And now for something a little more Canadian.
The 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs in one of my EHM saves:
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The 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs in one of my EHM saves:
Actually Lega Nord took 18%, not 37. 37 is the combined result of Lega, Forza Italia, Fratelli d'Italia and Noi con l'Italia.
I'd like to thank @True Grit for his advice and so to begin no further, here is a crossover post from my new timeline: Canada: A Political Landscape Changed Forever
Terrorist attacks in major cities had grown dramatically with examples such as 9/11, the 7/7 attacks and the Madrid train bombing. It was something that was tragically becoming all too common. Something that all security experts could agree on was that Canada was by far not immune to a terrorist attack of that nature. On October 20, twenty-five year old Martin Couture-Rouleau rammed his car into two soldiers of the Canadian Armed Forces in a shopping centre in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, killing both soldiers and leading police on a pursuit that would ultimately kill Rouleau. The following day, the terror threat level would be raised from “light” to “medium” due to "an increase in online 'general chatter' from radical groups including Islamic State and al-Qaeda." The following day, a series of events would unfold which would shake the landscape of Canada for the foreseeable future.
At 10:00 a.m. the next day, witnesses saw a man armed with a rifle arrive at the National War Memorial. A man who later became to be identified as Michael Zehaf-Bibeau. Bibeau approached Corporal Nathan Cirillo and would shoot him twice in the back. Bystanders and his follow sentries would rush to his aid, applying and trying to resuscitate Cirillo. Paramedics would rush Cirillo to hospital but it was all too late. He had sustained fatal injuries and at the age of 24 he passed away. Bibeau would then drive west along Wellington St to Parliament Hill where he would run through a gate and hijack a parliamentary vehicle and drive to Centre Block. He entered Centre Block through the main entrance where RCMP Constable Samearn Son spotted Bibeau and attempted to disarm him. He would get shot in the foot and in one of the many raw moments of the attack, limped out and told a CBC reporter that “I will survive.” Zheaf-Bibeau ran along the Hall of Honour towards the Library of Parliament, as he was running down the corridor, he passed the committee rooms of the Conservatives and the NDP. Tory MPs had started to barricade themselves with chairs and began to use flagpoles as spears in case but their actions were too late, Zheaf-Bibeau entered the room and opened fire on the 159 MPs in the room, wounding 15 MPs, killing 9 and the most shocking of all, Prime Minister Stephen Harper was seriously injured by flying rounds as several MPs were trying to usher him into a closet. Zheaf-Bibeau would then try to enter the NDP caucus room but to no avail. Two NDP MPs were injured as a result of rounds that had penetrated the outer doors of the room.
Bibeau would then reach an alcove by the entrance of the Library of Parliament and hid out of sight of RCMP officers. Kevin Vickers, the Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of Commons who’s office is near the alcove obtained a handgun from his lockbox and entered the hall. His security team yelled at him telling that he was hiding the alcove. Vickers than ran behind a nearby column and fired at Bibeau. RCMP Constable Curtis Barrett would then fatally shoot Bibeau, ending the tragic ordeal. The Prime Minister would be evacuated by his security detail to nearby Saint-Vincent Hospital where the Prime Minister would go into surgery. Tragically at 12:18 p.m, Canada’s 22nd Prime Minister Stephen Harper, the man who built his party into the powerhouse it was today, passed away. At the end of the day, 20 people were injured and 12 including the Prime Minister and Zehaf-Bibeau were killed. The nation was brought to it’s knees.
