Euro 2024

[surreybrowncap]

If Ronaldo scores he will become the oldest player to do so in the Euros.
That's currently Luca Modric with his goal against Italy.

 

[tommers]

I'm going to Portugal on Friday and will be there for all the knock out games apart from the final. Have been instructed to keep my 'all I want is to see Ronaldo cry' sentiments to myself for the duration

Gonna be tough.

 

[two sheds]

If Ronaldo scores he will become the oldest player to do so in the Euros.
That's currently Luca Modric with his goal against Italy.

there's always the next Euros

 

[Rebelda]

Gonna be tough.

Impossible, I'd say.

 

[pbsmooth]

I think I watched this game in Brixton... legend

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Looking for the potentially exciting games today.

In Group E, Ukraine know that they need to win. The other three teams are through with a draw.

Group F is similar. Czechs and Georgia need to win. Turkey can go through with a narrow defeat as long as Georgia don't win.

Don't like this format. Too many low-stakes games.

 

[Elpenor]

Yeah don’t feel (as a v part time football fan) this has got going at all till the knockouts

Is it a problem that a 24 team tournament has too many shit / negative teams in? Or does the fact that some of the third place team can qualify mean some limited teams are playing for third place so just want a draw at all costs?

 

[Silas Loom]

Should just be a knockout championship.

 

[two sheds]

boxing?

 

[strung out]

Yeah don’t feel (as a v part time football fan) this has got going at all till the knockouts

Is it a problem that a 24 team tournament has too many shit / negative teams in? Or does the fact that some of the third place team can qualify mean some limited teams are playing for third place so just want a draw at all costs?

The shit teams have generally been very good value, eg Albania and Georgia. You lose some jeopardy by only eliminating eight teams from the group stage, but the flip of that is that there have been no dead rubbers with almost everyone having a chance of qualifying right up to their final match.

Personally, I think it’s little surprise that the most exciting matches have involved a majority of players that don’t play for European superpowers. Pep has got a lot to answer for.

 

[technical]

Yeah don’t feel (as a v part time football fan) this has got going at all till the knockouts

Is it a problem that a 24 team tournament has too many shit / negative teams in? Or does the fact that some of the third place team can qualify mean some limited teams are playing for third place so just want a draw at all costs?

In answer to your second question: yes absolutely. Just look at the Slovenian reaction at the final whistle last night

 

[tommers]

I think I just heard the worst piece of commentary ever.

Somebody was shining a laser at De Bruyne and Jonathan Pearce or whoever it is said "we don't need lasers" and Martin Keown said "we could do with a laser pass to liven this game up".

He probably gets paid for this shit.

 

[Wilf]

Belgium's shorts look like beachwear. Those combined shorts/trunks that probably have a little pocket for your locker key.

 

[tommers]

Belgium's shorts look like beachwear. Those combined shorts/trunks that probably have a little pocket for your locker key.

It's Tintin. But yeah.

 

[tommers]

Didn't realise everybody had one win coming into this. Exciting.

And do we play whoever comes third?

 

[Wilf]

I think I just heard the worst piece of commentary ever.

Somebody was shining a laser at De Bruyne and Jonathan Pearce or whoever it is said "we don't need lasers" and Martin Keown said "we could do with a laser pass to liven this game up".

He probably gets paid for this shit.

Reminds me, we've not heard from Robbie Savage.

 

[JimW]

No-one watching Slovakia-Romania for an argument about the penalty?

 

[strung out]

And do we play whoever comes third?

Maybe. It’s either someone from this group or Holland I think.

 

[Wilf]

The twat with the laser is still at it.

 

[surreybrowncap]

Didn't realise everybody had one win coming into this. Exciting.

And do we play whoever comes third?

Yeah - Netherlands looks most likely at the moment..
Quite complicated!
What is certain is that we will be playing on Sunday at 5pm

 

[Monte]

Didn't realise everybody had one win coming into this. Exciting.

And do we play whoever comes third?

Ukraine going out on goal difference at the moment with everyone on 4 points.

 

[Wilf]

.

 

[two sheds]

4 points all - real shame for Ukraine

The table looks like a mathematical puzzle- what were the scores of each individual match?

 

[tommers]

At least we're not Belgium.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Tough luck Ukraine. Much the better team, and they were really going for it at the end. Belgium were awful.

 

[Wilf]

Ukraine going out on goal difference at the moment with everyone on 5 points.

They've got 4, but still unlucky.

 

[tommers]

Hahaha, their own fans telling them to fuck off.

 

[Rebelda]

Didn't realise everybody had one win coming into this. Exciting.

And do we play whoever comes third?

We play a third place team from one of groups D, E or F. So Netherlands, Slovakia, or TBC. Dunno how they decide, I kind of hope it's old school out a hat.

I'm very into my wall planner this year

 

[Rebelda]

Hahaha, their own fans telling them to fuck off.

No no, it's only us English that do that you must be mistaken

 

[Monte]

Let's go Georgia!