Euro 2024

Baloney · Post by **Baloney** » Sun Oct 09, 2022 8:16 am

Draw just made, Group B with Netherlands & France and Group C with Italy & England looking like the pick of the Groups.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/63191282

Tom 1860 · Post by **Tom 1860** » Sun Oct 09, 2022 10:04 am

Do-able group for the Welsh

Pruitt3 · Post by **Pruitt3** » Sun Oct 09, 2022 10:10 am

Look at Groups E & I - just awful teams abounding.

Group E: Poland, Czech Rep, Albania, Faroe Islands, Moldova

Group I: Switzerland. Israel, Romania, Kosovo, Belarus, Andorra

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Sun Oct 09, 2022 12:01 pm

Looking forward to Luxembourg vs Liechtenstien.

And I think Gibralter are in tough.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Mon Nov 20, 2023 3:37 pm

North Macedonia up 1-0 on England

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Mon Nov 20, 2023 3:44 pm

[fresh prince voice]

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Mon Nov 20, 2023 5:08 pm

Timely post for Swampcrash.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Nov 21, 2023 4:48 pm

I’m exceptionally biased towards Sané but you shouldn’t be allowed to be the aggressor right up until the other guy responds and then get victim treatment. Sané doesn’t throw down a guy who isn’t already over him and making contact.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Tue Nov 21, 2023 5:30 pm

sancarlos wrote: ↑Mon Nov 20, 2023 5:08 pm Timely post for Swampcrash.

It sure is a relevant thread, yes!

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Tue Nov 21, 2023 5:42 pm

what says you?

Pruitt IV · Post by **Pruitt IV** » Tue Nov 21, 2023 8:17 pm

VAR is demonstrably useless. Wow.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Wed Nov 22, 2023 11:05 am

Pruitt IV wrote: ↑Tue Nov 21, 2023 8:17 pm VAR is demonstrably useless. Wow.

VAR did not even call down!

I think a few things they saw. Mudryk makes a heavy touch and Cristante is stupid to leave his foot in, but Mudryk actually avoids the contact, and then embellishes to try to draw the foul. In the end if Mudryk doesn't jump/fall to try to avoid the contact, and just lets his trailing leg plow right into Cristante then it's probably easily called a penalty. With how the play actually plays out though I think the ref thought he dove, which he did, but he dove to avoid the contact.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Fri Dec 01, 2023 9:37 pm

The draw is tomorrow. Croatia is in Pot 3, Italy is in Pot 4!

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Fri Dec 01, 2023 10:03 pm

Admittedly, I don’t follow this stuff closely. But, aren’t the pots meant to group similar-rated teams, based on rankings? Or, based on past tournament performance? Or, something like that?

If so, how did Albania, Hungary, Romania, and Austria get into Pot 2? And why is Italy down so low?

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Fri Dec 01, 2023 10:22 pm

sancarlos wrote: ↑Fri Dec 01, 2023 10:03 pm Admittedly, I don’t follow this stuff closely. But, aren’t the pots meant to group similar-rated teams, based on rankings? Or, based on past tournament performance? Or, something like that?

If so, how did Albania, Hungary, Romania, and Austria get into Pot 2? And why is Italy down so low?

Yeah, Pot 2 seems way weaker than Pot 3.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Sat Dec 02, 2023 12:13 pm

sancarlos wrote: ↑Fri Dec 01, 2023 10:03 pm Admittedly, I don’t follow this stuff closely. But, aren’t the pots meant to group similar-rated teams, based on rankings? Or, based on past tournament performance? Or, something like that?

If so, how did Albania, Hungary, Romania, and Austria get into Pot 2? And why is Italy down so low?

Because they ranked based on qualifying only. The 5 best group winners are in Pot 1 and the next best group winners are in Pot 2 and so on. Albania, Hungary, and Romania were group winners, Austria were the best of the runners up.

Italy, as you saw, barely squeaked in.

Tom 1860 · Post by **Tom 1860** » Sat Dec 02, 2023 3:14 pm

Wales have to get through a playoff semi vs Finland and then either Poland or Estonia in the playoff final. If they win they go into a group with France, the Dutch and Austria.

As I have said before, the World Cup may be harder to win, but the Euros are far harder to qualify for and to progress out of the group phase.

Baloney · Post by **Baloney** » Sun Dec 03, 2023 10:57 am

Euro 2024 draw: Uefa investigates after sex noises disrupt broadcast

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/67606049

Well it was Hamburg after all.

