Uefa Euro 2012

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Goal Scored

1 Robert Lewandowski of Poland
2 Dimitris Salpingidis of Greece
3 Alan Dzagoev of Russia
4 Roman Shirokov of Russia
5 Vaclav Pilar of Czech Republic
6 Alan Dzagoev of Russia
7 Roman Pavlyuchenko of Russia
8 Mario Gomez of Germany
9 Michael Krohn-Dehli of Denmark
10 Antonio Di Natale of Italy
11 Cesc Fabregas of Spain
12 Mario Mandzukic of Croatia
13 Sean St Ledger of Republic of Ireland
14 Nikica Jelavic of Croatia
15 Mario Mandzukic of Croatia
16 Joleon Lescott of England
17 Samir Nasri of France
18 Zlatan Ibrahimovic of Sweden
19 Andriy Shevchenko of Ukraine
20 Andriy Shevchenko of Ukraine
21 Petr Jiracek of Czech Republic
22 Vaclav Pilar of Czech Republic
23 Fanis Gekas of Greece
24 Alan Dzagoev of Russia
25 Jakub Błaszczykowski of Poland
26 Mario Gomez of Germany
27 Mario Gomez of Germany
28 Robin van Persie of Netherlands
29 Pepe of Portugal
30 Helder Postiga of Portugal
31 Nicklas Bendtner of Denmark
32 Nicklas Bendtner of Denmark
33 Silvestre Varela of Portugal
34 Andrea Pirlo of Italy
35 Mario Mandzukic of Croatia
36 Fernando Torres of Spain
37 David Silva of Spain
38 Fernando Torres of Spain
39 Cesc Fabregas of Spain
40 Jeremy Menez of France
41 Yohan Cabaye of France
42 Andy Carroll of England
43 Glen Johnson of England
44 Olof Mellberg of Sweden
45 Theo Walcott of England
46 Danny Welbeck of England
47 Giorgos Karagounis of Greece
48 Petr Jiracek of Czech Republic
49 Rafael van der Vaart of Netherlands
50 Lukas Podolski of Poland
51 Michael Krohn-Dehli of Denmark
52 Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal
53 Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal
54 Lars Bender of Germany
55 Antonio Cassano of Italy
56 Jesus Navas of Spain
57 Mario Balotelli of Italy
58 Wayne Rooney of England
59 Zlatan Ibrahimovic of Sweden
60 Sebastian Larsson of Sweden
61 Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal
62 Philipp Lahm of Germany
63 Giorgios Samaras of Greece
64 Sami Khedira of Germany
65 Miroslav Klose of Germany
66 Marco Reus of Germany
67 Dimitris Salpingidis of Greece
68 Xabi Alonso of Spain
69 Xabi Alonso of Spain
70 Mario Balotelli of Italy
71 Mario Balotelli of Italy
72 Mesut Ozil of Germany
73 David Silva of Spain
74 Jordi Alba of Spain
75 Fernando Torres of Spain
76 Juan Mata of Spain

Group A

Jun 08 Poland 1 : 1 Greece
Jun 08 Russia 4 : 1 Czech Republic
Jun 12 Czech Republic 2 : 1 Greece
Jun 12 Poland 1 : 1 Russia
Jun 16 Greece 1 : 0 Russia
Jun 16 Czech Republic 1 : 0 Poland

Group B

Jun 09 Denmark 1 : 0 Netherlands
Jun 09 Germany 1 : 0 Portugal
Jun 13 Portugal 3 : 2 Denmark
Jun 13 Germany 2 : 1 Netherlands
Jun 17 Portugal 2 :1 Netherlands
Jun 17 Germany 2 : 1 Denmark

Group C

Jun 10 Spain 1 : 1 Italy
Jun 10 Croatia 3 : 1 Republic of Ireland
Jun 14 Italy 1 : 1 Croatia
Jun 14 Spain 4 : 0 Republic of Ireland
Jun 18 Spain 1 : 0 Croatia
Jun 18 Italy 2 : 0 Republic of Ireland

Group D

Jun 11 France 1 : 1 England
Jun 11 Ukraine 2 : 1 Sweden
Jun 15 France 2 : 0 Ukraine
Jun 15 England 3 : 2 Sweden
Jun 19 Sweden 2 : 0 France
Jun 19 England 1 : 0 Ukraine

Quarter-finals

Jun 21 Portugal 1 : 0 Czech Repubic
Jun 22 Germany 4 : 2 Greece
Jun 23 Spain 2 : 0 France
Jun 24 Italy 4 : 2 England

Semi-finals

Jun 27 Spain 4 : 2 Portugal
Jun 28 Italy 2 : 1 Germany

Finals

Jul 1 Spain 4 : 0 Italy

[Bosnian 23]

The draw is one December 2, and it'll be interesting what group will be the "Group of Death". Although it seems no matter what combination of teams go in a group, it'll be fairly even.

[Mindozas]

So the draw is set:

"A"

Poland
Greece
Russia
Czech Republic

"B"

Netherlands
Denmark
Germany
Portugal

"C"

Spain
Italy
Rep. of Ireland
Croatia

"D"

Ukraine
Sweden
France
England


Holly crap. Group A is a complete joke. None of the teams from it deserves to be in quartefinals, but we'll have 2 of them there. So basically I'm quite sure that 2 semi-finalists will be from group B, which will face group A in 1/4.
C one is the "clearest" one. Spain will be 1st, Italy should come 2nd, Squadra Azzuri tends to choke time from time even in groups stage, but maybe not this time. While B and D will be the joy to watch, great pairing, great match-ups and promises some awesome attacking football, especially in group B where IMO 2 of 3 biggest contenders (Germans and Dutch) will play.