The following day, the country was still in disbelief that such an attack could’ve happened in the heart of the nation. Politicians and people alike from across the aisle and across the country expressed an outpour of grief. As the nation was in mourning, it wasn’t clear who was Prime Minister for several hours. Soon enough the cabinet would quickly rally around Foreign Affairs Minister, John Baird and with a impromptu caucus vote, John Baird was confirmed as leader and therefore Prime Minister. He would be whisked to Rideau Hall where he would be sworn in as Canada’s 23rd Prime Minister. After his swearing-in, John Baird asked Governor General David Johnston to prorogue Parliament for 24 days for which his request was granted out of respect for the victims of the attack and also to calm the chaos in the halls of Parliament Hill. The House of Commons would resume its sitting on November 17 with a touching question period, with fellow MPs sharing stories of fellow colleagues and tributes to those who were fallen. In the following days, the country had returned to a sense of normalcy. The questions that ensued were why, why did these tragic events unfold but the more pressing question was if John Baird would led the Tories into the looming 2015 federal election or would a leadership race ensue within the party. Ultimately however, the Conservative Party National Council would vote narrowly 11-9 in favour of holding a leadership race. Numerous critics said that the last thing the party needed was a divisive leadership race ensuing while others praised the Tories for their “grassroots democracy” in letting their members chose their leader. A number of people that were rumoured to jump in the race included John Tory, Christine Elliott, Candice Bergen, Chuck Strahl and even current Prime Minister John Baird and some of his fellow cabinet ministers. With a potential list of over 12 candidates running for the leadership, the race was already in full gear. The question was if the Tories could stay united through this or would the cracks in the party be broke wide open.
As phone calls were being made across the country, a call was strangely being made from an office tower in Miami.
Terrorist attacks in major cities had grown dramatically with examples such as 9/11, the 7/7 attacks and the Madrid train bombing. It was something that was tragically becoming all too common. Something that all security experts could agree on was that Canada was by far not immune to a terrorist attack of that nature. On October 20, twenty-five year old Martin Couture-Rouleau rammed his car into two soldiers of the Canadian Armed Forces in a shopping centre in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, killing both soldiers and leading police on a pursuit that would ultimately kill Rouleau. The following day, the terror threat level would be raised from “light” to “medium” due to "an increase in online 'general chatter' from radical groups including Islamic State and al-Qaeda." The following day, a series of events would unfold which would shake the landscape of Canada for the foreseeable future.
At 10:00 a.m. the next day, witnesses saw a man armed with a rifle arrive at the National War Memorial. A man who later became to be identified as Michael Zehaf-Bibeau. Bibeau approached Corporal Nathan Cirillo and would shoot him twice in the back. Bystanders and his follow sentries would rush to his aid, applying and trying to resuscitate Cirillo. Paramedics would rush Cirillo to hospital but it was all too late. He had sustained fatal injuries and at the age of 24 he passed away. Bibeau would then drive west along Wellington St to Parliament Hill where he would run through a gate and hijack a parliamentary vehicle and drive to Centre Block. He entered Centre Block through the main entrance where RCMP Constable Samearn Son spotted Bibeau and attempted to disarm him. He would get shot in the foot and in one of the many raw moments of the attack, limped out and told a CBC reporter that “I will survive.” Zheaf-Bibeau ran along the Hall of Honour towards the Library of Parliament, as he was running down the corridor, he passed the committee rooms of the Conservatives and the NDP. Tory MPs had started to barricade themselves with chairs and began to use flagpoles as spears in case but their actions were too late, Zheaf-Bibeau entered the room and opened fire on the 159 MPs in the room, wounding 15 MPs, killing 9 and the most shocking of all, Prime Minister Stephen Harper was seriously injured by flying rounds as several MPs were trying to usher him into a closet. Zheaf-Bibeau would then try to enter the NDP caucus room but to no avail. Two NDP MPs were injured as a result of rounds that had penetrated the outer doors of the room.
Bibeau would then reach an alcove by the entrance of the Library of Parliament and hid out of sight of RCMP officers. Kevin Vickers, the Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of Commons who’s office is near the alcove obtained a handgun from his lockbox and entered the hall. His security team yelled at him telling that he was hiding the alcove. Vickers than ran behind a nearby column and fired at Bibeau. RCMP Constable Curtis Barrett would then fatally shoot Bibeau, ending the tragic ordeal. The Prime Minister would be evacuated by his security detail to nearby Saint-Vincent Hospital where the Prime Minister would go into surgery. Tragically at 12:18 p.m, Canada’s 22nd Prime Minister Stephen Harper, the man who built his party into the powerhouse it was today, passed away. At the end of the day, 20 people were injured and 12 including the Prime Minister and Zehaf-Bibeau were killed. The nation was brought to it’s knees.
