UEFA Euro 2012: Spain still the Champions of Europe

Andre3822 · Post #21 » by **Andre3822** » Wed Jun 20, 2012 8:53 pm

USA wrote:Portugal
Germany
Spain
Italy

Germany
Spain

Germany - 2012 European Champions

I want Italy to win it all but they don't have the team to do so unfortunately.

Funny you say this when they just played pretty darn well against Spain.
They definitely should of won against Croatia and played them better than Spain did in a pivotal third group game, their attack is miles better than it was in 08 and 10' , they just need to finish off their chances.

treiz · Post #22 » by **treiz** » Wed Jun 20, 2012 9:41 pm

Portugal
Germany
France
England (Hopefully)

France
Germany

Germany

El Turco · Post #23 » by **El Turco** » Wed Jun 20, 2012 10:26 pm

Czech
Germany
Spain
Italy

Germany
Italy

Italy

AdamTheGreek · Post #24 » by **AdamTheGreek** » Wed Jun 20, 2012 10:32 pm

It'll be hilarious if the PIGS nations all progress to the Semis.

Det the Threat · Post #25 » by **Det the Threat** » Thu Jun 21, 2012 9:26 am

I think Portugal, Germany, France and Italy will advance.

BTW: The pairings for the semis will be like this:

Czech Republic/Portugal vs Spain/France
Germany/Greece vs England/Italy

Post #26 » by **Next Coming** » Thu Jun 21, 2012 7:20 pm

Czech look like the better side thus far.

Post #27 » by **5DOM** » Thu Jun 21, 2012 7:43 pm

Ronaldo deserved a goal for that. Happy Meireles is playing well

Post #28 » by **Next Coming** » Thu Jun 21, 2012 7:53 pm

2 posts for Cristiano. DAMN THAT SKINNY WHITE MAN! DAMN THAT WHITE MAN TO HELL! (Ray Hudson's voice).

TheAdmiral · Post #29 » by **TheAdmiral** » Thu Jun 21, 2012 8:23 pm

Damn it.

Oh well, Portugal had to score at some point.

Post #30 » by **Next Coming** » Thu Jun 21, 2012 8:25 pm

More Portugal girls lead to more shots of hot Portugal women in the crowd. C'mon PORTUGAL!

Rasho Brezec · Post #31 » by **Rasho Brezec** » Thu Jun 21, 2012 8:30 pm

Cristina scoring and on the brink of semifinals, LeSatan one win away from being a champion with an asterisk. What a crappy month of sports this is.

Point forward · Post #32 » by **Point forward** » Thu Jun 21, 2012 8:38 pm

Portugal wins a boring match vs Czech, who were just listless spectators in the 2nd half. Rui Patricio could have read "War and Peace" in those 45+4 minutes.

fudgie · Post #33 » by **fudgie** » Thu Jun 21, 2012 8:47 pm

doc.end · Post #34 » by **doc.end** » Thu Jun 21, 2012 11:08 pm

Baroš allegedly announced retirement from NT among players in the locker room. About time. It is yet to become official though.

TheRealistGM · Post #35 » by **TheRealistGM** » Fri Jun 22, 2012 2:49 am

doc.end wrote:Baroš allegedly announced retirement from NT among players in the locker room. About time. It is yet to become official though.

Isn't he already retired..I coulda sworn he wasn't even on the field today

Det the Threat · Post #36 » by **Det the Threat** » Fri Jun 22, 2012 1:17 pm

There could be a shakeup in Germany's lineup today.

Many papers report that Klose, Reus and Schürrle will be starting tonight.

Would probably look like that.

---------------------------Neuer----------------------------

-Boateng-----Hummels-----Badstuber-------Lahm-

-------------------Khedira-----Schweinsteiger--------

-Reus-----------------------Özil----------Schürrle------

----------------------------Klose-----------------------------

We'll see...

Point forward · Post #37 » by **Point forward** » Fri Jun 22, 2012 2:27 pm

Det the Threat wrote:Many papers report that Klose, Reus and Schürrle will be starting tonight.

I also checked, and it seems correct. Holy smoke, Löw sure has guts - no Müller, Podolski and Gomez? You lose quite a chunk of individual class, but then Podolski, Müller and Gomez all thrive in the open field - and struggle vs deep standing defenses. Klose is a better back-to-goal striker than Gomez, and Reus and Schürrle are pure wingers who can outrun and outdribble ppl.

Let's see :pray:

BelgianMagic · Post #38 » by **BelgianMagic** » Fri Jun 22, 2012 2:38 pm

Yeah also read that news, they were talking about "resting" those 3 since the others are probably better vs standing defenses like Point Forward said ...

Surprising, but I still expect the 3 of them to play in the possible semi-final and final.

Could all be bogus too, the original article was from Bild, not the most reliable newspaper I think ..

Post #39 » by **5DOM** » Fri Jun 22, 2012 2:45 pm

Hopefully it results in a more entertaining game.

Point forward · Post #40 » by **Point forward** » Fri Jun 22, 2012 4:19 pm

Germany is doomed 8-)