England 2-2 Sweden

Wayne Rooney's intensity was a welcome sight. Michael Owen crawling off was not. Will Sven's hand be forced into a 4-1-4-1 as many pundits have suggested? I bet Sven wishes he left Little Theo home now. What a wasted choice. Defoe anyone?

This was a tale of two halves. We saw England play the way we've all been dreaming about during the first half. Attacking, creative, spirited football. On top of that, Joe Cole scored a Goal of the Cup candidate from 35 yards. But soon after that joyful moment, the boys started to lose the plot. The score could easily have been England 2-4 Sweden, if not for the helpful crossbar.

The upside is that they won the group and get to play Ecuador instead of Germany. Statistically, they've got to have a better chance of a victory on Sunday. Statistics don't lie, right? Time to go drink some more of my Kool-Aid.