The draws.
It isn’t luck that we fielded a 2nd string side with no real intention of winning the group like
It's luck that the opportunity presented itself though. Not often either side of the draw can be seen in such contrast. Any other time it's a case of win as many games as you can, don't think beyond the group stage.
Oh aye deffinitely. Even then though it’s fairly likely that a couple of teams in a tournament will always get a favourable last 16 and quarters for a straight run to the semis (we had Belgium - when they were shit - and Cameroon in 1990) we just sort of guarenteed it this year - everyone on this side of the draw bar Russia really had it easy.