I think a lot of readers will remember this moment pictured, on June 27th 2010, when Frank Lampard's long range shot beat the German goalkeeper, Manuel Neuer, at The Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein in the South African hosted World Cup Finals, last 16. Germany beat England 1-4. It could have been so much different. Here it is on film.....
South Africa was the first African country to host the FIFA W.C.Finals. Thank you Seb Blatter. Matters off the field were a bit similar to the present UK's issues in Leadership, with John Terry being stripped of his captaincy after his affair with team mate Wayne Bridge's ex-girlfriend.
Rio Ferdinand replaced him, but was soon out of the World Cup due to a knee injury. By May, testing pre-tournament wins in friendlies against Egypt 3-1, Mexico 3-1 and Japan 2-1 looked promising.
The USA came next in the tournament and Steven Gerrard managed to rescue a 1-1 draw. Then came a thumping 0-0 draw with Algeria and a cheeky 1-0 win over Slovenia. England qualified for the Round of 16 and on came the Germans in front of over 40,000.
Team: James, Johnson, Upson (who scored), Terry, Ashley Cole, Milner, Lampard, Barry, Gerrard, Defoe, Rooney: Subs: Wright-Phillips, Heskey, Joe Cole.
On June 27th 2016, not long after the "Brexit Vote", David Cameron had resigned his leadership and England had celebrated the occasion against Iceland, leading their Euro cup tie, with a 4 minute goal by Wayne Rooney. Iceland pulled themselves together and England melted away, losing 1-2. After that, England manager Roy Hodgson, bless him, resigned. This will cheer you up:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFaxs4L77y0
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