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 27th January 2006, 6:41pm
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Dances with Mutons  Group: Site Staff Posts: 756 Joined: April 2005 From: Croatia Member No.: 3,529  |
Euro 2008
Group A PORTUGAL, POLAND, SERBIA-MONTENEGRO, BELGIUM, FINLAND, ARMENIA, AZERBAIJAN, KAZAKHSTAN Group B FRANCE, ITALY, UKRAINE, SCOTLAND, LITHUANIA, GEORGIA, FAROE ISLANDS Group C GREECE, TURKEY, NORWAY, BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA, HUNGARY, MOLDOVA, MALTA Group D CZECH REPUBLIC, GERMANY, SLOVAKIA, REPUBLIC OF IRELAND, WALES, CYPRUS, SAN MARINO Group E ENGLAND, CROATIA, RUSSIA, ISRAEL, ESTONIA, MACEDONIA, ANDORRA Group F SWEDEN, SPAIN, DENMARK, LATVIA, ICELAND, NORTHERN IRELAND, LIECHTENSTEIN Group G NETHERLANDS, ROMANIA, BULGARIA, SLOVENIA, ALBANIA, BELARUS, LUXEMBOURG ... Why are there only 7 groups now? They seem awfully "crowded" this way. 
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27th January 2006, 10:02pm
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 Colonel Group: Admin Posts: 5,981 Joined: March 2003 From: Sweden Member No.: 1,057 |
Hmm, I like Norway's group. Maybe we can finally get past the group play...
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27th January 2006, 10:33pm
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 Mr. Grognard Group: Admin Posts: 2,862 Joined: January 2004 From: Sheboygan WI, USA Member No.: 1,322 |
It's gonna be tough to beat Greece and Turkey though. Both have excellent squads.
Groups A and B are going to insteresting. Personally, I think the best inter-group games should happen in E and F.  - Zombie -------------------- QUOTE(JellyfishGreen) Zombie: Empirical data's your only man, when formulating a research plan. A soldier's death is never in vain if it makes the formula more plain. A few dozen make a better case for refining that third decimal place. They call me Zombie because I don't sleep, as I slowly struggle to climb this heap, of corpses, data points, and trials, but from the top - I'll see for miles! |
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27th January 2006, 10:49pm
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Dances with Mutons Group: Site Staff Posts: 756 Joined: April 2005 From: Croatia Member No.: 3,529 |
It seems there have been some changes. Now the first two teams of every group go through.
And with Austria and Swizterland being the hosts, that's 16 teams. ... I just realised I wrote in the title that one of the hosts is Germany instead of Switzerland.  Can someone in the staff please correct that?
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28th January 2006, 2:01am
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Colonel Group: Admin Posts: 5,981 Joined: March 2003 From: Sweden Member No.: 1,057 |
QUOTE(Zombie @ 27th January 2006, 11:33pm)  It's gonna be tough to beat Greece and Turkey though. Both have excellent squads. True enough, but we ought to be able to beat ONE of them at least. If not I'll stop watching the bloody sport! 
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28th January 2006, 3:24am
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 "SG" Group: Members Posts: 363 Joined: December 2003 From: Victoria, Australia Member No.: 1,122 |
All groups seem very even. I hope Ukraine qualifies.
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28th January 2006, 5:08am
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Mr. Grognard Group: Admin Posts: 2,862 Joined: January 2004 From: Sheboygan WI, USA Member No.: 1,322 |
I hope so too, but the Ukraine would have to play against two of the biggest powerhouses in recent history: Italy and France. It'll be a long-shot at best. Besides the Ukraine, it would be nice to see some of the other countries qualify like Wales or Belarus. Both are underrated and could surprise us.
- Zombie -------------------- QUOTE(JellyfishGreen) Zombie: Empirical data's your only man, when formulating a research plan. A soldier's death is never in vain if it makes the formula more plain. A few dozen make a better case for refining that third decimal place. They call me Zombie because I don't sleep, as I slowly struggle to climb this heap, of corpses, data points, and trials, but from the top - I'll see for miles! |
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28th January 2006, 8:42am
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Colonel Group: Admin Posts: 5,981 Joined: March 2003 From: Sweden Member No.: 1,057 |
With fear of offending anyone, I hope Greece doesn't qualify! Even Norway doesn't play THAT boring soccer. Netherlands and the Czech Republic...now that's entertaining soccer! I believe it was them who played a most excellent game last time?
