Originally posted by The Cook
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Also, this idea that finishing second would have resulted in an "easier" route is full of holes for me and the way the draw is panning out, we're actually in a far better side of the draw by winning the group.
If we go based on the most likely scenarios...
If we had finished second, we'd likely hit one of Sweden, Slovakia or Poland (or even Spain, it's a weak looking group E granted) in the round of 16. Then France in the quarters, one of Italy or Belgium in the semi finals, probably the two form teams thus far.
By finishing first we hit a hard first game against Portugal or Germany most likely, but after that in the quarters you have the winner of that weak group E and then Netherlands who I think are a little overrated. And all games bar the quarters at Wembley.
Second place -> Sweden - France - Belgium
Winners -> Germany - Spain - Netherlands
Considering how the tournament has gone so far, I think winning the group looks quite a bit easier. Bare in mind also that they'll likely be a surprise package as there always is (my money's on Denmark) so all to play for.
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