Germany get their revenge after 44 years

44 years ago, in 1966, England played Germany and became World Champion after Geoff Hurst scored a controversial goal. Did his ball cross the line?

And today, during exactly the same game, we had a similar situation when Lampard's goal was not credited by the referee. Amazing that such a controversial situation happens twice in the same game.

Would Lampard's game have changed something? Probably. Would it have meant England would have won? Probably not. If the game had ended on a draw, Germany would have won. Because there are some certainties in football : England never win a game against Germany when there are penalty shootouts :)

Germany - England

Match 51 - Round of 16 - 27 June

This is a dream game and a pity that it comes so close in the championship. Even if England have not shown their true colours, and Germany started well but haven't impressed in their last two games, it still promises to be a thrilling game between two arch rivals.

They played 32 times against each other (not mentioning the war) and England have a small advantage. But all those statistics don't mean a thing when you're on the pitch, and it is likely to be a hard-fought game.

Our prediction : Germany 2 - England 1

Slovenia - England

Match 37 - Group C - 23 June

Group C is still wide open, and only Slovenia are sure to go through if they win. All the other teams need to look at the results of their competitors. England and the USA probably need to win if they want to stand a chance of progressing to the next round.

We think England does not function well under pressure, especially if the other team only needs a draw.

Our prediction : Slovenia 1 - England 1

This would mean Slovenia are definitely through, and England has to see what the USA do against Algeria. If Algeria win, England is out. If the USA draw, England is out. England needs to win.

England - Algeria

Match 23 - Group C - 18 June

England were disappointed that they didn't win their first game against the USA, but in all fairness we should say that they were lucky not to have lost the game. Greene's mistake was not the only flaw in their game and they will have to improve their play if they want to make it to the top of their group.

Our prediction : England 3 - Algeria 1

England - United States of America

Match 5 - Group C - 12 June

One of the games we look out for most, is Engeland - USA. The Old Continent versus the New World. Most people believe the USA to have a solid defense, but their attacking strength is a bit weak, especially if a game lasts 95 minutes. At the office here we believe the USA will have a flying start, but England will catch up in the second half. Drama at Rustenburg - Royal Bafokeng Stadium

Our prediction : England 2 - USA 1

Camels in Falmouth, Cornwall

Here on BeTraveler.org we publish travel stories from all around the world. Here is what happened to Beyyan when she went for an educational exchange to Falmouth.

"It was my first year at university in 1993. The school had sent us on a student exchange program. It was an exchange between the Middle East Technical University Architecture Department in Ankara, Turkey and the Falmouth School of Art and Design in Cornwall, England. Everything had been organized by two professors from my school and the school in Falmouth. We were 3 Turkish girls and with only the address of the school we went for a once-in-a-lifetime experience!"

"After landing in Heathrow airport, we went to the information desk to find our way to Falmouth and we realized that we had to hurry to catch the last bus going to the train station from which we “might” catch the last train arriving somewhere in the region of Falmouth! So we ran to the bus, took the last train on the very last second from the train station and we arrived to a place still far from Falmouth."