Must say I fancied Japan for that game and thought France were looking strong too. Lots of teams gone. The Australia/England semi will be key I think. Whoever comes through that will have a good chance. The former with home advantage and the latter with the experience of winning the Euros. Both had injury problems though.
"That's right son, join the navy. Get behind a bloody big gun and knock the hell out of somebody"
"We went out, got our arses kicked, then came back again"
I think Australia looks formidable right now. England struggled against Colombia initially, but got themselves right. Spain is strong. I think the thumping from Japan woke them up.
Spain will take some shifting now they have arrived. Been on the cards since sweeping up in the younger age groups previous. Same thing happened with the men's team 10-15 years ago and they dominated with three tournament wins on the bounce. Both England in the final and Australia in the semi were lacking, with neither bringing their A games for whatever reason. Golden chances missed for both.
"That's right son, join the navy. Get behind a bloody big gun and knock the hell out of somebody"
"We went out, got our arses kicked, then came back again"
I enjoyed watching Spain play that final. Never really felt England was going to get out of their own way, but the Spanish really have nice ball control.