Euros

[KiwiPie]

According to the bookies pre-tournament, Turkey are the most fancied team to be knocked out ($50) and Wales the biggest outsiders to qualify ($125). So no real shocks in terms of qualifiers.

Favourites to reach the quarter-finals are

France v Spain
Italy v Belgium
Netherlands v Denmark
England v Sweden

although Portugal, Germany, Ukraine are not huge outsiders for their ties.

[junior]

@kiwipie said in Euros:

According to the bookies pre-tournament, Turkey are the most fancied team to be knocked out ($50) and Wales the biggest outsiders to qualify ($125). So no real shocks in terms of qualifiers.

Favourites to reach the quarter-finals are

France v Spain
Italy v Belgium
Netherlands v Denmark
England v Sweden

although Portugal, Germany, Ukraine are not huge outsiders for their ties.

I am astounded that England are favoured to progress at Germany's expense. While not the greatest German team of all time, it is still incredibly powerful as they showed against Portugal.

[Bovidae]

Some great matchups in the next round.

Let's hope that the refs don't have a big impact on the games like a certain Spanish ref this morning. 3 penalties, of which two were dubious, and then misses an obvious penalty late in the game.

[MiketheSnow]

Germany will slam England

[canefan]

@mikethesnow said in Euros:

Germany will slam England

I wouldn't bet against them

[junior]

@mikethesnow said in Euros:

Germany will slam England

We can only hope so

[Bones]

Bale 🤣 not only can he not score, he's blocking his teammates from doing so too.

[MiketheSnow]

Wales May rue that sustained early pressure with no return.

Great goal from Denmark but against the run of play.

Since then all Denmark

Shit yellow card decision against Moore

[sparky]

Denmark looking comfortably the better side. Still only 1-0 at half time.

[MiketheSnow]

2-0 now after defensive guck up

Should have been a free kick to Wales further up the pitch for the hack on Moore though

Shit refereeing

Bale stole Moore’s opportunity there

[Bones]

@mikethesnow but seriously, what was that clearing kick, very soon after a shit turnover on the far side too. How much does 3 have on Wales to bow out?

[sparky]

Still 2-0 to the Danes. Time running out for Wales.

[sparky]

Denmark 3 Wales 0. A bridge too far for Wales.

[Billy Tell]

@mikethesnow said in Euros:

2-0 now after defensive guck up

Should have been a free kick to Wales further up the pitch for the hack on Moore though

Shit refereeing

Bale stole Moore’s opportunity there

Your team was a disgrace today imo. Street fighters. Bale clapping the ref sarcastically was the icing. Good riddance. I prefer your rugby team!

[MiketheSnow]

@billy-tell said in Euros:

@mikethesnow said in Euros:

2-0 now after defensive guck up

Should have been a free kick to Wales further up the pitch for the hack on Moore though

Shit refereeing

Bale stole Moore’s opportunity there

Your team was a disgrace today imo. Street fighters. Bale clapping the ref sarcastically was the icing. Good riddance. I prefer your rugby team!

Harsh

Wales we’re outplayed and deservedly lost.

And the referee was average at best and shouldn’t proceed beyond the round of 16

[MiketheSnow]

Italy to progress comfortably

4-1 prediction

[MiketheSnow]

Christ, Italy making hard work of this

[Billy Tell]

Italy players diving all over the shop. Austrian just get on with the job and score!

[MiketheSnow]

@billy-tell said in Euros:

Italy players diving all over the shop. Austrian just get on with the job and score!

Great to see

[Billy Tell]

Offside…