It was a great result but the performance ? Not sure. First goal an unmarked centre-half for a corner. A couple of soft penalties. A deflected goal. Can't remember the other two. I thought Loftus Cheek was poor. But you can only beat what's put in front of you. Belgium game won't be wholly relevant either but they'll really get carried away if they win that. Glad England are still in it though. Adds to the interest.
My Swedish friend tells me that the bearded Swede who gave away the free kick is being vilified in some quarters in Sweden (he was a sub I think). I did feel for the Swedish fans until another friend of mine told me to forget that as they has their day in the Aviva. True but you have to empathise, particularly with the gorgeous blondes, one of whom was even crying when they were in the lead. Delighted also that Germany are still in the tournament. I prefer to see most of the better teams progress rather than the defensive ones.
As regards VAR, strange that the ref didn't refer the early penalty call for Sweden to VAR. One has the slight suspicion that if it was the other way round, there might have been a review.
Poland very disappointing. Rely too much on a tired looking Lewandowski ?
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