There is a primal satisfaction in the conquest of Argentina in this afternoon's football. That satisfaction is heightened by:

• The fact that England were losing until 5 minutes from the end.
• The fact that the play acting and diving of the South Americans got them nowhere (well except for the second goal).
• The fact that another attempt to handle the ball^** into the net failed
• The fact that the England Team put in a good performance all round.

^**GF would like to point out that this is cheating, but seems to be acceptable in South America as long as it is undetected. That is NOT sport and disgusts the Gorse Fox.

[File under: Football, England, Argentina]