England left the World Cup, yet again, at penalty shoot-outs. You could say this is their curse.

Penalties were not the only cause for déjà vu after England’s FIFA World Cup quarter-final defeat by Portugal, however. Once again England had gone down with the type of brave, backs-to-the-wall performance that English teams do so […]

Pete Tong, a world-wide recognizable British DJ, speaks about his emotions during the World Cup and especially about the game Portugal - England.

Can you describe us your emotions after the Portugal-England game?
I feel very flat, very low, very sad. I mean, everyone gets so excited, it just holds everybody, takes you to a different place […]

Coach Sven-Goran Eriksson assumes full responsability for England’s failure at the World Cup. The British press really points all of the blame.

“End of an error” was the Sun’s headline as it reflected on a third successive quarter-final defeat during Eriksson’s time at the helm. “Eriksson’s regime,” argued The Times, “will be forever stamped ‘underachieved’.”
Criticism […]

Sven-Gorna Eriksson asked the English press not to crucify Wayne Rooney on his sent-off in the match against Portugal, like they did with Beckham 8 years ago. This, think Eriksson, might make more damage than good to the still young striker.

“I think that you, much more than me, need Wayne Rooney,” said Eriksson. “He is […]

Enbgland left home again without winning anything, while Portugal have qualified to the final 4 for the first time in 40 years.

Owen HARGREAVES (ENG), Budweiser Man of the Match
Football is a tough sport, we were so close and could have won the game. Ricardo did very well – great penalty saves are one of his […]

England and Portugal have fought an equal battle, but the Portugal keeper made the difference.

Sven-Goran ERIKSSON (ENG)
I thought we played very well, we played good football and were in control of the game at the start of the second half. Even after the red card we still played well and created good chances. But losing […]

1.
Portugal: Simao Sambrosa to shoot, and he scores, though Robinson almost got it:
England: Lampard missed it: Ricardo got it and Gerrard almost starts crying.
2.
Portugal: Viana missed
England: Hargreaves scored: 1-1
3.
Portugal: Petit shoots wide.
England: Gerrard to shoot: Ricardo gets it.
4.
Portugal: Postiga scores. The score: 2-1 for Portugal.
England: Carragher is the one to shoot (he scored, but he […]

Well, England played one hour in 10 players and finally have reached the penalty shoout-out.
Seeing that Beckham will not be shooting, England actually has a chance of going to the semifinals.

England in 10 (after Rooney’s elimination) and without David Beckham, will have to face an attacking Portugal for 30 more minutes.
The match got a lot better after Rooney’s elimination, anyway.

Rooney received a red card for pushing, I think… I do not get it why, yet. Anyway, one thing is sure: Rooney will not play in the semifinals with Brazil, if England qualifies.