France v Portugal

[littlebabyjesus]

Bored now - need the ref to give another penalty.

That was more a pen than France's last one.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

K over.

Great game until Germany equalised...

 

[Maggot]

Gotta feel for Hungary, they were far from the whipping boys we all predicted.

 

[T & P]

Both through. Feel sorry for Hungary. What a fucking fantastic night of football this was.

 

[The39thStep]

Think it’s Belgium next beatable imo , good players but tactically not sound.

 

[Lord Camomile]

Gotta feel for Hungary, they were far from the whipping boys we all predicted.

I don't think they were, tbf.

Drew with both France and Germany, that ain't whipping boys.

E2A: and held Portugal until the 84th minute (after which they did admittedly concede 3, but shh ).

 

[littlebabyjesus]

In the end, you look at the final standings: France - Germany - Portugal - Hungary, and it's like, yeah, nothing to see here.

Shame Hungary couldn't hold on. Germany being the shock exit - again - would have been funny.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Think it’s Belgium next beatable imo , good players but tactically not sound.

Looking at the draw, Belgium have got a pretty rough reward for winning their group unbeaten. Portugal then potentially Italy then France.

 

[rekil]

Germany to germany themselves all the way to the final I fear.

 

[The39thStep]

Looking at the draw, Belgium have got a pretty rough reward for winning their group unbeaten. Portugal then potentially Italy then France.

Sunday at 8 I think for Belgium Portugal . Gets tricky now in that side of the draw

 

[Maggot]

I don't think they were, tbf.

Drew with both France and Germany, that ain't whipping boys.

Err, that's what I said.

 

[Lord Camomile]

Err, that's what I said.

Ah, sorry, I misread that as... something else

 

[T & P]

The Guardian’s report of the game provides a bit of support for what I was saying earlier about the folly of trying to downplay Ronaldo’s goal record because he takes a lot of penalty kicks. Apart from the fact that his success rate is ludicrously good, he’s arguably the most unflappable and mentally strong player when having to take penalties under the most intense pressure, time after time:

The European champions were out of the Euros at the precise moment Cristiano Ronaldo faced Hugo Lloris for the second time from the penalty spot on a captivating night in Budapest. He also had the small matter at his feet of equalling Ali Daei’s all-time international goalscoring record of 109. The weight of history and of responsibility did not deter the 36-year-old as he beat Lloris for a second time to secure Portugal’s place in the last 16 and level an epic struggle with France.

Regardless of how much of an egotistical twat one believes he must be, he’s one of the greatest men to play the game, period. And whereas he was undoubtedly born with a gift, extra credit is due for working extremely hard from being a great player to one of the all-times. He’s the Nadal of football.