Manisha Sinha: Historian here seen on the other site: Spain vs France and England vs Netherlands pretty much sums up mid-17th century warfare and you could flip the countries and it would still be true!

Historian here seen on the other site: Spain vs France and England vs Netherlands pretty much sums up mid-17th century warfare and you could flip the countries and it would still be true!

And, now as then, I want the Dutch to win and the other three to humiliate themselves.

Can’t they all lose.

I’m partial to Spain but when you put it this way I’m reminded that I’m anti-Bourbon AND anti-Habsburg… so… go England I guess 🤣

My team Germany is out. That hand ball not being called cost us!

Hey, the Dutch are born from being anti-Habsburg while the English went to bed with them.

How come former colonial powers always top soccer matches? I wonder if there's a connection

Because former colonials are playing in their teams?

It's like the old Al Murray "Pub Landlord" joke: "We never went to the Moon. The Moon was never going to be part of the British Empire. There was nothing to be gained by the way of hot and spicy food, or Olympic quality athletes"

Yes, that could be a very good reason why they are the best teams of Europe. Apart from this, it's also because of their strategy and fighting spirit.

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