So , in other words , England consistently fails to perform in the last 16/8/4 KO matches whereas when ever the French make it to the last 8/4 they usually go all the way . That's what you're driving home . Point taken .Now back to that PS-2 of yours .Facts speak for themselves, in the last 8 WCs, France has failed to get past the group stage 4 times, England only twice. I wouldn't call that 'consistently' better, it's more like sometimes worse and sometimes better.