The following day, the country was still in disbelief that such an attack could’ve happened in the heart of the nation. Politicians and people alike from across the aisle and across the country expressed an outpour of grief. As the nation was in mourning, it wasn’t clear who was Prime Minister for several hours. Soon enough the cabinet would quickly rally around Foreign Affairs Minister, John Baird and with a impromptu caucus vote, John Baird was confirmed as leader and therefore Prime Minister. He would be whisked to Rideau Hall where he would be sworn in as Canada’s 23rd Prime Minister. After his swearing-in, John Baird asked Governor General David Johnston to prorogue Parliament for 24 days for which his request was granted out of respect for the victims of the attack and also to calm the chaos in the halls of Parliament Hill. The House of Commons would resume its sitting on November 17 with a touching question period, with fellow MPs sharing stories of fellow colleagues and tributes to those who were fallen. In the following days, the country had returned to a sense of normalcy. The questions that ensued were why, why did these tragic events unfold but the more pressing question was if John Baird would led the Tories into the looming 2015 federal election or would a leadership race ensue within the party. Ultimately however, the Conservative Party National Council would vote narrowly 11-9 in favour of holding a leadership race. Numerous critics said that the last thing the party needed was a divisive leadership race ensuing while others praised the Tories for their “grassroots democracy” in letting their members chose their leader. A number of people that were rumoured to jump in the race included John Tory, Christine Elliott, Candice Bergen, Chuck Strahl and even current Prime Minister John Baird and some of his fellow cabinet ministers. With a potential list of over 12 candidates running for the leadership, the race was already in full gear. The question was if the Tories could stay united through this or would the cracks in the party be broke wide open.
As phone calls were being made across the country, a call was strangely being made from an office tower in Miami.
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Parliamentary elections were held in Czechoslovakia on 30 May 1948. They were the first and only elections held under undisguised Communist rule; the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia had seized complete power three months earlier.
The Communists had become deeply unpopular, and all indications were that they would be voted out of office in the elections due in May. The endgame began on 13 February, when a majority of the cabinet demanded that Communist Interior Minister Vaclav Nosek stop packing the police with Communists. Nosek refused, and was supported by Prime Minister and Communist Party leader Klement Gottwald. On 21 February, 12 non-Communist ministers resigned, believing that President Edvard Beneš would side with them and force Gottwald to either back down, resign, or call early elections that the Communists would not have time to rig. Beneš initially supported their position, and refused to accept their resignations. By this time, however, Gottwald had dropped all pretense of democracy. He not only refused to resign, but demanded the appointment of a Communist-dominated government under threat of a general strike. His Communist colleagues occupied the offices of the non-Communist ministers.[2]
Fearing Red Army intervention, Beneš gave way on 25 February and appointed a new government in accordance with Gottwald's demands. Communists and pro-Moscow Social Democrats held most of the key posts. Members of the other parties still figured, so it was still technically a coalition. However, all except Foreign Minister Jan Masaryk were fellow travellers handpicked by the Communists. On 9 May, a new constitution was approved by the now-subservient National Assembly. While it was not a completely Communist document, its Communist imprint was strong enough that Beneš refused to sign it.
The reconfigured government scheduled elections that were ostensibly intended to be rigged in its favor, as voters were only presented with a single list from the National Front, a postwar coalition that had been converted into a Communist-dominated patriotic organisation, and could nominally only reject the list by requesting a blank ballot. In practice, all but 7% of voters crossed the sentence "National Front" off and substituted the name of their preferred party with their own handwriting.
