LETS GO GERMANY LETS GO! Feel bad for Ibrahimovic though :P
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I would love too see people's predictions and analyze before the last rounds. Who do people think will go through now and who flopped and Topped etc...
Personaly.
Group A. I didnt expect to much of this group, I had Russia as a Dark horse since day one. Poland was the big Suprise here and they topped well. I think they deserve to go through.
Abit Dissapointed with Cze and Greece is just well medicore. I still predict Russian and Poland to go through.
Group B. I cheer alot for Germany (I am not German) But they just play so well and got alot of team spirit. I think they might win EC.
The Big dissapointment in this group was the Netherlands, they failed to play like a team and without team play they are very overrated and but a medicore team. Portugal is medicore, so they did what I expected if not abit more. Denmark is the big suprise here, they fight to the very end and got super good team spirit.
Germany and Netherlands/Denmark to go through.
Group C. I am not dissapointed with any thing in this group tbh, I think its a very exiting group and 3 can still go through, with the recent form Croatia showed I would not be suprised if they pull an upset against Spain. Its a joy to see the Irish fans, cheering and being friendly even when they lose!! what a support.
Spain and Italy to go through, but with a possible upset by Croatia (one can always hope)
Group D. I said before this started "also inhere" that Sweden is a under medicore team, one of the weakest teams in the EC and after the elimination against England, I see this was right. England however suprises me alot and I think its time football come abit home.
Ukraine have to be one of the pleasant suprises in the EC, they fight and do well im0, France did what was expected, but I still think this group is super open for the last 3.
England and France to go through "sorry Ukraine"
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2 teams eliminated and none is already set - this is a very open Euro.
I expected Ireland and Greece to be the weakest teams before the tournament and they somewhat delivered. What I didn't expect was that Sweden is so weak.
Group A:
I did not expect the Greece to get any point in this group, so I'm not sure, if they are better than expected or Poland is just a bit weaker. Poland doesn't have a bad team, but it seems like they have a negative atmosphere at home and their coach seems to lack some motivational skills. If they get some motivation they should have been able to beat anyone in this group. Russia wasn't a dark horse to me since they were extremely convincing in the last big tournaments. I hope Poland and Russia go through, but it will most certainly be Czech Republic and Russia.
Group B:
I am German, so I'm a bit biased ^^
Though I do prefer their style from the last two tournaments, this Euro 2012 team of Germany seems to be very solid and complete. I think they are more efficient than ever and might take the trophy. Portugal is a tough team, but they have the same problems as always. They just don't have the nerves to keep up with the rest. I still don't have an opinion on Denmark. They are very good, but I'm not sure if they can pull anything off against Germany and they just have to do so. The Netherlands have to stay calm. They have to win with 2 goals more than Portugal and hope that Germany beats Denmark - that is hard, but not impossible. I think they can do it. Germany, Netherlands.
Group C:
Currently there are only 3 teams in this tournament that I think might beat Germany on a lucky day and all of them are in Group C. Spain is still a favourite. But I think they aren't as strong as in the last years. And I'm pretty tired and annoyed by their boring tiki-taka possession-play. Italy was a pleasant surprise. In my opinion the most entertaining team in the tournament (and that is coming from a German!). Their problem is their endurance. Their tactics only work for 60-70 mins and after that they quickly change from predator to prey. Croatia is ever since strong and most people underestimate them. Usually they upset at least 1 favourable team in a tournament. They didn't yet so I'm really looking forward to their match against Spain. ;)
I hope for Italy and Croatia, but I think Spain and Italy will do it.
Group D:
The least entertaining group. Except for Ribery France is just playing static. He is the motor for a strangely lethargical team. I did not expect much from England and that pretty much is, what I saw. Sweden was disaster. Only the Ukraine was okay. I don't know who wins this group, but I think none of these teams will advance after the group stages. France might have some potential, but they need more than 1 running player.
