 

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They only have 1 game left. They would be 1-2 and would a 2 or 3 team tie for second at a 1-2 record. They would then need to win the tiebreakers which are goals for/against if I am not mistaken.

Best possible outcome for Engerland:

Engerland beats Costa Rica.

Italy beats Costa Rica.

Italy beats Uruguay.

That makes it:

Italy - 9
Uruguay - 3
Costa Rica - 3
Engerland - 3

Then it comes down to goal difference, so Engerland wants Italy to beat Costa Rica and Uruguay 'bout leventy-six to zilch.
 

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Proud of the lads.

Everyone gets a trophy!! Your English boys will never learn to survive in the real world if you're proud of them for failing. How will they learn? You shouldn't be proud of them. You should be deeply ashamed. The English team has brought great dishonour to their nation. The only way they'll succeed is if they carry this shame for their rest of their lives.
 

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Everyone gets a trophy!! Your English boys will never learn to survive in the real world if you're proud of them for failing. How will they learn? You shouldn't be proud of them. You should be deeply ashamed. The English team has brought great dishonour to their nation. The only way they'll succeed is if they carry this shame for their rest of their lives.
Nooooooo! Have mercy! Isn't being Engerlish shame enough?
 

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Will you be writing another news story?
Already did. It's in "viva fifa."

Blackleaf's whole "sometimes the best team loses" is getting to be a habit for the lads.

What with Honduras and now getting ready to face Costa Rica, I calculate Gerrard's gonna get f*cked by more Latino footballers than Kate Middleton.
 

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Already did. It's in "viva fifa."

Blackleaf's whole "sometimes the best team loses" is getting to be a habit for the lads.


C'mon man! That wasn't a story. Your other one was hilarious.


What with Honduras and now getting ready to face Costa Rica, I calculate Gerrard's gonna get f*cked by more Latino footballers than Kate Middleton.


Oooooo... that's going to sting.