As for predictions: now I'd say

A: 1. Russia, 2. Czech Rep., 3. Greece, 4. Poland

B: 1. Germany, 2. Netherlands, 3. Portugal, 4. Denmark

C: 1. Spain, 2. Italy, 3. Croatia, 4. Rep. of Ireland

D: 1. England, 2. Sweden, 3. Ukraine, 4. France

1/4

Russia - Netherlands

Spain - Sweden

Germany - Czech Rep.

England - Italy


1/2

Netherlands - Spain

Germany - Italy


Final

Spain - Germany 50/50

[pohani komarac]

i'm glad we got italy

from whatever reason traditionaly we usually beat them in ball sports in football we never lost against them. tradition will continie

[CKR13]

Netherlands manager Bert van Marwijk is having a dilemma. He is choosing between Robin van Persie or Klaas-Jan Huntelaar. As a gooner, RVP is my choice.

Goalkeepers: Maarten Stekelenburg (Roma), Tim Krul (Newcastle United), Michel Vorm (Swansea City), Erwin Mulder (Feyenoord), Jasper Cillissen (Ajax)

Defenders: Vurnon Anita (Ajax), Khalid Boulahrouz (Stuttgart), Wilfred Bouma (PSV Eindhoven), Urby Emanuelson (AC Milan), John Heitinga (Everton), Hedwiges Maduro (Valencia), Joris Mathijsen (Malaga), Erik Pieters (PSV Eindhoven), Nick Viergever (AZ Alkmaar), Ron Vlaar (Feyenoord), Stefan de Vrij (Feyenoord), Gregory van der Wiel (Ajax), Jetro Willems (PSV Eindhoven)

Midfielders: Ibrahim Afellay (Barcelona), Mark van Bommel (AC Milan), Nigel de Jong (Manchester City), Adam Maher (AZ Alkmaar), Stijn Schaars (Sporting Lisbon), Wesley Sneijder (Inter Milan), Kevin Strootman (PSV Eindhoven), Rafael van der Vaart (Tottenham Hotspur), Georginio Wijnaldum (PSV Eindhoven)

Forwards: Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (Schalke), Ola John (Twente), Luuk de Jong (Twente), Siem de Jong (Ajax), Dirk Kuyt (Liverpool), Jeremain Lens (PSV Eindhoven), Luciano Narsingh (Heerenveen), Robin van Persie (Arsenal), Arjen Robben (Bayern Munich)

[Mindozas]

Netherlands manager Bert van Marwijk is having a dilemma. He is choosing between Robin van Persie or Klaas-Jan Huntelaar. As a gooner, RVP is my choice.

You don't have to be Gooner to say that RvP should be the choice Jan "no Class" Huntelaar was one of the most overrated players in recent years due his good scoring record in Eredivisie, but if anyone would count his missed chances... Sure he is having a good season, but RvP also plays decent + Bundesliga is so much easier to score than in Premiership, so RvP all the way

Btw, they could do well bein' both in starting 11. RvP can easily play as AM due his versatility

[CKR13]

My pick for England's initial squad:

Goalkeepers

Joe Hart, Ben Foster, John Ruddy

Defenders

Glen Johnson, Ashley Cole, John Terry, Gary Cahill, Leighton Baines, Micah Richards, Kyle Walker, Joleon Lescott

Midfielders

Scott Parker, Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, Gareth Barry, Ashley Young, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, James Milner, Theo Walcott

Forwards

Wayne Rooney, Danny Welbeck, Daniel Sturridge, Andy Carroll


I did not include Rio-Ferdinand due to personal spite.

[Mindozas]

As for predictions: now I'd say

A: 1. Russia, 2. Czech Rep., 3. Greece, 4. Poland

B: 1. Germany, 2. Netherlands, 3. Portugal, 4. Denmark

C: 1. Spain, 2. Italy, 3. Croatia, 4. Rep. of Ireland

D: 1. England, 2. Sweden, 3. Ukraine, 4. France

1/4

Russia - Netherlands

Spain - Sweden

Germany - Czech Rep.

England - Italy


1/2

Netherlands - Spain

Germany - Italy


Final

Spain - Germany 50/50

So tommorow it all begins and my predictions would be little bit different what comes to groups standings. I would put Poland to 2nd place behind Russia and would switch France with England. England looks kinda horrible and messy + no Rooney for first 2 games, while France under Blanc looks really good. I'd bet that France will make it not only to 1/4, but can beat Italy (or Croatia) and go to semis

[Gonzaka]

I think we can win. Germany and Netherlands also principal candidates. But I see Russia as the underdog.

[CKR13]

Poland has a young team. I will be watching the Polish when they open up the tourney against Greece.

[Joško Poljak Fan]

as Slovenia isn't there... it's about time Croatia wins something ... or at least kicks some buts

[Johnny Garcia]

italy sucked balls against Croatia lost me around $20.

Good thing i bet on Portugal and Germany the previous day

[pohani komarac]

italy sucked balls against Croatia lost me around $20.

Good thing i bet on Portugal and Germany the previous day

you should read my post from what ever reson in univers they just can't beat us. not even in era when rapaic was our best player. we had luck and refs mistakes on our side

and also last night we had tons of luck in first half.

but with this game we don't have slight chance against supertalented spanish team

[Mindozas]

you should read my post from what ever reson in univers they just can't beat us. not even in era when rapaic was our best player. we had luck and refs mistakes on our side

and also last night we had tons of luck in first half.

but with this game we don't have slight chance against supertalented spanish team

Draw 2-2 with Spain and Italy will be out no matter what That would suit both teams I guess, me too

[pohani komarac]

86., 88. ...fu..this...bull...

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