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well if italy plays tie it's done xD
But i'd be glad if croatia won against spain or plays 2:2
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I don´t think that you know but last year Portugal won against Spain (5-1) in a preparation/friendly game, spain was with all the players btw... :S
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4-0 you mean, with a unvalid goal from Ronaldo, which was actually valid but the referee didn't see, that'd go 5-0... :c
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What a suprising end to group A.. the 2 weakest "im0" teams plays well in their last games and through!!! this has to be one of the most exiting EC's in newer time!!! very very suprising... I wonder what the next few games, will have in store for us after this display.
Goodbye Russia and Poland..
I am suddenly happy that my GF convinced me to put 3 pounds on Cze and Rus to win (odds 17) ^^
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Well.. I ruled them out too, but we forget one thing. on the paper this is the absolute worse group of all and they are not to far from eachother, however! I think Russia and Poland started best in this group and this result today was very suprising..
If we look at tomorrow, I will say this.
Den-Ger 1-1
Por-Ned 0-2
I think Denmark will suprise and play a tie, but I am sure Gomez will score! as for the other game, I am sure Netherlands will win against portugal.
But as we have seen today, anything can happen ^^
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I usually don´t get predictions, but I think that tomorrow the results will be:
Den-Ger: 1-3
I think that Germany will try to make an hard start against Denmark, trying to get a early goal to control the match. But Denmark is very unpredictable, and with this being, probably, the last match of the EC2012, they will try to do theyr best.
Por-Ned:2-1
Both teams are well balanced, If we see, Nederlands have lost the first two games and they are hungry for an victory, but portugal is motivated (since they won against Denmark) and don´t wanna lose the second place in the group. If Portugal plays an offensive game, it has a chance to score early in the match.
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Who are you routing for? What do you predict? Which matches are you going to watch?
teams
in FIFA-ranking order
1 Spain (EUROPEAN CHAMPION)
3 Germany (eliminated in semifinals)
4 Netherlands (eliminated)
6 England (eliminated in quarterfinals)
8 Croatia (eliminated)
9 Denmark (eliminated)
10 Portugal (eliminated in semifinals)
12 Italy (RUNNER UP)
13 Russia (eliminated)
14 France (eliminated in quarterfinals)
15 Greece (eliminated in quarterfinals)
17 Sweden (eliminated)
18 Ireland (eliminated)
27 Czech Rep. (eliminated in quarterfinals)
52 Ukraine (host) (eliminated)
62 Poland (host) (eliminated)
additional infos
official UEFA homepage
full tournament map
results
groupstage
Group A
6 Czech Rep.
4 Greece
4 Russia
2 Poland
Since Greece and Russia have the same points, the GRE-RUS match decides, who advances.
POL-GRE 1:1
RUS-CZE 4:1
GRE-CZE 1:2
POL-RUS 1:1
CZE-POL 1:0
GRE-RUS 1:0
Group B
9 Germany
6 Portugal
3 Denmark
0 Netherlands
NED-DEN 0:1
GER-POR 1:0
DEN-POR 2:3
NED-GER 1:2
POR-NED 2:1
DEN-GER 1:2
Group C
7 Spain
5 Italy
4 Croatia
0 Ireland
ESP-ITA 1:1
IRE-CRO 1:3
ITA-CRO 1:1
ESP-IRE 4:0
CRO-ESP 0:1
ITA-IRE 2:0
Group D
7 England
4 France
3 Ukraine
3 Sweden
UKR-SWE 2:1
FRA-ENG 1:1
UKR-FRA 0:2
SWE-ENG 2:3
ENG-UKR 1:0
SWE-FRA 0:2
quarterfinals
CZE-POR 0:1
GER-GRE 4:2
ESP-FRA 2:0
ENG-ITA 2:4 (p)
semifinals
POR-ESP 2:4
GER-ITA 1:2
finale
ESP-ITA 4:0
SPAIN is European Champion 2012!
NEXT: Brazil 2014!
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