It seems sound...every chance that scenario could well play out.
I will of course respectfully disagree with you.
I don't happen to think Colombia will be that difficult to get past...they played the same day as we did Belgium, but they played a full strength team & aquired at least 2 injuries (from what i can remember) but the thing i'll take most from that performance vs Senegal is that they were lucky to win it (but there it is LUCK...it will play a part in this somewhere along the line) but based on that game & the disappointing 2-1 loss to JAPAN i can't see anything but an ENGLAND win come Tuesday night.
A QF with Sweden? well it was an eye opening performance against Mexico cryptic (Chris) but before this i was not that impressed, so my pick would be for the far more expressive & in form Swiss? if so that will be (i believe) a more difficult game than Colombia (i can see Harry getting 2 against them...funny thing i have predicted Harry's goal scoring form too!!! & perhaps Sterling will finally get off the mark?)
England v Switzerland...it SHOULD be England, but could, would & should, you just never know but if England return to playing as they did before this drab, unadventurous loss to Belgium then again i see no other winner (be it against the Swiss or Sweden)
Famous last words i know

Semi Final?
I have slightly changed my mind on them (SPAIN) over the course of this tournament along with the impact they made in the friendlies before it (they lost none but draw the majority) but apart from that EPIC 3-3 draw against Portugal in round 1 (they should have won it) i think they've been a little disappointing & don't see them winning it or even making it to the Semi's?
I have a feeling now for CROATIA to make this Semi-Final berth along with ENGLAND & if so that will be a battle royale...you'd hope & expect the quailty of England will out (especially with their dangerous PACE) but the Croatian's are BATTLERS so it won't be easy (hope it is but wouldn't expect it to be so)
This one should it happen? might go all the way to PENALTIES again! OH NO not PENALTIES for ENGLAND in yet another Semi-Final?
Could be? but perhaps the FOOTBALLING GODS are with us this time? and we finally win an imprtant one for a change (hopefully it never comes to this?)
I will just be happy if we get this far? but i'll be honest & say i do now expect them to do so now we are over in this so called EASIER? draw (which let's be honest...it is!)
Edge past Croatia? or Spain in that Semi-Final & this country will GO CRAZY!!!
Aparantly even the GERMANS are supporting ENGLAND now & for good reason perhaps?
They have unjustly beaten England in so many Semi-Finals over the past 28 years on PENALTIES that i think even they know they should have a lost a good number of those! ITALIA '90 & of course EURO'96 & except for their lack of humour they are very similar to we English, so good on 'em for doing so.
Many will still think a SPAIN v BRAZIL final is the most likely & i fancied both of these sides too along with the one's i think will contest this final...
Had a strange feeling since the draw was made & i've stuck to it & bet on it...
THE FINAL will be between...
ENGLAND & BELGIUM
I hope

& with both sides back to full strength that would be as good a final as a Brazil v Spain OR Brazil v Belgium one.
It's a CRAZY THING to say...but i actually think i may have recalled this FINAL before!!!!
WHAT!!!!
I know right!
I get some Deja Vu's & you'll not be surprised to hear i have had some very STRANGE ENCOUNTERS

seriously, some of the stories & things i have discovered would freak MOST PEOPLE out.
It will probably end up a SPAIN v BRAZIL (covering myself

) final as everyone else thinks but if it's the one above i will raise a smile, i even predicted England would probably lose to Belgium 0-1 but then meet up again in the Final & beat them & that our HARRY would get a hatful of goals (including a HAT-RICK against Panama)....so i am understandably curious to see what happens?
A Side of...
PICKFORD? well he's not gonna change him in Goal now but wow he really needs to sort out that Goalkeeping style...with any saves ending up right back in the penalty area...YIKES!
Had serious doubts about him when i heard he'd been picked as No1 but i hope i'm wrong & gets us through any Penalty shoot outs (it seems David Seaman also has doubts)
I still think HEATON of Burnley should be England's No1 but after his injury & POPE took over i figured after that amazing season from POPE he'd be No1 but nope!
STONES (thankfully has had a GREAT Tourney so far)
McGUIRE (Bit of an iffy start but now looks at home in an ENGLAND Shirt)
TRIPPER (a sensational Tournament)
LOFTUS CHEEK or WALKER more likely? (both super..depends on the opponents?)
HENDERSON (A ROCK)
LINGARD (Superb)
ALLI (We need a back to form...adventurous DELLI back!)
STERLING (He WILL RETURN to FORM)
RASHFORD (He may well be paired up with HARRY at some point?)
and of course
HARRY KANE (many more goals to come i think against Colombia & Sweden or the Swiss) GOLDEN BOOT Favourite for me & yet again i backed him along with England to win this thing & to face Belgium.
Now that's one super, attacking, mobile & FAST Team & never understand the negativity about England's chances...hey maybe they lose somehow to Colombia? or Sweden/Swiss but i think it will take something to KO England now.
And this BEST 11 are any match for BRAZIL, SPAIN or BELGIUM
Can you tell i'm excited Cryptic?

