What's the biggest comeback you've been a part of?
Have you ever been playing a sport or doing something really, really tricky and felt like giving up? When things aren't quite going your way, it can be quite tempting to do just that. But if there was ever a lesson in keeping going, it came from the Under-19 England football team on Tuesday night.Four goals down in their European Under-19 Championship game against Germany with just forty minutes to go, England managed to comeback to finish on a draw.Have you ever been a part of a great sporting comeback like that? Or taken on a tough challenge and seen it through? What was your secret to not give up? Let us know in the comments below.
The England side won the tournament in 2022, but weren't having much luck in this group game.At halftime they were 4-1 behind and things only got worse minutes into the second half, when Germany scored a fifth goal.But then in the space of 11 minutes England went from losing 5-1 to drawing 5-5, making it the highest scoring game in the competition's history.Their final group game of the tournament takes place Friday 20 June, with the top two teams from each group going through to the semi-finals.What's the biggest sporting comeback you've been a part of? Have you come from behind to help your team win a relay race? Or have you taken the slow and steady approach to win an egg and spoon race? Let us know in the comments.
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