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28th January 2006, 12:05pm
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"SG" Group: Members Posts: 363 Joined: December 2003 From: Victoria, Australia Member No.: 1,122 |
The Czech's really need Nedved back and the Dutch really need Davids
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28th January 2006, 10:59pm
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Mr. Grognard Group: Admin Posts: 2,862 Joined: January 2004 From: Sheboygan WI, USA Member No.: 1,322 |
Mmmm... Netherlands and the Czech Republic. I hope those two teams meet again. The Netherlands really played some impressive soccer. With a superb defense and unparalleled passing, how could you not like that team?
 - Zombie -------------------- QUOTE(JellyfishGreen) Zombie: Empirical data's your only man, when formulating a research plan. A soldier's death is never in vain if it makes the formula more plain. A few dozen make a better case for refining that third decimal place. They call me Zombie because I don't sleep, as I slowly struggle to climb this heap, of corpses, data points, and trials, but from the top - I'll see for miles! |
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29th January 2006, 1:52pm
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 Bridge troll Group: Admin Posts: 1,057 Joined: October 2003 From: Wales Member No.: 1,341 |
I can't see Wales progressing as I don't think they have the quality to compete with the Czech Republic and Germany, and Scotland's group is going to be a nightmare as well.
My prediction is that there will be a good few punch-ups in the Czech Republic v Germany games. I remember when they played in Euro 96. The referee lost control of the game and the fouls REALLY mounted up. The funniest bit was when a German player was on the ground faking injury, and a Czech player walked up to him and kicked him in the face - right in front of the referee who didn't do anything  This time, they managed to keep Serbia and Bosnia apart, but don't worry because Armenia and Azerbaijan are in the same group  I really wish that UEFA and FIFA would try to put countries that hate each other in seperate qualifying groups to avoid the potential crowd trouble...
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29th January 2006, 9:22pm
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Mr. Grognard Group: Admin Posts: 2,862 Joined: January 2004 From: Sheboygan WI, USA Member No.: 1,322 |
QUOTE(Accounting Troll @ 29th January 2006, 7:52am) My prediction is that there will be a good few punch-ups in the Czech Republic v Germany games. I remember when they played in Euro 96. The referee lost control of the game and the fouls REALLY mounted up. The funniest bit was when a German player was on the ground faking injury, and a Czech player walked up to him and kicked him in the face - right in front of the referee who didn't do anything That game really got out of control fast. The referee was so lax that I think he never even brought out the cards at all. Not one yellow. Once the players knew that, they took full advantage. By then, it was too late. I strongly believe in tough referees. At the first sign of trouble, he should take charge and lay down the law. Thats my rant on refs. Germany is not really that good anymore. They lost a lot of good players, and the current team is way to young. The only real "vets" they have is Ballack in Midfield and Klose in front. And don't even get me started with the goalies. - Zombie -------------------- QUOTE(JellyfishGreen) Zombie: Empirical data's your only man, when formulating a research plan. A soldier's death is never in vain if it makes the formula more plain. A few dozen make a better case for refining that third decimal place. They call me Zombie because I don't sleep, as I slowly struggle to climb this heap, of corpses, data points, and trials, but from the top - I'll see for miles! |
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30th January 2006, 2:38am
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"SG" Group: Members Posts: 363 Joined: December 2003 From: Victoria, Australia Member No.: 1,122 |
QUOTE(Zombie @ 30th January 2006, 8:22am) Germany is not really that good anymore. They lost a lot of good players, and the current team is way to young. The only real "vets" they have is Ballack in Midfield and Klose in front. And don't even get me started with the goalies. I believe that Germany has an excellent side. Ballack absolutely rips Midfield and also Deisler and Frings, but they have a huge strikeforce up front - Asamoah, Podolski and Neuville! They may be young now but heck, 2008 is still 2years away . BTW, Zombie, will you be going to Germany for world cup?
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