"Hahaha!" said McClaren

So England won, and France took points home.

The English pattern of qualification continues. Everytime England are in the qualifiers, they get a reasonable draw, fail to beat the "smaller" opponents, screw up, injury strikes, media attacks the manager like crazy, Club vs Country issue, and everyone is betting on them not making through.

In the end, somehow, they qualify, start off well and don't win the tournament.

Sounds too familiar in the modern world no?

Now with the team and fans starting to believe their chances, Russia is coming up on Wednesday. Reality check, Israel is no Russia. But at the end of the day, I do believe that Russia is just another obstacle.