Exactly. If we lose to Colombia then Brazil would have absolutely killed us. That isn't disrespectful to Colombia, they could well beat us, but it's just fact.
I'm not interested in glamour ties, I want England to have the best possible chance to reach a World Cup semi-final. When we lost to Brazil in 02 I can't remember anyone saying how pleased they were with the result and that thank god we went out to Brazil rather then beat Hungary or whoever. For all the talk of momentum and other ********, we have to beat two of Colombia, Sweden and Switzerland. Who wouldn't have taken that beforehand?
For what it's worth, I think we'll do it and reach the semis.