Euro 2020/2021

[kingkoopa6 8350]

woah... sissoko.

 

bold move 

[PittsburghTiger 6179]

The play by play guy really gets into his annunciation/pronunciation 

[Captain Ron 12875]

5 minutes ago, Longhornfan1024 said:

They go through and play England in the first KO round.

 

4 minutes ago, Captain Ron said:

If I were England, I'm not sure that isn't better than getting Portugal.

Taking this a step further - the only thing that England probably doesn't want is France (France-Portugal tie, Germany wins or Portual wins, Germany ties).

[PenelopeWitherspoon 19101]

1 minute ago, shnsajax said:

Hard to beat this. 2-2 in both games, positioning in all 4 places still at risk. 

Reason it is called the Group of Death. 

[PenelopeWitherspoon 19101]

Portugal gets the worst match up of them all.

[shnsajax 3591]

3 minutes ago, Longhornfan1024 said:

These games are why we watch the sport.  Who gives a fuck if they end in a tie, it's fucking exciting as hell.

Ties gives us Portugal vs Belgium and Germany vs England.

[ztejas 43419]

1 minute ago, PittsburghTiger said:

The play by play guy really gets into his annunciation/pronunciation 

That was funny. LACHZICK.

Oh, Leipzig? 

[Braff Zacklin 13561]

If these scores hold:

France-Switzerland, Germany-England, Portugal-Belgium ... that's a helluva slate of matches.

[shnsajax 3591]

1 minute ago, PenelopeWitherspoon said:

Reason it is called the Group of Death. 

Just no one expected this from Hungary.

[PenelopeWitherspoon 19101]

5 minutes of additional time.  

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

Just now, Braff Zacklin said:

France-Switzerland,

Ah yes, the Surrender Bowl.

[PenelopeWitherspoon 19101]

Just now, shnsajax said:

Just no one expected this from Hungary.

Oh agreed.  Hungary has been the surprise of the tourney, IMO.

[Braff Zacklin 13561]

Just now, Cheeseweasel said:

Ah yes, the Surrender Bowl.

Wouldn't that be France-Italy?

[Captain Ron 12875]

1 minute ago, PenelopeWitherspoon said:

Reason it is called the Group of Death. 

[Longhornfan1024 1707]

The fuck was that Sane?

[Captain Ron 12875]

1 minute ago, shnsajax said:

Just no one expected this from Hungary.

Their chief weapon is surprise. Surprise and fear, fear and surprise. 

[ztejas 43419]

Say what you want about Hungary, they clearly came in hungary to this tournament. 

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

The ref got that wrong too?

[Captain Ron 12875]

Just now, ztejas said:

Say what you want about Hungary, they clearly came in hungary to this tournament. 

Leaving the same way too.

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

1 minute ago, Captain Ron said:

Their chief weapon is surprise. Surprise and fear, fear and surprise. 

And ruthless efficiency.

[PenelopeWitherspoon 19101]

1 minute ago, Cheeseweasel said:

The ref got that wrong too?

I felt that was closer to a PK than the first two.

[Braff Zacklin 13561]

1 minute ago, Cheeseweasel said:

The ref got that wrong too?

Genuinely wouldn't be surprised if Portugal going through or not had an impact on that decision.

A PK would've been consistent with the standard established by the previous three awarded.

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

“Home” team	”Away” team	Location	Date
Belgium	Portugal	Sevilla	June 27
Italy	Austria	London	June 26
France	Switzerland	Bucharest	June 28
Croatia	Spain	Copenhagen	June 28
Sweden	Ukraine	Glasgow	June 29
England	Germany	London	June 29
The Netherlands	Czech Republic	Budapest	June 27
Wales	Denmark	Amsterdam	June 26

[Captain Ron 12875]

[PittsburghTiger 6179]

8 minutes ago, PenelopeWitherspoon said:

Portugal gets the worst match up of them all.

Not that there is anything wrong with that

[PenelopeWitherspoon 19101]

Just now, PittsburghTiger said:

Not that there is anything wrong with that

Oh, I agree.

[Captain Ron 12875]

9 minutes ago, PenelopeWitherspoon said:

Portugal gets the worst match up of them all.

 

Yes, but they are close to home, they could have a home field advantage. 

[shnsajax 3591]

2 minutes ago, Cheeseweasel said:

“Home” team	”Away” team	Location	Date
Belgium	Portugal	Sevilla	June 27
Italy	Austria	London	June 26
France	Switzerland	Bucharest	June 28
Croatia	Spain	Copenhagen	June 28
Sweden	Ukraine	Glasgow	June 29
England	Germany	London	June 29
The Netherlands	Czech Republic	Budapest	June 27
Wales	Denmark	Amsterdam	June 26

These are great, though Portugal gets a virtual home match vs Belgium.

[ztejas 43419]

Despite their obvious issues, I don't think England is some candy-ass matchup that Germany is cheering for.

But we'll see. Certainly not optimal for England. 

(They're also playing in London)

Edited June 23, 2021 by ztejas

[HenryJames 66045]

f Orban
 

 

 

[Captain Ron 12875]

Just now, ztejas said:

Despite their obvious issues, I don't think England is some candy-ass matchup that Germany is cheering for.

But we'll see. Certainly not optimal for England. 

But they are at home, so while it's not optimal, they have that going for them.

[ztejas 43419]

Just now, Captain Ron said:

But they are at home, so while it's not optimal, they have that going for them.

Yeah just made that edit. 

[PittsburghTiger 6179]

25 minutes ago, ztejas said:

Despite their obvious issues, I don't think England is some candy-ass matchup that Germany is cheering for.

But we'll see. Certainly not optimal for England. 

