runningback33 Posted June 15 Share Posted June 15 Albania 1-0 very early(about 30 seconds in) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runningback33 Posted June 15 Share Posted June 15 (edited) Italy ties it up…lead didn’t last long 1-1 11 minutes in Edited June 15 by runningback33 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnkNuk Posted June 15 Share Posted June 15 1 hour ago, the destroyer of worlds said: Nice to see Xhaka again. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnkNuk Posted June 15 Share Posted June 15 Italy survives giving up the fastest ever goal in EURO history and beats Albania 2-1. Much to the satisfaction of @RupertKBD, I'm sure. The Italian squad has the coolest names in the tournament: Pellegrini, Bastoni, Barella and the rest. Very musical, like the language. Poland/Netherlands, Slovenia/Denmark and Serbia/England tomorrow. The Serbia/England game is on my watch list. Will England live up to massive expectations? Will Serbian fans go berserk? Starts at noon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Steev Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 (edited) Netherlands started off strong but Poland surprised with the first goal. Then things got slow and the Dutch team was playing with five on the back. Poland was looking good, to be honest. Netherlands’ got lucky with their first goal but their second goal by Weghorst was pretty good. The latter half of the second half got more interesting with the Dutch subs. Netherlands is still making the same mistakes as before, unfortunately. I don’t see them beating France. They might be able to beat Austria. A third place is very possible. If they revert to their slow, defensive style, possibly second. They need Frankie. He isn’t the superstar people hyped him up to be when he first showed up on the world stage (in Barça), but he has been developing slowly but surely. He can help pick up the pace and provide faster plays and pockets of opportunities. Edited June 16 by Steev 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmchairGM22 Posted June 16 Author Share Posted June 16 Big game for my boys today! Engaland Engaland Engaland! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RupertKBD Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 1 hour ago, Steev said: Netherlands started off strong but Poland surprised with the first goal. Then things got slow and the Dutch team was playing with five on the back. Poland was looking good, to be honest. Netherlands’ got lucky with their first goal but their second goal by Weghorst was pretty good. The latter half of the second half got more interesting with the Dutch subs. Netherlands is still making the same mistakes as before, unfortunately. I don’t see them beating France. They might be able to beat Austria. A third place is very possible. If they revert to their slow, defensive style, possibly second. They need Frankie. He isn’t the superstar people hyped him up to be when he first showed up on the world stage (in Barça), but he has been developing slowly but surely. He can help pick up the pace and provide faster plays and pockets of opportunities. Yeah, 2-1 over a Polish side that didn't include Lewandowski is a bit underwhelming. I agree that they're in tough against France....they need to beat Austria if they want to advance to the Knockout stage. Of course, that might not be so easy either....The Austrians in qualifying and warm ups have beaten teams like Italy, Germany, Slovakia, Sweden and Serbia....and I've heard a couple of pundits call them their "dark horse" pick.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Steev Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 47 minutes ago, RupertKBD said: Yeah, 2-1 over a Polish side that didn't include Lewandowski is a bit underwhelming. I agree that they're in tough against France....they need to beat Austria if they want to advance to the Knockout stage. Of course, that might not be so easy either....The Austrians in qualifying and warm ups have beaten teams like Italy, Germany, Slovakia, Sweden and Serbia....and I've heard a couple of pundits call them their "dark horse" pick.... Just fyi, the four best third-place teams will move onto the knockout stage. It’s very possible Netherlands will be in that group. If memory serves, it has happened before 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RupertKBD Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 1 minute ago, Steev said: Just fyi, the four best third-place teams will move onto the knockout stage. It’s very possible Netherlands will be in that group. If memory serves, it has happened before I keep forgetting about that....mainly because 2 teams going up and 2 teams not advancing just makes too much sense.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steev Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 Just now, RupertKBD said: I keep forgetting about that....mainly because 2 teams going up and 2 teams not advancing just makes too much sense.... yeah it’s a weird setup. But i’m trying to fact-check myself regarding Netherlands making it as a best in third-place group before and can’t find it. Will do a bit more research later 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishopshodan Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 Let's go Three Lions! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runningback33 Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 Saka to Bellingham 1-0 England Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RupertKBD Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 Serbia gave the English more trouble than I expected, but a win is a win. (Besides, I thought Kane was unlucky not to make it 2-nil) On another note, It was great to see Christian Eriksen score for the Danes, exactly 1100 days after collapsing on the field and needing lifesaving intervention.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnkNuk Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 I thought the first half of the England/Serbia game was kind of a tactical snore-fest highlighted by a terrific header by Bellingham. During the intermission the Serbs seem to realize that they were down a goal and weren't likely to score by playing eleven men in their own box and so came out flying. They probably deserved a draw but that's the way it goes. And in case you were wondering like I was: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runningback33 Posted June 17 Share Posted June 17 Lukaku had 2 goals disallowed Belgium loses 1-0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runningback33 Posted June 17 Share Posted June 17 Mbappe has a nose injury, was bleeding pretty bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runningback33 Posted June 17 Share Posted June 17 Mbappe just entered the match without permission and he’s yellow carded, plus his nose is messed up as he’s been holding it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnkNuk Posted June 17 Share Posted June 17 3 hours ago, runningback33 said: Lukaku had 2 goals disallowed Belgium loses 1-0 So we have our first major upset of the tournament. And it seems to be the biggest upset in Euro history: Per FOX Sports research, it's the biggest upset by FIFA ranking differential in Euro history. Belgium was ranked No. 3 in FIFA men's world rankings entering the match, while Slovakia was ranked No. 48. That is a difference of 45 spots, unseating Finland's upset over Denmark at Euro 2020 (a 44-spot rankings difference) for the title of biggest European Championship upset since FIFA rankings were introduced in 1992. https://www.foxsports.com/stories/soccer/belgium-stunned-by-slovakia-10-with-var-denying-lukaku-twice-at-euro-2024 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runningback33 Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 What a beautiful strike by Czechia now up 1-0 on Portugal in the 63’ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runningback33 Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 It’s 1-1 and Portugal scored in the 86’ to appear to go ahead, but it was called no goal as Ronaldo was offside Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runningback33 Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 Portugal scores 2-1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jigsaw Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 Portugal deserved this game. They played nearly 70% possession. Keep it rolling boys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RupertKBD Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 So I'm at work and didn't get to watch England - Denmark this morning, but I was refreshing the live tracker on the Sportsnet webpage. I noticed that at about the 70th minute, Southgate subbed out Kane, Saka and Foden. I'm not familiar with the names that replaced these three, but I'm wondering if that was an indication that England were content with a draw and made moves to ensure that would happen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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