EURO 2012 Table and RESULTS

Agreed. Could see lots of surprises.

Sweden is my sleeper for this whole tournament.. Goose has the skills to take these guy's to the Semi's or even the finals. Winning it all could be tricky as they don't have the talent as some of the higher powered squads but it could happen. My pick is still ryalaman and his Dutch to win this thing beating elprez98 and his French squad in the final.

Do I even get out of the group in this scenario of yours?

Group C is pretty irrelevant in this scenario Sorry The Richuation, hedache and hammerhead1010

My prediction is someone in group C will be in the semis if not the finals!

You're probably right.. I'm just having some fun and trying to get you guy's riled up a bit

If I make it out of the group, it'll be Turkish style. Probably will get a tie in the second game. And if I do, I'll win the last game in the 90th and go up with some tie breaker against another team that has 4 pts.

Keep saying it over and over and you may be able to jinx it.

This guy needs to work on getting better at making picks. I'll be shocked if I make it far in this tournament.

Group B (Match 1)

Bosnia 0 @ Germany 0

Bosnia
Dzeko (45')
Misimovic (47')

Germany
Schweinsteiger (81')

If you didn't know better, you would have thought the Bosnians were one of the pre-tournament favorites as they had the Germans on their heels all game long. It seemed Germany was content with a draw as they really didn't take any chances and with that, didn't give up any counter attacks. Germany played fabulous defense as Bosnia only had a couple real good chances. The Germans had a couple long ditch efforts but nothing substantial. A draw is probably a good result for both squads as they both have a good chance at grabbing the 2nd spot as the Dutch seem to be the class of the group.

The big news in this game however is the injuries.. Bosnia's top two players Dzeko and Misimovic both caught knocks.. If either is to miss any time, it could prove devastating for the underdog Bosnians as they need that firepower to have any chance.

Up next is Denmark.. That will be the deciding game for Bosnia as they feel 3 points is a must. The boys think they have it in them so we're ready for the challenge.

GG Shootah.. You played unbelievable defense my friend.

France 1
Ukraine 1

France
Giroud 65'
Benzema

Ukraine
Shevchenko 25'
Voronin

Italy (1) v (2) Turkey

Italy:
45' Chiellini
56' Giovinco Pirlo
69' Motta

Turkey:
23' Burak Yilmaz Arda Turan
39' M. Erdinc (PK)
Volkan Demirel (10.00)

Another classic meeting between the two managers. Despite losing to a side like Ireland of Connor they bounced back strong against Italy and kept their chance of a second round run. The Turks don't like it easy. Even when they had the 2-0 lead, they had to find a way to make it exciting (or nerve racking in other words) for the Turkish fans. Erdinc is facing disciplinary action after his excessive celebrations followed by his penalty kick. hedache apologized for the misunderstanding, The Richuation said he didn't even see it. Good game.

GG Timpe. I believe the MoM was my CB Westcott.

I think his name is spelled Westcoast...

Spain 1 - 2 Ireland

Spain:
Fabregas 63'Xavi

Ireland:
Doyle 3'Keane
Doyle 45'Keane
Given (9.50)

6 - Shots - 4 IRE
5 - SOT - 1 IRE
41% - Poss - 59%
10 - Tackles - 18
72% pass Acc - 81%

Coming into the game Ireland knew speed and chances was going to be a major factor. They were absolutely correct. Ireland slowed the game down as much as possible by playing a possession game. They succeeded, holding the ball 59% of the game. Capitalizing on chances was also very important. Ireland only had 1 shot on target, the first goal wasn't technically on target because it hit the post and went in. So two chances on goal turned into 2 goals. Ireland is emerging as a darkhorse of the tournament claiming first place after 2 games in group C. Unless Italy beats both Spain and Ireland and Turkey beats Spain, plus some GD, Ireland has practically clinched a quarterfinal berth. Great game hammerhead1010

GG man. Well played I had to battle back big time to even make it respectable. That missed chip will haunt me forever though. Your keeper played huge (9 saves) and I think he deserves a beer.

He's Irish, so there's a good chance he was hung over for the game.

If thats the case get him drunk before the next one again

Connor you need to beat Italy and Spain needs to tie Italy, and even I may make it to the next round. The way it's going, we may have to play the last games at the same time. Be in a party and start at the same time with a countdown like they do, afterall aren't we being so anal to make this realistic?

This would be so badass if we could play this at the same time. I really need to get this game down before the 3rd though because I'm gone from the 3rd-6th