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An Unlikely Soccer Post

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 I think it is time to argue about something inconsequential: Euro Cup Semifinals. This is a big leap for me, because usually [like, 99% of the time] I don't care enough about sports to offer any sort of opinion. With that in mind, don't expect any subtleties in my analysis, because I literally do not have the knowledge base to go to that kind of depth. TBH, consider this analysis more of a vent. I'm venting. England should not have won the match against Denmark. Sure, going into the game, they were the favored team, but I don't think that showed throughout the ~120 minutes of play. For the first half, Denmark had more shots on goal [and other stats, but I don't remember them exactly, and as I'm a novice in searching for game stats minute-by-minute, I can't find them to quote here]. Damsgaard's free kick was not only the first goal of the game, 30 minutes in, but also extremely good. Sure, England's goal in response was good, but the winning goal tha