Euro 2008

[BlueLion. 21,491]

BLUE LION!!

Whats your take on Malouda now. He still is SHIT !!!...I thought may be the first season in EPL made it tough for him(as you mentioned longtime back), but hes the same for France. He is their weakest link, absolutely ridiculous player to have on the wings.

O ye of little faith, I remember the same being said of a certain Joe Cole a few years back

Czechs completely collapsed in that game. Karel Brucker obviously never learned to play Jenga. Took off Plasil and they fell to pieces. Cech made one error in that game and it cost his team. That's football for you.

[Fulham Broadway 16,409]

What a game that was - Theres nothing Cech could have done about the third, but the first and second especially -oh dear.

The tournaments beem really good so far.

[Starbuck 0]

How did the ref manage to book Baros, even though he was on the bench? :huh:

The game between Czech Republic & Turkey was crazy!!! Especially the last 10-15 mins or so.. I have never watch a game unfold like that!

The game against Switzerland was just a formality for Portugal, but I didn't expect them to lose...

[Fulham Broadway 16,409]

Yup, Scolaris first loss as Chelsea manager. He said he should have made more changes than just the eight, which is why they lost

Baros was warned about staring with his mouth open, then the ref realised he was that overrated one from the World Cup, so it had to be a yellow.

[Starbuck 0]

Baros was warned about staring with his mouth open, then the ref realised he was that overrated one from the World Cup, so it had to be a yellow.

[diskoviolente 425]

oh man no

it is so sad for Pete, i am really sorry for Pete , great match and then the last 15 minutes he was human again, but even better than most of the Euro-goalkeepers

[Starbuck 0]

Seriously, can a player on the bench get a yellow card... what is the rule regarding this? :unsure:

[Kez 2,727]

I didnt think they could. I found it a bit odd lol.

[Laylabelle 9,300]

The whole end was bizare.Now Turkey have no goalie really lol

[Kez 2,727]

Moment of madness for the goalie now he'll miss the quarter finals where his team really need him

[BlueLion. 21,491]

Michael Ballack... what a goal!

[Kez 2,727]

Fantastic goal

[Fulham Broadway 16,409]

V2 Rocket

http://www.soccerblog.com/2008/06/video_ba...free_kick_1.htm

[Fulham Broadway 16,409]

So it could be auf wiedershen to the two World Cup finalists tonight if Romania win;

CLEAR AS MUD -

The Netherlands have won Group C and will play the Group D runners-up in the quarter-finals.

Romania will qualify for the quarter-finals if they beat the Netherlands, eliminating France and Italy.

If Romania fail to beat the Netherlands, the winner of France v Italy will go through.

If France and Italy draw, a point against the Netherlands would be enough to send Romania through. France must win to have any chance of qualifying.

If France and Italy share a score draw (1-1, 2-2, 3-3 etc), Italy will go through if Romania lose (by any score). In this scenario, Italy, Romania and France will be level on two points each but Italy would have scored more goals in games between the 3 teams.

Romania will finish bottom of the group if they lose and France and Italy draw 2-2, 3-3 or 4-4. France will finish bottom if they draw 1-1 unless Romania lose 3-0 or by a four-goal margin.

If France and Italy draw 0-0, Romania can lose by one goal, two goals or by a three-goal margin other than 3-0 but still qualify. In this scenario, Italy and Romania would have identical head-to-head records, but Romania would have better goal difference in ALL group matches or, in the case of the three-goal defeats, goals scored. France would finish bottom, having scored fewer goals head-to-head v Italy and Romania.

If Romania lose 3-0 to the Dutch, Italy would qualify with a 0-0 draw against France because of their superior coefficient points. France would finish bottom as they would have scored fewer goals head-to-head v Italy and Romania.

If Romania lose by four goals or more and the other game ends 0-0, Italy would proceed with a better overall goal difference than Romania. France would finish bottom as they would have scored fewer goals head-to-head v Italy and Romania.

If France and Italy draw AND Romania avoid defeat, then Romania go through.

BBC

[pippin 0]

basically its come on romainia

[Kez 2,727]

France and Romania out.

Yet another win for Holland

[SuperSheva7 0]

Sweden are out in the hands of the Russians. They really impressed me today, Russia were so energetic and they out did Sweden in everything. We should really take a look at some of their young players!

Some of these QF match ups are really interesting like Holland v. Russia, thats sure to be an entertaining game. And of course Portugal v. Germany will be a tough one too.

[Kez 2,727]

Been a few upsets so far. I thought Sweden would win

Edited June 18, 2008 by Kez