Croatia v Germany

[upsidedownwalrus]

Getting this one in early... Could be a cracking tie!

i"m going for a 2-2.

 

[Balbi]

Hate to say it but Germany will probably walk this one

 

[Mr.Bishie]

Croatia 1 Germany 0

Austria 0 Poland 2

 

[rennie]

I predict Germany to win 3-0. When is it showing tonight?

 

[schnickschnack]

I predict Germany to win 3-0. When is it showing tonight?

Me too.
It's on at 5.

 

[Donna Ferentes]

I thought that said snowing. Christ, I thought, I know it's been pissing down and the Alps are just up the road but it's still the middle of June.

 

[Dirty Martini]

Come on Germany *grits teeth*

 

[TrippyLondoner]

Got a feelin this will be a boring draw.I hope im wrong.

 

[twistedAM]

i hope the uber-nationalists crash and burn - come on Germany.

And Poland to get some goals against Austria so they can qualify with a draw in the final game.

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

What's all this about uber-nationalists?

I like germany much more than I used to.

 

[Diamond]

Uber-nationalists? Wasn't it the Germans who kicked off with a bunch of Nazi bullshit on Sunday?

I didn't see the first Croatian game but by all accounts they looked tired and ineffective. The Germans on the other hand possess a very well balanced team with strength in depth. So I reckon a 3-1 for Deutschland.

 

[Refused as fuck]

3-2 to Germany. Has to be goals from Podolski and Kranjcar. And maybe assists from Lahm and Corluka.

*cough*

 

[Rollem]

2-1 germany, with a sending off

 

[zora]

I put a quid on a cheeky Germany 4 Croatia 2, at 50:1.

 

[London_Calling]

Very keen to take a good look at Luka - £16 mill - Modric. This will be a good game to do that. 5.00pm kick orf, I believe?

 

[goldenecitrone]

I reckon Croatia could give the Germans a run for their money. But Deutschland to sneak it 2-1.

 

[Threshers_Flail]

I say 3-1 to the Germans. Petric to get the Croats goal.

 

[Augie March]

Germany 1 -1 Croatia

Austria 0-1 Poland

 

[E.J.]

Team line ups, starting eleven :-

Croatia

01 Pletikosa
05 Corluka
04 Kovac
03 Simunic
22 Pranjic
11 Srna
14 Modric
10 Kovac
07 Rakitic - comes in for Mladen Petric
19 Kranjcar
18 Olic

Subs: Subs: Galinovic, Runje, Simic, Vejic, Vukojevic, Kalinic, Pokrivac, Knezevic, Leko, Klasnic - Good to see him back after his ktwo kidney operations, Budan, Petric


Germany - No changes from Joachim Low

01 Lehmann
16 Lahm
21 Metzelder
17 Mertesacker
02 Jansen
04 Fritz
08 Frings
13 Ballack
20 Podolski
09 Gomez
11 Klose

Subs: Enke, Adler, Friedrich, Westermann, Rolfes, Schweinsteiger, Neuville, Trochowski, Hitzlsperger, Borowski, Odonkor, Kuranyi.

 

[rennie]

I'm still at work so can't watch this.

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

A lot of the good fixtures have been the earlier ones, which is good for us in Asia, meaning we can watch from midnight to 2 am and then get a half decent kip, unlike with the 2.45 am fixtures which come later...

The worst thing is watching both. Last saturday I watched both the first two games and then got up 2 hours later and went to climb a mountain...

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

Nice nice goal!

 

[Balbi]

GTFI.

Niko's crossfield pass was perfect.

 

[rennie]

The worst thing is watching both. Last saturday I watched both the first two games and then got up 2 hours later and went to climb a mountain...

Bad dog!

 

[Balbi]

If Niko had his shooting boots, it'd be 3 - 0

 

[Phenotypic Dai]

Steve Mclaren is summarising this on 5 Live.

Apparently he's surprised that the Croats started so well.

 

[Balbi]

Steve Mclaren is summarising this on 5 Live.

Apparently he's surprised that the Croats started so well.

He'll never be able to show his face in any ground in the U.K without getting more stick than the bloody New Forest.

 

[Phenotypic Dai]

I don't get why he's so surprised about it.

His England side were 2-0 down in no time at all.

 

[ChrisFilter]

2-0

 

[zora]

I put a quid on a cheeky Germany 4 Croatia 2, at 50:1.

It's going well for me so far...Croatia have got their two, now I just need Germany to pull back four...