The results were unsurprising - The Communist Party took a nosedive in popularity, from being the largest party in the National Assembly down to a meager fifth place, with most of the left-wing vote migrating towards the Czechoslovak National Socialist Party (ČSNS; despite the similar name, the ČSNS was not affiliated with the German Nazi Party and was not ideologically antisemitic, racist or anti-democratic) and Social Democrats. To add insult to injury, a Cordon sanitaire was put around the Communists, excluding them from all future coalitions. Both of these setbacks were reverted in the 1963 elections, where the reformist Alexander Dubček became the Communist party leader and entered the "Devil's Coalition" with the newly re-established Republican Party of Farmers and Peasants, which has traded its pre-WW2 generic right-wing platform in favor of a strictly Gaullist line.
The election resulted in a left-wing coalition between the ČSNS, the Social Democrats, and the Slovak Labour Party, securing 151 seats - a bare-bones majority in the 300-member National Assembly.
Green Mountain Rangers are a professional footballclub currently based in Burlington, Vermont. The club plays in the BankBoston League, the top tier of New English football, since it achieved promotion in 2016. Their home stadium is Lake Champlain Stadium.
The club was formed in 2002 as a result of a merger between the bankrupt Vermont Voltage and The Vermont Catamounts. In it's first season the club participated The Vermont First Division, The highest tier of amateur football in New England. They where promoted to the Conference North in the 2006-07 season after finishing second. In the 2009-10 season the club where again promoted after a strong campaign and reached the NE National Conference, the third tier of New English football. They officially became a semi-pro club following their first season in the National Conference. The club promoted again in the 2012-13 season after winning the play-off finals against Ludlow Lusitano. This time they went up to the SBOBet League, The 2nd tier. In their second season playing in the second tier they became the only professional football club in Vermont after their pro-license was approved by the NEFA. In 2014 the club also moved to the Lake Champlain Stadium in Burlington after first playing in St.Albans and Montpellier respectively. In 2016 they promoted for the last time, this time to the BankBoston League. The top tier of professional football in the country.
Bonus: A better look at the new away kit for next season
Huge thanks to @lord caedus for calculating the results for this. Basic idea is; what if Jean Charest enjoyed the same boost in support that Justin Trudeau got in OTL 2015? Politics becomes a lot more chaotic is the answer.
Apologies to @True Grit for any pain this might cause.
The 1997 Canadian federal election was held on June 2, 1997 to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada of the 36th Parliament of Canada. Prime Minister Jean Chrétien's Liberal Party of Canada were reduced to a minority government, the first the country had seen since the 1979 federal election. The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, after being reduced to only two seats in 1993, replaced the Bloc Québécois as the Official Opposition.
The election was seen as a dramatic reversal following the results of the 1993 federal election. The Liberals saw their share of both the popular vote and seats in the House of Commons plummet. Major loses for the Liberals included two senior cabinet ministers; David Dingwall, Minister of Public Works from Nova Scotia, and Doug Young, Minister of National Defence from New Brunswick, who were defeated by their New Democratic Party and Progressive Conservative opponents, respectively. Progressive Conservatives made significant gains throughout the country, in particular in Quebec and Calgary, Alberta, allowing Jean Charest to become Leader of the Official Opposition. Most notably, the Tories made major gains throughout Atlantic Canada, at the expense of both the Liberals and New Democratic Party. The Reform Party of Canada, after only narrowly failing to become the Official Opposition four years earlier, saw only minor loses to the Progressive Conservatives out West.
Although initially assumed to be an easy victory for the incumbent government, various missteps by the Liberals, including a notably poor debate performance by Liberal leader Jean Chrétien, and a spirited campaign by Progressive Conservative leader Jean Charest, caused some commentators to predict that the Tories could potentially form a minority government. Ultimately this did not occur, as the Tories were unable to make significant inroads into Western Canada. On Election Night the Liberals lost forty-one seats, being reduced to a minority government, thanks in part to loses in Atlantic Canada and Ontario. Alexa McDonough’s NDP regained official party status in the House of Commons, also thanks to gains in Atlantic Canada.
