[overkill]

Now, before we start, this is a light hearted prediction!

Possibly four scenarios here.

1) England go out to score early as Svens teams do, get the early goal, T&T's containment plan goes belly up, they lose their shape, and England slap in four. My personal favourite scenario here.

2) England fail to score early on, T&T rally and dig their heels in, but England finally break them down and score, possibly then grabbing a second. This I will dub the 'Casfan scenario'.

3) England score early on, then Sven reverts to type, the team searches sporadicaly for a second, then defends deep in the 2nd half. Finally winning 1-0.

4) England fail to score early on, get frustrated as T&T throw in some hefty challenges, Sven panics and throws on some daft substitutions, T&T get increasingly confident, then horror of horrors farbehind throws one of his howlers and they score. T&T hang on to win 1-0 and I'm sitting there with my head in my hands with that 'World crashing in feeling'. This is the 'NI scenario'. Hopefully not this one!

Come on England!

[sdb123]

I think we'll win it, maybe 2-0 with a dodgy penalty decision thrown in for good measure!

Come on, we never make it easy for ourselves!

[Steven]

I think it's about time England did a Spain

No, not under achieve 3-0 England. I got a good feeling about today

I regard 0-0 vs Sweden to be their 3rd round FA Cup result (no offence meant). Hopefully what they say about form is temporary, class is permanent will come true

[po_man]

Originally Posted by overkill

1) England go out to score early as Svens teams do, get the early goal, T&T's containment plan goes belly up, they lose their shape, and England slap in four. My personal favourite scenario here.

I actually feel pretty confident today and i think your scenario 1 may just hit the nail on the head *fingers crossed* -- although T&T may nick a consolation goal.

Prediction: 4-1 COME ON!!

[AFSTER]

2 - 0 to England

Crouch and Gerrard

[dc007]

2-0 England, an early one and a late one.

England continue to build/improve slowly.

Don't really wanna slap in 5 - the media will get hysterical with the hype and we could do without that.

[overkill]

Originally Posted by dc007

2-0 England, an early one and a late one.

England continue to build/improve slowly.

Don't really wanna slap in 5 - the media will get hysterical with the hype and we could do without that.

Our media? Get hysterical?! Never!

I think it'll be down to T&T's response to pressure really. If they do lose an early goal, confidence may well ebb away and England run riot. Any professional would go for the jugular if that happens. As Spain did yesterday.

[neilios]

Well im predicting a good thrashing ,no disrespect to t&t ,but they are no better than jamaica .

4-0 to england.

Owen needs to bang a few in for my dream team to get me some points .

[k18dan]

Hoping for scenario 1

[rio1981]

I think it'll be tight again - one in each half though, but it won't be easy.

2-0 - Crouch and I fancy Joey Cole for a goal today...

[Decadence]

After their display against Sweden and our display against Paraguay I think we'll only win 1 - 0...

[Zone]

I feel very confident as well for this one, what with all the negativity on Svens tactics in the last game I think they will go forward and keep pushing.

3-0 England

[hottstuff]

2-0 England

Lampard & Walcott

[mrtbag]

I've got a fiver on 3-0. This is the day, the boys start to play!!

[DJT75]

2-0, both goals early in the second half just to reasure everyone we can score after the break. Joe Cole & Crouch

If the whole heat factor was a biiger problem as Sven suggests, it'll be interesting to see how we play in the 2nd half when the temperature would've dropped a little from the first 45.

[spocktra]

3-1 owen,lampard,rooney.

[Craig_E]

I have a strange feeling it'll be 3-0, all scored in the fisrt half

[bluevortex]

3-0, crouch, lampard and owen in that order

[lightningvictim]

Crouch and Gerrard to get a couple each to give my Fantasy Football team a boost!
And Chris Burchill to be trying too hard, mistime quite a few tackles and pickup a couple of yellow cards to ruin his World Cup dream......

[shane515]

4-0....Owen 2, Lampard 1.......Rooney comes on for last 15 mins and scores the 4th....

Come On England

[Greg]

Originally Posted by Craig_E

I have a strange feeling it'll be 3-0, all scored in the fisrt half

Not sure this will happen considering what I'm hearing on the radio.

maybe 1-0 to T&T

[neilios]

Er you've got laugh .

[zAndy1]

zzzzzzzzzzzz , dull as usual, losing possesion too easily, strikers don't look a threat at all, and people were saying we could win it, don't make me laugh!

[Steven]

Where's the high tempo?! They're playing so slow, my grandma and her friends could defend against England!

The defence are too deep for free kicks, the strikers should be higher, and Crouch shoulda controlled then scored

And yes, I've seen paint drying shows more interesting than this

[neilios]

Beckham off ,lennon on ,crouch off later, rooney on .

I wish the midfielders would stop doing that stupid golf ball pass.

[la gran siete]

Now people might start to accept our players are OVERHYPED ,OVERATED and OVERPAID.

[la gran siete]

I hear they scored. i had to pull myself away from the set I was shouting so much i'll go and watch the recorded second half later.
I may just forgive them

[SILVERBACK]

Originally Posted by la gran siete

Now people might start to accept our players are OVERHYPED ,OVERATED and OVERPAID.

OUR players ? is that not the flag of argentina you have as your avatar

[SILVERBACK]

Originally Posted by lightningvictim

Crouch and Gerrard to get a couple

not quite right but a bloody good prediction

[jimthetrain]

Originally Posted by AFSTER

2 - 0 to England

Crouch and Gerrard

exactly right. I hope you had a bet