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu Jun 13, 2024 7:20 am

Planning on posting up with the cerranos at a local pub to watch at least Spain/Croatia on Saturday. Any local guys want to stop in?

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu Jun 13, 2024 7:24 am

rass wrote: ↑Thu Jun 13, 2024 7:20 am Planning on posting up with the cerranos at a local pub to watch at least Spain/Croatia on Saturday. Any local guys want to stop in?

Any other weekend I'd be there. And I'm still more likely to show up than Mister D.

Baloney · Post by **Baloney** » Thu Jun 13, 2024 8:09 am

Mount Wank <<snigger>>

elflaco2 · Post by **elflaco2** » Thu Jun 13, 2024 8:15 am

rass wrote: ↑Thu Jun 13, 2024 7:20 am Planning on posting up with the cerranos at a local pub to watch at least Spain/Croatia on Saturday. Any local guys want to stop in?

doh!
missus and baby 1st bday on saturday... not sure i can't sneak out..

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Thu Jun 13, 2024 9:15 am

After listening to way too many preview podcasts, I'm going with Portugal as my dark horse pick. Expecting big things from Diego Jota, with Ronaldo left fuming on the bench.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu Jun 13, 2024 9:24 am

DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Thu Jun 13, 2024 9:15 am After listening to way too many preview podcasts, I'm going with Portugal as my dark horse pick. Expecting big things from Diego Jota, with Ronaldo left fuming on the bench.

I'll bet you one foot ferry ride from Bremerton that Ronaldo starts every match unless they're clear to advance by their last group stage game. They don't know how to quit him (and admittedly, for a poacher he's still one of the best)

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Thu Jun 13, 2024 9:34 am

I haven't listened to any podcasts or read any previews, but Portugal just isn't built (mentally) to win a major tournament. They implode every single time and they probably won't get past that point until CR is off the team.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Thu Jun 13, 2024 9:37 am

Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Thu Jun 13, 2024 9:34 am I haven't listened to any podcasts or read any previews, but Portugal just isn't built (mentally) to win a major tournament. They implode every single time and they probably won't get past that point until CR is off the team.

The 2016 winners beg to differ.

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Thu Jun 13, 2024 9:42 am

Woof.

Don't let facts ruin things!

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Thu Jun 13, 2024 10:05 am

Romania are my darkhorse pick to make a run. That's an easy group with an aging Belgium, Ukraine and Slovakia

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Thu Jun 13, 2024 11:23 am

degenerasian wrote: ↑Thu Jun 13, 2024 10:05 am Romania are my darkhorse pick to make a run. That's an easy group with an aging Belgium, Ukraine and Slovakia

That is the darkest of horses, imo. I've got them as a clear step below Belgium and Ukraine, but that's why they play the games.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Fri Jun 14, 2024 5:54 am

rass wrote: ↑Thu Jun 13, 2024 7:20 am Planning on posting up with the cerranos at a local pub to watch at least Spain/Croatia on Saturday. Any local guys want to stop in?

I have my parents in town, and we are throwing a small party for graduation… but ok. Let me know if you are going to any other games.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Jun 14, 2024 7:05 am

Imagine around 3:00 I'll be camped in front a tv for the duration of the weekend. Even plan to take my TV with me to a pool get together tomorrow.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Fri Jun 14, 2024 8:29 am

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Fri Jun 14, 2024 8:30 am

Am super stoked about my Scots in a major tournament, but they've got a lot of untimely injuries and never really had a striker anyway. I'll have my kit on at 3, but likely wailing, "not in the face" by 3:15.

Baloney · Post by **Baloney** » Fri Jun 14, 2024 8:40 am

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri Jun 14, 2024 9:21 am

I would be lying if I said I was more worried about school mornings and pickups than missing all these matches when I was at risk for being picked for a 2 week trial yesterday, but your boy got dismissed on the second question.

I assume Rass will go first with a joke about what that second question was!

HaulCitgo · Post by **HaulCitgo** » Fri Jun 14, 2024 9:30 am

Way more interested in the tournament in this hemisphere

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Fri Jun 14, 2024 10:24 am

You can do both!

HaulCitgo · Post by **HaulCitgo** » Fri Jun 14, 2024 10:38 am

True. Seems like it ought to be wall to wall this month. Just as NBA failing us... Footy to save us from baseball and deliver us to football

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Fri Jun 14, 2024 2:09 pm

I like the Germany kit.

Baloney · Post by **Baloney** » Fri Jun 14, 2024 2:40 pm

36 minutes for the German keeper's first touch, a back pass.