Chrétien and the rest of his cabinet were sworn in on June 11, 1997 at Rideau Hall by Governor General Roméo LeBlanc. Six months after being sworn-in for his second mandate, Prime Minister Chrétien announced that he would tender his resignation as Liberal leader and as Prime Minister following a leadership election to choose his successor. Finance Minister Paul Martin won the ensuing contest over both Industry Minister John Manley and Deputy Prime Minister Sheila Copps, and was sworn in as Prime Minister on February 9, 1998.
This was the first time that five political parties held official party status in a single session of Canada's Parliament. Voter turnout was 71.8%, an increase from the last federal election.
Apologies to @True Grit for any pain this might cause.
The 1997 Canadian federal election was held on June 2, 1997 to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada of the 36th Parliament of Canada. Prime Minister Jean Chrétien's Liberal Party of Canada were reduced to a minority government, the first the country had seen since the 1979 federal election. The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, after being reduced to only two seats in 1993, replaced the Bloc Québécois as the Official Opposition.
The election was seen as a dramatic reversal following the results of the 1993 federal election. The Liberals saw their share of both the popular vote and seats in the House of Commons plummet. Major loses for the Liberals included two senior cabinet ministers; David Dingwall, Minister of Public Works from Nova Scotia, and Doug Young, Minister of National Defence from New Brunswick, who were defeated by their New Democratic Party and Progressive Conservative opponents, respectively. Progressive Conservatives made significant gains throughout the country, in particular in Quebec and Calgary, Alberta, allowing Jean Charest to become Leader of the Official Opposition. Most notably, the Tories made major gains throughout Atlantic Canada, at the expense of both the Liberals and New Democratic Party. The Reform Party of Canada, after only narrowly failing to become the Official Opposition four years earlier, saw only minor loses to the Progressive Conservatives out West.
Although initially assumed to be an easy victory for the incumbent government, various missteps by the Liberals, including a notably poor debate performance by Liberal leader Jean Chrétien, and a spirited campaign by Progressive Conservative leader Jean Charest, caused some commentators to predict that the Tories could potentially form a minority government. Ultimately this did not occur, as the Tories were unable to make significant inroads into Western Canada. On Election Night the Liberals lost forty-one seats, being reduced to a minority government, thanks in part to loses in Atlantic Canada and Ontario. Alexa McDonough’s NDP regained official party status in the House of Commons, also thanks to gains in Atlantic Canada.
Chrétien and the rest of his cabinet were sworn in on June 11, 1997 at Rideau Hall by Governor General Roméo LeBlanc. Six months after being sworn-in for his second mandate, Prime Minister Chrétien announced that he would tender his resignation as Liberal leader and as Prime Minister following a leadership election to choose his successor. Finance Minister Paul Martin won the ensuing contest over both Industry Minister John Manley and Deputy Prime Minister Sheila Copps, and was sworn in as Prime Minister on February 9, 1998.
This was the first time that five political parties held official party status in a single session of Canada's Parliament. Voter turnout was 71.8%, an increase from the last federal election.
