Pyrrhic

We started the family sweepstakes for the 2002 World Cup - specifically for David, who has not won one until now. He’d rather not have.

Losing on penalties three years ago was a much harder pill to swallow than losing to the best team in the tournament in 90 minutes. Even the BBC commentary team couldn’t bring themselves to hype up England’s chances.

It’s been a month of distraction so thanks to the team for keeping that up until the very last kick of the tournament.