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Football Thread for Tuesday
There's no denying that tonight is a massive night for England. You'd expect them to go through but you can't write off a Ukraine team playing in front of a home crowd. I predict a 1-1.
Croatia threaten to nick a win against Spain but ultimately lack the quality needed going forward. For me, Rakitic had to score with that header - as a striker, you dream of that kind of cross all day. Lovely cool finish from Navas to break Croat hearts.
Ireland go home without a point, you've got to feel sorry for the fans mainly. Will Trappatoni stay? I don't know. I expect the Keanes, Duffs and Dunnes of the team will probably retire now, it'd be interesting to see where Ireland go from here.
In the other group D game, France take on Sweden. Sweden have nothing to play for and might surprise a few people but I feel France will just have too much quality for them and will be wanting to avoid Spain in the quarter finals. 2-0.