Liberal to Progressive Conservative (22)
Bellechasse—Etchemins—Montmagny—L'Islet, QC
Brome—Missisquoi, QC
Bruce—Grey, ON
Burlington, ON
Cardigan, PE
Egmont, PE
Elgin—Middlesex—London, ON
Hastings—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington, ON
Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte, NL
Leeds—Grenville, ON
Malpeque, PE
Miramichi, NB
Moncton, NB
Niagara Falls, ON
Oakville, ON
Oxford, ON
Parry Sound—Muskoka, ON
Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke, ON
Simcoe—Grey, ON
Vancouver Quadra, BC
Victoria—Haliburton, ON
Wentworth—Burlington, ON
Bloc Québécois to Progressive Conservative (8)
Drummond, QC
Frontenac—Mégantic, QC
Joliette, QC
Jonquière, QC
Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata—Les Basques, QC
Laval East, QC
Lotbinière, QC
Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot, QC
Reform to Progressive Conservative (8)
Calgary Centre, AB
Calgary East, AB
Calgary Southeast, AB
Calgary West, AB
Dauphin—Swan River, MB
Kelowna, BC
Portage—Lisgar, MB
Souris—Moose Mountain, SK
New Democratic to Progressive Conservative (4)
Acadie—Bathurst, NB
Dartmouth, NS
Halifax West, NS
Sackville—Eastern Shore, NS
Bellechasse—Etchemins—Montmagny—L'Islet, QC
Brome—Missisquoi, QC
Bruce—Grey, ON
Burlington, ON
Cardigan, PE
Egmont, PE
Elgin—Middlesex—London, ON
Hastings—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington, ON
Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte, NL
Leeds—Grenville, ON
Malpeque, PE
Miramichi, NB
Moncton, NB
Niagara Falls, ON
Oakville, ON
Oxford, ON
Parry Sound—Muskoka, ON
Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke, ON
Simcoe—Grey, ON
Vancouver Quadra, BC
Victoria—Haliburton, ON
Wentworth—Burlington, ON
Bloc Québécois to Progressive Conservative (8)
Drummond, QC
Frontenac—Mégantic, QC
Joliette, QC
Jonquière, QC
Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata—Les Basques, QC
Laval East, QC
Lotbinière, QC
Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot, QC
Reform to Progressive Conservative (8)
Calgary Centre, AB
Calgary East, AB
Calgary Southeast, AB
Calgary West, AB
Dauphin—Swan River, MB
Kelowna, BC
Portage—Lisgar, MB
Souris—Moose Mountain, SK
New Democratic to Progressive Conservative (4)
Acadie—Bathurst, NB
Dartmouth, NS
Halifax West, NS
Sackville—Eastern Shore, NS
Brilliant work as usual. Its interesting to see how PEI flips from 4-0 for the Liberals to 75% for the PCs. I suppose this is your ideal/dream 1997 scenario?
Brilliant work as usual. Its interesting to see how PEI flips from 4-0 for the Liberals to 75% for the PCs. I suppose this is your ideal/dream 1997 scenario?
My ideal 1997 scenario would be Jean Charest as Prime Minister, but this one was pretty fun to see. Ya got Brian Pallister (Finance Critic & Deputy Leader) and Lewis Mackenzie (Foreign Affairs Critic) elected as Tories, a stronger/more moderate Conservative movement, and a bunch of future Liberal Cabinet ministers defeated.
Manning looks like he's displeased the commoners did not deign to elect him prime minister.
When "Favorable Malapportionment" Goes Wrong.
I thought it was Robert Stanfield getting elected to a ninth consecutive term with young John Tory waiting in the wings as his successor?
I wonder if having a relatively evenly-split right would lead to a sooner *Conservative party. On one hand, the fact that the Liberals fell to a minority when the Progressive Conservatives aren't devastated by a three-way split and the unpopularity of Mulroney would be a big sign that a potential merger could return the right to power sooner rather than later. On the other, with the PCs and Reform being relatively equal in terms of seats won might mean that difficulties in setting egos aside to unite the right might be worse than OTL.
When "Favorable Malapportionment" Goes Wrong.
I thought it was Robert Stanfield getting elected to a ninth consecutive term with young John Tory waiting in the wings as his successor?
I wonder if having a relatively evenly-split right would lead to a sooner *Conservative party. On one hand, the fact that the Liberals fell to a minority when the Progressive Conservatives aren't devastated by a three-way split and the unpopularity of Mulroney would be a big sign that a potential merger could return the right to power sooner rather than later. On the other, with the PCs and Reform being relatively equal in terms of seats won might mean that difficulties in setting egos aside to unite the right might be worse than OTL.
*Just thinking about such a fantasy*
Some Reformers, like Stephen Harper, Chuck Strahl, etc. might be enticed to lend their support to whichever vehicle is best poised to defeat the Liberals. Plus with Brian Pallister elected, and likely in a position of influence, some Blue Tories will have a voice in the Tory party. A lot of it depends on how 1998 would go. Would Charest still be leader, or leave to go provincial? If he left would Pallister take over? With Pallister in charge, could a merger happen (I remember you tackled this for the 2000 federal election). Not sure how Preston Manning can survive now that Reform, in this scenario, isn't at least Official Opposition. Who knows who'll replace him (Maybe Ontario's Frank Klees).
