28 February, 2014

England's bogey teams in Euros & World Cups.

Nations having eliminated Three Lions:


EC 2012 : Italy
WC 2010 : Germany
EC 2008 : Croatia & Russia*
WC 2006 : Portugal
EC 2004 : Portugal
WC 2002 : Brazil
EC 2000 : Portugal & Romania
WC 1998 : Argentina
EC 1996 : Germany
WC 1994 : Norway & Holland*
EC 1992 : Sweden & Denmark
WC 1990 : Germany
EC 1988 : Holland & Soviet Union
WC 1986 : Argentina
EC 1984 : Denmark*
WC 1982 : West Germany
EC 1980 : Belgium & Italy
WC 1978 : Italy*
EC 1976 : Czechoslovakia*
WC 1974 : Poland*
EC 1972 : West Germany
WC 1970 : West Germany
EC 1968 : Yugoslavia.
WC 1966 : World Champions
EC 1964 : France
WC 1962 : Hungary
EC 1960 : did not enter
WC 1958 : Soviet Union
WC 1954 : Uruguay
WC 1950 : Spain
WC 1930-1938 : did not enter
*) qualifiers.


6 times : (West) Germany
3 : Portugal & Italy
2 : Argentina, Soviet Union, Holland & Denmark 
1: Uruguay, Spain, Croatia, Russia, France, Brazil, Romania, Norway, Sweden, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Yugoslavia.

2 comments:

  1. For me, to be a true "bogey" team they have to be a team that is inferior to you or at least no better than you, yet you virtually never beat them and often lose to them. England's real bogey team are Romania.

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  2. For me, to be a true "bogey" team they have to be a team that is inferior to you or at least no better than you, yet you virtually never beat them and often lose to them. England's real bogey team are Romania.

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