The group stages were promising to say the least. A series of stunning goals seemed
The jury is very much out on McClaren, and the sense is that unless he makes a fast
was very much on the body of England's World Cup ambitions.Yet, Rodriguez apart, the knockout stages failed to provide the kind of inspiration theVery good games, but were either of them classics? Are they the games that people
Was Ghana even that much of a shock? We know all about the midfield dynamism of"The football isn't that bad, but there aren't enough goals - and, when there are too few
Fabio Grosso scored the winning penalty after France's David Trezeguet missed.
under pressure because he was part of England's downfall in Germany.This time round, classic encounters have been hard to find.