Almost all of England's failure at the tournament level in two decades determined penalties. Whether it's championship event class Euro or World Cup. The shootout as the bane of the Three Lions.
English coach Roy Hodgson admits his side can win is obsessed by a shootout after a series of failures in the past. But even so it loads when they face Italy. »We came down the same road again," said Hodgson.
UK at any time penalties misfortune?
Jinx or the misfortune of England in a penalty shootout began when the British round of the 1990 World Cup semi-final. Facing West Germany, Britain had conceded a first goal by Andras Brehme in the 60th minute. But half an hour later Gary Lineker continued to force the game into extra rounds. Inevitable penalties.
Two of the five British executioner fails to do its job, while the four kicker Germany had scored the ball into the goal. Final score 4-3 to Germany.
Six years later, not a shootout as the bane of England after defeating Spain in the quarter-finals of Euro 1996. But the curse is repeated in the semifinals. They were defeated by the Germans in the same way.
World Cup 1998 is the same. This time the executioner to turn Argentina into England after the score at 2-2 in normal time strong. Paul Ince and David Batty to be a prisoner in the drama because it failed to carry out their duties. Argentina through to the quarter-finals with a score of 4-3.
Add Portugal England suffered in the round on penalties. Cristiano Ronaldo and his colleagues plunked twice in the quarter-dinal England Euro 2004 and World Cup 2006.
Gerrard cs now also have to be discharged from the Italian by Jinx penalties.
Shootout to stop the UK:
1990 World Cup semi-final vs West Germany 1-1 (4-3)
Euro 1996, semifinal vs. Germany 1-1 (6-5)
1998 World Cup, Round of 16 vs Argentina 2-2 (4-3)
Euro 2004 quarter-final vs Portugal 2-2 (6-5)
2006 World Cup quarter-final vs Portugal 0-0 (3-1)
Euro 2012 quarter-final vs. Italy 0-0 (4-2)
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