Footsie casual-at-best opinion:
It feels like half the Croatian passes landed right in front of a Brit. The fuck.
That said, what a change. Fist half, completely and utterly dominated by the Brits. Croats stumbling about as if they were one man down and in mourning. Second half, Brits still kinda strong but faltering until around the time where they ate that goal, and from then they seem to have lost their drive and cohesion entirely. Felt like an entirely different team at times. Rest of the game was Brits struggling weakly against an increasingly visibly exhausted bunch of Croatian players that. just. wouldn't. back. down. What a fight.
...they stand no chance against the French though. They're completely drained. Part of why they struggled so much in the beginning, I'd wager.
LOL at the refs though. I thought the video assist ref was supposed to help. Instead it feels like they gave yellows for the weirdest shit and brazenly overlooked some really annoying situations.
And, oh boy, can't wait for the bum fight between EU and UK. Neither Belgium nor Britain will be overly excited to fight over third place, I guess, but it'll be great fodder for the Brexit issue regardless of actual outcome.