(They're also playing in London)

Certainly not the way Germany has played five of the six halves in this tournament. I don’t think any of my German relatives, including the boy who plays for Gladbach, thinks Germany is a lock.

[ztejas 43419]

Just now, PittsburghTiger said:

Certainly not the way Germany has played five of the six halves in this tournament. I don’t think any of my German relatives, including the boy who plays for Gladbach, thinks Germany is a lock.

England is really difficult to score on. They might be a trainwreck when it comes to optimizing their attack and creating good chances but their backline is very solid.

Should be a good one.

[MoJames 8244]

Belgium    Portugal    
Italy    Austria    
France    Switzerland    
Croatia    Spain    
Sweden    Ukraine    
England    Germany    
The Netherlands    Czech Republic    
Wales    Denmark    
 

[DanTheHorn 4922]

Hey England here is your reward for winning the group, Germany! This one is going to be fun. They need to lift restrictions so that the crowd can look like the France v Hungry game. That would hopefully help England get past these guys.

[Napoleon 8675]

1 hour ago, Cheeseweasel said:

“Home” team	”Away” team	Location	Date
Belgium	Portugal	Sevilla	June 27
Italy	Austria	London	June 26
France	Switzerland	Bucharest	June 28
Croatia	Spain	Copenhagen	June 28
Sweden	Ukraine	Glasgow	June 29
England	Germany	London	June 29
The Netherlands	Czech Republic	Budapest	June 27
Wales	Denmark	Amsterdam	June 26

 

1 hour ago, Captain Ron said:

 

Yes, but they are close to home, they could have a home field advantage. 

 

1 hour ago, shnsajax said:

These are great, though Portugal gets a virtual home match vs Belgium.

 

[MoJames 8244]

Now do flights from London to London.

[InkaUtexas 25911]

3 minutes ago, MoJames said:

Now do flights from London to London.

And you can only use Heathrow. 

[MoJames 8244]

2 minutes ago, InkaUtexas said:

And you can only use Heathrow. 

[shnsajax 3591]

22 minutes ago, DanTheHorn said:

Hey England here is your reward for winning the group, Germany! This one is going to be fun. They need to lift restrictions so that the crowd can look like the France v Hungry game. That would hopefully help England get past these guys.

I feel like this is a hump that could boost England in the tournament. Sure they have been Germany (Germany 5-4-1 are up since 2000) and in a major tournament, but not in the knockout rounds since 1966.

[shnsajax 3591]

15 minutes ago, Napoleon said:

 

 

 

[ztejas 43419]

4 minutes ago, shnsajax said:

Not even a 3 hour flight... 20 hour drive? Those are some slow roads.

[Guest Lobo]

Oh jeez, I'm sorry...didn't realize England lost its Prince earlier this year.  Maybe Germany shouldn't skullfuck the Three Lions on front of the widow while shitting on their palace.  Fuck England, fuck the Brits, fuck the Crown.  

[WBT 20563]

The gauge size changes at the border

Edited June 23, 2021 by WBT

[Napoleon 8675]

33 minutes ago, Lobo said:

Oh jeez, I'm sorry...didn't realize England lost its Prince earlier this year.  Maybe Germany shouldn't skullfuck the Three Lions on front of the widow while shitting on their palace.  Fuck England, fuck the Brits, fuck the Crown.  

England’s prince had a lot of German blood coursing through his veins. He’d be fine with any result. (W/L/D)

[Napoleon 8675]

42 minutes ago, shnsajax said:

You’ll notice that the major holdup is attempting to fight throughout Napoleon’s France!

[InkaUtexas 25911]

13 minutes ago, Napoleon said:

England’s prince had a lot of German blood coursing through his veins. He’d be fine with any result. (W/L/D)

So gorgeous was the spectacle on the May morning of 1910 when nine kings rode in the funeral of Edward VII of England that the crowd, waiting in hushed and black-clad awe, could not keep back gasps of admiration.  In scarlet and blue and green and purple, three by three the sovereigns rode through the palace gates, with plumed helmets, gold braid, crimson sashes, and jeweled orders flashing in the sun.  After them came five heirs apparent, forty more imperial or royal highnesses, seven queens–four dowager and three regnant–and a scattering of special ambassadors from uncrowned countries.  Together they represented seventy nations in the greatest assemblage of royalty and rank ever gathered in one place and, of its kind, the last. The muffled tongue of Big Ben tolled nine by the clock as the cortege left the palace, but on history’s clock it was sunset, and the sun of the old world was setting in a dying blaze of splendor never to be seen again.

[Napoleon 8675]

11 minutes ago, InkaUtexas said:

So gorgeous was the spectacle on the May morning of 1910 when nine kings rode in the funeral of Edward VII of England that the crowd, waiting in hushed and black-clad awe, could not keep back gasps of admiration.  In scarlet and blue and green and purple, three by three the sovereigns rode through the palace gates, with plumed helmets, gold braid, crimson sashes, and jeweled orders flashing in the sun.  After them came five heirs apparent, forty more imperial or royal highnesses, seven queens–four dowager and three regnant–and a scattering of special ambassadors from uncrowned countries.  Together they represented seventy nations in the greatest assemblage of royalty and rank ever gathered in one place and, of its kind, the last. The muffled tongue of Big Ben tolled nine by the clock as the cortege left the palace, but on history’s clock it was sunset, and the sun of the old world was setting in a dying blaze of splendor never to be seen again.

…and they were all related in one massive continental experiment covering the effects of multigenerational incestuous inbreeding. 

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[InkaUtexas 25911]

Yep, and within a few months doing the best they could to destroy each other, devastating their nations, destroying their youth, and how much did the borders change?

Que viva las Americas.