But in the chaos Paul Martin will try and take advantage and call an election sooner rather than later.
Chretien's still Prime Minister, so if anything you should be apologizing to yourself.
Great Work! This reminds me of an Infobox I made a while back where the PCs under Charest also coincidentally ended up with 69 seats. I can't find it for the life of me but I'm sure someone remembers.
@lord caedus did the hard work. It's a fun idea of a rebounding Charest, who was by far the most popular of the party leaders. Plus I love the 90s/before 9/11 politics. Martin and Chrétien. Bouchard and Duceppe. Charest and Manning. These awesome and oh so different personalities.
Here is my one for what if we had stronger Home Nations in 1966 and if Duncan Edwards had lived from my TL All To Play For.
For the first time since 1958, all four Home Nations qualified for the World Cup with different fortunes. England, Scotland and Wales made it through to the last four, though Scotland lost badly in a shock 3-0 loss to North Korea. Northern Ireland though would sadly miss on getting into the knockout phase after only being able to qualify after a controversial draw with Argentina in their final group game in which although they finished on level points, the South Americans would go through on goal difference.
Thanks to the home advantage, the Home Nations would all perform well with the Scots seeing off Hungary with ease and the Welsh would defeat North Korea 4-3, though they had to come back from a shock 3-0 score early on in that game. England would eventually squeeze past Wales to make it to the final however Scotland in the other game had to come back from 1-0 down in which the Scots had to come back late on the game which would lead them to an exciting showdown with England at Wembley.
In what was know as the match of the century by the British media, Scotland would take the lead thanks to Denis Law but a hat trick from Duncan Edwards would help win England the World Cup and broke the hearts of many Scots. However, it wouldn't be the last time the Scots would get to a final as they wouldn't have to wait for it...
Scotland would qualify for Euro 1968 and were determined to put their '66 heartache to bed and go one better and win. A tough game with Yugoslavia was first in which the Scots deposed off 2-0 to make it to the final with Italy in which would prove to be a difficult game in Rome in which it was nerve shredding game in which Scotland would win 2-1 and would go down as one of the greatest nights in the history of Scottish football.
And how would they react to this in England, well at least for the next years afterwards, there wouldn't be a day an Englishman wouldn't be reminded by a Scotsman of when Scotland became champions of Europe.
For the first time since 1958, all four Home Nations qualified for the World Cup with different fortunes. England, Scotland and Wales made it through to the last four, though Scotland lost badly in a shock 3-0 loss to North Korea. Northern Ireland though would sadly miss on getting into the knockout phase after only being able to qualify after a controversial draw with Argentina in their final group game in which although they finished on level points, the South Americans would go through on goal difference.
Thanks to the home advantage, the Home Nations would all perform well with the Scots seeing off Hungary with ease and the Welsh would defeat North Korea 4-3, though they had to come back from a shock 3-0 score early on in that game. England would eventually squeeze past Wales to make it to the final however Scotland in the other game had to come back from 1-0 down in which the Scots had to come back late on the game which would lead them to an exciting showdown with England at Wembley.
In what was know as the match of the century by the British media, Scotland would take the lead thanks to Denis Law but a hat trick from Duncan Edwards would help win England the World Cup and broke the hearts of many Scots. However, it wouldn't be the last time the Scots would get to a final as they wouldn't have to wait for it...
Scotland would qualify for Euro 1968 and were determined to put their '66 heartache to bed and go one better and win. A tough game with Yugoslavia was first in which the Scots deposed off 2-0 to make it to the final with Italy in which would prove to be a difficult game in Rome in which it was nerve shredding game in which Scotland would win 2-1 and would go down as one of the greatest nights in the history of Scottish football.
And how would they react to this in England, well at least for the next years afterwards, there wouldn't be a day an Englishman wouldn't be reminded by a Scotsman of when Scotland became champions of Europe.
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